Book Character

     I have made a ton of hoodie dolls in the past few months. But every once in a while people still ask me to make some unusual dolls. And every once in a while I decide to scare them with the ugly stage. The very first photo I took of this lady (I don't know her name or the name of the book because I just needed the reference so I cropped out the title) was an ugly mess. Though the cloak is actually fairly complete. 

I stopped taking progress shots after the very first  one but decided to get this one of her in-progress boots and gauntlets. They are the correct shape to match up with the reference, but they are definitely the wrong color. 

      In the end I got everything to look just about the way it was supposed to by painting it. I added some matte finish to help protect the paint. I like how she came out. Though it is only my artist interpretation of the cover artist's interpretation of the book character. She's fun though. 

      She also has a removable cloak. I love cloaks and I wish there was more use for them in model horses. Or that they were fashionable in real life. 

      So another unusual doll finished to add to my book. I am starting to work on getting things made for my next live sale. That one will be at the end of March. This time around I am going to try to start with all the smaller things, instead of trying to get those done at the end. Maybe I will feel less stressed if I have all the small stuff done and only have dolls to work on. We'll see.