How to make a bobblehead for your favorite player

In that latest passage we talked about the rising craze of custom sports bobblehead collection, particularly for baseball, basketball and football. In order to dig it deeper and reveal more details of the order of the day. We will introduce the process about how to make a satisfactory bobbleheads that will become a big hit among you sports fans friends.

Picture selection

Now that making a bobblehead is a type of carving work, it’s not only requires light handed sculptor but also detailed and clearer pictures for reference. Thus, the picture you provide to the manufacturer or arts shop must be as clear as possible. For the limitation of photograph before 1970’s , you might not be able to source a high resolution photo of your favorite player. Any way, keep in mind that, the clearer it is, the better likeness your bobblehead will be. Further more, remember that the front view photo must be available. If you have picked a photo from the of side view or semi-side view, it will be difficult for the artists to capture the face features of the player. In short, the photos should clear the feature of the face. If there are a great deal of pictures for the certain player, it’s will be favorable to send the side view and rear photos. In this way, the artist will have full respective of the whole features. In consequence, the result of the creation will be strong resembling the real person.

Choose the right manufacturer

To choose a reputable source is the key of making a great bobblehead. Here the author recommends www.topbobble.com where he got all his own bobbleheads from. Of course there are also other manufacturers who have great craftsmanship, but it takes time to find a really good one. Anyway, it’s worth the effort if you really find it. There are two types of manufacturers, they make bobblehead from either polymer clay or synthetic resin. What’s the difference? For small order less than 50, it’s basically made from polymer clay because the material is excellent for hand sculpture. Other than that, the result of the bobbleheads made from polymer clay will be more bright and 3D likeness. Some manufacturers use synthetic resin to save the cost. It’s cheaper but the result it not as 3D is the polymer clay ones. Though, it’s good for bulk orders because the technicians will make a mode for the big orders and make the copies from the die. So, you’d better choose a reliable vendor according to your order amount.

Have the details made

Details and symbols of the players is a big deal for the sports fans. So, you have to choose the a good manufacturer and list the details into you order instruction. Many vendors require surcharge for details like logo and number on the jersey. Just a few of them like Topbpbble does not charge for the addons. Before they have the item baked, you have to pick a clear picture of the logo, if any, and make yourself specific about the details. Otherwise, it’s impossible to carve when the item is well baked.

Those are the key points that help you make a great bobblehead. If you need any further info about the sculpture process and manufacturer, please leave your questions in the comments.