Celebrity Dolls Repainted

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Noeling takes celebrity collector dolls and painstakingly repaints them to more resemble the person they portray.

I used a 16-inch Mary Poppins doll here produced by Robert Tonner Doll company - a very nicely made facial sculpt but the facial paint left much to be desired. So, I completely removed factory facial painting and hand painted it to more faithfully replicate Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins. The doll’s hair has been extensively restyled to more accurately represent the character’s hairstyle from the movie.

His Deviant Art page has many more repainted dolls, some of which are for sale. Link -via Dump Trumpet

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March 4, 2008 at 9:47 am by Miss Cellania
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10 comments to "Celebrity Dolls Repainted"

Whitney
March 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am
The pictures look Photoshopped. If he really painted those they look very good.
L
March 4th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Very cool. They look almost photorealistic now. Amazing what improving the skintone alone will do!
Tempscire
March 4th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
The one on the right looks nigh-real. I’m not sure whether to be impressed or suspicious.
munky
March 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
There’s a long standing trend at the higher end of the fashion doll collecting hobby for face repaints.
This guy is good!

And - having seen my beloved toiling at repainting doll faces - let me just say that Photoshop might be easier but far less rewarding.
CheeseDuck
March 4th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Wow.
oakling
March 4th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
That is extremely awesome. Although it’s a little disturbing to me to realize that Julie Andrews’ primary characteristic is “shiny.”
VonSkippy
March 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Q: “What do you do for fun”

A: “I play with dollies”.

LOL
ted
March 4th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
“Playing” with dollies would be easier.
Although I have no desire to do so, I do respect the talent going into this.
Finally, a bit of artistry on Neatorama that doesn’t involve tons of fruit.
jamie
March 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I would have liked to see an actual photo of the human next to the two dolls for further comparison.
aC
March 11th, 2008 at 1:15 am
nice work! at least it looks like Julie now… wonder if he got her nose though…

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