Art Doll

Pattern Making For Lifelike Cloth Dolls

Admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:43:10 +0000

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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Wicked Witch of the east OZ altered art doll

Admin — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:45:39 +0000

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!

Here she is the wicked witch of the east in less than 6 min. This is a custom doll done for a dear dear friend of mine who is also a HUGE OZ fan. She still needs her costume finsiheed but for all intents and purposes she’s done

Wicked Witch of the East

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Jack Johnston, introduction to the art doll master

Admin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:40:59 +0000

An introduction to Jack Johnston, doll maker, sculptor, and instructor, as well as president of Johnston Original Artdolls. He received the 2008 Crystal Award.

Dollmaker, Jack Johnston

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Art Dolls by Lidija Fairbanks

Admin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:26:34 +0000

Art Dolls by Lidija Fairbanks

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my prized art doll from llcreations

Admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:24:06 +0000

i won lisa lectura’s first give-away….take a look!

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Drawing an Armature Map for OOAK Art Dolls

Admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:30:03 +0000

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 video shows how to draw an armature map. After drawing your armature map, you can bend the wire for your sculpture over this map.

Please don’t mind my voice- I have a cold!

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Creating a Phantom of the Opera Inspired Mixed Media Collage Paper Art Doll

Admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:07:02 +0000

See the creation of a mixed media paper art doll in collage, shadow box style. Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera movie. Visit The Artful Paper Doll for more paper dolls and to participate!

www.papercatdesigns.ning.com

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Fairy Art Doll OOAK Clay faerie Faebymckay-song Gavin DeGraw

Admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:54:03 +0000

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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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Primitive Folk Art Doll – How to Make Miniature Doll Art

Admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:39:02 +0000

http://www.milliande.com/Primitive-Folk-Art-Doll.html

VIEW CLOSEUP PICTURE

Art Doll Pendant – How to Make a Miniature art Doll

Download Free Pattern at

http://www.milliande.com/Primitive-Folk-Art-Doll.html

You can also see a close up version of the Art Doll on the same page

Pattern is downloadable in various sizes
Enjoy
…Milliande

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Doll Artists Show Creations At Annual NIADA Conference

Admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:28:19 +0000

Professional doll artists get together to show off their best work at the Annual NIADA Conference. Here we see some glimpses of what’s possible from the hands of talented artists.

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