Book Description
The face is the most important feature of a doll—it is also the most challenging. So it is surprising that there is so little instruction available on creating doll faces. This book fills that void. Author Patti Medaris Culea began her career in art as a portrait painter and she puts that experience to work when creating her doll faces. In this book, she shows readers a simple technique for easily creating faces using her step-by-step approach. She gives her tips for how to divide the face into quadrants, graft features together, and much more. Every aspect of doll making is covered—from the basics to detailed techniques for making the various faces to instructions for putting a pattern together. Readers will learn how to use watercolor pencils, acrylics, and fabric paints, as well as learn techniques for using collage, stamping, and beading, and will find tips for working with stretchy fabrics to create indented eyes, separate eyelids, and sculpted lips.
About the Author
Patti Medaris Culea makes one-of-a-kind art dolls and has a full line of cloth doll patterns. She is the author of Creative Cloth Doll Making (Rockport 2003). She lives in San Diego, California.
Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques FROM THE PUBLISHER
The face is the most important feature of a doll-it is also the most challenging. So it is surprising that there is so little instruction available on creating doll faces. This book fills that void.
Author Patti Medaris Culea began her career in art as a portrait painter and she puts that experience to work when creating her doll faces. In this book, she shows readers a simple technique for easily creating faces using her step-by-step approach. She gives her tips for how to divide the face into quadrants, graft features together, and much more.
Every aspect of doll making is covered-from the basics to detailed techniques for making the various faces to instructions for putting a pattern together. Readers will learn how to use watercolor pencils, acrylics, and fabric paints, as well as learn techniques for using collage, stamping, and beading, and will find tips for working with stretchy fabrics to create indented eyes, separate eyelids, and sculpted lips.
Author Bio: Patti Medaris Culea makes one-of-a-kind art dolls and has a full line of cloth doll patterns. She is the author of Creative Cloth Doll Making (Rockport 2003). She lives in San Diego, California.
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