Seriously, I don’t remember the last time I played with Barbie. I probably made her muck out stalls for my Breyer riding dolls. But I spent some time today in Barbie land. I found a job posting for someone looking for a doll illustrator and thought, what the heck? Why not? So I went for it.
The most fun part was adding the sparkly effect to the dress. It allowed me to use a brush setting that I usually find ultra annoying, called “dissolve.”
Definitely layers were the way to go. (It is, of course, all about clothes and hair.) That way I can do things like add different accessories – like the jewelly stuff below. I could even make her a brunette if I wanted to.
Which reminds me of a Barbie-style doll I picked up at a thrift store once. She came with a gold tooth and tattoos. I called her “Biker Chick Barbie.” The kids thought she was hideous.
Hmmm...how about adding a giant snake to the background layer?
great dolly pic. Your biker chick doll was probably a “sporty spice” doll, remember the spice girls? She had a gold tooth and tattoos 🙂
You are so right!!! And I found her online here. I had no idea she was a spice girl (I kind of fell off the planet for about ten years when my kids were little.)
Thanks for the illumination!
It’s a pleasure. I know all about that one – mine is nearly three now and sometimes I feel like Disney has taken over my brain …
great dolly pic. Your biker chick doll was probably a “sporty spice” doll, remember the spice girls? She had a gold tooth and tattoos 🙂
You are so right!!! And I found her online here. I had no idea she was a spice girl (I kind of fell off the planet for about ten years when my kids were little.)
Thanks for the illumination!
It’s a pleasure. I know all about that one – mine is nearly three now and sometimes I feel like Disney has taken over my brain …