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Monday, September 5, 2011

Pattern Making: Part 2: Finding Your Face and Putting It Together

 
Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted ocean woodland teal between golden scrolls
Additional details - see picture below


Okay, I'm really behind schedule...BUT!...I didn't forget!  Sometimes you just need to step back and focus on other things before you return to what you were doing before.  My sincere apologies.

So, this post will pick up where we left off from Pattern Making: Part 1 - Creating Outlandish Figures:

  • Sew and stuff the soon-to-be-but-I-really-don't-know-what-it-is-yet creature
  • Finding your face - a very easy technique
  • Pics of other WIPs developed from this technique, which is my all-time favorite way of making art dolls
Ready?  Here we go!



All art dolls range from 8" - 20" in height.


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman fabric enhanced with embellishments
Face - hand painted clay face from push mold
Hair - attached feathers


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman fabric


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted black between golden scrolls
Face - hand painted clay face from push mold
and Hoffman remant fabrics using fabric stiffener



Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted candy purple between golden scrolls


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted yellow between golden scrolls
Face - hand painted and gessoed


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Wrond side of Hoffman fabric used for body
Face - hand painted and gessoed


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Wrong side of Hoffman fabric used for face
and
Right side of same fabric used for body


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
info same as above picture


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman fabric enhanced with embellishments
Face - hand painted clay face from a push mold
Hair - attached feathers


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted candy purple between golden scrolls
Face - Remants of Hoffman fabric, both right and wrong sides used
with 2 crystal button eyes


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted candy fuschia pink
and lime grasshopper mint green between golden scrolls
Handpainted and gessoed face


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted ocean woodland teal between golden scrolls
Handpainted face with attached human false eyelashes
Arms, legs, tail - Additional Hoffman fabric remnants


Photo by Gloria von Gesslein
aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Hoffman background fabric hand painted bright azul liquid sky blue between golden scrolls
Vintage pearls with 1 handpainted gold
Face gessoed and hand painted