To make the little people
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Body- create a small cone shape by rolling a 10g ball of modelling paste between your palms and keeping the paste pressed against your work mat to achieve a flattened base. Insert skewer and trim to size.
To create pants / legs use a Dresden tool to create a line down the middle halfway up the cone. To create a different coloured top, cut 1cm off the top of the cone and add a 3g ball shaped into a small cone and flattened to form a torso. Head – roll 9g of flesh tone modelling paste into a ball and slightly flatten to an oval shape Facial features – with a fine paint brush, add 2 black dots for eyes and use brown for the smile and freckles. Use a bit of pink petal dust to colour cheeks. Hair – take a 2g ball of hair colour sugar paste and place in the cupped palm of your hand. Using your thumb or finger make and indentation in the middle of the ball and with a circular motion smooth the inside to create a small bowl around the size of the head. Glue onto the back of the head and use your Dresden tool to score the paste to create the illusion of hair strands. For a side swept fringe, make a small flattened oval and create the part by making a small indentation with your Dresden tool. A straight fringe is achieved by taking a small flattened oval and cutting straight across the bottom. Again you can use Dresden tool to add details. Ears – glue teeny tiny balls or flesh coloured paste to the side of the head and use the end of a paintbrush to create an indentation to create detail and reinforce the ear into place. Shoes – take 2g of paste, halve and roll into balls and then flatten sides and indent slightly to form shoes. Arms and hands – roll 2 small thin sausages to about 1cm in length and cut off the ends with a sharp blade. Roll out 2 small balls of flesh coloured paste and attached to the cut ends with a bit of glue.
Girl 1 with orange hair and pink dress
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Variations can be added to give your little person a little bit of character. You can add as little or as much as you desire. Here are some of the features I added to my little people: Her little hair-do was created with a side part and the pigtails were created by rolling six little tear drop shapes. We clustered three together before attaching to either side.
The ruffle detail on her dress were achieved using cutters. You can use a toothpick or frilling tool to create ruffling. Cut out a small star and attached to her chest before attaching arms, positioning them so it looks like she is holding onto the star.