Sunday 22 April 2012

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Dolly doodles...

Well, not exactly! I've decided to take part in a doll swap over at stitchin fingers, particularly as the theme is Elements... well, the four, at least. Those of you that know me will understand I just couldn't say no - I've been interested and working with the four elements and symbols for years i one form or another, but I've never made Elemental dolls.
True to form, I start from scratch, so having designed the doll look, I went on to creating a set of symbols to use on the fabrics...
This is the first stage, the pen and ink design....

Air
Earth














Fire
Water
                              














I also decided to make a finished panel for each symbol, never one to pass up an excuse to doodle!

 
The others are done in a similar fashion.....
 
The next stages are countless... drop it into Photoshop and play.... colour them in, add a few filters... and come up with a collection of useful symbols...

I hate that my BA lecturer thinks photoshop is not an honest artist tool- so oldschool- it is so versatile, what she doesn't appreciate is that you still need a reasonable depth of knowledge to get what you want, and still have to master the software to create what you want... so what's the difference to using a paintbrush?


So here's the complete set in full colour, but un-enhanced...



I've painted the fabrics for the bodies using fabric paints, here they are, cut and painted, ready to sew together, but I need to find the right leg,arms and face fabrics first...


I've got till the end of June to finish one, but I reckon I'll have the set done as a whole, just too much fun not to!

5 comments:

  1. fabulous! these are so incredibly cool!

    i love symbols and the elements... i haven't played around much yet in the area of symbols but it's on the agenda...

    your color choices are fantastic too

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  2. Thankyou Sherri, there is alot to the symbols, it's great to research. The colours are those already associated with each symbol, minus the fifth element spirit which is white.

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  3. love how your brain works and the amazing creativity that emerges - these will be so gorgeous I know - can't wait to see them. xxruth

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  4. Gorgeous! As always, you do wonders no matter what material or program,lol, you use. I really love the symbols, the colors are beautiful.

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  5. Kal you are amazing. Your symbols are beautiful and I look forward to seeing your dolls.

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