WARNING
This post is going to show
photographs of
naked plastic dolls.
If you're offended,
upset or aroused by
naked plastic dolls
I'm sorry but
I won't be able to
keep a straight face.
End of Warning
You may be aware of
They look like this.
They're dolls presented as the
high school age
It's an interesting idea,
but I'd never really
looked at the dolls.
Then I found what
doll artists were doing
with the basic doll.
This is Draculaura
She's rockin' a whole Steampunk thing here,
but she doesn't really do anything for me.
Now, a bit of acetone and
some paint and watercolour pencils,
see the same doll transformed.
Angel, by
Almudena Doncel
by
by
To commission a repaint by
Kamarza,
see LA PUPA Magazine
Draculaura
by
on Etsy
All different versions of the
basic Draculaura doll,
rewigged and repainted.
The dolls can be heavily modded, too.
These are morbidly sweet
conjoined twins by
the delightful wicked
at dA.
The basic dolls are produced
in a range of skin colours
including dead.
Like Ghoulia Yelps
and Frankie Stein
You'd think the blue tones would be
hard to make appealing.
But look at these.
and Clothilde
(Ghoulia)
both by Kamarza
Here is a
compare and contrast
image of Frankie
Repaint on the left.
Rebecca,
charity auction
Frankie Stein
by the lovely
by Amber Honey at dA
The dolls lend themselves to
modding
In fact, customising kits
are available
with skeleton arms
or fins or tails
to make whatever
kind of monster doll
you want.
by Kamarza
The dolls can also be altered with apoxie
and clay.
See this amazing work-in-progress
for the Faun from Pan's Labyrinth
by Mourningwake Press.
And here's the finished result.
The same artist also created
Edward Scissorhands
from a MH Spectra
What I learned
from these talented and
inspiring artists
is that the
basic sculpt
is only part of the story,
and colour and shade
can change a doll's face
any way you want.
I've bought a Ghoulia of my own
and I'm going to have a go!
