Advance your dollmaking skills with this in-depth guide by master-dollmaker Susanna Oroyan! Susanna introduces you to her concept of “imaginative engineering” with a collection of design directions and technical processes that will help your ideas translate into reality.
• Expands on concepts presented in Anatomy of a Doll and Fantastic Figures
• A wide variety of construction methods
• More than 250 full-color photos of dolls from 130 of the world’s top doll artists
• Over 100 detailed illustrations
• Explains elements of design, such as focal point, scale, harmony, style, and the use of color, texture, and pattern. Learn techniques of proportion for working with the human figure.
• An excellent technical resource and reference book
Reviews
Review Christmas Crafts (Woman’s Day SIP) - June 15, 2001
Susanna Oroyan offers fresh ideas for creating unique dolls.
Review Fabric Crafts & Books @ Suite101.com - June 15, 2001
You will be encouraged to try new things, to expand your own doll making, and find exciting new options and possibilities opened up to you.
Review Fabrications - June 15, 2001
This book provides a wealth of ideas. You’re sure to find something useful, easily and with minimal fuss.
Review Library Journal - June 15, 2001
When the basic doll has been mastered, the dollmaker may be ready for Oroyan’s professional-quality figures in many media. Her very detailed directions for designing and assembling many styles of dolls almost get lost in the numerous color photographs of whimsical and sometimes utterly amazing dolls by other artists.
Review The Cloth Doll - June 15, 2001
This is an excellent technical resource book.
Review VCQ Online - June 15, 2001
WOW! That’s the only way to describe this gorgeous book—it is everything you wanted to know – and lots I didn’t even know there WAS to know about creating dolls. The directions are meticulous and the illustrations make me wish I had a tenth of the talent of all the fabulous artists represented in this book. If you are a dollmaker, run, do not walk, to get your copy of this book.
Review Vogue Patterns UK - June 15, 2001
The latest brainchild from master dollmaker Susanna Oroyan. This excellent technical resource and reference book takes dollmaking to new dimensions.
