Phone Photos: How to Take Sharp Pictures for Doll IDs, Appraisals
Cameras in cellphones and other devices can take great photos, and there are some simple things you can do to achieve sharp, detailed photos.
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Category: Tutorials
Anderson Art Dolls: We’re Making a Doll
Anderson Art Dolls (Sandy Anderson) walks us through the production of her beautiful dolls, taking...
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From Vinyl to Silicone: Making the leap to a new medium
If you’re a reborn doll artist, you will have no doubt become obsessed with every detail about the color and fine features of babies. You’ll constantly use that knowledge to create color and effects that make your work look alive. The good news is that everything you’ve learned in making reborn dolls is transferable — it will help make you a great silicone artist, too! The tough news is that Silicone painting is a more challenging medium.
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Grounded by pandemic, Ankie Daanen, other artists find teaching alternatives online
With a dollmaking career that’s lasted more than 35 years, Aankie Daanen has become not only an accomplished artist but a sought-after teacher. For years, she has held regular classes and workshops at various shows and other settings around the world. When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s plans for 2020, Daanen faced a choice: simply discontinue teaching for the duration or learn new ways to share her dollmaking knowledge.
Read MoreMaking a BJD Part 6: Time to Blush
By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Design and construct a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Materials for Face-Up 6” x 8” Gloss White TileAcrylic Colors Black Light Yellow BrownMatte VarnishFloating MediumNeedle-Nose...
Read MoreMaking a BJD Part 5: Time to Join
By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In Part 5 of Making a BJD, we will be discussing several steps in the BJD creation process including: cutting the grooves on...
Read MoreMaking a BJD Part 4: Upper Body Strength
By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Photo 1 Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In this part we will be discussing the design and construction of the upper limbs of a ball jointed doll. This is...
Read MoreMaking a BJD Part 3: Out on a Limb
By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Part 3 focuses on constructing the lower limbs of the BJD and their corresponding joints. Photo 1 Let’s begin by looking at...
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