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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK!!
Review: I must admit, I almost became swayed when I read the last few reviews of this book. I'm SO glad that I didn't though. I don't understand how anyone can say that this book is not a resource God for beginners! The book is extremely well written aside from some grammatical errors on the part of the publisher - and as someone else in the reviews said, it is more teaching than advertising. Sabrina uses a very friendly approach and starts off this first book with just the basics so that a beginner like me can get a feel of painting and sewing very minimally and still creating something exotic, glittery and gorgeous. I wouldn't part with the book personally. I've come up with a thousand and one ideas just from looking through the pages. Definetally worth the money!
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Summary: Creating Fashion Dolls
Review: I purchased this book in the hopes of trying my hand at trying to do a make-over on a doll. I have never been good at doing faces and Sabrina shows you how to enhance rather than wipe-out and redo! I can't wait to try this outfit...she makes it look so easy! I can't say enough about the book...Sabrina is a great writer and the pictures are great! Good luck on your future books!
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Summary: Disagree with last review
Review: 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!
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Summary: Information I never knew
Review: The new book by Sabrina Giudice, "Creating Fashion Dolls", is the most informative start to finish explanation for OOAK designers in the industry. If you are a beginner or a seasoned professional there is much to learn here. Her descriptions of fixing hair and perms were easy to understand. Information on repaints and paints to use, right down to brush size, and use of appropriate blush is extremely useful. Also, if you hand sew or machine stitch your own designs, she gives you examples of looking at fashion in a new light. This is a MUST for serious doll designers and ones thinking they would like to attempt this type of art. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Not worth the money
Review: 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.
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Summary: Showgirl School
Review: This book had some useful information about making over dolls. The hair curling section was helpful. The face painting chapter was very detailed, but even though she says she doesn't like beginners to use watercolors, that's what she demonstrates in the book. So you are warned to follow her instructions very carefully. The costume design chapter was strange but interesting. She's making a showgirl and the entire costume consists of a tiny little panty that she cuts out and hand-sews together, and some ribbon that she winds around the bosom and stitches to the bottom. She covers all the raw edges with sequins and beads. She even glues some pieces to the doll itself, so when she says "one-of-a-kind" dolls, she means exactly that. Don't expect to make a costume that you could put on a different doll. The sections on beading and making a display box were new to me, so overall I did learn some new tricks.
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Summary: ok, somewhat helpful, but not great
Review: 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.
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Summary: Perfect for Anyone Afraid of Repainting a Face
Review: 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!
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Summary: Not worth the money
Review: 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.
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