A design for a cottagecore witch doll
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breakinglight11I keep wanting to work on a doll customization project, but I guess I’ve been a bit hesitant to really dive in. Recently I saw an ad for a really cute combination of a brown tweed dress over a quilted patchwork underskirt, and while it isn’t the sort of thing I’d wan to wear, I thought it would make a fun outfit to make for a doll. So I decided to see if it might help me get started to draw a design for a doll I could make, an adorable cottagecore witch.
I decided to look up for a reference image to make a Monster High croquis, or a sketch used for fashion design. I copied that image by eye:
Then I did a pencil drawing of the outfit. As I said, it’s very inspired by a Linennaive ad, specifically the brown tweed over the homey patchwork. In my version, I want to see the underskirt more, as it will be visually interesting and probably a fair bit of labor to make. So I created a sort of double-breasted wrap design that would split open in the front. A witch hatch with a kinked crown and granny boots complete the look:
Then I experimented with color. I wanted her to have big, unruly curls, and I thought red would work well with the rest of the imagined color palette. I’m thinking the patchwork will be whatever scraps I have in my fabric, but if I can keep the tones pastel that would look nice with the warm brown of the dress. I haven’t totally settled on what base doll to use, but right now I’m leaning toward an old G1 Monster High Frankie Stein. I think the mint green skin would work with the rest of the palette.
I asked Bernie for some feedback, and he said the underskirt was so interesting, I might want to show even more of it. It made me think instead of an overdress, she could have a brown tweed vest with a bustle in the back, and just show all of the patchwork. I might like that even better, and it would take it farther away from its original inspiration. He also suggested using the patchwork on the hat band as well.
I think I might do another draft before I actually try to make her. But I think she could shape up into something really cute.
I decided to look up for a reference image to make a Monster High croquis, or a sketch used for fashion design. I copied that image by eye:
Then I did a pencil drawing of the outfit. As I said, it’s very inspired by a Linennaive ad, specifically the brown tweed over the homey patchwork. In my version, I want to see the underskirt more, as it will be visually interesting and probably a fair bit of labor to make. So I created a sort of double-breasted wrap design that would split open in the front. A witch hatch with a kinked crown and granny boots complete the look:
Then I experimented with color. I wanted her to have big, unruly curls, and I thought red would work well with the rest of the imagined color palette. I’m thinking the patchwork will be whatever scraps I have in my fabric, but if I can keep the tones pastel that would look nice with the warm brown of the dress. I haven’t totally settled on what base doll to use, but right now I’m leaning toward an old G1 Monster High Frankie Stein. I think the mint green skin would work with the rest of the palette.
I asked Bernie for some feedback, and he said the underskirt was so interesting, I might want to show even more of it. It made me think instead of an overdress, she could have a brown tweed vest with a bustle in the back, and just show all of the patchwork. I might like that even better, and it would take it farther away from its original inspiration. He also suggested using the patchwork on the hat band as well.
I think I might do another draft before I actually try to make her. But I think she could shape up into something really cute.
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