HOW TO MAKE a HUMAN HEAD

by LE PETITE ARTISTE in Craft > Clay

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HOW TO MAKE a HUMAN HEAD

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I WOULD SAY THIS IS KIND OF A CONTINUE OF THE HUMAN TORSO I MADE BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A HEAD. IF YOU NOTICED I HAVE ADDED MORE DETAILS TO IT. 

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FIRST MAKE A PEICE OF CLAY INTO A SHAPE LIKE AN OVAL AND PINCH IT OF AT THE BOTTOM. BEFORE WE GO ON I WANT YOU TO PUT THE HEAD BY YOUR BODY TO SEE IF THE HEAD IS TO BIG. IF IT IS THEN REDO IT SMALLER. SAME IT THE HEAD IS TO SMALL

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I TOOK A TOOL OF MINE MADE  SPECIALLY FOR CLAY AND I PUSHED DOWN THE ENDS. YOU CAN ALSO DO THIS WITH A POPSICLE STICK SAWED IN HALF. 

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ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS WITH BOTH SIDES YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS A LONG STRIP IN THE MIDDLE. IT WILL BE THE NOSE. ALL I DO IS TAKE THE SAME TOOL AND PUSH IT DOWN TO THE LENGTH I WANT IT. WITH CLAY YOU CAN GIVE FACES MANY DIF. EXPRESSIONS. I LIKE TO KEEP MY FACES SIMPLE. 

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NOW JUST TAKE A TOOTHPICK OR SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THAT AND POKE DOTS IN A LINE AND THEN TRACE THE LINES FOR TH MOUTH. 

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I PINCHED IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE YOU TAKE THE BODY THAT YOU MADE AND TAKE THE ROUND END IF A TOOL OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THIS AND PUSH IT INTO THE NECK THEN YOU JUST ADD THE HEAD AND YOU HAVE THE FULL BODY.