A small baby figure in Polymer Clay - By: Jenna Zadymov

Author: Jenna Zadymov

Baby in Polymer Clay
Instructions
  • Each face starts as a small ballwith one flat side.
  • Make two small eye sockets. Push some clay up for the nose. Do not add clay, it creates moonies.
  • Make a nose bridge and push clay on the sides of the eyes to make the face less rounded.
  • Take a narrow tool (similar to the one I use in the previous picture) and make a mouth. Push some clay up for the upper lip, depress clay in the chin area to create a lower lip.
  • Push clay from the upper “eyelid”, make it prominent, just like real eye.
  • Feather the lines up around the eyes. Smooth any bumps you have.
  • Use medium to small stylus to indicate the lip line.
  • Now that you have your basic face, you can create and enhance your own features.
  • Add a body and make a blanket. Roll a ball of clay and flatten it with your fingers to about the thickness of four sheets of paper.
  • Wrap the baby in the blanket.
  • Bake the finished baby. Paint the face, I use Genesis oils, but acrylics will do too. You can also decorate her blanket with a bow or flowers.