Sculpting a BP part 1 **DU NO NO!

Well to answer your question Shel, I sculpted the head and body (not shown yet) all by hand. As for the heat pits and mouth it was all carved useing the strate Pick.

Here is a Pictural to show how I made the head.
Enjoy

I started out with a lump of clay that i thought would be about the right size and then rolled it into a ball.
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I then shaped the head useing my fingers and rolling them to make the nose.
I pressed in the sides of the nose to make the typical Ball Python Nose.
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It should end up looking something like this
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If your having problems remembering the 3D aspects of a BP head, ask for help from one of your own "Model" BPs like this one.
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**not finished please do not post anything yet**

Make shure that the sides of the head look good as well. you could have an awesome looking head but later find out your BP head has a lump on the top of the head you dont know about.
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now it is time to make the Nasal ridges, place your thumb and finger and press in at the top of the nose.
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now this will make the crown of the head to pop up a bit so press it back down and smooth it out.
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Now for the eyes! make the small lobes at the sides of the mouth where the eyes will sit above. *again you might need your BP Model for this.
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now you see the lobs and indents where the eyes will sit above.
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**not finished please do not post anything yet**

I use stone beads for eyes that look to be a good fit.
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I place the eyes in the right spot and then press in.
It will look very out of place with the eyes in but we can fix that.
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I take some more clay and roll it long. I then take pieces off of it roll it again and place it around the eyes.
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I smoth it out untill nice an flush. Repeat on the other side.
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And there you have it. The start of your BP head.
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**I'm finished, Fell free to post now :P

I will post more for the next step later... I'm taking a brake LOL

now that is pretty darn impressive i must say!! Keep us updated on progress PLEASE!

:eek: WOW you make it look so easy , i gotta try it but i still reckon mine would look like a slug :oops:

Any particular kind of clay you use?

Does it work as well with, say Fimo?

I use Sculpy or any good Polymer Clay. I like Sculpy because it carves and paints nicely

Nice tutorial thanks for posting.

This is really good. Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to see more!