>>5819287Get some modeling clay (NOT polymer clay) and make a mock-up of how much material you'll need per beard. Don't worry about the texture for this part.
After you have an approximation of each beard's amount of clay used, roll each clay beard into a pearl separated from the figure.
Mix a small pinch of Milliput or some type of 2-part epoxy putty the same amount as one beard (your COMBINED epoxy putty should equal the clay pearl of the first beard in its volume).
Apply it to the chin/jaw just like you did before to get the basic shape of the beard.
Once you get the beard's overall shape down take out a clean, new or relatively new hobby knife blade and stipple into the beard with the tip, keeping indentations just deep enough to tap the face under the epoxy and keeping the stipplings parallel with each other for straight hairs. Make stipplings in close proximity of each other, poking into the epoxy at an angle diagonally upward (pointing towards the back of the cranium). Stipple as densely or loosely as you desire.
Once the stippling is done, allow to harden completely (differs between epoxies).
Repeat the same process with the other clay pearl for the other beard.
This technique is good for making fur or downy fluff and quill textures. I'll post pics in the morning.
