How Do You Make A Jointed Doll Out Of Sculpey?
Jointed dolls, often referred to as ball-jointed dolls, are a highly collectible type of posable toy built with joints. In the collector’s hobby, these dolls are generally made from resin and are fairly expensive to purchase. The expense and difficulty associated with resin casting have prompted some hobbyists to make their own dolls out of baked Sculpey clay. The Sculpey versions of the dolls, while more fragile, pose just as well and have the same level of possible customization as their resin counterparts. Sketch out an in-scale version of your overall doll body design on a sheet of paper, using a head-on view. Sketch another version in profile. Lay a sheet of tracing paper over your drawings. Trace the outlines of each of the body parts, making separate drawings of the head, upper arms, forearms, hands, neck with attached torso, thighs, calves, feet and skull cap. Take the traced drawings of the upper arms and torso. Draw a ball shape at the top of each arm, creating shoulders. Dra
