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Course Information

Description: Create doll faces using colored pencil and art pen on covered buttons. Then choose your favorite face and a handful of different fabrics to make a charming cloth doll, with Susan Fosnot.

Media Category: Fiber Art
Course Type: Self-directed (refer to the FAQ page for full descriptions of each course type)
Special Category:  Legacy Course 

Course Format: Technique
Course Begins: Aug/Sep, 2024 - Ongoing
Course Duration: No time limit

What will Students learn? Colored pencil and art pen on cloth is relatively easy to master and quick to do. With these materials students will create an expressive and unique face. The doll is a complete project in itself and also a first step toward more complex painted cloth dolls. Instruction includes photos and written step-by-step instructions.
Instructor/Students interaction: No Interaction
Class Size: No Limit
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Required skill(s): No special skills required

Supplies and tools: See full supply list (SFosnot-ButtonFace.pdf)
Downloads: All downloads are uploaded in their respective lessons.

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Disclaimer: While the early recording technology and resolution of older video recordings may not be on par with current standards, the techniques and information shared by these Master Artists are timeless and still relevant for today's students.

Course Curriculum

    1. Introduction & Welcome to our NIADA Legacy Course by Susan Fosnot

    2. Susan's Welcome Message, PDF format

    3. Materials List

    4. Selecting Fabrics

    1. Drawing the Features of the Face

    2. Getting Acquainted with the Materials

    3. Making the Button-Face, Part One

    4. Making the Button-Face, Part Two

    5. Sample Faces

    1. Making the Doll Body

    2. Doll Body Pattern

    3. Dressing the Doll

    4. Doll Costume Pattern

    5. Making Cloth Bows

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 14 lessons

Instructor

Susan Fosnot

LEGACY: Painted Cloth Dolls

Susan Fosnot’s all cloth dolls are sewn and stuffed as any cloth doll. Then they are painted using traditional portrait techniques to create the illusion of facial features and hair. She has been making these dolls for over 25 years, and has taught numerous doll making workshops. The workshops covered a variety of approaches to painting doll faces, including oil paint and acrylics. “I find teaching so rewarding. Painting a face is an act of creation like no other, and I love introducing people to that thrill. I love mentoring fledgling doll makers; helping them discover their own abilities.” Susan was elected as NIADA artist in 2013.

VISIT: Susan Fosnot Portfolio