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Creating Fashion Dolls: A Step-By-Step Guide to One-Of-A-Kind Dolls

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This book covers very little that is helpful in the world of fashion doll makeovers. It does nothing about repainting techniques, only "enhancements," which means changing the color a bit. It also uses colored pencils and those do not work on all fashion dolls. Other questionable techniques are presented. The end result is a "Vegas showgirl," but so little is learned and so much of it is wrong or ill-advised. A beginner will be more messed up by following it than helped.

I bought this book and then turned around and got rid of it. Very disappointing to me. A word to the editor: spelling and grammar matter. There were consistent misspellings, such as "seperate," and "it's" for the possessive "its." That's just shoddy and there's no reason for it--this is a formal publication, not an exercise for English Comp I. As to the content of the book, I was less than thrilled to see that the author had merely painted over the existing facial screening of the doll rather than removing the original paint and starting from scratch. And pardon me, but not everyone is into the "Vegas showgirl" look, which was the only fashion this book showcased. Very limiting. Overall an amateur effort.

Had I been able to see really look through this book before purchasing, I would not have spent my money. I believe even beginners would appreciate more in depth coverage on costuming than what was provided.The only "hand sewn" items were the panties and the strap around the neck, both with raw edges. The rest of the items were purchased and glued. I have found better information on both costuming and makeup on internet sites. Needless to say, I found this book disappointing.

This book was great for me as a beginner in this area of creativity. It reenforced some of what I had discoverd on line. Before buying this book I actually emailed the Author some questions and based upon her answers I went ahead and purchased it. I have not regretted buying the book as I have learnt so much more from it. It is also clear and well written, more teaching than advertising.

This book is meant to be a springboard for your own creations. Ms Guidice shows you how to "enhance" the face the doll came with rather than totally wiping the face and repainting it. (The idea of repainting a doll's face scares me something awful.)

You will learn how to give a fashion doll a "perm", enhance the makeup, and generally glitz up the doll's face and hair. She shows you how to create the costume on the front of the book and then opens her gallery of dolls to see what she has done with this "basic" beginning.

I'd recommend that anyone considering trying fashion doll makeovers to start with this book. It won't overwhelm you with so much information that you lose your vision or (in my case) nerve!

I think that person who said that this book was somewhat helpful but not great is way off the mark. Didnt he/she read the book? The book was written to show how easy it is to create an OOAK doll and what needs to be done in order to present a doll that is capeable of being called a collectible. If that customer had actually read the book, she would have seen that the author specifically states that she doesnt WANT you to create the doll on the cover, but wants you to use your imagination and use the skills to create one of your OWN designs. I am friends with Sabrina and I think she is an incredibly gifted artist and an even greater teacher and if it was not for this book I would not have gotten started in this business. Thank you Sabrina! I look forward to your next book!

I did not like this book. Although parts of it are helpful, like the hair section, I didn't like the costume section. I think that it would have been better if it gave a few costume suggestions rather than just the one. It did show a few photos of other dolls, but it seemed to more showcase the artist, but did not say what or how she did things to them. It's ok for a beginner book, but I have seen better. I wish it would have gone over different looks, rather than "make this doll that you see on the cover". Also, the doll used isn't widely available like Barbie dolls. The vinyl and hair are different than what is normally used. I just did not like it...

As someone who is new to the design process, I found this to be very helpful to me. It had great step by step procedures to lead me. It gave me inspiration from within and made me realize that the design process first starts in your head and then you need a process to follow. I found this to be the book on "HOW TO"....and very user friendly.

This book has some very helpful tips and procedures, she is a great artist for her recreations of dolls like Serenity Angel and Rhiannon, but the one she has on the cover, that she used throughout the book, looks like a transvesdyke - terribly unfemminine. The doll she chose has genitalia(not a Mattel) - completly disgusting, but still she's a good artist when she puts her skills to GOOD use.

If you are thinking about customizing dolls this book will help get you started. It has wonderful tips for designers just starting and it can also show an established designer a thing or two also. I think all designers should purchase this book because it goes over basic skills that we all should know.