When creating a cloth doll, success or failure depends very largely on your pattern. Interesting poses are made by adjusting the pattern … and therein lies the true art of a good dollmaker. You’re working at a small scale where a miscalculation of a quarter inch (or less) will be painfully noticeable. To achieve a natural appearance, you have to give meticulous attention to every detail. As I said, this is where the line is drawn between “doll craft” and “doll art”.
This excellent tutorial is an excerpt of a more complete training video by Antonette Cely. She demonstrates how to adjust the pattern to create very lifelike arms for cloth dolls. This is an advanced technique, but with some practice you can get beautiful results. Antonette’s products, including the DVD this excerpt was taken from (“Customizing Doll Patterns”), can be found at www.dollvideos.com.
For the record (and for the FTC and their new rules) … no, I’m not connected to that business in any way. The above link is not even an affiliate link, so I receive no compensation for that one. And I haven’t actually seen her whole training DVD; I’m basing my opinion on this little excerpt. From what I can see, though, it looks good.
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Art Dolls by Lidija Fairbanks Technorati Tags: beaded dolls, Beading, craft, Fantasy, Lidija Fairbanks
This is so cute! This doll shows what the wicked old witch looked like as a youngster, when she hadn’t become quite so wicked yet. She was probably just a tad naughty at this stage. When the costume is added, she’ll be just adorable! Technorati Tags: altered, big eyed, EBSQ, noelle hunt, one of a [...]
This is a good foundational tutorial for the doll sculptor. Making a proper armature is what the whole sculpture rests on — literally. This video will get you started right. Here’s a very quick, unscripted tutorial I put together. For artists who are already sculpting OOAK art dolls and know something of armature creation, this [...]
When creating a cloth doll, success or failure depends very largely on your pattern. Interesting poses are made by adjusting the pattern … and therein lies the true art of a good dollmaker. You’re working at a small scale where a miscalculation of a quarter inch (or less) will be painfully noticeable. To achieve a [...]
This is so cute! This doll shows what the wicked old witch looked like as a youngster, when she hadn’t become quite so wicked yet. She was probably just a tad naughty at this stage. When the costume is added, she’ll be just adorable! Technorati Tags: altered, big eyed, EBSQ, noelle hunt, one of a [...]
An introduction to Jack Johnston, doll maker, sculptor, and instructor, as well as president of Johnston Original Artdolls. He received the 2008 Crystal Award. Technorati Tags: Crystal Award, Jack Johnston, Sculpting
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This is a good foundational tutorial for the doll sculptor. Making a proper armature is what the whole sculpture rests on — literally. This video will get you started right. Here’s a very quick, unscripted tutorial I put together. For artists who are already sculpting OOAK art dolls and know something of armature creation, this [...]
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Comments are welcome…thanks! This is a slideshow I made of some of my artwork- These are One of A Kind (OOAK) polymer clay and mixed media sculptures, hand sculpted using absolutely no molds ever. I usually sell them through eBay; my eBay ID is “FAEBYMCKAY”I also sculpt animals and paint; hopefully I will have a new slideshow coming soon of those. Song is one of my favorites: “In Love With A Girl” by Gavin DeGraw. No hidden meaning behind the song choice- I just love the song. Thanks so much for checking it out and I hope you enjoy.
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