F.A.Q

Welcome to the FAQ where I try to answer questions that I get regularly. If you don’t see your question answered here, feel free to email me directly.

General

How do I contact you?

You can contact me through email. Since sometimes people have trouble with email links, the address is- paperthinpersonas (at) gmail (dot) com. I check this email address every week and do try to respond to every email I receive. Do check the rest of the questions to see if I answer you inquiry here, cause that will be faster than trying to email me in person most of the time.

How often does the site update?

The site updates with new paper dolls twice a week and often has other updates through out the week. Sometimes, life gets in the way of this. I work full time, so I have to fit the blog into things on the edges.

May I use your paper dolls for my non-personal or commercial use?

My paper dolls are available for licensing for use in commercial or non-personal productions. Please email me. I don’t like to discuss the “business” side of the site in comments. I also have a terms of use statement. This blog is my baby. I work very hard on it, please be respectful of my guidelines.

I drew some dresses for one of your paper dolls, can I post them on a website?

Of course, but please do not post the paper dolls (as they are my intellectual property) and a link back to my site (http://paperthinpersonas.com). I always love to see people’s designs for my paper dolls, so feel free to email me to let me know.

I don’t see my question on here, what should I do?

Feel free to email me or ask a question in a comment. I try to respond to the questions that I get as quickly as possible. If you absolutely need a question answered, contacting me is the best way to be sure that I’ll reply. I check my site email most days.

Paper Dolls

Will you make ______ paper doll in black and white?

Honestly, it depends on how I saved the original files. Sometimes, I have the forethought and save the files in such a way that its easy and possible and sometimes I don’t. I’m not willing to spend to much time “re-doing” past work, so the answer is… Ask and it might happen.

Why are some of the paper dolls “retired”?

Because I get bored. Seriously, I do. So, I draw what interests me and when a series gets to the point when I am dreading updating it (which does happen), it gets transferred from Serial Printable Paper Dolls, to Retired Paper Doll Series and gets to live their happily. It will remain on the Categories listings on the side panel of the site, so you can still see them, print them out and enjoy them.

Do you take suggestions or requests for paper dolls?

I do, but I don’t promise I will make whatever someone suggests. Please feel free to contact me with ideas, but it is entirely possible that it will never happen. It is equally possible that it will happen, it’s just a matter of how much I like the idea and whether or not I have the time.

How To

What do you use to draw and color your paper dolls?

I use black micron pens, black ball point pens, black brush pens (a lot of black, obviously) and do my coloring with a combination of Photoshop CS3 and a plug-in called the Bpelt filter which is designed for flatting in comic strips. I find it speeds up my coloring a lot (which is good, because color is time consuming). I have written a longer explanation about how I color here.

How do I attach the wigs and hats to the doll when there are no tabs?

To give credit where credit is due, I learned this method of hat attachment from Brenda Sue Mattox’s wonderful paper dolls. Most of the dolls hats are either attached by cutting a slit in the hat or by gluing a separate piece to the back of the hat to form a pocket or with tabs. Since most people know how to cut a slit, and the tabs are fairly obvious, I’ll explain the pocket method in more detail.

To Make the Pocket

Begin by cutting out both the hat and the back piece.

Take the doll and place the hat on to her head, adjusting it until you like how it looks then turn over the doll and the hat and trace along the edge of the dolls hair with a thin pencil line on the back of the hat.

Carefully apply glue to the edges of the hat using the trace line as a guideline for gluing. Press together the blank back of the hat and the hat piece leaving a pocket into which you can slide the dolls head.

Let dry completely before trying it onto the doll. If it is too small, simply print out the paper doll and try again.

This method may also be used for wigs for some paper dolls like CyberGirl and Lady of the Manor.

How do I make a stand for the paper dolls?

Directions for making a stand for any of the paper dolls can be found here with, fairly bad, iPhone photos.