Okay, it’s gotten so bad I’ve dug into my son’s play-doh, and begun building ears and noses. Lol. I have this big urge to sculpt, and no sculpey on hand. I used to love working in clay, building, and trying to master the wheel, but I’ve never learned the proper way to sculpt a figure. I know there are all sorts of ways to learn, and obviously it’s very hands- on. BUT, can you please throw some links at me- the most basic to the very advanced. And does anyone have a supplies list for the important things that I will need? My urge to sculpt is crazy, and must be fulfilled!.. I might be terrible at it. Haha, we’ll see. 
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Not sure what kind of sculpting you are looking for but I have saved a ton on pinterest on different polymer clay stuff! lol https://www.pinterest.com/jeslilmax/crafty-clays/ and https://www.pinterest.com/jeslilmax/art-dolls/ I like both cute and weird stuff, 
Also found this board https://www.pinterest.com/marianneplhn/baby-sculpting-toturial/ if your wanting to sculpt babies!
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Secrist Dolls has an excellent sculpting DVD for reborning.
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Thanks! I was wondering about that. Is it pretty comprehensive?
Aww, I love almost all of those! Thanks! I do have a lot of ideas, and love PInterest for others, but I need to find some technique tips.
It’s detailed step by step. The day I got mine I watched it immediately. I got so excited I wanted to cancel a dinner engagement and start sculpting. lol (I didn’t)
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Perfect! Putting on my wish list! 
They also have all the sculpting supplies.
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PM me anytime Marissa. I’m in class right now (finished all my work, again. They don’t give me enough worksheets lol!) But all my sculpting links are on my laptop and I can’t go on there right now.
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But I can give you some sculpting tips of my own! Just don’t have enough time to type it all right now…I will later!
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Haha, at least you tried! Are you going to buy some good materials? 
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Thanks so much, Izzy! I would love your tips and links. Looking forward to it! 
I had the same urge and bought heaps of sculpting tools. I couldn’t get what I wanted right so at a doll show I asked bonnie brown what tools she uses and she showed me… A pin
That’s right a pin, a sewing pin with the plastic ball on the end. I was amazed that’s her tool. But I went home and started again with only the pin and bam I got a leg and perfect foot.
But then I had orders and other creative stuff needing to be fulfilled so I have only 1 leg.
Bonnie brown does have a sculpting photo album on her page somewhere I followed that too.
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Yes I’ve read before all she uses is a pin! Amazing! You honestly don’t need fancy tools…I started out with a pin too. Now I have an exacto knife, a pin, pointy color shaper. clay knife to cut clay and a roller.
Post a pic of your leg! I wanna see! 
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She uses both. 
I run a doll show down here in Victoria Australia and she comes to the 2 shows every year so I get a lot of time to chat before the show opens. And she brings her sculpts she is working on. It’s fascinating watching her work.
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Haha okay I will pull it out of the draw and get a photo. I did it over a year ago.
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Aww, what an awesome story!! And funny too, because I was thinking that would make a nice tool. I would love to see it as well!
On sculpting…I. have done a few tiny dolls in the past. …but question to you who do sculpt…;
.I never found something that smoothed a tiny face well quickly…Id work and work.to get that smoothness…I had a round tipped quilter pin and toothpick mostly …they did fairly well. but Any other things that would smooth well besides a finger that is.?
Izzy whats a pointy color shaper?
It’s a rubber tool shaped like a pointy dome. For smoothing, use Vaseline.
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Thanks Izzy.I never thought of vaseline!!
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