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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 12:05am
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My Arwen, Aragorn/Strider and Legolas
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I completely remove the factory paint from the doll and then repaint the face to more closely resemble the actor that the doll was supposed to portray.
I discovered this art form in January of 2010 and have been doing it ever since!
Thanks for looking!
http://www.hook-design.com/LOTR_treble.jpg
Thanks,
Illusue
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Richie Rich
Rivendell
Nov 7 2010, 12:22am
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Wow...just...wow. They look absolutely amazing!
Well done!
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 12:40am
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I really enjoy doing portraits at this tiny scale! It's quite a challenge.
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Richie Rich
Rivendell
Nov 7 2010, 12:43am
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...how much detail you're able to put into them! Arwen's soft and perfect features, the detail of Aragorn, and Legolas's complete transformation is jaw dropping.
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 12:55am
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The Legolas was from a Will Turner doll from POTC, so he was a complete do-over. I posted a few more pix of his OOAK outfit and equipment.
http://www.hook-design.com/Legolas.html
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Gimli'sBox
Gondor
Nov 7 2010, 3:08am
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Arwen is PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!! These are GREAT! You have a gift, totally! Totally blew me away.
What kind of dolls are these? Barbies?
Have you thought about reselling these? It's great!
It's Latin. Loosely translated, it means... we cheat.
"Strange treasures in this fair world appear, strange all, and new to me." That is a poem by Thomas Traherne and I have absolutely no idea what it's about. But, when I was small I was made to learn it by heart so I don't see why you shouldn't suffer too.
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Altaira
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Nov 7 2010, 3:11am
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Your attention to detail is impressive. Those dolls are a joy to look at - very realistic and amazingly well done.
Welcome! 
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"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower
"I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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Wraith Buster
Gondor
Nov 7 2010, 3:14am
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Totally awesome!!! Great job! //
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If our honorable friend continues to scrape the bottom of the barrel for objections he is in danger of getting splinters under his nails.
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 3:54am
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Hey Gimli'sBox... Thanks a lot! These are Tonner 15" female and 17 " male character dolls.
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I do sell these occasionally on ebay and by commission. My OOAK Legolas is on eBay right now.
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 3:56am
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Thanks so much Altaire! The welcome is much appreciated!!
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 3:59am
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LOVE your user ID, Wraith Buster!! Thank you so much!
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DrogoBaggins
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 11:01am
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is a special sort of passion you've got there!!! I dig!!!
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 1:36pm
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Well, yes it is. Kinda takes up all of my free time, but it's great to have these little humans looking at me around the house.
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Ainu Laire
Tol Eressea
Nov 7 2010, 2:20pm
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Are you the doll painter on dA?
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I cannot tell for sure, but noeling there does the same thing. It's great to see such pieces come through my tolkien group there.
Whether you are or not, your re-paintings look simply fantastic! What a wonderful art form.
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NARF since age 8, when I refused to read the Hobbit because the cover looked boring and icky.
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 7 2010, 2:59pm
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No, but that's a fine compliment to think that I am!!
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Noeling is my idol in this field. He is the first repainter I came across when I started this art form and I said to myself "that's what I want to do!"
He's been doing it for 10 years and I just started in January of 2010.
So thanks again.
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Anorien
Rohan
Nov 7 2010, 8:15pm
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Amazing! I love the detail you put into them all. They all look so much like the characteres, especially Arwen. Good job!! Can't wait to see more :)
The Lord of the Fellowship of the Return of the Two Towers of the Hobbit King of the Rings...with the Silmarillion!
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King Isildur of Gondor
The Shire
Nov 8 2010, 2:28am
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you're gifted! amazing work you did on those dolls.
congratulations my friend!
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 8 2010, 2:35am
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Thank you Isildur for your kind words! It's a wonderful hobby!
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Idril Celebrindal
Tol Eressea
Nov 8 2010, 4:30pm
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I especially like how you converted the Will Turner doll into Legolas! Did you make the costume, too?
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 8 2010, 5:29pm
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I made the costume, vambraces, quiver, belting and buckles while my hubby made the arrows (with real yellow and brown feather fletches), the twin blades and his bow.
There's a url in one of my earlier posts (which for some reason, I cant make into a link) to a full picture of him.
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film fanNo.7
Bree
Nov 10 2010, 2:32am
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those are really incredible you are just so talented, they look exactly the same as the actors! I really hope we get to see more of these from you!
You know you're cool when...
-You have a nerd-spasm just because you walk by your Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVDs.
-You cry at the end of return of the king even though you've seen it about 13 times.
-You check TOR.n for updates when you should be doing your geography project.
-You would rather have Richard Taylor's autograph than Merryl Streep's.
-You doodle Treebeard in the margins of your math homework.
-Everything you say, or anyone else for that matter, relates to LotR even if it only makes sense to you.-by Gimli'sBox
But if that's what I'm like... well than too bad for normal people!
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 10 2010, 5:02am
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Thanks #7! I really enjoy doing these and it's a thrill that others enjoy it as well!
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WonderBroad
Lorien
Nov 11 2010, 12:32am
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This is really amazing, and I'm trying to figure out what type of paints you use. My guess would be acrylic, but if I'm wrong, I'd love to know what paint you're using to get these results, if you don't mind telling us.
Thanks!
WB
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my_immortals
The Shire
Nov 11 2010, 12:50am
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Hi WB! Thank you very much and...
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you are right. Artist quality acrylics and sealers are what I use.
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