A recognisable style, what is it? I often wonder why author's dolls are born. Certainly not out of boredom and "nothing to do", as people far from the doll world say... I think dolls are, first of all, an outburst of emotion. When it is difficult to say, but something inside you insistently wants to be heard and seen. It's a need of the soul. Creating ...

Continuing the conversation about alternative dolls, let's get acquainted with the work of the charismatic master Denise Bledsoe Denise Bledsoe calls her works “funny, harmless and bizarre”. The artist lives and works in Southern California (USA) Denise writes about himself: I have been doing art since childhood. As soon as I began to realize myself, I did not spend a single day without pencils, a pen and ...

PROCESSES. Practically a year ago, in the midst of "SELF-ISOLATION", (I would like to say: a long time ago, in one distant, distant Galaxy) we started working... At that time it seemed: three Witches... - what trifles, ten Wizards - nothing. Well, who else is there, - COME ON..... But very soon it turned out that not everything is so simple.... By the way, for example, who would you call witches? If ...

At all times, an important part of the ideal male image was a suit. Neither a knight in a military outfit nor a nobleman in a luxurious outfit could do without it. Doublet - one of the first samples of clothing, which had a huge influence on the cut of the suit. Its development took place over three centuries. Let's get acquainted with the concept: Doublet (from French doublet) - men's clothing, widespread ...

In this video I will tell you how to make a removable wig with magnets, from goat hair, for a doll. The wool is pre-dyed in the desired shade, with ordinary hair dye. For the base of the wig, I use dried wet wipes. First, I wrap the doll's head with cling film to prevent glue from entering. I distribute the napkin on the doll's head, avoiding the formation of folds. The whole surface ...

It's time to tell you about our project "The Whole Truth". Well, dear friends, let's begin... The idea to bring characters from Terry Pratchett's works to life appeared a year ago. Why Pratchett? Yes, because his series of books about the "Flat World" is about our world, about us humans.... It's fantasy, with all the hallmarks of fantasy. Dragons, trolls, elves, dwarves, vampires, witches, ...

In this video I will tell you how to make non-removable shoes for dolls - shoes with bent toes. The first step is to trace the doll's feet with a pencil on cardboard. Arbitrarily drew a template of the sole. I cut out two blanks from thin cardboard. I glued pieces of wire in the toe part of the sole. For better fixation, over the wire, glued paper. According to my idea - bent the socks, ...

Another name for the "Gallant Age" is the "Porcelain Age". Both ladies and gentlemen aspired to resemble porcelain statuettes with their carefree and gracefulness. The Gallant Age was the time of the cult of youth. To achieve this effect was supposed to be with the help of abundant application of powder and blush on the face and hairstyle. Blush was applied not only on the cheeks, but also on the temples and under the eyes, which "gave the look ...

"I'm an artist. I see it this way." Art doll deservedly attracts the attention of the audience. Every year there is a growing interest in doll inserts. Due to its anthropomorphic nature, the doll is close to people like nothing else. It is interesting to a person from early childhood and till the end of his life as his play or ritual image. Before talking about the doll as a ...

Today there is hardly a puppet artist who is not familiar with the books of Nadezhda Gensitskaya, an expert in the field of Puppet Science. Perhaps they are known to everyone. Nadezhda is a recognised author of textbooks on doll making. The way of presentation of the material is very interesting. The peculiarities of embodiment of male and female images in the creation of mobile and static dolls with internal dynamics are revealed. In her books Nadezhda covers ...