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Sculpture, part one – The head

340 photos and 4 videos demonstrate all the stages of sculpting. In this part I explain how to sculpt three different heads – a classical girl, an old character woman, and a sad troll – in three different ways. The heads themselves are roughly the same in terms of complexity, but the sculpting principles are different. The first head is sculptured using a classical technique, which is the most complicated. To sculpture the two other heads, I recommend techniques that will make your work much easier. All videos were shot in one take, without editing, so there are no jarring transitions from barely-sketched details to complete dolls. You will see how it’s all done in real life. Since proportions cause the greatest difficulties for beginning doll-makers (especially those who have no formal art education), I have developed a special modular system. Using this system makes working on proportions easy and clear. In addition, you will learn:

How to choose the most suitable material and the optimal size for your doll
What polymer clay is the best and how to work with it
How to clean the sculpture surface
How to make the surface of the sculpture smooth
How to properly bake polymer clay
How to bake it repeatedly
How to change the structure of polymer clay using different ways of baking
How to fix baking defects (cracks, plaques), although Living Doll almost never cracks or develops plaques if properly baked
How to use proportions to make a doll realistic, conventional, character-based, or grotesque
A particular chapter is devoted to finding and correcting mistakes in your work.

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Name: Sculpture, part one - The head
SKU: 234
Price: 45 USD
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5 out of 5

pkweb – April 28, 2015:

What a wonderful book!
For beginners and experienced doll makers alike.
If you are looking for a reliable but not long-winded set of rules which will most definitely improve your doll making techniques or even just simply make you look at your process again and perhaps improve it- look no further!
If you’re a beginner, this is all you need to get you started, and more!
Not just an informative book by a very experienced doll maker and academic, but also “how-to” videos showing detailed sculpting of an ear, mouth, nose etc.- everything you may need to create your own doll!
I wish I’d had this book when I first started making dolls, it would have made the learning process a lot easier!
Can’t recommend it highly enough!
Well worth the money, very informative, straight-to-the-point- a perfect compendium of knowledge and tips for every doll maker! I loved the colourful anecdotes the author included as well…
I am eagerly awaiting the next books by Elena.
Ilona Lightpainted Doll
5 out of 5

eleni pavlidou – May 18, 2015:

great work ,great teacher,great artist!!!and we have all your experience and all your talent ,every moment in front of us!!!thank you so much!!! I am looking forward to seeing the other books!!!
5 out of 5

Rosie Rojas – May 25, 2015:

Elena,This is wonderful book! I LOVE IT!I WILL BE BUYING THE ENTIRE SERIES!
I Sculpt but I truly love to learn and your photos and directions are perfect for all levels of artists!I can hardly wait to buy all of them!
5 out of 5

Megan Wallace – May 25, 2015:

Got my copy at A for A over the weekend. I’m astounded Elena, the book is so inspiring! Huge respect. I will look forward to your future books.
5 out of 5

Mary McGuire – September 27, 2015:

Absolutely love this book. Awaiting with anticipation the next in the series.
5 out of 5

Mili Adler – December 25, 2015:

What a great dolls making tutorial, its defiantly one level above the rest!
A treasure for doll makers