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! ;-)