Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques

by Patti Medaris Culea

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 to color a face, how to create a face using collage techniques as well as stamping and beading, and tips for working with stretchy fabrics to create indented eyes, separate eyelids, and sculpted lips.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

http://www.pmcdesigns.com/

Reviews

[Lindley Walter-smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Four and a half stars). Straight off, I don't really like the style of faces in this book at all, and there is really only one style. Beautifully executed, of course. It's disappointing that there was absolutely zero variation in style: they are all exaggerated semi-realistic Art Cloth Doll Style (TM). Look at the cover and you can see exactly what I mean.

On the other hand, the discussion of materials and techniques is excellent and inspiring, and there are complete doll projects. Like all of this author's books, one of the best parts is seeing what other doll artists have done with her patterns to kickstart creativity.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book. A great help in my dollmaking journey, especially faces.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy step by step instructions for beginner doll makers.
Lots of pretty examples, and costume tips as well.