Mini tubs, advice, do's & don'ts?

We do bead rolling. Its drawn on a flat sheet, then run through the roller.
I got the bead rolling, ect, but how was the face formed? Was that knocked out on a bag or pressed? A piece like that is from the center out. Perhaps I'm missing something being on a cell phone.

I've never had to do a piece like that, and don't understand the process. Without a form and press I would sketch it out and pound out the face on a bag, then roll, detail, cut, then drill.

Regardless, I don't think most people realize what goes into a piece like that.