Doll of the Month - Imogen the Birthday Doll (May)

My birthday is on the 21st May, so a few days after celebrating it, I bring you Imogen the Birthday Doll!

As my name is Imogen, I thought it would only be suitable to give the doll representing May the same name as me. ;)

I used a lot of pink in this picture, due to it being a cheerful colour and because it is my favourite one. Her dress is mostly pink, her shoes are pink and her hair ribbons are pink. I also made the bottom sections of her bunches pink.

I used coloured pens in this picture as well. I used green for the stems attached to the cherries on her shoes, purple for her heart bracelet and rainbow for the sprinkles on her tights.

Speaking of cherries and sprinkles, I gave this doll an edible theme too. Besides the cherries and sprinkles, I gave her a birthday cake for a hat and a small cupcake for the front of the dress. Additionally, the red on the dress is supposed to represent strawberry jam.

The birthday cake hat was inspired by the one in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as was the cupcake on the front of the dress. I did change the colour of the cake to make it stand out against the background though.

Those weird dashes in the background? They're supposed to be fireworks celebrating Imogen's birthday. ;D

Doll of the Month - Punchinella the Clown Doll (April)

You'll either love her or be absolutely terrified of her. It's my fourth Doll of the Month, Punchinella the Clown Doll! XD

This is the second time I've ended up uploading one of my doll images after the month it was designed for went past. Once again, April was a very busy month and I was also having problems with the colours and how to draw the bottom half. All I can say is that though I'm fine with how the sitting pose looks, I'll probably just draw them standing up from now on.

Why a clown theme? Well, April Fool's Day was earlier that month and clowns are often associated with fooling around. It also gave me an excuse to go for some both innocent and creepy at the same time.

Unfortunately, the picture got creased when I put it in the scanner, hence the annoying crease mark across Punchinella's face. I doubt it will be gone when I decide to upload an outlined version of the picture online. Though I'm not using outlining pens at the moment due to my dyspraxia causes them to be too thick at times, even using the photoshop setting on my computer doesn't make the mouth line stand out. Hopefully that will change with the reupload.

Despite my mixed opinions on the lines though, I do like the design of this clown doll with the striped dress, poofy hair and giant bow. I've also gotten a head start on my May doll so I can get it uploaded before the end of the month, as well as the future dolls I have planned! ;-)