Synopsis
One of the hottest trends in the doll world today is the making over -- from costumes, to hairstyles, to make-up of popular dolls. This volume, even better than the first one, demonstrates how a creative touch can transform an average-looking doll into a glamourous showgirl, a fashion statement, or even a whimsical creature of fantasy. Fifty artists from all over the world have sent examples of their latest work transforming BARBIE, Gene, Tiffany Taylor, Candi, Billy, Cissy and other popular dolls into one-of-a-kind works of art. The author has added a chapter 'How to Create Your Own Fashion Wonder', with 67 steps explaining how-to make recreations that will tempt even the least artistic doll lover to try!

From the Author
About "Fashion Doll Makeovers, Learn from the Artists".
It was a wonderful experience gathering up the artists/designers featured in this book. The extraordinary talents of MiKelman, James Bogue, Paul Crees/Peter Coe, Barb Rausch, Mark Ouellette, Mary Ferretti and 28 others inspired me to create this book. Look into the lives and works of these talented individuals and let the fantasies begin. I hope this book inspires you with its step by step instructions in creating your own fashion doll wonders! Learn to reroot, repaint the faces, do eyelashes, cut, set and style the hair, rebend the body and more. Look for "2nd Fashion Doll Makeovers, Learn from the Artists" featuring 50 artists from around the world, due out the Spring of 1998! There will be another "How To" section to continue your adventures in fashion doll makeovers. If you're a fashion doll makeover artist and are interested in being featured in a future book, feel free to contact me. Let your creative juices flow! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Very Dissapointed, 29 Oct 2004 By  Bobby Martini "Bobby Martini" (The Great British Countryside) - See all my reviews This review is from: Fashion Doll Makeover (Fashion Doll Makeovers) (Paperback) This has to be one of the most dissapointing purchases I have ever made. I bought this book based on other reviews on Amazon. I wish I hadn't. If you are looking at repainting Fashion Dolls and need some tips, this book will not provide you with much help or inspiration. The quality of the pictures is very grainy at times and the actual quality of the work is not as good as many I have seen on the internet. The actual tips and advice section is in fact a very small section at the back of the book.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Excellent and very inspirational!, 23 Jun 2001 By A Customer This review is from: Fashion Doll Makeovers: v. 4 (Fashion Doll Makeovers) (Paperback) This is another excellent book by Jim Faraone. As well as containing more tips on how to make you very own original work of art, it also lists many of today's top doll makeover artists and what inspired them to start making over fashion dolls. Another handy feature are the e-mail addresses in the book, which is great because you can then log on to their sites and view their current work. A great book for anyone who would like to explore the diverse world of the fashion doll (also if your a kid at heart like me!)  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Wonderful place to start!, 11 April 1999 By A Customer This review is from: Fashion Doll Makeovers: Learn from the Artists: Vol 1 (Fashion Doll Makeovers) (Paperback) As a novice, I find the book inspiring and informative. Just looking at all the designs by other people and reading about how they got started gets me itching to dig out material for clothes. The instructions on rerooting, repainting, and reposing your doll are concise and well illustrated.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 5 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews That's must for collectors/designers! I am true fan of my good friend Jim's both books as It's too good to view every doll creat by gifted artists/collectors; I was one of artists in Jim's first book under... Read more Published on 4 Mar 1999 The ULTIMATE how-to make-over book on Barbie Every question is answered in this easy to understand book. Not only does it show you how to re-design Barbie into your own fashion creation, but shows you the work of other... Read more Published on 27 Feb 1999 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...