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nid_dabeille) wrote2007-05-23 08:18 pm
nid_dabeille) wrote2007-05-23 08:18 pm
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Surprise!
I finished my Surprise Family! (Jack, Stephen, Sophie, Diana.)
Disclaimer: I did not make the bodies. I just dressed and adorned them They're just standard little wooden manikins. (Where did the spelling "manikin" come from? What happened to "mannequin"? Anyway, these are called 4 1/2" wood "manikins.") (My art supply store was having a huge going-out-of-business sale, and they were only $2.50 each! How could I resist???)
An unfortunately typical scene. (Jack underestimated his own strength.)
A more pleasant scene. Diana sans base, because with it she positively towers over Stephen, especially with her outre' hair.
ETA: As a joke, I made Stephen a temporary wig out of my cat's fur, but when I tried to photograph him wearing it, the cats became very interested. In fact, Nemo ended up carrying it off in his mouth and destroying it. I didn't mind.
For more pictures (including closeups of the fabulous wigs, and Stephen wigless and also with his messy!wig, see my photobucket album. Do it!!!
Disclaimer: I did not make the bodies. I just dressed and adorned them They're just standard little wooden manikins. (Where did the spelling "manikin" come from? What happened to "mannequin"? Anyway, these are called 4 1/2" wood "manikins.") (My art supply store was having a huge going-out-of-business sale, and they were only $2.50 each! How could I resist???)
Surprise!!!
An unfortunately typical scene. (Jack underestimated his own strength.)
A more pleasant scene. Diana sans base, because with it she positively towers over Stephen, especially with her outre' hair.
ETA: As a joke, I made Stephen a temporary wig out of my cat's fur, but when I tried to photograph him wearing it, the cats became very interested. In fact, Nemo ended up carrying it off in his mouth and destroying it. I didn't mind.
For more pictures (including closeups of the fabulous wigs, and Stephen wigless and also with his messy!wig, see my photobucket album. Do it!!!
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I think I remember they had "made in china" stickers. But Stephen is by a different maker (hence he's shorter and different wood). But anyway, when I look them up online in art supply catalogs etc., they're mostly all called "manikins!"
I did think of painting a vest, but it's hard to paint their round bellies, because they bend and move over them and scrape the paint off. But I bought some wood stain, so maybe I'll use that. Did you see my photobucket pics? Stephen's chest got kind of dirty with the handling, but I kind of like the dirty look for him. :D
(Gilly had a sneak preview, bwaha!)