Clay cracking | Ball jointed dolls by Nymphai Dolls

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BJD Sculpting Masterclass

Introduction

Hello!

Materials

What you'll need?

Planning and drawing

Understanding proportions
Creating a blueprint
BONUS: Printable blueprint
Useful resources

Making the base

How to make BJD hollow?
Shaping the styrofoam
Styrofoam alternative - crumpled paper/aluminium foil (1:14)
Using straws
First layer of clay (2:34)
Removing the base and making the parts hollow (2:16)
Fixing the seams (1:19)

Preparing to make joints

Making balls for joints (0:43)

Head

Preparing to sculpt the features (1:44)
Sculpting the eyes (2:06)
Sculpting the nose (1:07)
Sculpting the lips (3:28)
Sculpting the ears (2:14)
Finishing touches

Lower torso and hips

Sculpting the basic shape (5:48)
Detailing the lower torso (5:06)
Making hip joints (2:33)

Upper torso

Sculpting the basic shape (5:01)
Detailing the upper torso (3:29)

Legs

Sculpting the legs (3:06)
Making the knee joints - 1 METHOD (5:23)
Making the knee joints - 2 METHOD (1:07)
Sculpting feet (6:01)

Hands

Sculpting upper arms (5:06)
Sculpting forearms (1:13)
Making elbow joints (0:38)
Sculpting hands

Stringing the doll

Cutting slits and drilling (4:35)
Stringing
Useful tutorials for stringing

Frequently asked questions

Clay cracking
Is it possible to make air-dry clay stronger?
How to achieve very smooth finish with air-dry clays?

The end

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