Paper dolls are so fun to make! I made these a few months ago and finally put them in my etsy shop. Finding the perfect color for the dragon took ages, it was just so hard to decide! I made the drawing first, then made copies to color to see what looked best. The green seemed the most natural, but I'm considering making a rainbow version. I used watercolor for the underpainting and used gouache for details. There's a bit of pan pastel for light touches of color. It's perfect for sheer veils to add depth or contrast. Fairies are one of my favorite subjects for paper dolls; possibly because I was so fixated on them as a kid. I remember seeing an antique photo of girls watching fairies fly around them and using a magnifying glass to figure out if it was real. A big part of me didn't want to know if it was real, but my nature is a curious one. It didn't really matter if it was real, I just loved the idea of magic. But then, who doesn't? I place these guys around my studio, so it looks like they just landed to make a delivery.
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Ceramic paper dolls? Hmm, yes please! These beautiful, one of a kind ceramic creations by Sonia Pulido have just made my day. Love the detailed linings in blue and their wonderful, whimsical style. The bird ladies in the second image, called Zoe, Sarah & Juno, are my favorites. Based in Barcelona, Sonia Pulido is a Ceramist and […]
Hi all, I'm back with two more French Pantin - Jumping Jack - Paper Dolls by d'Epinal from the late 1800's. This time it's two of my favorite figures - The Chinese Dancers. And to add a bit more fun to the restoration process, I've created several new color versions of both dolls for your crafting pleasure. The original colors for the dolls as you see them below are nice but these are such fun characters that I thought they could take a bit of jazzing up just for the fun of it - so you'll have to tell me what you think after seeing them all. These are my restored version of the original characters. Pantin is the French word for Jumping-Jack Puppet and these type of dolls were popular in Europe from the 1700's till the early 1900's. Originally such dolls were made of wood or a pressboard material then later they were made simply of paper. The "Jumping-Jack part of the dolls comes from how they are assembled and the strings used to help the puppets: move, jump, dance... The great thing about these dolls is you can simply put them together with adhesive if you want a stationary doll or if you want a bit of poseable movement, brads or eyelets work great. An example of a large "Jumping-Jack" with string can be seen - HERE See more about Jumping-Jacks HERE and on string assembly HERE My Pantin paper doll assembly instruction sheet on how to make them dance can be found HERE There are several nice sized images of vintage Pantin paper dolls on the web, however you have to remember that when they were originally made many of the mass produced figures were extremely inexpensive and not of the greatest print quality. One of my projects over the past several months has been to see if I could "perk" some of these old treasures up for use in several upcoming projects I wanted to undertake. I have to say that so far they are cleaning up quite nicely. I'll let you be the judge as to weather you would be more inclined to use these dolls in their original state with all their antique charm or the updated versions I've created. Either way I hope you enjoy these Chinese Dancers and the other d'Epinal paper dolls I've posted before them. This is my restored version of the China Lady Doll This is the original Antique image I started with - from pilllpat at flickr Even in her vintage stat you can see this dolls charm and why I was drawn to give her a makeover. She just begged to be played with but the drabness of her face and the faded/splotched ink blemishes cried out for attention before that could happen. The above original doll can be found - HERE The same went for her partner who originally started looking much the same. This is the original vintage image of the China Man paper doll from - pilllpat on flickr I am ever so grateful to generous contributors who place lovely vintage images like these on the web so us crafty types have the opportunity to digitally own them and alter them as needed for our projects. I hope you will take the opportunity to discover all the wonderful vintage treasures pilllpat has placed on her flickr account for your viewing and crafting pleasure. The original of the China Man can be found - HERE *** Hours of digital work in Photoshop was required for me to change my little China man from his original vintage state to the new man he is today, or at least one of my versions of him - giggles. My updated version based on the original French Pantin bu d'Epinal I believe his outlines are sharper, his coloring while still retaining some of the antique charm are now brighter, the coverage is improved and his face has perked up a bit. I pretty much stayed at restoring the dolls in my other "Pantin" conversions and maybe adding in a few additional limbs for variety. I wanted to somthing a bit different with this set of characters and decided to create several color versions as their variety factor - since the are just too fun for words, in my opinion. I've even taken a few of them and created png dolls so you can see them in a few poses or to be used in digital or handmade crafts should you wish to do that. png versions of two of my re-colorized dolls in fun poses - these two coordinate but don't match exactly. The above figures required an additional arm for each of them to create these poses. To create the same in paper you would need to print the man twice so you could get a duplicate of his left arm, allowing him to have one arme pointing up and one behind his back. For the lady you would need to print one normally and one in reverse so you have well matched arms to place behind her hips. png versions of two of my re-colorized dolls in fun poses - these two are a matching set. Here are two more that work well with the set above yet are in slightly different poses. This time the figures are a matched set color wise. I've digitally cut away the extra "draping" fabric so you can see another way to easily alter their appearance, should you choose to do so when creating these as paper dolls. Only one image of the man or lady would be needed to create these poses. The New Paper Doll Collection - Colors!!!! I hope you enjoy hours of crafting pleasure with this selection of Dancing China paper dolls as did those who originally played with them in 1800's France. The best part is we now have color options they never did. Tip - for durability I suggest mounting your printed sheets to heavy cardstock or light chipboard (recycled cereal boxes are great for this) before cutting out your figures, especially if you will be constructing them with mini brads or eyelets. Also, for variety you can print multiple image in regular and reverse so you can create more options for posing your figures, it's just fun to play and see what combinations you can come up with. I like the idea of printing one regular and one reverse. Mounting them on chipboard and cutting them out then assembling each doll back-to-back using eyelets so that no matter how you flip the doll you see the pretty side and not a plain back. I've made matching set so you would have figures that worked well together at all times; however many of them mix and match well together so you figures don't always have to be matchy-matchy. There are 10 sets of dolls total so hopefully you will find a few you like - grins. Aubergine version 1 Remember to click on each image to pull up the larger version of it before saving. This way you will be saving the larger image and not the smaller thumbnail you see here. Aubergine Version 2 Blue Version Blue-Green Version Brick & Slate Version Green & Grape Version Plum and Raspberry Version Teal Version Wine Version And one last time my version of the original color scheme from the vintage set. My version of the original d'Epinal doll set Again - Remember to click on each image to pull up the larger version before saving it. This way you will be saving the larger image and not the smaller thumbnail you see here. This will make a huge difference when you finally try to use the image later on. Please visit my previous post to learn more about French Pantin Paper Dolls and to see the other vintage doll images I've given a makeover. "Pantin" Post #1 - About French "Pantin" Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #2 - Mr & Mrs Polichinelle Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #3 - Gypsy Lady and Man Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #4 - Scottish Lass & Gypsy Pirate - click HERE "Pantin" Post #5 - Harlequin, Pierrette, Polichinelle - click HERE "Pantin" Post #6 - China Doll Dancing Dolls - Currently Viewing The French were not the only ones to produce these types of puppet dolls. They were made in a variety of countries and called by various names. "Pantins" are what they were named by the French maker d'Epinal on his printed sheets. Originals of these types of dolls are still available if you search hard and are willing to pay the price, luckily there are very generous people who do not mind posting images of originals so the rest of us get to drool over their collections and occasionally find images in a high enough resolution to play with; as I've been able to do for these posts. (you can even find them in animal form like these d'Epinals - also from pilllipat at flickr) The Show Pony/Circus Horse and Donkey paper dolls by d'Epinal make an interesting twist to a jointed paper doll collection and these are in great printing condition, so I hope add them to your collection too. The Pony can be found - HERE and the Donkey can be found - HERE ***** Personally I am not actively searching to add originals of these dolls to my collection; however there are a few exceptions of that rule as always. Here are a few elusive sheets I hope to one day own and post for your playful enjoyment, so wish me luck as I search for the following d'Epinal sheets. Top on my list is this set of Chinese and Turkish dolls - arn't they great? d'Epinal Pantin Sheet #1 - Pantins Danseurs Chinois et Turcs- Dancers Chinese and Turks I discovered this sheet - HERE and am able to purchase a reproduction print at places like - HERE but then I can't share them on my blog. I love this set so much that I may one day break down and buy it to frame and hang on my wall. We shall see. d'Epinal Pantin sheet No.845 I would like to get the lady Spanish Dancer, the Cavalier next to her and the uniformed man above her - who knows it could one day happen and I'll post them for you if it ever does. d"Epinal Pantins sheet No. 844 I'd like to get the two lovely ladies from this sheet as well so if I'm ever fortunate enough to get these or any other vintage "dancing" dolls like them I'll do my best to share them with you. - grins. Vintage Pantin from the - Spielzeugmuseum Nurmburg So far this is the best quality image of the Fairy Dancer "Sylphide" I've been able to locate; but at least it lets me know that she was available individually and not just on a group sheet. I believe that wraps up my French d'Epinal digital collection for "Pantins" at this time; but I do have some other vintage "Dancing" dolls and some interesting modern ones to share with you on upcoming post. Please let me know if you are enjoying this series or if you know of any resources out there there with vintage pantins out on the web that I may have missed, and so others can find them too. Till Next Time...
Do you have an affinity for all things medical or anatomical? Perhaps you've always wanted to perform an autopsy but can't be bothered spending all those long years in medical school? Do you believe in the existence of Mermaids and or Aliens? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then this paper doll is for you! This paper doll is a digital print of my original colour pencil drawing, printed on medium weight paper. She is posable and has four cover pieces, which swing aside to reveal detailed drawings of the internal anatomy of a mermaid. She measures 36.5cm or roughly 14.4" tall assembled. Choose one of 2 options: Assembled - If you're not that great with a pair of scissors, detest spending time on fiddly things, or simply want me to do all the hard work. Each assembled doll is signed by me & comes ready to play or be displayed. Un-assembled - If your feeling crafty. This DIY kit needs to be cut out and assembled by you. Included in the kit is two sheets of mermaid paper doll parts, an instruction sheet & 8 silver brads.
This charming digital paper doll was designed by Grace Drayton in 1916. The file was scanned at 300dpi and measures approx. 10" x 15". All of the digital files in The Curious Archive were scanned at 300 dpi or higher resolution from original works in my personal collection. They have been carefully restored using professional imaging software. I DO NOT sell low resolution files culled from the internet. Please contact me if you require a higher resolution scan or an original distressed scan for a special project.
This Lady Cat done by Evelyn Gathings seems like she is looking up at someone with love in her eyes. The outfit is wonderful and look at the tea tray with fruit bowl and towel. This lady always di…
These are the promised pictures of one of the cut out paper dolls. They are fixed on hangers and I'll keep this one for my "little girl...
Set of 4 Norwegian Paper bunad dolls. Size of each is 9"x12". Printed on card stock. Shipping is included in the price.
I think I might be a little obsessed with paper dolls lately. Here's another one! This is a fairy I painted with watercolors and egg tempera on paper. I love how they can be posed! Azalea and I played with her for awhile, rearranging her petals and leaves, placing her in front of different backdrops and coming up with ideas for her name. She thought of 'Lyra', while I said 'Grunty' or even better, 'Wingding'. I find it amusing to come up with really weird names and see Azalea's face. Its so cute how she tries to be nice about my horrible choice of names. Here are a few samples I made before finishing the doll. The one on the left is the first draft that I used to make the pattern. The strangely colored version is one I printed on our printer (the black ran out) to use as a test to make sure the limbs looked natural when assembled. This is the finished painting, with the pencil lines still on it. I like this girl. Her palette was inspired by Jack-in-the-Pulpits (a bizarre woodland flower that grows in our backyard) and a lovely butterfly called a Blue Pansy. I have to admit I find making these pretty relaxing. I work on them between projects, or when I start getting stressed out. Of course, I am getting pretty frazzled with Art Fest just a couple of weeks away! I'm not worried about teaching, or having enough materials, or if folks will get their monies worth - I know the projects and am not stingy with information, so I think it will be good. I worry about things like sending the materials, which are sensitive, that could leak, or be ruined by some over enthusiastic person checking packages. I just need to have faith that things will arrive safely. Anyway, I've been working non-stop on the classes to make sure they are amazing.
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Hi all, I'm back with two more French Pantin - Jumping Jack - Paper Dolls by d'Epinal from the late 1800's. This time it's two of my favorite figures - The Chinese Dancers. And to add a bit more fun to the restoration process, I've created several new color versions of both dolls for your crafting pleasure. The original colors for the dolls as you see them below are nice but these are such fun characters that I thought they could take a bit of jazzing up just for the fun of it - so you'll have to tell me what you think after seeing them all. These are my restored version of the original characters. Pantin is the French word for Jumping-Jack Puppet and these type of dolls were popular in Europe from the 1700's till the early 1900's. Originally such dolls were made of wood or a pressboard material then later they were made simply of paper. The "Jumping-Jack part of the dolls comes from how they are assembled and the strings used to help the puppets: move, jump, dance... The great thing about these dolls is you can simply put them together with adhesive if you want a stationary doll or if you want a bit of poseable movement, brads or eyelets work great. An example of a large "Jumping-Jack" with string can be seen - HERE See more about Jumping-Jacks HERE and on string assembly HERE My Pantin paper doll assembly instruction sheet on how to make them dance can be found HERE There are several nice sized images of vintage Pantin paper dolls on the web, however you have to remember that when they were originally made many of the mass produced figures were extremely inexpensive and not of the greatest print quality. One of my projects over the past several months has been to see if I could "perk" some of these old treasures up for use in several upcoming projects I wanted to undertake. I have to say that so far they are cleaning up quite nicely. I'll let you be the judge as to weather you would be more inclined to use these dolls in their original state with all their antique charm or the updated versions I've created. Either way I hope you enjoy these Chinese Dancers and the other d'Epinal paper dolls I've posted before them. This is my restored version of the China Lady Doll This is the original Antique image I started with - from pilllpat at flickr Even in her vintage stat you can see this dolls charm and why I was drawn to give her a makeover. She just begged to be played with but the drabness of her face and the faded/splotched ink blemishes cried out for attention before that could happen. The above original doll can be found - HERE The same went for her partner who originally started looking much the same. This is the original vintage image of the China Man paper doll from - pilllpat on flickr I am ever so grateful to generous contributors who place lovely vintage images like these on the web so us crafty types have the opportunity to digitally own them and alter them as needed for our projects. I hope you will take the opportunity to discover all the wonderful vintage treasures pilllpat has placed on her flickr account for your viewing and crafting pleasure. The original of the China Man can be found - HERE *** Hours of digital work in Photoshop was required for me to change my little China man from his original vintage state to the new man he is today, or at least one of my versions of him - giggles. My updated version based on the original French Pantin bu d'Epinal I believe his outlines are sharper, his coloring while still retaining some of the antique charm are now brighter, the coverage is improved and his face has perked up a bit. I pretty much stayed at restoring the dolls in my other "Pantin" conversions and maybe adding in a few additional limbs for variety. I wanted to somthing a bit different with this set of characters and decided to create several color versions as their variety factor - since the are just too fun for words, in my opinion. I've even taken a few of them and created png dolls so you can see them in a few poses or to be used in digital or handmade crafts should you wish to do that. png versions of two of my re-colorized dolls in fun poses - these two coordinate but don't match exactly. The above figures required an additional arm for each of them to create these poses. To create the same in paper you would need to print the man twice so you could get a duplicate of his left arm, allowing him to have one arme pointing up and one behind his back. For the lady you would need to print one normally and one in reverse so you have well matched arms to place behind her hips. png versions of two of my re-colorized dolls in fun poses - these two are a matching set. Here are two more that work well with the set above yet are in slightly different poses. This time the figures are a matched set color wise. I've digitally cut away the extra "draping" fabric so you can see another way to easily alter their appearance, should you choose to do so when creating these as paper dolls. Only one image of the man or lady would be needed to create these poses. The New Paper Doll Collection - Colors!!!! I hope you enjoy hours of crafting pleasure with this selection of Dancing China paper dolls as did those who originally played with them in 1800's France. The best part is we now have color options they never did. Tip - for durability I suggest mounting your printed sheets to heavy cardstock or light chipboard (recycled cereal boxes are great for this) before cutting out your figures, especially if you will be constructing them with mini brads or eyelets. Also, for variety you can print multiple image in regular and reverse so you can create more options for posing your figures, it's just fun to play and see what combinations you can come up with. I like the idea of printing one regular and one reverse. Mounting them on chipboard and cutting them out then assembling each doll back-to-back using eyelets so that no matter how you flip the doll you see the pretty side and not a plain back. I've made matching set so you would have figures that worked well together at all times; however many of them mix and match well together so you figures don't always have to be matchy-matchy. There are 10 sets of dolls total so hopefully you will find a few you like - grins. Aubergine version 1 Remember to click on each image to pull up the larger version of it before saving. This way you will be saving the larger image and not the smaller thumbnail you see here. Aubergine Version 2 Blue Version Blue-Green Version Brick & Slate Version Green & Grape Version Plum and Raspberry Version Teal Version Wine Version And one last time my version of the original color scheme from the vintage set. My version of the original d'Epinal doll set Again - Remember to click on each image to pull up the larger version before saving it. This way you will be saving the larger image and not the smaller thumbnail you see here. This will make a huge difference when you finally try to use the image later on. Please visit my previous post to learn more about French Pantin Paper Dolls and to see the other vintage doll images I've given a makeover. "Pantin" Post #1 - About French "Pantin" Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #2 - Mr & Mrs Polichinelle Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #3 - Gypsy Lady and Man Dolls - click HERE "Pantin" Post #4 - Scottish Lass & Gypsy Pirate - click HERE "Pantin" Post #5 - Harlequin, Pierrette, Polichinelle - click HERE "Pantin" Post #6 - China Doll Dancing Dolls - Currently Viewing The French were not the only ones to produce these types of puppet dolls. They were made in a variety of countries and called by various names. "Pantins" are what they were named by the French maker d'Epinal on his printed sheets. Originals of these types of dolls are still available if you search hard and are willing to pay the price, luckily there are very generous people who do not mind posting images of originals so the rest of us get to drool over their collections and occasionally find images in a high enough resolution to play with; as I've been able to do for these posts. (you can even find them in animal form like these d'Epinals - also from pilllipat at flickr) The Show Pony/Circus Horse and Donkey paper dolls by d'Epinal make an interesting twist to a jointed paper doll collection and these are in great printing condition, so I hope add them to your collection too. The Pony can be found - HERE and the Donkey can be found - HERE ***** Personally I am not actively searching to add originals of these dolls to my collection; however there are a few exceptions of that rule as always. Here are a few elusive sheets I hope to one day own and post for your playful enjoyment, so wish me luck as I search for the following d'Epinal sheets. Top on my list is this set of Chinese and Turkish dolls - arn't they great? d'Epinal Pantin Sheet #1 - Pantins Danseurs Chinois et Turcs- Dancers Chinese and Turks I discovered this sheet - HERE and am able to purchase a reproduction print at places like - HERE but then I can't share them on my blog. I love this set so much that I may one day break down and buy it to frame and hang on my wall. We shall see. d'Epinal Pantin sheet No.845 I would like to get the lady Spanish Dancer, the Cavalier next to her and the uniformed man above her - who knows it could one day happen and I'll post them for you if it ever does. d"Epinal Pantins sheet No. 844 I'd like to get the two lovely ladies from this sheet as well so if I'm ever fortunate enough to get these or any other vintage "dancing" dolls like them I'll do my best to share them with you. - grins. Vintage Pantin from the - Spielzeugmuseum Nurmburg So far this is the best quality image of the Fairy Dancer "Sylphide" I've been able to locate; but at least it lets me know that she was available individually and not just on a group sheet. I believe that wraps up my French d'Epinal digital collection for "Pantins" at this time; but I do have some other vintage "Dancing" dolls and some interesting modern ones to share with you on upcoming post. Please let me know if you are enjoying this series or if you know of any resources out there there with vintage pantins out on the web that I may have missed, and so others can find them too. Till Next Time...
I figured I would kick off the ICD tutorial series with a project I've been wanting to make for quite some time. I first saw this tutorial...
Paper Doll Articulated Digital Printable / kit diy / Articulated Paper Doll / butterfly / fairy / jointed paper doll / faerie / blue / kit diy / paperdoll / articulated fairy This stunning Madame Butterfly collection is packed full of winged beauties. Firstly, the main lady with brilliantly blue and gold wings, an elegant pose and cheeky look. Madame can also be created in her true butterfly form with two pairs of beautiful outspread wings. There are mini versions of these as well as a flutter of smaller butterflies in a variety of colours. Use her in an art journal or scrapbook layout, a wall decoration or mixed media project. Dangle her on a french armoir key or a brass door handle. Cheer up your desk by leaning her on your pen cup or dress up a mirror. Sit her on the edge of your computer screen! This would make a beautiful gift for a special person who has always been the wing beneath your wings! Upon purchase, you'll be able to instantly download a high resolution, 300dpi jpg image of your template. You can print it yourself, or you can send the file to a print shop to print the image to art paper. This item is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, no physical product will be posted to you in the mail. Embellishments and props NOT included. Please note - This artwork is for Personal Use Only! Please do not re-sell my art.
With Easter coming, I thought I'd remind you about the free printable vintage paper dolls I featured awhile back. They could be fun addit...
Dolly Dingle is a contemporary of Rose O’Neill’s Kewpies, and was born in 1913. She resembles the Kewpies, and has the same fat, rosy cheeks and wide, almost googly side-glancing eyes, but where most of the Kewpies are cherubs or babies, Dolly is a little girl. Like O’Neill, however, Drayton enjoye
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Paper Doll Articulated Digital Printable / kit diy / Articulated Paper Doll / butterfly / fairy / jointed paper doll / faerie / blue / kit diy / paperdoll / articulated fairy This stunning Madame Butterfly collection is packed full of winged beauties. Firstly, the main lady with brilliantly blue and gold wings, an elegant pose and cheeky look. Madame can also be created in her true butterfly form with two pairs of beautiful outspread wings. There are mini versions of these as well as a flutter of smaller butterflies in a variety of colours. Use her in an art journal or scrapbook layout, a wall decoration or mixed media project. Dangle her on a french armoir key or a brass door handle. Cheer up your desk by leaning her on your pen cup or dress up a mirror. Sit her on the edge of your computer screen! This would make a beautiful gift for a special person who has always been the wing beneath your wings! Upon purchase, you'll be able to instantly download a high resolution, 300dpi jpg image of your template. You can print it yourself, or you can send the file to a print shop to print the image to art paper. This item is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, no physical product will be posted to you in the mail. Embellishments and props NOT included. Please note - This artwork is for Personal Use Only! Please do not re-sell my art.
