I love it when he draws character designs and outfits…someday, I’ll have time to turn them into real (doll) clothes…
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Cut Man (sold)
5×7
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Metroid
5×5
I had an DollZone tan Xi head just lying around, so I decided to give it a faceup and sell it…here’s a progress shot, I think eventually I’d like some mehndi-inpsired facial tattoos and decoration.
I’ve been glueing together organs from a ‘Visible Man’ kit for the organs of my jointed anatomy doll. After glueing them together I fill in any deep gaps with air-dry china clay. I’ve been very happy with the clay, it doesn’t shrink as much as I thought it would. I would have liked to sculpt the organs myself but knowing I’m such a perfectionist I wouldn’t be happy my results.
But none of them sold…
Inspired by Domadoll’s Ippo, I was thinking of making a doll that could function as speakers for an mp3 player. I was even thinking two dolls together for a stereo effect would be cool.
The key to a successful pixel painting is good planning. You’re going to need: a printer, a pencil, a pen, some little jars with lids, tiny brushes (Round, size 000 or 3/0), Photoshop and possibly a copy machine. And paints! I like Golden fluid acrylics, the consistency is excellent for this type of precision painting. You can use regular, heavy body acrylics, just thin them with water.
1. Choose your sprites…wisely
You can do any size sprite, just keep in mind that a larger, more complex sprite will require a larger canvas and more shades of paint. For starting out I’d say 8-bit is the way to go, you don’t want to burn out trying to complete a larger piece. For this How-To I’m gonna be painting the Green Dragon monster from Dragon Warrior III.
My pieces in the show:
Blooper, from Super Mario Bros.4 x 5″
Slime, from Dragon Quest I4 x 4″
Kirby, from Kirby’s Adventures5 x 5″
Green Dragon, from Dragon Quest III8 x 10″
Skeleton Warrior, from The Legend of Zelda
4 x4 “
I’ll have my pixel paintings in the show!