sienna Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Life ain't easy... especially for a doll. He can try praying but, oh well... Poor doll! Does the boiling water get his hair to be soft so you can curl it? Is he naked? Why in the world are you asking?:roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 this one made me lol so much! marianne, believe it or not, i had a similar idea a while ago... i just thought it would be too complicated to realize (esp. with the hair), and i definitely never would've been able to do it as brilliant as you did it! *bows to marianne for her incredible talent* just where my idea came from was a bit different, i have thought of a whole huge mfc present around this mika-doll...:rolls_eyes: with a mini stage (he collects toy theatres, right? ), the band and their instruments, grey skelly, big girls, lollipop girls, clowns, and different stage outfits for all of them. he surely would love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLight Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Mikster here says hello. He got his eyebrows re-shaped today and a little something else on his face, like cheekbones. He's a bit coy so he wanted to be covered in a tissue. wow it's looking brilliant:thumb_yello: I'd love a MIka doll like that (well I'd prefer the real thing but if I can't have the real Mika a doll would suffice I suppose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessá Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 wow! this is amazing! I absolutly love it even it´s a little bit scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Poor doll!Does the boiling water get his hair to be soft so you can curl it? No, it makes the curls. But not in this case, 'cause he already had them. I was trying to make the face a bit slimmer, and when I look at the doll now I can see that it worked! It's amazing what just hot water can do to plastic! this one made me lol so much! marianne, believe it or not, i had a similar idea a while ago... i just thought it would be too complicated to realize (esp. with the hair), and i definitely never would've been able to do it as brilliant as you did it! *bows to marianne for her incredible talent* just where my idea came from was a bit different, i have thought of a whole huge mfc present around this mika-doll...:rolls_eyes: with a mini stage (he collects toy theatres, right? ), the band and their instruments, grey skelly, big girls, lollipop girls, clowns, and different stage outfits for all of them. he surely would love that. Yep, he would! After this one I'm going to try to make a Lollipop Girl. That shouldn't be too hard if I find the right fabric for the dress. For me the hair was easy to do. Eyes were not. Eyes are the most difficult part when I draw or paint faces 'cause they have to look SO real, otherwise the whole thing is ruined. Like I said in the first message of this thread, I started painting the face three times from scratch. That means I removed it four times. You can see in the first picture of the new face that the left eye is lower that the right one. And I didn't see that until after I thought I had the eyes finished! THAT wasn't fun. But I'm not going to remove the eyes completely anymore. They only need a bit of repairing. The doll actually has that little spot on his right eye that Mika has as well. The eyes are wide open 'cause I wanted this doll to have that intense and somewhat scary apple pose look that Mika has in some studio photos. I'll search for some pics later to show you what I mean. My next Mika will have his mouth shut and dreamy eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 marianne, i bow to you, really you amaze me. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 marianne, i bow to you, really you amaze me.thanks! And I bow with you! She's an artist this girls, isn't she!? Thank you for letting us follow your work Marianne, it's really interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks to you for your sweet comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackViolet Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 That's amazing Marianne! Absolutely top-notch work. IMO he looks most like Mika here: The eyes and eyebrows are great, the nose is right, the skin is good, and the lip color works. I think he got a bit too pink later, tbh... I can't believe how well you reworked the original doll though! Makes me inspired, although I couldn't pull it off... --Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happikali Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 That's amazing Marianne! Absolutely top-notch work. IMO he looks most like Mika here: The eyes and eyebrows are great, the nose is right, the skin is good, and the lip color works. I think he got a bit too pink later, tbh... I can't believe how well you reworked the original doll though! Makes me inspired, although I couldn't pull it off... --Jack I agree with you Jack !! Defo. the most Mika-ish !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Ehem... He didn't have color on his lips when I took that photo. And the eyes were too green. From any other angle he looked rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Little Mika wanted me to help getting rid of the granny curls. He looks a bit better now. And I felt so generous today that I decided to make his eyelashes slimmer and give him a few more of them. Little Mika felt so generous that he agreed to pose again - just to show you that he isn't naked! Tomorrow is his day off and then he will start to pose for patterns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyD Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 No, he's got pants and rubber boots - wellies like Mika would say D A R N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyes Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Little Mika wanted me to help getting rid of the granny curls. He looks a bit better now. And I felt so generous today that I decided to make his eyelashes slimmer and give him a few more of them. Little Mika felt so generous that he agreed to pose again - just to show you that he isn't naked! Tomorrow is his day off and then he will start to pose for patterns. ...Is it wrong to fancy a doll ?? Absolutely awesome work Marianne - you are VERY talented and VERY patient to take on a project like this - I guess it's a labour of lurve Thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyD Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 ...Is it wrong to fancy a doll ?? Absolutely awesome work Marianne - you are VERY talented and VERY patient to take on a project like this - I guess it's a labour of lurve Thanks for sharing TRULY Marianne you should patent the Mika doll you would be RICH... cause everybody WANTS one!!!! *for whatever reason/purpose* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 But how to apply for a patent for a doll that looks like somebody else? Do I like photograph its face very carefully so every eyelash shows? And the rest of the body? And I don't think Mika or Mattel would let me get away with it without demanding their share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avoca Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 say hi to little mika darn, he's a show off too, like bigger bro.. already posing and flashing his eyelashes... tsk tsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyD Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 But how to apply for a patent for a doll that looks like somebody else? Do I like photograph its face very carefully so every eyelash shows? And the rest of the body? And I don't think Mika or Mattel would let me get away with it without demanding their share. That's okay let them have their share!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 I know what Mattel's share would be: 98 % of all profit. Mika's share would probably be clothes for his doll. say hi to little mika darn, he's a show off too, like bigger bro.. already posing and flashing his eyelashes... tsk tsk Of course he is. He's got the best teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I know what Mattel's share would be: 98 % of all profit. Mika's share would probably be clothes for his doll. Speaking of clothes.... not quite the same outfit as we saw at Lanvin, and couldn't find the gold shoes to match, though. Too bad. You should really dress him soon, Marianne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here. At least provide the basic essentials: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia4u Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here. At least provide the basic essentials: hahaha she has to paint them grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 I thought Mika's underpants were are a bit longer. Yep and grey! He can't have white ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinghorse83 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 wow. i would never find time to do something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I thought Mika's underpants were are a bit longer. Yep and grey! He can't have white ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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