Saturday, December 10, 2016

December Angel Paper Doll - Day 10

This paper doll series seems to have a couple of very clear themes: vintage and fashion history.  I suppose vintage IS fashion history, too, so maybe it's really only one theme! Seems to me, though, that I created a lot of Renaissance/Medieval sketches and a lot of retro/vintage/1960s inspired sketches.

Today's is definitely a retro one.

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This set was inspired by a vintage Christmas card I found on Pinterest.  In fact, I have an entire board devoted to inspiration for this paper doll series. The card I found had a little blonde angel in white & gold.  One thing I knew I didn't want with this set was just a bunch of white & gold generic angel costumes! I poked around Colourlovers and found a bunch of great winter color schemes.

We're one-third of the way through December and there are plenty more angel costumes coming up! Check back tomorrow!    



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  1. bootsDecember 11, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    lovee the simplicity (and the snowflakes!) here. : D

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    1. Julie Allen MatthewsDecember 12, 2016 at 6:29 AM

      Thanks! Simplicity can be so much more challenging than something elaborate. I redrew the hem on this damn dress more times than I can remember! It worked though!!

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  2. Miss MissyDecember 12, 2016 at 10:30 AM

    this is my favorite so far

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  3. RLCDecember 12, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    Love the colors. They are so unexpected. Any chance you might share your inspiration Pinterest board? She asked, hopefully. I'd love to see some of these retro cards. It's such a neat idea for a source.

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    1. Julie Allen MatthewsDecember 13, 2016 at 7:27 AM

      Sure! I was going to share a link at the end, but yeah, I can't keep talking about all the awesome stuff I keep finding and then not share it!! Here's the board: https://www.pinterest.com/jamatthews0173/december-2016-angel-paper-doll-inspiration/

      You'll even get a preview of some that aren't posted yet!

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