Porcelain Doll Design And Creation

Popular German artist Brigitte Von Messner teaches you how to make beautiful porcelain dolls with cloth bodies. The award-winning artist shares her secrets, techniques, tips and sculpting skills; full-colour close-up photographs of each step accompany the text. Learn how to design and sculpt, paint eyes and facial features, make hands and feet, sew and string cloth bodies and make clothes using full-size patterns.

The author of Anatomy of a Doll “gives us a gift by distilling the spirits found in doll/figure art . . . then explains the fundamentals to pave the way” (Barbara Campbell, editor of Soft Dolls & Animals!). Advance your dollmaking skills with this in-depth guide by master-dollmaker Susanna Oroyan! Susanna introduces you to her concept of “imaginative engineering” with a collection of design directions and technical processes that will help your ideas translate into reality. Expands on concepts presented in Anatomy of a Doll and Fantastic Figures. Covers a wide variety of construction methods, such as applications of wire armature in body construction, general concepts of mold making, sculpture mechanics, in-depth discussion of jointed figures, and methods of assembling your doll. More than 250 full-color photos of dolls from 130 of the world’s top doll artists. Over 200 detailed illustrations. Explains elements of design, such as focal point, scale, harmony, style, and the use of color, texture, and pattern. Learn techniques of proportion for working with the human figure. An excellent technical resource and reference book that will teach you how to develop ideas, then construct advanced art figures or dolls. “The doll world has only just recovered from the excitement of having Anatomy of a Doll which showed us what was possible. Now we can learn to get it with this new effort, the fabulous Designing the Doll. Thank you, Susanna, where would we be without you?” —Elinor Peace Bailey, author of Storytelling with Dolls “Demystifies the creation of dolls by offering techniques, basic construction and some very good thoughts on design . . . Filled with diagrams and color photos of dolls from some of the top contemporary doll-makers, inspiration is on every page.” —Polymer Clay

The Doll Scene features hundreds of custom-created dolls by the hands of some of the best artists worldwide using mainly original Blythe, Pullip, Ball Jointed Dolls, Dal, or Monster High dolls as “raw material� to generate their lovely and stunning characters. These dolls have an oversized head and large eyes that change colors!DIV/divChanging everything from the original serialized doll— hair, makeup, reshaping faces, adding new eyelashes, eyelids and clothing— the artists featured in The Doll Scene create some truly amazing figures.

Dolls are, by definition, playthings. But the best of today's dolls are highly collectible works of art. This book traces the history of dolls and doll collecting, and takes you into the wonderful world of artists dolls, many of which sell for thousands of dollars. The stunning creations of fifty internationally renowned artists are showcased in full-colour photographs. Discover the artists and delight in their inspiring stories.

More than mere playthings, Enchanted Dolls are elegantly sculpted and articulated works of art. Strikingly nude, engraved or adorned in opulent sculptural costumes of precious metals, gemstones and rare found objects, each doll intricately conveys an aspect of our humanity. As Marina says 'the reason I love making dolls is because it it's a multidisciplinary art form. To create a doll I get to do it all: sculpture, industrial design, painting, engraving, mold-making, drawing, metalwork, fashion and jewellery design. I want it all!'

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