Custom Monster High Doll - Ginger

Meet Ginger

Getting started.  White on eyes, brown details on ears and eyebrows.

Still deciding on her eyebrows, what kind of look I want. 

 Added blush on her cheeks, tinted her lips and blushed the inside of her ears.

Trying different tones around the eyes.  Wiped off the eyebrows.

Wiped back some of my painting and increased some of the dark tones closer to the eyes. 

Finished adding the lower lashes and started playing with eyebrows again.

Added more darks, and decided to keep these eyebrows. 

Also colored inside the nostrils and put faint lines on the lips.

Added first coat of Sakura Crystal to the eyes and lips. I will add more after it dries.

Added the eyelashes and more clear to the eyes.  Her face is done.

Her hands were the purple ones-- not what I wanted for this doll at all.

I started by using a cosmetic sponge and white acrylic paint.  It took 2 coats.  I didn't paint in between the fingers-- because I will be putting a darker color there and the purple will disappear.

First coats of color.  I used burnt sienna and white for the flesh, and black for the glove.

I added a darker color to the flesh - you can see the left side is darker than the right side.

Black and gold were added for greater detail.

Ginger is now ready for some clothes.

Next post will show her in her outfit :)



Anime Doll Eyes

Painting Anime Doll Eyes

Anastasiya Shpagina

 Have you wondered about the appeal of certain doll eyes?  Have you looked at proportions and colors?

The above photo is of 2 real young women.  The effect of Anastasiya looking doll-like is done mostly by applying make-up.

Visit this link, view the video:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

I believe she is wearing contacts in this photo- to make her iris size appear larger.

I have been wanting to take one of the Monster High girls and turn her into an anime character.  I have some drawings, and lots of ideas.  I am more into the warrior style - not the fairy style. 
No matter the style, the eyes must have that quality to capture the anime character.  I could not have put together a better tutorial on it than what you get to see in the above video.

If I do an anime style Monster High, I promise to take photos and post them here.

1950's Anime Eyes

Eye Painting Tutorial here on mymonstercrush:

http://monstercrush.blogspot.com/2012/06/custom-painting-monster-high-dolls.html

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