a sculpting gem

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, just been really busy and haven't done much sculpting so I have nothing to share. :P  To make up for it, I thought I'd share a website I recently stumbled upon.  I'm pretty sure it's run by the talented Jessica Schenk.  She shares some invaluable FREE info about painting OOAK sculpts, applying hair and more!  I love the techniques she uses and the babies she creates are absolutely amazing!  For example...

I know right?!  CUTENESS OVERLOAD.

Alright, enough gushing. Here's the link :) http://www.gobabydollkits.com/Tutorials_ep_46.html

sculpting a polymer clay baby tutorial link

I've been sculpting for awhile now and along the way I've found lots of helpful tutorials on the web.  I've decided I'm going to share one every week for anyone learning how to sculpt. :)

This tutorial is one of the very first ones I found.  It's by Amanda Day from dollmakersdream.com and she has tons of other free tutorials and links on her website.  I think her website's worth checking out if you want to learn more about sculpting and polymer clay.

This tutorial covers just about everything you need to know to sculpt a polymer clay baby.  All of Amanda's instructions are really easy to follow in my opinion, and she has great pictures to back them up.  I mean, just look at this adorable baby you can make!  

Here's the link: http://www.dollmakersdream.com/polymer-clay-baby-index.html

Happy sculpting!

mini baby WIP

After messing around with a ball of clay last night, this little face emerged.  My sixth sculpt in progress.  I think she's pretty cute, eh? :)

I'm actually pretty surprised at how quickly I sculpted her head.  Usually it takes me weeks to perfect one.  I guess it's the perfectionist in me.  Anyhow, here's a quick pic (sorry for the bad lighting, it's been raining all day).  Off to sculpt some teeny tiny limbs!

join me on my sculpting journey...

Three years ago, I created my first baby out of polymer clay.  I was eleven.  His features were a bit...lacking, but it was a start.  And after that first baby, I wanted to make another one.  And another one.

I haven't been able to stop since.

My first OOAK baby

Now I'm fourteen, and in between school, and track, and my swamped schedule, I still find time to sculpt.  I'm only on my sixth sculpt, but there have been dozens of discarded attempts in between.  I've learned a lot from each of them, and I'm still improving.  I hope that shows with each new OOAK (one of a kind) baby I make.

My name is Izzy, by the way.  Welcome to my blog, which will be dedicated to everything sculpting.  This is where I'll share work in progress pics, random thoughts, tutorials and anything in between. :)