#Monster Palz Presents

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NUMBER TEN

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CARRION AND MOREAU, WHAT A TERROR WHAT A PAIR

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watercolorlandia 

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she just like you fr fr 

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🧟🌱🦷

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zombie revival 

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limp wristed crime

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beach episode 

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TRIPLE X

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Hallow weiners 

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Laurence is so tacky and needlessly complex i will draw him forever <3

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different flavs 

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just imagine he has his vampire teeth and his vampire ears and his vampire bird feet okay just imagine 

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crossover content

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How did you learn how to make those paper dolls of yours?

I answered an ask about paper doll processes a long time ago, but since that was 1)outdated and 2)about a different breed of doll, I’ll just write a new one. And also assume you meant the fashion Monster Palz Presents dolls ↓↓↓

ALWAYS FINISH THE DOLL BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY CLOTHES! FINISH THE DOLL AND CUT IT OUT!!Otherwise, the patterns you make for the clothes might not fit right. 

(You can also see me mapping out the sections of her hair above)

I use pretty stiff white paper to draw and color and doll on, and Mod Podge the back of the doll for strength. DONT Mod Podge the front unless you know what you want, it makes the doll shiny and leaves it with a brush texture(which you might be into), but the Mod Podge makes the magnets STICK to the doll, even when dry, and leaves ugly black smudges (which you probably WONT be into).

At this point, I’ve probably gone insane and done pages and pages of design work and tired decision making to 1) design the clothes, and 2) choose which ones I actually make. You could make as many as you want, I just cut myself off so I don’t go completely mad and so everything fits on the board. Usually, I go for 18ish-20something pieces, though I manage to make more and more with every doll….

I tend to pick dolls that lend themselves to a strong (or at least specific) type of fashion, just for the more cohesive final product and character it creates.

Color and patterns and what papers you’ll use is also something to consider here, since using matching colors and patterns makes for a doll that can wear anything with anything. But you can also skip bothering matching things all together and still make a nice doll.

After figuring out the clothes you want to make and finishing the doll itself, welcome to hell, mon frere. 

I take the doll and lay plain printer paper over it on a lightbox so i can sketch out what I want the piece I’m making to look like, drawing it with all its pockets, zippers, whatevers. After I have a drawing of the piece, I go over it with tracing paper and make patterns for whatever I’ll have to cut out to make it (i.e., cutting out the shirt cuff as well as the shit base to glue together). Anyway, this shit takes forever.

After all the clothes for the doll are done, I slap magnets on everything. ALWAYS PUT MAGNETS ON THE BACK OF THE DOLL FIRST. Be sure to figure out what way the magnets adhere to each other and attach them with their strong side facing into the doll so it can hold onto its clothes. If your doll has a shirt, pants, and a hat, put a magnet behind the chest, legs, and head, or wherever will make the clothes lie correctly. Once the DOLL has ALL its magnets, I put them on the CLOTHES. Just put a magnet so it’s sticking to the doll and THEN lay the clothes on top so they lay correctly. This is especially easy if you get magnets that are adhesive on one side, then you don’t even have to fuss with glue.

WITH MAGNETS:

-get thin ones that you can cut with scissors(easy, and leave less of a gap between doll and clothes)

-ALWAYS PROTECT THE SIDE OF THE MAGNET THAT WILL TOUCH THE FRONT OF THE DOLL WITH TAPE. Otherwise, smudges.

The doll is technically done now, any boarding or display work is up to you to do or not do. I always mat everything on a foam board 20″x 16″, glue on a background paper, arrange the doll and it’s clothes (attaching the clothes to the board with more magnets), and decorate with stickers, a banner, and a character description.

I’ve made 12 of the Monster Palz dolls now, and I’ve learned a lot. I haven’t had any tutorials or guides since I’ve never seen anybody making dolls like this before. It’s a process! An entirely self-taught time-consuming process!

Keyon and Aster, my very first dolls ⇧⇧

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