Saturday, July 23, 2011

Latest Obsession- Paper People

I bought this book on a whim (after looking through about 15 other paper craft/art journal books). I am so glad I did!

This book has great instructions for how to draw people. She explains the normal proportions (the average human is 7 heads tall), then explains how she does it. 

Here are my attempts at drawing people in poses (left) and with some implied movement (right).

I gave the eyes and mouths a try, but I really didn't enjoy that part at all. 

So fancy pants (and skirts, and dresses).

My first finished girlie!! I love her. I really need to come up with a name for her... 

My mother in law loved my little lady so much that she wanted one! Except she wanted her "little" lady to be around 36"-40" tall! 

Here she is just about done. 

A little closer up. 

Here she is on the wall in my MIL's house. 

And just a bit closer. She needs some shoes (and a bit of lipo suction on her calves), but we are pretty happy with how she turned out. 

If you have any ideas for what to name my little lady, I would love to hear your suggestions! 

Off to create a super cute army! Actually, I do think I would like to try to make a few boys at some point, but not necessarily military. Maybe one riding a bicycle, or playing paintball...

4 comments:

  1. oh wow, I love it. Oh gosh and the print for the skin, just fabulous!! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  2. Love, love, love this!! She's just wonderful. I'm definitely going to see if I can find that book! :)

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  3. Wow, great job!

    How about naming her something from the book you used? Or if it's a dictionary, flipping through and finding something close to a name?

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  4. Thank you all very much! Stephanie, Amazon has it, but if you have a borders, check there, or even boarders.com as they are going out of business :(

    Crystal- That is a great idea! It is the same book I am making my altered journal in, so lots of cool ideas for me to go through :)

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