#spelldon Custom

[taybatwo2]

Spelldon Monster High Custom

Once I saw that G3 Deuce had green skin, I knew I had to try my hand at making Spelldon Cauldronello. I re-haired him and flocked the sides of his head with yarn to imitate dreads. I sewed him a jacket, shirt, joggers, and socks. I made his little potions (out of beads), earrings (also out of beads), necklaces, gloves, pointed ears (I wish I could have gotten them smoother, but they were so delicate that I could not sand them without them breaking), shoes (out of paperboard and papier-mâché), and repainted his face (my first full face repaint and daaang was that difficult to try and make his eyes and eyebrows look related to one another).

He’s not perfect, but he was super fun to pose and creating him was a HUGE learning experience (like to start sealing all of my thread knots with fabric glue).

You’re more than welcome to draw fanart/make your own based on mine, just tag me- I’d love to see them. Feel free to comment what you like/dislike think I should improve on. :)

Edit: thank you for all the sweet comments in the reblogs guys. You’re all making my day. :)

More under the cut

Close ups of his left side (I like how this ear turned out the best).

And his right side. I couldn’t get this side smoothed out to save my life, haha. Hopefully his earrings distract enough from it. Keeping beads from old bracelets come in handy! These were just the right size for him. I repainted the lower earring in black, with a stripe of purple, and added silver Ancient Greek designs on either side.

One more close up of his left ear and earring (I added a purple pentagram in the center of the silver Greek designs and the color shift sparkle paint around the rim). His upper earring is the same as his right lower earring, but has an orange stripe.

His face-up took awhile, but it is very rewarding to finally give him a face. I tried to make it look like the factory g1 monster high face up and took a lot of inspiration from his older sister Casta’s pupils. I gave him darker purple eyes, with the yellow/gold zig-zags. I gave him three moles, instead of just the one that Casta has, to mix it up a little. I did take a little inspiration from G3 for his eyebrows to add some orange and purple streaks in the front and a cut in his left eyebrow (I don’t know if that is still trendy, but I think it looks cool). The eyebrows are still not super symmetrical, but I already sealed it. I went back and forth on what I wanted his lip colors to be (I know I wanted something two toned) but finally decided on a dark purple upper lip, with a green outlined lower lip.

Also G3 heads are SUPER difficult to try and reattach (and remove) and have to be VERY squishy to put back on their bodies (even after I had trimmed down the neck peg).

Okay, onto his wardrobe! I wanted to imitate Casta’s color pallet: black, orange, purple, silver (and sparkles and studs), while bringing in more “witchy” themes (the buckles, stripe socks, and pentagrams), and his scaritage from his mama Circe (hence the potions, boars on his shirt and shoes, the greek vase designs and the boar designs being black on orange -like the Ancient Greek vases). Even on the Greek designs, I put some teeny tiny pentagrams (namely on his jacket sand socks).

His jacket took the longest (his shoes were the second longest). It is fully lined (the sleeves have a white lining to keep staining to a minimum), and working pockets. I liked the sparkly material I found, but does it shed like crazy (I used it for his collar, cuffs, pockets, and the bottom of his jacket in the back, and wrong side-out for his sleeves -they still have silver sparkles showing though and it doesn’t shed…but it will catch on things). I used thin ribbon for the outside of his pockets (next time I will fabric glue the ends shut on all my ribbons and a thicker ribbon for the bottom of his coat), and bent some wire into buckles. I also used ribbon wire and looped black thread over it to make it look like a zipper. I used fabric paint for the pattern down the front and REALLY hope it stays on there.

I really wanted a mesh back to his coat (I love how that part turned out), and then added this purple sparkly ribbon to his sleeves. He was going to have another pentagram in the back but it was too much (but it left a cool shadow of the star after I removed it).

His gloves are made of mesh and ribbon (with glitter fabric glue continuously added on top of each other, and then painted silver, to make the spikes on his knuckles -same thing I did with his choker and shoes). His nails are painted black with the same color flash glaze paint as part of his earrings.

Okay onto his main outfit without the coat (he’s much more fun and easier to pose without his jacket).

“Spelldon, please move your necklace out of the way, so we can see your shirt better, thank you.”

Close up of his wild boar and Greek vase designs on his shirt (done in fabric paint). I REALLY love how the boar turned out as I was SUPER nervous I was going to mess it up. Having a boar/Greek vase design on an orange shirt was also inspired by @spookberry ‘s design of Spelldon. His necklace pendant was another bead I had (and it worked great for attacking thread too).

Side and back of his outfit (you can see some of that stray black glitter).

“‘Scuse me Spelldon, can you lift your shirt so we can see you joggers better? Thank you.” His joggers/capri’s and socks were inspired by @peppapigvevo ‘s Spelldon design. Once again I used ribbon, that sparkly material for his waistband and cuffs, and silver fabric paint for Greek vase design.

I attached a chain to his joggers and added these potion bottles (while Casta looks like she uses more magic spells and incantations through her singing, I like to think Spelldon uses potions -more like his mom). I made these potions out of wire, beads, thread and air-dry clay.

Onto his shoes and socks. I made the shoes out of paperboard and paper-maché. I wanted them to be boar themed while still having pentagrams and studs on them. They turned out a bit wonky (and a tad too long -but it helps him stand up, haha), but I spent too much time on them to redo them, haha. His shoe sole I also painted with that sparkle flash glaze paint too. I also gave him the striped socks, because I love striped socks and tights on witches.

“Thanks for holding still Spelldon, and being patient with me.” I’m going to make another post or two with comparisons with his sister, some of my other customs, and some vampire that claims he knows him or something, heehee.

Oh yeah! My sketches for him:

[pianta]

theyre finally home!! big day for annoying people (me) i finally get to hold it in my hands 💞 watching spelldon go from just a concept in my head to a fully realized character (especially after all these years!!) has been such a fun ride and i feel very lucky to have been a part of it. the comic is so so fun and everyone who worked on it did a fangtastic job. I'm so excited for folks to be able to pick this one up and hopefully feel seen or heard. happy pride! out now in your local comic shop ����🌈

[v4guelyv4mpiric]

I'll get better pictures later, but i repainted spelldon again 😇

[luc-elementix]

Making A Monster High Spelldon Doll - Video by Morg's Dolls on YouTube

I really wish that Mattel release a Monster High Pride 2-Pack of Spelldon Caudronello and Kieran Valentine (eventualy with G3 doll bodies!). This custom doll face is perfection!! *w*•

[mh-midnight-wanderer]

So I was thinking about Monster High 2022 cartoon showrunner Shea Fortana responded on Instagram while making the show in which G1 characters will be integrated and there is a handful of characters MH franchise team doesn't want to introduce to a new generation.

So I made a list...

Also, I'd like to point out that I could be 100% wrong. I don't work for Mattel and it's just pure speculation from me.

The first two tiers explain itself: Characters that appear in the show. Main characters that already have dolls and those who don't have dolls yet.

The "Cameo" tier: Probably Operetta will appear next year with Jinafire, Skelita, etc.

The "Unknown status" tier is debatable. In the case of MH live-action movie uses the character Jackson / Holt to make Mr. Komos. Who knows if they are going to use these characters later on.

The "Ties with other franchise" Tier: I don't know if C.A Cupid will never return because Ever After High.

The "Controversial ones" Tier: Isi, Gigi Grant, Whisp, Hoodude, & Jane ties in with sensitivity issues of their own culture.

I didn't know that Kjersti is based on a real person who caused controversy with Mattel because Becky's wheelchair doll couldn't fit in Barbie's Dreamhouse.

And the last tier: Are characters have bland designs that would be difficult to sell. Except for Wydowna but probably won't sell well because cost of molding and designing clothing specific for her. Most likely higher up thinks she's too scary for kids.

I know there more characters that have potential like Johnny Spirit, Seth Ptolemy, Spelldon Cauldronello

Like I said in my previous post. The problem with G1 is that a new MH doll line must include 3 or 4 new characters. And some of them don't even go to Monster High. Chances are getting less screen time or don't get development.

This is understandable for the business side of things that most popular characters will be introduced first and see which ones need redesign like Lagoona, Ghoulia, etc.

At the end of the day. Monster High cartoon is like any other show to promote toys.

If the Monster High 2022 show ended. The MH fanbase will live and stay here: creating fanarts, fanfictions, or even custom dolls of your favorite character.

[grizzlyofthesea]

Who are you rooting for?

(No custom events yet. It took me an hour just to find decent images. I want to give a special shoutout to the person who made the Spelldon artwork. It was literally the only picture of him that would work.)

I wasn't originally going to make this into a couples-only event, but the canon shipper in me won. I guess gruesome violence is romantic after all (/s).

[selfsecret]

Last Saturday, I was excited to work on some customs. While rerooting my Spelldon head, I messed up the face and had to repaint it. It is not as good as it was, but Meh. Also, I need to find or make better clothes.

I did work on my Medusa head. I am pretty happy with it.

After getting so much done and being really proud of myself, I started feeling really sick and extremely tired. While getting ready for work Monday, I took my temp. 100.9. Took a covid test, Positive. I have been down for the count since. It sucked. Fever went up to 103. Did not want to go down for 2 days. I'm finally feeling human on Friday.

[wernevergrowingup]

More pictures of Spelly bc I love him

[spelldoncauldronello]

Mr. Spelldon. Why do witches wear hats?

"That is a really good question. While normies have been trying to draw parallels to witch hats and historical context, I can only tell you why the witches that I know where hats."

"When you start out as a young witch and finding your bond with the magical web, you get a very plain black hat. As you find your strong points and talents, you can customize your hat as you get older. Think of it as both a name tag and a status. Kinda like a letter jacket or a club shirt at Monster High tells someone that you are in an extracurricular activity."

"My hat has charms and crystals on it because I do divination and fortune telling. I also can make protective amulets and charms. I used to stick a tarot card in my hat too but since I don't wear my hat often, I stopped. I really haven't worn it since I started going to a school that wasn't exclusively witches. It does help on rainy days as a small umbrella and something to shade me on sunny days. Also, when I do to coven gatherings I wear it."

[taybatwo2]

Finished sewing Spelldon’s jacket. This took forever! The most complicated piece of done….haha; it’s not perfect, but it will work. The arm holes could have been a bit larger to more easily accommodate his shirt too. I still plan on painting a few more details on it after I’m done sewing his socks and gloves.

I am happy with how the mesh part turned out and the working pockets. It is also fully lined. The sparkly material I have been using in his jacket and joggers is the worst (it stretches, snags, and the sparkles shed like crazy), but I love the look of it.

EDIT:

I made his gloves and socks (which I should have tried making from a pattern with his feet bent and not pointed -like I did do- oh well, they’ll mostly be hidden by his shoes anyways).

Okay, onto the paint details! I still need to make him some shoes, a belt (where some of his potion bottles can hang from), and maaaaaybe a witches hat. That one is a maybe though.

[taybatwo2]

Spelldon Cauldronello’s pants are done! I lined the inside of these with a white satin material (to hopefully prevent much staining), but doing that got rid of the softer drape I was going for with his pants, as well. I might fix his right cuff a bit more, and maybe add some silver or black painted details on the ribbon going down the side of his legs. Hand sewing is the worst, haha, props to all of those who are actually talented at hand sewing. His pants were inspired by @peppapigvevo’s Spelldon’s design. Onto sewing his jacket, maybe a hat, his socks, and gloves……woooo

[taybatwo2]

Spelldon Sneak Peak

I’ll get better pictures tomorrow, but I JUST finished him and couldn’t wait to share him. He’s not perfect, but he’s the first full custom doll I’ve done (besides the Skull Shore Tikis and Hoodude). His shoes could be better, but after spending a week sculpting them out of paper board and paper maché, and painting them (the orange needed like eight layers of paint) I’m going to call it good.

[taybatwo2]

Spelldon and Friends

My first post focused on Spelldon and breaking down his outfit pieces. This one will focus on him and some other Monster High dolls….including a vampire….more under the cut because I took a lot of photos!!

From Valentine’s Diary: July 2nd

“While attempting to hide in the shadows, I bumped into a student I didn't recognize. He said his name was Spelldon Cauldronello. He had only been at MH a couple of weeks as he had been traveling with his older sister. Meeting him totally made me space out and forget to send a text that was supposed to help Clawd. He asked if I went to MH, and I said I was just visiting, but I would love to go to MH if I can. He said he'd keep me up on the groanings on around school if I wanted, so I gave him my number.”

I kept seeing fanart of Spelldon dropping a book and Valentine and Spelldon reaching for it at the same time that I thought it had happened in the diaries too, and decided to quickly pose them like that. Valentine is completely and instantly love struck with Spelldon. Spelldon is lightly curious at this dapper looking southern-drawling vampire.

It didn’t take them long to start trying to hold hands. It was a bit tricky, but they managed. They have started to flirt incessantly.

They seemed to like dancing (Valentine has had many dances over the centuries with “young fillies” he had tried to steal love from, but this felt so much different. Spelldon hasn’t danced many slow dances, but meeting Valentine has made him want to start learning).

Still working on hand holding….

Valentine is pretty stealthy (like most vampires), and has surprised Spelldon quite a few times when sneaking in for a surprise kiss on the cheek. Spelldon lightheartedly threatens to give Valentine a potion that make his footsteps as loud as a giant’s.

Spelldon might have used an invisibility potion to finally manage to sneak up on Valentine and surprise him with a kiss on a cheek. Valentine tells Spelldon he doesn’t need to try and surprise him, he would gladly take a kiss from him anytime.

“Who is this?!” Spelldon looks up and Valentine thinks he remembers hearing that voice from the radio…..

Casta has entered the chat.

Casta is still getting used to her younger brother dating an emotion-feeding vampire (especially someone who was as notorious as Valentine -she might be a famous singer, but she knows a fiend who knows a fiend who knows a vampire who has had a run-in with Valentine). But she’s proud to see her little brother thriving at Monster High She trusts Spelldon, and is happy to see Spelldon’s boyfriend tagging along and helping Spelldon gather and shop for potion supplies, and enjoy being a teenager (instead of always being on the road).

Valentine is still a bit nervous around Casta and all of her star-power (she may have threatened to turn him into a piglet if he hurts her brother. Spelldon said she was kidding and it’s a family joke).

I had forgotten that I had added some detail to my SDCC Valentine to try and make him closer to his film appearance. I had cut his hair (although he need to be dipped in some LA’s Totally Awesome as his hair is very gluey), add some paint to his earrings, glasses (and make them sunglasses with a paint wash) and shoes (I made the buckle into broken hearts and made the broken heart jacket buttons). I also added some extra gold and green embroidery to his lapel and cuff and some extra ribbon around his collar too.

Spelldon and his big sister Casta Fierce. I didn’t realize how much darker green she is until I got her out of storage (I had also painted her nails and boots too when I first got her). She also needs to be de-glued in some LA’s Totally Awesome. They look so good together, eeeeee!!!

Spelldon and his sister again (sans jacket). Oof! He might have been distracted by his boyfriend off camera.

Spelldon and Casta practicing their witchcraft while she is in town. They are not the best at fortune telling, but their mama would be proud they’re keeping up with their studies. Casta is the best at reciting magical incantations, while Spelldon is happy to be adding the ingredients. “The whole bottle should do it….I’m pretty sure.”

“This one has an invisible gas inside. And this one is a part of a rare ‘glow worm’ from a cave Valentine’s family had visited in Transylvania.” I was going to have the glow in the dark potion also hang from his belt, but it was too much weight and kept falling off.

“You’ve grown quite the collection of ingredients Spelly.”

“Thank you. I miss being on the road with you, …but it’s nice living in one place for a while. I’ve been able to safely practice my magic at Monster High. You’re right, they have a great magic course here. I’ve made new friends….and…someone who is more than a friend….”

Casta and Spelldon promise to keep Fate-timing each other at least once a week.

My G3 Deuce (don’t mind his glasses being off, all the other dolls have been told not to look at him, and visa versa, for this quick photo shoot, and the photographer was only stoned for an hour afterwards) and Spelldon (who used the same body and sculpt). Spelldon thinks Deuce looks kinda familiar, while Valentine is appalled at the thought that Spelldon might resemble Deuce.

(G3 Deuce’s hair repaint - I missed the gradient G1 Deuce had and G3 Deuce has a much more detail on his snakes in the show…..I don’t care for the paler plastic green his doll comes with).

And finally, a group photo of Spelldon and my other Monster High customs. Welcome to the family Spelldon!

[taybatwo2]

Finished painting Spelldon’s clothing.

I am REALLY happy with how his wild boar graphic turned out. The fabric paint I used (even when I tried thinning it out with water) was really thick and clung to itself.

I could have done their socks a bit cleaner. It was more rushed because I just wanted to be done.

The paint really stuck well to the fabric I used on his pants the best, and that silver I think helped elevate the look.

I also really like how his jacket’s Greek design turned out (and the little pentagrams inside it too).

He was going to have a large star on the back, but it looked really tacky. The ghost image it left behind looks kinda cool though.

[taybatwo2]

Still working on my Spelldon Cauldronello! My sister helped me decide on what type of fabric to use. He’s going to have an orange shirt, black jacket, sport 3-quarter pants, socks, fingerless gloves, belt, and shoes. Maybe a type of witch hat, but we will see if it will still go with his outfit.

I don’t have my sewing machine with me right now, but I can’t wait, so I’ve been trying to hand sew his shirt. Haha.

[taybatwo2]

Spelldon’s shirt is sewn, I just need to add the painted detail (an Ancient Greek vase design around the collar, and maybe the bottom of the sleeves, and a stylized boar’s head from his mother’s, Circe’s, myth). I see him as focusing more on potions than magic, unlike his older sister Casta. His shirt was partially inspired by @spookberry ‘s design. I still need to make his jacket, socks, gloves, paints, shoes, belt and jewelry.

A quick mark-up of what I want to add.