How can you draw a doll's face? How to draw a face for a textile doll

Dear friends! We continue to publish master classes on creating . And today we will introduce you to another doll fairy. Her name is Elena Negorozhenko, and she lives in the city of Irkutsk. For several years now, Elena has been passionate about creating amazing ones that you can’t look at and not feel admiration for. And, as a master with a capital letter, Elena is happy to share the secrets of her craft with everyone.

I’ll say right away that the master class is intended for training. Please be grateful to the author and respect his work. It is prohibited to make copies of designer dolls for sale. Try to create your own masterpiece using some of the master’s “tricks”, and you will see for yourself how much more pleasant it is to sell your own work.

So, today's master class is devoted to painting the face of a textile doll.

To work you will need:

Preparation of the doll's face;

Disappearing marker for marking;

Threads (transparent monofilament was used here), a needle for tightening;

Artistic oil paints (brown and shades, white, red) (these paints must be prepared in advance: squeeze a little onto a napkin an hour before work, in this case excess oil will be absorbed);

Acrylic universal paints;

Artificial kolinsky brushes No. 00, 1 and 2.

How to draw a doll's face master class:

1. We already have a head blank. To begin with, let's outline with a disappearing marker what we will have where. We outline the features of the doll's face.

2. After marking, you need to do. This is a master class on painting, so to have an idea about tightening, follow the link and read the detailed master class. The photo shows that the eyelids, nostrils and lips were stitched.

Here's what happened:

The wig is for the photo so that the head is not bald.))
3. Now we take a brown shade of paint (I have “red ocher”) and shade the eyelids in the corners of the eyes and a little on the eyebrows. Little by little so as not to spoil it.

4. Next, using red and white paint, shading, outline the lips. In the corners of the mouth and nostrils there is a brown shadow.

5. Apply a little white paint to the eyelids, tip of the nose, lips and chin. Apply blush lightly. The brush should have just a little bit of paint in it. After dipping the brush into the paint, I rub it over a piece of paper until almost nothing remains on it.

I advise beginners not to use black in their work, even when drawing eyelashes. There is a risk of ruining everything or making the doll “worthlessly cheap.”

6. It's time to paint with acrylic paints. First, paint the whites of the eyes with white. We add a little volume to the sponges. Then we draw the lips with dark shades. We also draw eyebrows with a thin brush.

7. Shade the whites of the eyes with a gray-blue color, slightly. We draw the nostrils and eyelids more clearly.

8. Let's do the iris. The exhibit doll will have blue eyes. We take blue, white, green and black paints, mix by eye and draw the iris with rounding movements.

9. Now we turn on all our artistic abilities and draw different shades on the iris.

10. Don't make your eyes too bright, this will make them look more natural. We also draw the pupils not in black, but in just a dark color. We draw highlights equally on both eyes.

In this master class I will tell you in detail and show how I draw a face for a textile doll. Mini MK was here -

It took me a very long time to create dolls with painted faces, because I don’t know how to draw at all, even at school others drew for me, and in exchange I taught them English. So my case is hopeless. But even there was a way out of it :)

Therefore, if you are at the very beginning of your doll journey, my master class on drawing a face for a textile doll will be very useful. Then you can search on the Internet for MK professionals who know how to do a deep look, etc. and so on. I know how to carefully draw a doll’s face, so I’ll share that :)

Let's begin. Oh yes! I don’t prime my face first! I draw directly on the fabric.

1. We will need:
- Head :)
— Acrylic paints on fabric;
— Very thin brushes (a quality brush is the key to success, so don’t skimp);
— Pastel pencil for tinting;
— Blush for cheeks;
— And everything else that you see in the photo:

2. We begin to draw the face. I use templates to draw eyes, because I wouldn’t be able to draw straight every time :) First, I “fix” the eyes and align them:

3. And then I outline them with a simple pencil, without pressing very hard:

4. Draw the nose. It’s easier with it - when the eyes are drawn evenly, we simply “sculpt” the nose under them clearly in the center :)

5. We continue to draw the doll’s face - lips, eyelids and eyebrows:

6. I draw the iris of the eyes using a ruler like this, simply selecting the desired size.

Homemade textile dolls are not suitable as toys for small children. Young ladies who are already quite old usually become interested in them. And no wonder - fragile elegant dolls are easy to stain or tear during active play. Such toys are not washable due to a special manufacturing technology, which includes tinting, scenting and coating doll faces with acrylic paints.

In addition, handmade items are always decorated with many small details - buttons, flowers and other elegant things. Such a toy will be a wonderful gift for any girl or young woman and will serve as an interior decoration.

Many beginning needlewomen come up with the idea of ​​creating a textile doll with their own hands. You should know that the huge variety of these toys comes down to a few specific options, each of which requires a different level of skill. Let's take a quick look at the most popular ones.

Homemade dolls and their varieties

The Tilda doll was invented by a Norwegian designer. Surely everyone has encountered this unusual creature with disproportionately long arms and legs, dots like eyes and a tiny head with rosy cheeks.

In addition, a variety of little animals, as well as accessories, handbags and cosmetic bags are made in the style of tilde dolls. This doll is the best option for a beginner in toy making. After all, its pattern is quite simple, and there are a great many master classes.

Pumpkinheads

Another option for dolls is a pumpkin head. Sewing it is more difficult. The main difference from the tilde is in the shape of the head, which is assembled from five wedges and its shape resembles a tiny pumpkin. The nose - sharp and neat - is the junction of all the wedges and protrudes slightly forward.

The doll's round face leaves room for the craftswoman's imagination to fly. All his features are drawn with thin lines, then painted with acrylic paints, sometimes funny details are added in the form of strands of hair or entire wigs, hats, freckles, and so on. Based on such a pattern, it is possible to create a huge number of options for textile designer dolls.

Other types

The Snowball doll can be distinguished by its large, stable legs, the feet of which are reinforced. Eyes can be either painted or in the form of dots. This toy stands firmly on the surface thanks to the dense padding of the legs.

Other handmade textile dolls can be made in a deliberately primitive style - with a touch of negligence and some old age. The effect is created as if this doll had been lying in a dusty attic for many years. The model name is appropriate - attic doll.

The patterns of such toys have a simplified form; it is not necessary to process the sections; the shabby look is achieved by tinting with appropriate paints. The initial impression of careless, hasty work disappears upon closer examination, when it becomes clear that the design of the doll's appearance has been thought out more than carefully.

Let's start from the head

The head of a textile doll is the most complex part of the product. To make it, craftswomen stock up on flesh-colored fabric or knitwear, wire, soft filler, as well as auxiliary materials - needles, adhesive tape, buttons, glue, tufts of eyelashes and, of course, paints. doll - the question is not the easiest. This is quite a complex job that requires some skills, as well as a fair amount of accuracy and patience.

Patterns for a doll’s head, as well as the entire product, can be easily found in abundance today both in magazines and on the Internet. In our article we will talk about painting the face of such a doll. And even more precisely, about how to make her eyes.

Drawing the mirror of the soul

How to draw expressive eyes for a textile doll? Often the contours of the toy's future facial features are marked with a pencil or a disappearing marker. Then, using special threads (you can take transparent monofilament) and a large needle, the features are tightened.

Correctly and successfully drawn eyes can capture a toy’s characteristic mood. A lively look will give the doll a unique charm and make it unique. If you treat the matter carelessly, you can ruin the impression of even the most neat craft.

Note for beginners

Before you paint the eyes of a textile doll with acrylic paints, you should familiarize yourself with the rules for depicting drawn fairy tale characters (not only people, but also funny animals). Most beginning craftswomen, when starting to draw this detail, experience some difficulties. They are afraid to take on such delicate work; they do not have the skills of such drawing and are often afraid of ruining the results of previous work.

Therefore, you should learn some secrets of successful work. Before starting painting, it is best to prime both the face and body of the doll with a mixture of water and PVA glue in equal proportions with the addition of flesh-colored acrylic paint.

It is worth practicing the image on a separate sheet of paper. Such a draft will allow you to improve your skills and serve as a kind of cheat sheet during the main work. If you spoil even a few sheets, it doesn’t matter. But hone your skill, and the finished doll will not suffer.

For a sample, you can take a special magazine for needlewomen or for young mothers with babies; there you can find a master class on dolls of any type with many interesting good quality photographs.

Try to additionally prime your face with PVC glue, which can be practically undiluted, then dry thoroughly. After such a primer, the face looks porcelain and the paint adheres to it just fine. Using a glue-coated brush, go well along the seams on the neck that secure the head. After this, the doll’s neck acquires additional strength.

When working, excess paint should be removed from the brush by running it over the paper, and the brush itself should be washed. You need to dip the tip into the paint very shallowly, literally a millimeter or two.

How to draw eyes on a doll: small technological secrets

To keep your hand from shaking and move confidently, your elbow should be rested firmly on the table. If after washing the brush there is still a small bluish mark on the paper, use this to apply additional light shadows under the eyelid, nose, etc.

It is better to choose synthetic paints; they have increased elasticity compared to natural ones. The instrument should be washed thoroughly, as acrylic dries very quickly and lumps form on the tips.

Before each set of paint, dry the brush by running it over the paper. If you dip it in acrylic not dry, but wet, the colors will turn out blurry and faded. But if the brush does not glide at all, you should still add water.

If any flaws or extra lines are found, the paint can be easily washed off with plain water using a cotton swab while it is fresh. When it has had time to dry, you will have to use a nail polish remover.

Do you need eyes?

They call it for a reason. This is immediately visible even in relation to dolls! Perhaps the tilde doll with its unique appearance can be left practically without a face, indicating the eyes with dots. In other cases, it is necessary to paint the doll’s eyes with paints. Without this, the craft will not acquire a soul and its own unique personality.

The image of a textile doll is always slightly naive, cheerful and somewhat surprised. Her facial features - a snub nose, a mouth with a wide smile - are usually drawn along the contour in advance. The artist’s job then is only to apply makeup.

and their eyes

To paint a doll's face, acrylic paints are most often used. The palette in which the paint will be diluted, as well as brushes of different hardness and thickness, should be prepared in advance, as well as the above-mentioned sheet of white paper for test strokes.

The doll's face is primed with paint in a tone slightly darker than the skin, using small, light strokes. Uniformity is achieved by shading the strokes with a cotton swab. Then white paint is applied to the stitched circles representing the eyes. Using a sharp pencil, mark the middle of each eye.

From each center they retreat upward a couple of millimeters, and dots are placed again. Circles of large diameter are drawn around them. Then new points are selected 1-2 millimeters higher, and other smaller circles are drawn with the center at them.

And then?

Try to make the eyes the same. The larger circles are first painted light brown. Without waiting for the paint to dry, draw a dark brown line along the diameter of each large circle and smoothly shade it towards the center. Near the small circle the color remains light brown.

These are the eyes. It can be, at the master’s choice, blue or green. When completely dry, the pupil (small inner circle) should be filled with black.

A pair of white spots - smaller and larger - are placed on each pupil with a thin brush. And our doll’s eyes immediately acquire a vibrant sparkle! To match the eyes, you can slightly tint the toy’s lips with dry paint of a bright shade, and tint the skin with a mixture of instant coffee and ground cinnamon.

Let's start with the outlines

How to draw the eyes of a doll if their contours are not marked in advance? In this case, our master class will begin with drawing the facial features of the toy with a pencil. This should not be done haphazardly, but observing certain proportions.

Imagine your face in the form of a circle, mentally divide it into 4 sectors of the same size. The horizontal axis passes through the points where the centers of each of the pupils will be located, as well as the inner corners of the doll's eyes.

Depending on the chosen plastic surgery of the doll’s face, the outer corners of the eyes can be lowered below or raised above the line. In some cases they may turn out to be asymmetrical. For example, if our doll is melancholic, the corners should be lowered and the eyebrows should be slightly raised.

Master class: continuation

Having outlined the pupils, we draw light contours of the doll’s features. Paint the whites with white paint using gentle movements. In the center of each eye we draw a couple of dots with bright blue or cyan paint. After drying, place a neat black circle inside, positioning it so that it touches the upper eyelid.

The highlights, as in the first case, are applied in the form of a pair of white dots. Then you need to shade a little dry white paint over the blue or dark blue iris. Moreover, try to maintain symmetry so that the doll’s eyes are the same. Dry pastels are also used for applying shadows. A blue tint is taken along the edges of the whites, and black along the contour of the eyelids.

At the final stage, the eyelashes are drawn, and then the contours of the doll’s nose and lips. The blush on the cheeks is applied with a soft pastel or you can add freckles.

Eyes like real ones

Some artists know how to draw the eyes of a doll with a live effect; they look not like they were drawn, but at least like glass. How can this be achieved?

It should be remembered that each eye is a sphere placed in the doll's head. The location of the shadows corresponds to the geometry of this sphere. The lightest point will be the highlight, surrounded by light, penumbra and shadow.

To start working, as in the previous case, we draw the central axis in the middle of the height of the face. An inexperienced artist may feel that the eyes should be placed a little higher, closer to the hair. In fact, this impression is deceptive. This effect occurs due to the congestion of the lower part of the face with small details (mouth, nose, chin).

Let's start a difficult task

Inside the contour of each of the circles at the top and bottom we denote the eyelids. The top one should slightly cover the pupil. If it is drawn in the middle of the eye and does not touch the eyelid, the look will be ugly and frightened.

The brow ridges should be tinted. That is, darken the distance from the eye to the eyebrow a little to give the look volume and depth.

The eyes are painted over with light paint, but not completely white. This is done in order to subsequently highlight a bright white highlight against their background.

Let's continue drawing

Fill the iris with blue or brown. Pure colors are not recommended; it is better to mix them. Do not forget, as in previous cases, to change the depth of tone, decreasing towards the pupil.

Then we designate shadows under the eyelids. Around the centers of the pupils we place a pair of white dots. The lower one is a highlight, the upper one is its reflection. Then we further draw the eyelids, and the upper ones should be drawn brighter and clearer, and the lower ones should be lighter and lighter, with a slight darkening of the outer corners.

Finally, we tint the eyelids along with the nose and lips, visually adding volume. A wonderful effect will be obtained if you glue real eyelashes on the doll.

How to draw eyes on a pumpkin head doll

What should you take for work? The set of tools is almost the same, consisting of acrylic paints, dry pastels, a simple pencil and, of course, thin brushes for painting. The blank for the head of the future toy must be primed in advance with PVC glue and acrylic paint.

According to the scheme described earlier, the contours of facial features are drawn with a pencil. The area of ​​each eye is painted over with white acrylic. The operation is repeated two or three times, due to which an increased density of the layer is achieved. Each layer must be thoroughly dried before applying the next; moisture can be removed with a hairdryer.

Shutdown

Then the iris is drawn and the pupils are designated. Blue acrylic paint should be slightly diluted with water. Both the iris and the pupil are painted over entirely. After drying, the pupils are indicated in black, the white points of glare are placed on the very border of it and the iris. Then part of it (the iris) should be highlighted. The best way to do this is to slightly dilute white acrylic in water and pick up a small amount of it on the tip of a thin brush.

After waiting for it to dry, we outline each of the eyes with a dark brown color, then carefully draw the line of the eyelids with it. Then you should depict the shadow that falls from the eyelids onto the eyes. To do this, we take a tiny drop of paint in two colors - black and blue. Mix them and dilute slightly with water. Place a little of the resulting mixture on the tip of a thin brush and carefully apply it under each eyelid.

Black eyeliner is placed on the space just under the eyelids. Then, for greater expressiveness, the eyes should be shaded using dry pastels. It would be best to apply it in small strokes and then gently blend it with a cotton swab.

Now we have completed the most labor-intensive part of the work. There is little left - we draw eyelashes and eyebrows for our toy, paint over the mouth. Don't forget about blush, you can also add freckles - the doll's face will immediately acquire a cute, perky expression.

Handmade textile dolls look very creative and attractive. They are usually made to give as a gift to someone or to decorate the interior. These lovely hand-made young ladies with amazingly lively, heavenly beauty eyes, all dressed in lace, frills and finely crafted flounces, seem to be programmed to radiate magnetism, create comfort and add charm to every place where they find themselves.

Below we will talk about how to paint eyes on such a doll with acrylic paints. There is nothing difficult about this - even a beginner can cope with the task, but you will most likely have to practice.

About the “revival” of a doll

Don't worry if you've never done this. It is important to understand the principle of face painting, and then everything will go as usual. Everyone knows what is most important on the face. That's right, these are windows into the soul, that is, the eyes. Now it is clear that the beauty of the future doll depends entirely on how we draw the organs of vision. Now let's get to work.

Tools and materials

We will need the following available tools:

• synthetic brushes;
• acrylic paints;
• primed doll carcass;
• a sheet of paper for a sketch;
• water;
• a simple pencil and eraser;
• PVA glue.

Eye imaging process

Everyone knows that our eye has the shape of a ball, covered on top by a movable eyelid with winged eyelashes. In the light, a glare appears near the eyes and at the same time a shadow from the upper eyelid. All lines in the drawing must not be the same in intensity! The line of the upper eyelid is thicker and brighter, and the line of the lower eyelid is thinner and more muted.

The drawing order is as follows:

• Draw a face on paper - this way you’ll quickly get used to it and get a cheat sheet that you can look at without spoiling the doll. After all, it’s much better to throw away the paper rather than the doll.
• Prime the face with glue and dry. Now the paint should adhere better, and your face will look “porcelain.” Additionally, you can brush over the neck and legs - the neck will become stronger, and the legs will be more convenient to paint.
• Draw eyes, height and nose on your face with a simple pencil. Fill the eye with white paint (the eyelid also needs to be painted over). Use the rest of the composition (at the end of the brush) to mark the eyebrows and nose (just make dots). Ready? Wash the brush, wait until the paint dries, and use a pencil to outline the contour of the eyelid and iris.
• Now you can draw the iris. To do this, apply paint to the brush as carefully as possible. Dip the brush in water, run it over a sheet of paper to remove excess paint, and create shadows on the whites of the eyes (they will give a natural look). If the brush no longer leaves a mark, rinse it again and pass it over the sheet, pick up paint, smear it on the paper and draw on the eyelid.
• Rinse the brush, remove excess water from it and only then dip it into the paint - 1 mm will be enough. Press your elbow harder into the tabletop and begin to outline the contour of your eyelid using clear lines. Make a pupil, add shadows to the iris.
• Run a washed brush over a sheet of paper - if a mark remains, shade the areas under the nose and at the top of the eyelid, outline the mouth. If the brush doesn't paint at all, dip it in water again.
• Take some white paint, apply highlights and lighten the bottom of the iris a little.

Professional craftsmen, it seems that such a face is very difficult and unrealistic to make yourself. However, the step-by-step master class below describes the process from start to finish and shows that even if you can’t do it the first time, anyone can create a doll face!

Are used:

• synthetic brushes of different sizes, ranging from the smallest for drawing small details;
• two types of pastels - dry and oil;
• acrylic paint.

First of all, sketches of the doll’s face are made on paper, where the sizes of the nose, mouth, eyes, facial expression of the toy, etc. are pretended.

The resulting contours need to be outlined with pastels (the most convenient is in the form of pencils). The shades are flesh, in this case pink-brown. The applied pastel is shaded with a brush. This is how the first shadows appear on the face.

Next, the contours of the eye, nose, and mouth are lightly outlined with a brown pastel pencil, and the chin, corners of the mouth, etc. are again drawn in with a lighter (brick-colored) pencil. The lines are constantly shaded so that there are no sharp color transitions.

In this tutorial, the toy has blue eyes, so the next step is to outline the overall color of the eye by circling the iris with the desired color.

The middle is painted with a lighter blue shade, the paint is slightly shaded to create a soft transition between tones.

The center of the iris is made lighter by adding white acrylic.

A small amount of black is added to the blue color. This shade outlines the pupil and shadow under the eyelashes. Using a brush with almost no water, a shadow is drawn in the corners of the eyes. The streaks on the iris are outlined in a very light blue color.

For the pupil, use black; you don’t need to draw a perfectly round or oval shape for it; a slight “jitter” of the outline looks more natural. Thin black stripes from the pupil are drawn on the iris. Highlights are applied with white paint.

Lips can be drawn with dry peach pastels. For blush on the cheeks, use a large brush. It is permissible to use not only pastel pencils for them, but also real cosmetic blush.

Using one of the smallest brushes with brown acrylic, you need to re-outline the contours. She also needs to paint eyelashes and eyebrows. To fix the paint, the eyes can be covered with a special acrylic varnish, but in the absence of it, ordinary transparent nail polish will do.