So, if I’ve had ONE major request of my man paper dolls, it was to have suits for them. I mean, yes, historical has been a common request, but suits have also been one of those things people seem to really want. And I get it, Marisole Monday & her female friends have some beautiful dresses (like this set and this set and… I could go on), so why wouldn’t we want a man paper doll with some fantastic suits to back them up.
And I gotta confess- Drawing suits is hard! I complained to my boyfriend about it and his reply was, “Try wearing them everyday.”
Yeah, not a lot of sympathy from that corner of the living room.
So, when I look at these suits for printable paper dolls, I see things I think I could have done better, but since drawing suits is hard and I am still learning, I have decided I am going to be proud and pleased of what I did rather than focus on what I wish I could change.
(Easier said than done, I know.)
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It was tough to decide what sorts of suits to draw for today’s printable paper doll. I knew I wanted to do two different styles (so Marcus and Mikhail could double date) and I didn’t want to deal with the whole “shirt tucks into the pants” thing. So, I kept it simple with a suit with a vest (can I confess that I have a THING for suits with vests? Love ’em) and a single breasted suit.
Despite what my costume history professor told me in grad school, men’s suits do have subtle nuanced changes they have gone through over the years. For example, right now both lapels and ties are very thin which I’m not that keen on. So my ties are a bit thicker than are really in style at the moment.
I avoided patterns on the ties, because I knew the knot in the tie would shift how the tie pattern ran and I didn’t want to think about that too hard. Lazy? Yeah, a little.
Anyway, as always, let me know what you think in a comment. 🙂
I wish I waited on creating my suits. I will add that the creative well has run dry due to personal health concerns and something bad happening to one of the few friends who accepted the dolls. Feels sad though because this was therapeutic for a while. Sorry for the lack of creations.
I’m glad you drew suits when you did, Melinda. I hope things get better on the art front. Sometimes, it comes and sometimes it doesn’t. I find trying something new often kick-starts my creative juices.
Yay suits!! Love these! They came out great. The shoes are wonderful and ambitious. I like that you avoided patterns on these. There’s more flexibility that way. And I’m not a fan of skinny ties and lapels either!
Yeah, not my favorite look, but suit drawing is about practice, practice, practice for me.
Hey, they came out great 🙂 I’m also happy that you avoided patterns on the ties. And, I love the shoes!
Yeah, I love those shoes. I am such a sucker for men’s dress shoes. I actually own three women’s pairs in the same style.
who doesn’t have a thing for suits and vests! eeeeee! love it.
i know it’s not your favorite thing, but i always enjoy seeing your male dolls!
: D