As I haven't yet learned to space my pictures and underline what they are about, folks will have to figure out what I am saying about different dolls here and what I am doing to them. Firstly, my new molds, I have made 4 new ones. They are not all pictured here as one is plain white and you would not be able to see much. I can't see much either at this point, until some paint is applied. Two of the dolls are of the same antique I tried to copy. The one in the red is my favorite, but the other with dark hair is closer to a true likeness of the antique doll. The other Izannah girl mold whose hair is not painted and has no eyebrows and is incomplete in the painting is a doll that is very pretty and I believe will make a beautiful doll. I tried to copy another antique doll, but failed, and this doll is the result. If you notice the silk knit stockinet has deeper ridges and I made a serious mistake putting it on her. I thought I had the grain going up and down, but got it sideways. ( Never Never Never Never Ever do this. You will have to paint so many coats of paint to fill in the ridges, it's terrible and a stupid mistake I shouldn't have made. This doll would have been painted long ago if it hadn't been for my ( apparently not paying attention to what I was doing ). Alot of my time has been spent in trying to make a new rag doll with a smaller, older looking body and with a pencil face. These dolls will have body suits of a old faded material, and calico dresses, probably just alike, as sisters. These are my first attempt. I also added some slight color to the faces, but don't know if this was a mistake or not. I will make some more with out color and see if I like that better. These old dolls are all different and I think any way you fix them would be alright. Lastly, hair styles. I have once again changed my doll that I have had so much trouble with to a new hair style. I made short bangs. I see I need to darken my distressing, so it doesn't stand out as much, but I like this hair do. This doll will be dressed in a black calico suit. Well, that is all for now. Thanks for visiting.
All the dollies faces look lovely. I do like the hair with bangs, very cute. I don't paint, so it's hard to understand the difficulties one encounters. I just know if I was painting, they would not look so sweet like yours! I love the penciled faces on the rag dolls. That is something I would like to try in my future doll making! Nice job as always Martha.
ReplyDeleteI love to see your works in progress, Martha. You have beautiful dolls here, and good potential with your molds...and I love the rag dolls. Can't wait to see these babies finished. (I especially love the one with the sideways knit--she's going to be very special.)
ReplyDeleteThe dolls from your new molds are very pretty. You have already done so much in this new year! I also enjoy seeing your works in progress, and so look forward to seeing these special dolls when they are finished. I also love the rag dolls...nice faces! The old faded body suits will be just perfect for them.
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