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Today’s Printable Paper Doll Inspirations: The white dress in this Sprite set and the dress on the right
There are styles I come back to over and over again. This dress is very much like the white dress in this set and this dress, both designs I did years ago.
This is by far the most complex thing I have ever tried to create with the “shiny” look. It’s not perfect and there are problems, but I am not unhappy with how it turned out. Finding latex or vinyl reference images for the full bell skirt was basically impossible.
Also, google image searching the phrase “vinyl full-skirt” sometimes causes interesting results that are probably not kid friendly.
As for her hair, I was thinking of retro 1960s styles. I really wanted something that felt a little retro sci-fi. I
As for the color, I can’t really explain, but somehow once that dress was drawn I just knew it was going to be bright orange.
It’s like someone went clubbing and said, “I know! I want to look like a piece of cartoon fruit.”
And before I forget, I want to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day! In the words of Mother Jones, “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.”
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As soon as I saw it, I thought ‘Oooh, shiny!’ so I think you accomplished your goal of shininess! ha! Imma take your word on the googling thing. lol
P.S. I love the outfit! It’s gorgeous!
The shine looks fine to me. ;p
And I first read “piece of cartoon fruit” this morning and I’m still chuckling about it.