If you are tired of your little people wearing turtlenecks or high collared dresses to hide the fact that they have a pipe cleaner stuck in their head, you need to learn how to sculpt a torso. Dolls and other figure sculptures are often interesting because of what we detail and what we don't. If you are making miniature wrestlers, or bare chested warriors for games, you may need to study the male torso. For those more interested in creating an interesting area to show off a miniature jewel collection, this tutorial focusses on sculpting a young female torso. The techniques are the same, the shapes are just in different places.

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