Sculpt a Miniature Doll's Hands - Make Hands for A Dolls House Doll

Cut the Doll's Hand Blank To Separate the Fingers

Using a clay blade to cut the finger and thumb shapes for a miniature doll's hand.

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Mark and Cut the Doll's Fingers Use a flexible blade clay knife, or another fine bladed knife, to mark, then cut four lines into the hand blank to form the fingers. Three of the lines should be equal distance apart. The fourth line, the one separating the thumb from the hand, should leave a slightly thicker section for the thumb. All lines should be cut the same depth (about halfway down from the tip of the hand into the main area of the hand). See the photo for reference. The cut sections should be close to the same width, but need not be exact.

Index: Sculpt a Miniature Doll's Hands - Make Hands for A Dolls House Doll

1. Miniature Hands Must Match the Doll
2. Correctly Sizing A Dolls House Dolls Hand
3. Creating the Shape of the Hand Blank for a Miniature Doll's Hand
4. Cut the Doll's Hand Blank To Separate the Fingers
5. Shape the Thumb on a Miniature Doll's Hand
6. Shape the Rough Hands to Form Finished Fingers
7. Attach The Doll's Hands To An Armature