How do you make miniature people?

If you want to make them from polymer clay, or an air-dry clay, (not any clay which has to be fired in a kiln), there are loads of lessons and examples on my site for making small figures in all kinds of ways:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/sculpture.htm

(...click on WHIMSICAL, under WEBSITES...)

http://glassattic.com/polymer/kids_beginners.htm

(...click on the SCULPTING subcategories)

http://glassattic.com/polymer/sculpting_body_and_t...

(... click on CLOTHING, or on other types of figures, body parts, etc.)

http://glassattic.com/polymer/heads_masks.htm

(... click on categories under HEADS...)

There are also lessons, tips, examples, etc., for making all kinds of other miniatures including furniture, foods, dishes and cookware, trees/flowers/landscaping, as well as whole structures and bases for them, etc., on these pages:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/miniatures.htm

http://glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gi...

and these too:

http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/Christmas.htm

http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/Halloween_etc.ht... (Halloween + other holidays)

HTH,

Diane B.

How To Make Miniature People

Hmmm... the key to this is WHAT scale did you build your log-cabin in ??

Standard Modelling scales for figures are 1/24, 1/35, 1/48, and 1/72. You can take these and with modelling putty, a hobby-knife, and patience change them to fit clothing styles for your needs.

Anything larger, you'd perhaps look at dolls / action figures and clothing them.

And the most difficult... building up figures on wire-armatures with clay or putty. Others have provided FINE links for this technique.

An interesting project... Good luck

Here's one way http://www.traceycampbellpearson.com/books/dollhou...

or if you want them more realistic, you could get a book like this and change the clothing to something more modern http://www.amazon.com/Making-Miniature-Dolls-Polym...

or just experiment with polymer clay and different molds. I know they make molds for faces, hands and feet.

I know craft stores, such as Michael's and A.C.Moores sell doll house furniture. They probably also have the people. Check there.

how small should they be? bend wire to make a skeleton and wrap with embroidery thread, then you can make them sit and everything.

You need a shrink ray gun!