Tutorial part 1- Sculpting a female head in polymer clay by Linda Ehrenfried LindaE
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2016
- This video is one of my first attempts at recording a tutorial video while sculpting and I was having a hard time balancing me being able to see what I am doing around the camera with you being able to see what I was doing. But I hope you enjoy it anyway. . In this video, I cover one of several methods I use to sculpt a human head in polymer clay. This is primarily a subtractive process. I will cover an additive process in another video. This is part one. There are 3 parts. This is by no means the only way to sculpt a head but it is a good one and it will help you learn to map a face and what features help to create a more realistic looking human head. I like unique faces so I usually use a reference photo. You can soften the bone structure for a more feminine look or widen the jaw and brow for a more masculine look that is all up to you. Please take a look at my other videos on my channel. If you enjoy this video and would like to see more, please subscribe to the channel and help me out by giving my video a thumbs up and encouraging comment below my videos. If there is something doll related you would like to see a video about, please add that in the comments also. I hope you enjoy the video. Stop back for part 1.
Part 2 of this video tutorial
I am still learning to record and edit these tuts. So please bare with me. I tried to explain in the voice overs what you did not see because I drifted off the screen.
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Best tutorial head sculpting video online! Everyone else doesn't take the time to teach from start to finish
I am glad it helped. I will be making more very soon. Cleaning my studio and getting it ready to get back to work. Hope you subscribed so you don't miss them
This is the best tutorial that I have viewed. Thank you for being so generous to your followers.
Thanks for posting!
This is a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Thanks so much, I am very glad that you liked it!
Thank you. I've gotten more out of your tutorial than anything else I've found on CZcams and I've watched a ton of videos... I appreciate you.
Thanks so much for this comment. ❤️ I am glad you found it helpful.
Just 2 quick things.
1. This tutorial changed my life. Im a beginner and was having trouble doing faces. Other tutorials didn't help. So thank you for sharing this.
2. You're so very talented.
So glad it helped you.
Thanks so much for sharing another great video my dear friend. Hugs and kisses from grandma, Sandy, and Debbie. You did a wonderful job on this display today. Thank you so much for sharing.
One super talented lady. Thank you for sharing :)
This technique is new to me. Thanks for sharing.
Love your instructions, very good.
Awesome tutorial!
wonderful explanation of anatomy lines and surfaces..love this information.
The talent and patience... I’m amazed truly
Thank you. I sm glad you liked the video.
best head tutorial on CZcams! Thank you!
I love , love , love your detail explanation and your close up views.. I was so lost starting with polymer super that I wanted to cry. Thank you gor taking the time to do this.. now off to see the body parts.. so fun..
Thank you for the feedback Becky. I am glad the video was helpful. I also uploaded another sculpting video more recently using paper clay that may also be helpful.
Fantastic tutorial, just what I wanted to see. I saw immediately what I have been doing wrong, I need to use more clay at the first step. I thought the channel you made for both eyes was a real help as they are the hardest part I think.
Thankyou so much for uploading this
Linda, thank you so much for your videos and giving nature. I learned more from your video than all the other attempts that are out there. Your dolls and other creations are beautiful. I can only hope to be able to make something half as well.
Thank you I am glad that you liked my video.
I needed this video. 😍😍Thank you
1st time seeing this, well done girl! Loved it
wow, great tutorial!
Absolutely awesome and exceptionally helpful. It has given me the courage and inspiration to tackle a head. Thank you. Thank you.
Great instructions!
WOW. so incredibly helpful. I think you just saved me hours of frustration and confusion! thanks so much.
Thank you. Very interesting.
Thanks for your feedback. I am glad you liked the video. Thankfully I have become better at keeping track if whether or not my hands are in the frame while I am sculpting since I made this set of 3 videos.
muito lindo seu trabalho ..
I'm a beginner and this is the best tutorial I have seen out there! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I am glad it was helpful to you.
I saw your work on your website and I absolutely love your Labyrinth sculpture, and, of course, I love your Alice dolls as well. Who doesn't love Alice dolls though. Lovely tutorial. Your work is fabulous.
Thank you
I will post a photo of one of my fashion ladies on my Facebook page. Looking forward to more videos.
Thank u so much. Best tutorial so far you're the best!
Thanks I am very happy you like it.
God bless you for this.
What an amazing talent and thank you for sharing, one of my biggest passions is sculpting and especially life-like dolls.
(But honestly I suck and I would do ANYTHING to become just half as good as you!)
*SUPERB* ! 👌💕
Hi linda tks for share your skills,great video full in knowledge. Techniques tks again God Bless uuuu
Sorry I did not respond. It has been a busy year for me. Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I plan to start again making videos so stay tuned.
El mejor vídeo que yo e visto! Cuando uno esculpe tiene que tener una referencia de anatomía! Muchas gracias! Soy un nuevo subscriber!
I recommend using reference pictures when you are learning to sculpt. I assume those who are watching tutorials such as this are still learning so I chose the reference pictures carefully and focused on the shapes,plains and landmarks of the face. As you become more practiced you will no longer need reference photos. I usually only use then in portrait work. However as this is a from scratch tutorial that is for Novice to intermediate sculptors I decided to use reference pictures. I hope you found it educational. Translation by Google Translate
Recomiendo el uso de imágenes de referencia cuando se está aprendiendo a esculpir. Supongo que aquellos que están viendo tutoriales como este todavía están aprendiendo así que elegí las imágenes de referencia cuidadosamente y se centró en las formas, llanuras y hitos de la cara. A medida que se practique, ya no necesitará fotografías de referencia. Por lo general sólo uso entonces en el trabajo de retrato. Sin embargo, como este es un tutorial desde cero que es para principiantes a escultores intermedios, decidí utilizar imágenes de referencia. Espero que lo haya encontrado educativo. Traducción de Google Translate
Amazing tutorial it’s very helpful Thank you for sharing it 🙏🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍
My pleasure 😊
Predator mask at the 10 minute mark, lol. Great vid!
Perfect ❤😊
Thank you, I am glad you liked the video.
Very beautiful, XD....
Oh my gosh, thank you so much. I've been searching for months and trying lots of other tutorials just to get a doll that looks like a female. You have explained everything so clearly and was so easy to follow. Thank you so so much - best face tutorial I've seen so far. I'm going to follow all of your videos / tutorials and I've just subscribed. Thanks again from UK :)
That is wonderful to hear. I am glad you found it helpful.
Do you have a link for the water base clay you mentioned???
One of the better videos for explaining pan out a tad and switch your lighting up and it will be even better. I look forward to watching and learning from the other video's you have. Do you have a list of tools you used? I am interested in some of them
I used a stainless steel scalpel, a ball stylus. 3 in 1 sculpting tool from www.artdolls.com and an acrylic rolling pin. The Dental tools are stainless steel also but I do not know what the actual name of them is.
Where did you get your red spoon tool? I've been trying to find one that will work for me. Thank you for sharing your tutorials!
www.amazon.com/Asayu-Leather-Modeling-Modelling-Embossing/dp/B0747VB1HZ/ref=asc_df_B0747VB1HZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216517973405&hvpos=1o5&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4800829715631028427&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007913&hvtargid=pla-351815905438&psc=1
It is called a spoon tool and it is usually used on leather.
I have an idea for a sculpt that has the jaw separated from the top of the head and the stretchy type of polyester clay used for the jaw, mouth region that way the mouth could be animated. Just throwing this out here.
Sorry that I missed your post. There is a new clay on the market called Cosclay that may be just what you're looking for.
@@ooakartwithlindaE thanks so much will look it up online and check for tutorials on how to use it 🙌🏾
I was wondering how long you baked a head like you have demonstrated where the foil is just in part of the head and not in the jaw since the jaw area clay is thicker than the skull part of the head? Just want to make sure the whole head is baked correctly. Thank you for your videos and for you help with my question
I bake most of my heads for a minimum of an hour but I bake in my full size gas oven where I have no fear of them burning. In a small convection oven I usually back for about 30 to 40 minutes, checking it with my flashlight through the glass every 15.
Thank you for this! What brand and color clay are you using?
I use Prosculpt Fairy light exclusively. you can find it at www.artdolls.com
The truth is difficult but ... because the result is good
omg so super helpful. my lady looks less like mr potato head and more like Mitch McConnell I have more practice to do but you have me headed in the right direction. tuvm
Super happy to hear I helped.Yes practice is key, the more you practice the better. I actually recommend that you pick up an inexpensive clay-like Sculpey and just make a bunch of heads. You will see that each one will improve as you go. You can turn them into pins if you sculpt just the face. I have other videos for sculpting flat-backed faces here on CZcams. Just scale it down.LOL
Very nice. Any suggestions on how to adapt that technique for a male head?
Thank you for your comment. Yes, actually, try adding more clay to the forehead area, especially above the nose, and make the jawline almost as wide as the cheekbones, especially at the back of the jaw. Men tend to have wider jaws. you can also try adding a little more muscle around the mouth. Then the lips a bit and see how it looks to you at that point. Her look was meant to be androgynous so a few little tweaks and this would have easily been a male head. Here is an image of pretty exaggerated male features. But you can see exactly what I mentioned above. Playing with these strong features makes the change from female and a male in a head sculpt very quickly. www.hola.com/imagenes/biografias/nils-butler/91911-nils-butler-smalto-1.jpg
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Thanks. I'm working on John Binder from breakfast club and I'm gonna use your head technic for him
@@MrCervasio1 be sure to find good reference pictures. Including a profile picture. It will help.
Thank you for your time and skills. This video is the best I have seen and the explanations you give are so helpful. Why was this not taught at art college when I did my Degree? Thank you again.
Thank you glad you found it useful. This set of videos were the first tutorial video recording and editing I had every done so it is a bit raw but I am glad they still were helpful.
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I am 76, work in oil base clay, for many years. Do molds and then porcelain figures. Want to learn Sculpy, your very good, best I've found. I can even see your tools. Enjoyed!
Olice Thank you. I am very happy you enjoyed this tutorial. I will be doing another head tutorial soon. The next one will be better as now I have figured out how to keep my hands in the camera frame. and I have learned how to edit the videos better. I am teaching my self how to make these video as I am making them but I have a few under my belt now so they are getting better. Come find me on Facebook. I would love to see your dolls.
It was a good video but honestly 30% of the time, your work leaves the camera shot. And your lighting throws shadows everywhere and it's hard to see. Sorry to be negative but it was really distracting. Spend five minutes fixing camera and lighting and you have a great tutorial!
This was actually one of the very first times I had made a tutorial video. I was learning as I was recording. I will make new ones but until I have time to come back around to this one to record it again, this will have to do. I am teaching myself. I think my newer videos are getting better. I do appreciate the feedback.
I wish I could find a video like this where the artist would make a bigger head so I could see it better. All I see are these tiny heads using foil at the core.
Do you remove the foil from the head before baking it?
Hi, thanks for asking, If you move over to the second video you will see that I do not remove the foil before baking. czcams.com/video/9j4OrHt7B-0/video.html
Brava, quale pasta polimerica hai usato?
I use Living doll, Sculpey or Prosculpt but there are so many new clays hitting the market and they all have their merits. Not sure if that helped but I do switch back and forth. I find they all work, although I only use sculpey for small pieces as baking multiple layers makes for noticeable color changes.
Did anyone see the thumbnail and though, omg Jeffrey Starr!! No? Just me...? Maybe it's the hair and jawline...
cnith2 mee
I did not know who that was until now. But he does great makeup.
good! which polymer paste did you use?
I use Living doll, Sculpey or Prosculpt but there are so many new clays hitting the market and they all have their merits. Not sure if that helped but I do switch back and forth. I find they all work, although I only use sculpey for small pieces as baking multiple layers makes for noticeable color changes.
Where to get those skulls? Perfect tool. Great job.
Sorry I did not see this question. I bought that one at a show but you can find them on ebay. I have not used them under the clay as many artist do but they are great to help as a scale and proportion guide like I did in this video. www.etsy.com/listing/609408475/plastic-skull-for-sculpting-armature?gpla=1
@@ooakartwithlindaE no problem. I never even thought about Etsy. I forget it’s a site for artists to sell their art. Those you sent link for are perfect. Thank you!
Does the tiny sculls come in different sizes and can we buy them?
I did not make the skull, It was resin and made by Mark Dennis but I do not believe he makes them anymore.
How long did it take you to become so excellent in sculpting?
At that point I had been sculpting for 9 or 10 years, now 12. My first 12 heads were not so good 12 years ago. Practice is the best way to get better.
Hi,
What clay did you use ?
Thanks
That was Prosculpt but i use Living doll now.
Can you please share where the skull you used can be purchased? Thank you
The skull is a product that unfortunately is no longer available.
Kim McCool they have a resin reproduction at artdolls.com in the head armature section
I did track these down although they are not the same size as the ones I had before. But they are nice. and a good price. www.etsy.com/listing/234400058/one-small-catacomb-skull-small-realistic?ref=shop_home_active_50
LindaE I like that price!
Yes it is a very good price.
The dolls face looks like Jefree Starr! 🤣
What’s a good alternative for aluminum foil?
You mean for the armature? You could sculpt a clay skull or just a very small clay blob that is about head shaped but much smaller then the head you want to make and bake it thoroughly, then sculpt on top. You just want to make sure that your clay is not to thick so a foil or prebaked clay core will help you avoid cracks that can destroy all your efforts. The skull method I learned from Mark Dennis. He already did a tutorial on how to create a quick skull. madsculptor.blogspot.com/2011/02/back-to-basics-skull.html
LindaE thank you I'm completely new to this and worked all day yesterday with your videos, still not good but practice makes perfect and I ended up getting aluminum foil to use but thank you anyway
where can I get your printout
lydia simerly
I'm with you, I too would love a print out!
Please let us know, many thanks!
Fighting off a cat while making incredible art - you deserve a sub for that!
Thankfully I now have my art room in a room that has a door so I no longer need to do that, but thank you.
How much time does it take you to do this?
It depends on your skill level. 12 years ago when I first started sculpting it used to take me 6 or so hours to sculpt a head. Now I can do it 2 but I usually spend a little extra time refining, smoothing and cleaning a head before I bake it so about 2.5 I would say for a realistic head. But a fantasy character head like an elf or something like that takes me about an hour. But again that is after 12 years practice. If your just starting out it will take longer.
Really informative on how to do but the main bits were out of shot, out of focus or covered will have a go of this in time n see what results I’ll get from the instructions I can actually see
I did many faces but I confess that my symmetry of each sculpt is so horrible that I stopped sculpting more. Second is the price of clay in India is much costly . But nice to watch your video.
I usually recommend that beginners use an inexpensive clay to practice with. Your first couple of heads will not be great but you will learn from them. Practice is the key to getting the look you want. So don't doubt yourself. Honestly there are very few humans who have perfectly symmetrical faces. The idea is to shoot for symmetry so if their is a minor difference it does not glare at you, but a minor difference is not the end of the world. When I first started sculpting I use plain white sculpey clay. It was easier to get, and very cheap. It had to be painted as it got dirty very fast. But they were only practice. You can come find me on my Facebook page if you have questions or want an opinion. We often are our own worst critics. Perhaps it is not as bad as you think. facebook.com/Charm-City-Originals-OOAK-art-dolls-by-Linda-Ehrenfried-129899663690773/
Hola que material usas
This was Prosculpt polymer clay, But I use Living doll now and Cosclay
Very detailed video, but main work happened off the screen,so it is hard to see.
It was my first try making a tutorial, recording, and sculpting alone in my studio. I know there were places where I wandered out of the frame. I am farsighted and were glasses with magnifying to see up close with small things and have to bring the item close to my face to see through my magnifying glasses. I posted the video anyway but beforehand I did my best to describe what happened off-screen. Life took me away from making tutorials for a while but I hope to get back to it soon. I have a new setup with two cameras recording at the same time so hopefully, future videos will not drift. TY for watching.
where can i buy your dolls?
I sell on my website when I have dolls available for sale. Also on my facebook page
Is paper clay the same as sculpy, and polymar?
No paper clay is an air dry clay. It is a little harder to work with but you don't have the risk of burning it while baking.
Your tutorial was amazingly helpful but my whole sculpture ended up looking like shit, I can't even look at it without getting mad.
Solvrium have you improved since?
This is not the only way to sculpt a head but it has worked for me for the last 12 years. Hopefully if your first sculpt was bad, you went ahead and set it aside and sculpted another and another. Practice makes beautiful heads. Sorry I missed your comment. Beena strange couple of years for me.
hi there i didin mean to botter u but is this the first part for making the womens head thanks i think thats so pretty
Yes it is part one of a 2 part video. Here is the link to part 2. czcams.com/video/9j4OrHt7B-0/video.html
@@ooakartwithlindaE thank u
Love your work but most of the time it is not in the camera,,,pls let us see it all !!
way have 2 videos at one time it's just soo confusing
I am not sure what you mean. Are you referring to the end with the clips from some of my other videos?
Great teaching techniques but a lot is off camera
It was an early effort at recording. I have a new camera, better monitor and better editing software, but the video was my first effort and there is still a lot of helpful information I hope.
That second video of doll head on right side is super distracting
Thank you for letting me know. I no longer do that. I was still learning how the video editing software worked and thought it was an interesting feature. I have since stopped doing that but this is an older video. Hopefully the tutorial was otherwise helpful.
Thanks for your reply, I could not find you on FaceBook. I don't have anything posted on line. Would like to show you some of my work, only know how to send photos on texts. I am on Facebook. Will be looking for your next videos. Olice
So much of the beginning of this video is out of range of the camera. It’s frustrating to watch. Other than that it a great tutorial. Thx!
Thanks for commenting. Yeah, I know. It was one of my first videos. I had never recorded one before. I did the best I could to stay in frame, but my eyes are not so good(farsighted) so I have to use serious magnification to see up close and that means I have to bring things close to see them. I did voice-overs to explain the things I did off-camera where it was needed. I have new videos with better camera work. This one has a pretty good tutorial in it. The head sculpting section starts at about 11 minutes in. czcams.com/video/T4JN14K8o_A/video.html
WE CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ??? WHY THE HECK DID YOU RECORD THIS VIDEO????????
Well it was not on purpose, I appreciate your frustration. I did voice over and try to explain what we going on off camera. I am far sighted and in the studio alone so that is no one to nudge me and remind me to stay in frame. I am hoping to record a new version of this soon. TY for the feedback.
How much bad video was that. U are so good teacher but your camera no 😊
Lol yes I know I was using my Logitech web cam. It is all I have. I did the best I could. It is also difficult to pay attention to what I am doing, while also looking at the computer. It is just me and my camera in there. I hope you were still able to pick up so.e good tips.
Thank you for commenting
female form is so difficult....slightest imperfections make it look masculine....same with draw/sketching....so weird in this age of equality.
take the white hair of the face. like wtf. its creepy weird and distracting.
I do appreciate any and all feedback and your points are duly noted. I am afraid I recorded this 6 years ago so I can not remove anything. This was the first video I had ever recorded and I wanted to show what the finished doll was going to look like as I introduced myself and the concept. This head had a metal clip on the top of the head to reinforce the head for articulation when it was attached to the body and I thought it looked robotic so I covered it with hair for the intro. Plus I did not cover how to articulate the head or add the metal piece in the video. That clip was on the video for less than 2 minutes and then gone. Sorry you missed the rest. I have not been adding video in video since then, everything was experimental back then. I agree it is distracting so I never did one like that again, I use a still image now if I have to use one at all. That clip is only still on here because I can not change it. The computer where I had the raw footage of this crashed and I lost everything so it is what it is. Sorry, you thought the hair was creepy. If it makes you feel better I did not use that color hair, she ended up a blonde in the end. Again it was only there so viewers could see what the finished sculpt would look like at the end of the 3 videos before I got started.
a bit of enthusiasm would make your vid better. you sound like you're talking about a deadbeat boyfriend
Ok. LOL I will try to keep that in mind in the future.