DIY Fairy Art Doll - How to Sculpt a Face with Clay - Doll Sculpting Polymer Clay Tutorial - Part 1

Learn how to sculpt a miniature face for a fairy doll. This is part 1 of my DIY Fairy Art Doll series. This polymer clay tutorial focuses on sculpting the face, and my next tutorial shows you how to add the face to the head. You will learn tips, tools, and techniques to sculpting a doll face with ease. I'm working in 1:12th scale with a lot of artistic license, since we are dealing with the magical fairy world. I wanted her cute and creature-like, so I enlarged the head, the eyes, and the ears. Tools & Supply List: Coming soon DIY Fairy Art Doll - Part 2: https://youtu.be/5XIS-106Yfg Longer Version of This Tutorial: Please subscribe to my newsletter to get the link to the longer version of this video. http://eepurl.com/cc9t3n You may also want to check out my doll portrait sculpting series right here on YouTube. I slow down the doll making process in this series so you can really learn sculpting. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0c41-DWQvf04hL75Cl_pAhUgmAHFpdYM My Shop: http://CertainlyCarolines.etsy.com Video time stamps for your convenience: 1:06 Doll's head in egg shape 1:17 Vertical line down middle, horizontal line across middle 1:22 Horizontal line is for the eyes 1:25 Draw short line in the middle of lower half 1:37 This marks the bottom of the lip, move up a bit for opening of mouth 1:45 Ears go between the eyes and tip of the nose 1:53 Divide middle horizontal line into fifths, from ear to ear 2:08 Eyes will go here and here 2:25 Start with a sketch 2:38 Draw basic proportions on face 2:42 Smooth out eye sockets 2:58 Use internet for reference pictures 3:05 Indent around nose a bit 3:28 Refine nose with rubber tipped tool 3:39 Watch all angles throughout sculpting process 3:45 Use dental tool around the nose, get thickness right 3:56 Sculpting the Eyes 3:56 Bake little ball of clay & cut in half 4:06 Add thin strips of clay for upper and lower lids & smooth out 4:31 Sculpting the Lips 4:41 Make opening with knife 4:46 Make indents in corners then pull clay down 4:51 Finishing Touches 4:55 Make very light as you finish refining and smoothing Attribution: Corpse Bride photo was provided by Gabriel Saldana Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielsaldana/4063077898 under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Prelude No. 22 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Prelude No. 20 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Prelude No. 6 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Prelude No. 7 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Prelude No. 12 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Prelude No. 17 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Bushwick Tarentella - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002 Artist: http://incompetech.com/