Today, there is hardly a puppeteer artist who is not familiar with the books of the expert in the field of Puppetry Nadezhda Gensitskaya.

Perhaps they are known to everyone.

Nadezhda is an acclaimed author of puppet-making tutorials.

Combining the experience of an artist and a teacher, the master presents a complete course on creating an author's doll.

The way of presenting the material is very interesting. The features of the embodiment of male and female images in the creation of a mobile and static doll with internal dynamics are revealed.

In her books, Nadezhda covers all stages of working on an art doll. Each edition is devoted to a specific topic, revealing the techniques of creating and the dolls themselves and accessories, which are necessary to create a holistic image.

The first book, which gave the series its name, The Story of a Doll, was written in 2004.

The book introduces the technology of making dolls from polymer plastics, namely the characteristics of the materials, the sculptural part, making the frame and stuffing the body, painting the doll, making the hairstyle, sewing the clothes and mounting the finished work on a stand.

"Shoes for a doll" - 2007 г.

The book shows a real technology for making different types of shoes, adapted for a doll: terminology, making pads, building patterns and sewing various models of shoes.

"Basics of Puppet Sculpture", 2009

An illustrated course for beginners in anatomy and sculpture basics, from considering the basic proportions of human bodies to sculpting the head, arms and legs. The book shows the basic techniques of working with expressive means of sculpture - the construction of volumetric form, plastic modelling (modelling), development of silhouette, and texture. Polymer plastic is used as sculptural material.

"Dress, shirt, trousers" -2010

The book describes in detail the technique of constructing the basic patterns for dolls' clothing by moulage method; several styles of clothing are presented, from the construction of the pattern and the processing of fabric - to the sewing of the finished product.

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"Doll furniture" —2013 g.

Illustrated course. The publication contains methods, techniques and techniques for making and decorating various types of furniture for dolls.

"It's all in the hat" -2016  

Illustrated course on making doll hats. The book presents real technology for making hats from various materials, adapted for dolls.

"Peculiarities of working with self-curing masses" - 2018

The publication provides an overview of self-hardening materials, their use for the manufacture of art dolls. As well as technical methods of work, features of processing and painting.

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And Nadezhda Gensicka's newest book, Puppets. A Sense of Colour - 2021.

The publication consists of a textbook describing the colors and color characteristics for determining the color type of the doll, and working materials: test collages, palettes and color cards for draping.

We analyze the subtleties and details: skin tone, hair color, eyes; color combinations; determination of the warmth, lightness and contrast of the doll; drawing up an individual palette.

Nadezhda says:

I am interested in creating educational books. Interest to study a problem or technique, adapt it to our puppet theme and tell all this to the masters. 

I think that my knowledge to some extent influenced the formation and development of doll making technologies. Having studied them, masters come up with new moves and use them in their work.

We can safely say that today, puppeteer artists, amateurs and admirers of the author's dolls have their own encyclopedia, a series of books that gives an opportunity to join knowledge and boldly step into the process of creation and the atmosphere of creativity.

And the books of Nadezhda Gensitskaya will help them with this.

Today, all Books of the "History of a Doll" series, including the new one, can be purchased on the website: http://dollbook.store