My Big Eyed Doll Head Made in Premier Air Dry Clay

Big head doll with cute elf ears

Recently I became inspired to create a doll with a big head and really big eyes. I have loved the doll, Blythe, since I was a young girl in the 70s. The idea of creating a Blythe replica came to me years ago, before I bought a Blythe Basaak doll a few months ago. I owned an original when I was 9. I loved her. I am unsure if she is still packed away at my parents’ house. One day I hope to find her. I really believed I would have to sculpt one of my own if I ever wanted another.

So I decided to sculpt a similar doll based on the original Blythe. Her head is smaller. The lips and nose are bigger and her eyes are squarish, not round. I sculpted her out of Premier clay. Below I have pictures of my progress. I sculpted the face first on the back of a glass pan. I dried the face in my oven at 275 degrees. Afterwards, I wrapped a piece of aluminum foil in plastic wrap. I used a size close to the size of the face. I then added clay to the foil to create the back of the head. She has been improved several times as I added clay to the nose and lips. I added elf ears. I plan to mold the doll and cast her in resin.

I have the head pictured on a bjd body I created separately
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