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Critique for my second head, please?

Oct 2, 2011

    1. Hello all! :)

      I'm in the middle of my second attempt at sculpting a BJD head and would like some critique on it, please!

      Some things I know are wrong with the sculpt:
      --The entire head is off-center - when I made the core, the "midline" shifted and so the sculpt's right side is smaller and shorter than the left, so I've had to compensate for that with the features.
      --The head has been stretched: again when I made the core, the "profile" I used was not quite dry and lengthened, so the head is about 30% or so longer than it really should be. Oops.

      Other than that it's still a work in progress so things like the nose still need refining and the eyes need beveling, etc. But I'm looking for what needs improvement, what should stay the same, etc. Please help with the mouth! That's what I'm most hung up on at the moment.

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      Sorry for the horrible flash photos :/ I simply couldn't wait for daylight to snap a few pics :)

      If you want to see more progress pics, I faithfully update my blog with my progress (as well as my first sculpt, which is REALLY good for a laugh at this point XD - http://omdoll.wordpress.com )

      Thanks all! It's great to be a part of this community.
       
    2. The eyes and the profile look nice but..your person has no jaw! XD;
       
    3. :D Horrible side-effect of the stretching that the "profile" underwent. At this point it's not something that I think can be fixed without a massive re-work. If the proportions had stayed like I had sketched them I think the jaw would have been evident but alas...the importance of drying time was revealed to me. Thank you! I will definitely consider that next time :)