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Yep, I’m trying to build up a portfolio. There is a catch though – I’m doing them for free only if I can pick up/drop off at one of our Long Island doll meets (I don’t want to deal with shipping, only under certain circumstances).
I use: Mr. Super Clear Flat, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Golden fluid acrylics and Windsor & Newtown brush cleaner.
I got this cute idea from Dollybird 13. Ingredients: hemp cord, Dixie cup, cardstock, muslin, wood glue, ribbon and mulberry paper flowers. Genius! It’s for a swap so I had to take some pictures before I packed it up. I did buy some black hemp cord so I could make another one for myself.
Don’t I recognize you? National Geographic, cover, ’92.
I made a bunch to sell on DoA and etsy, though some aren’t completely finished yet and are lacking endpapers. I think they’re all roughly 1.5″ x 2″, with one of them being a little more square, about 1.5″ x 1.5″.
Ready-to-print bound books for BJDs!
The Raven Part 1
The Raven Part 2
The Raven Part 3
This printout makes two copies of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Each page creates two identical four-page signatures.
Instructions:
1. Print out Raven_01.
2. Flip the paper over and print out Raven_01 again. You should have a two-sided page with the same thing on each side.
3. Repeat for Raven_02 and Raven_03, creating double-sided pages for each.
4. Trim pages according to the crop marks.
5. Fold pages according to the fold marks.
6. Collate the signatures.
7. Sew signatures together.
Thread-bound Books!
I’ve tested this style of bookbinding a few times and each book has come out better than the last. This method is a little more complicated than my other tutorial, Glue (aka Perfect) Bound Books. It requires a few more supplies that may be harder to come by. Let’s get started!
M. got me a new, and comically large, instant camera for my birthday. I love it! It’s got an awesome neck strap and an ‘adjustable’ focus (1-3 m or landscape shots). There’s also buttons to lighten or darken the shot. It makes loud whirring noises though, which usually scares away my intended subjects (kittens). And the flash is either automatic or on, sometimes I wish I could turn it off. But I really love it! Here’s my favorite shots so far:
I think the full body tattoo would work great for a doll, maybe done in white paint. Both pictures are from a Dover collage book.
I love it when he draws character designs and outfits…someday, I’ll have time to turn them into real (doll) clothes…
Cut Man (sold)
5×7
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