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Anderson Art Dolls: We’re Making a Doll

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:42:19 +0000

Anderson Art Dolls (Sandy Anderson) walks us through the production of her beautiful dolls, taking us through the process from start to finish. Enjoy!

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Grounded by pandemic, Ankie Daanen, other artists find teaching alternatives online

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:17:08 +0000

With a dollmaking career that’s lasted more than 35 years, Aankie Daanen has become not only an accomplished artist but a sought-after teacher. For years, she has held regular classes and workshops at various shows and other settings around the world. When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s plans for 2020, Daanen faced a choice: simply discontinue teaching for the duration or learn new ways to share her dollmaking knowledge.

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Making a BJD Part 6: Time to Blush

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:46:46 +0000

By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Design and construct a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Materials for Face-Up 6” x 8” Gloss White TileAcrylic Colors Black Light Yellow BrownMatte VarnishFloating MediumNeedle-Nose PliersFake EyelashesSpatulaBrushes Mop Liner 10/0 Liner 18/0 LinerSmall Elastic, Mini-Eyelash CurlerGenesis Oil Colors Dioxazine Purple 1 Mars Black Genesis Red Titanium White […]

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Making a BJD Part 5: Time to Join

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 18:36:45 +0000

By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In Part 5 of Making a BJD, we will be discussing several steps in the BJD creation process including: cutting the grooves on the joints, removing the flash after casting, the correct way of drilling the holes through […]

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Making a BJD Part 4: Upper Body Strength

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:19:39 +0000

By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan In this part we will be discussing the design and construction of the upper limbs of a ball jointed doll. This is fairly easy to do as the movements of these sections are not as complicated as the […]

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Making a BJD Part 3: Out on a Limb

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:20:10 +0000

By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Part 3 focuses on constructing the lower limbs of the BJD and their corresponding joints. Let’s begin by looking at the design and construction of a simple, but effective joint, the thigh. By designing a round joint for […]

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Making a BJD Part 2: Sculpting a Doll with Movement in Mind

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:45:24 +0000

By Joe MacPhale of Ancient Whispers Designing and constructing a modern BJD with a master doll artisan Welcome back to the enchanting world of the BJD design and construction! In this, the second article in the series, I address the design of the geometrical construction and configurations of different parts of the BJD. The Neck […]

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