DOLLS

Doll has been also found in 2000 BC in Egyptian and Greece tombs. But many suggest that doll were around even before 2000 BC. Doll can be made by any material like clay, mud, fur, wood but cloth, plastic are the popular in it. The very first American Dolls were said to be in circulation in 1986. There was three dolls called Samantha, Kirsten and Molly. These dolls are very popular among little girls and their parents for a decade.The American girl dolls are manufactured by a company called Mattle. The American dolls continues to grow in popularity in the Twenty first century. The American girl dolls are made up of vinyl and cloth. There heads and limbs are made by vinyl and their bodies are made of soft cloth. Their eyes are made so as they looks like real. They are available in different skin tones. Their hairstyles are very realistic and the hair is very soft. The dolls are mainly available in 18 inches hight and with finest qualilty. The American girl doll represent an er in American Hisrory. Dolls comes with such an outfit that represent its era. In American dolls educational dolls are also available. The educational American girl doll come with a book and tells the story of her era. Today modern day American dolls are in demand. They represent todays american girl.These American dolls are come in a selection of varying skin tones, eye color and hair options. One can create a doll that resembles the little girl who play with it. The Mattle company manufacture American doll of 18 inch, and its accessories cloth to shoes. It is a good investment to buy a American doll and overwhelmed with own collection

 DOLLS - WEST- INDIA

DollS - Maharashtra

Maharashtra the land of Shivaji and the india`s business hub Mumbai is some attrraction of this place. The state capital Mumbai is one of the biggest cotton market in india and surround by the sea and the beaches. Caves and temples with artistic embllishments of unimaginable beauty mark the land and attest to the skill of a cultured people. The Dolls of this state generally wear saree in a unique style. The famous dance of maharashtra is Lavni dance.This dance can be based on any theme. But it is baest sutable for bravery, love, worship theme. This dance is a mixture of poetry, dance, play and music.

Dolls- MadhyaPradesh

The land called Malwa witness to the glory of nearly 1800 monuments and the World`s earliest and most highly developed civilisations. The most famous steelplant of india is also situated in this state. The dolls of MadhyaPradesh is also very famous and show its culure in their dresses. The famous dance MadhyaPradesh is 'GudumBaza'. This dance is done by the tribal people of MadhyaPradesh. Actually 'Gudum' is a traditional instrument of tribals. This dance is done in the festivals and marriages. Instrument is played by the men of this society and dance is done by the ladies.

Dolls- Gujrat

Gujrat is home of the to the culture of every race dawn to India. It is also a land of gentle, diginfied people, astute businessmen, gay, colourful peasents and thriving industry. Gandhiji`s Sabarmati ashram is located in this state.This state is famous for Zari thread work Brocades, vast textile market, Diamond cutting, Forts and Ancient port. The bandhni work of this state is very famous and the dolls with bandhani lehenga and choli tell the story.

The famous dance of Gujrat is Mevasi dance. This is the famous dance of Gujrat. On the occasion of engagment ceremony this dance is done by the Bheel tribe. During this dance rama dhol, sardai and thali instruments are played. Women wear traditional jewelery like lodia, hasli, hiria, kada and pagerehri during the dance and men hold hankerchiefs in their hands and dance with women.

Dolls -Tamilnadu

In Tamilnadu much of ancient india survive in its purest form, it reflects in its customs, towering temple architecture, dance and in its costumes. Here life is traditional. Richely woven silks, colourful festivals, cool hillstations and wide beaches are some of the attractions of this land. The dolls also reflect traditional culure of the state wearing pure silk sarees and typical bindis on its forhead. The famous dance of Tamilnadu is Kavri dance. This dance is the traditional dance of tamilnadu. The people do this dance to please their god. They keep Kavri on their shoulders and dance in the temples organised during the festivals.

Dolls - Karnataka

This stateis realated to Emperor Ashoka and great dynasties likethe Kadambas, the Hoysalas, the Chalukyas and the Vojayanagar Emperors. All have left their imprints in the magnificent stonework and the ruins of great cities found on this plateau of lush green garden cities. This state is also famous for hadicrafts and temples. Silk of this state is famous worldwide. The dolls of this state wear beautiful silk sarees and carry handicraft items . The dances of karnataka is also very famous. Dancer wear colourful dresses during dance. The dance named Korka is the traditional dance of Karnatka. This dance is based on instruments and done by the women. In this dance dancers tie a big drum on their waist. This dance is mainly famous in north Karnatka and South Karnataka.

DOLLS-KERALA

This coastal territory have wide sandy beaches waving palms , lush green vegetation and forests and plantation everywhere. Canals and backwater are some more specility of this place. Ancient craft still leisurely ply the water. It is a land of industrious people who have the highest rate of literacy in india. It is also an area with many cultures. The dolls of Kerala generally wear cotton sarees. The Kerala people are fond of dancing and celebrating every moment of life. The famous dance of Kerala is Velakali dance. This dance pattern mainly origanated from battle but the cultural side also seen in this dance. According to the tradtional culture this dance is mainly performed during the annual festival of March or April and this festival is also called Falguni festival. Generally this dance is performed by Nayar family. This dance is based on Mahabharat battle. Dance crew members are the representatives of Kauravs and the Pandavas representate by the wodden dummies. Dancers play tricks by dhol, swords and sticks. The main instruments are turahi and dhol.

DOLLS-ANDHRA-PRADESH

This is the histoic land of temples and mosque. The age old traditions of Hindus of the south and Muslim cultural heritage came from Western and Central Asia in this state. This land is rich in natural resources. The state is also famous for pearls and jewelery. The kuchipudi dance of this state is famous all over the world. Handcrafted wooden toys, Kalamkari textile, Antiquities are some other attrection of this state. The dolls from Andhra reflect the culture of the state by wearing beautiful pearl jewelery. The dances of Andhra Pradesh are also very famous. The main dance of Andhra is Mathuri dance. This dance is tradtionaly done during the Lord ShriKrishna's Birthday. The theme of this dance is taken from Ramayana. Both men and women do this dance but the dance style is different among them. Women dance in tune and in slow speed but men dance very fast. The dresses wear by the dancers are very colorful. They use small stick and hankerchief during dance. The main instrument played during dance is Nagada.

Cartoon dolls are also called Pixel dolls. Cartoon dolls range in sizes form high to low pixel. These cartoon dolls are mostly use to display in websites. The dolls are generally human figures or animal figures. This doll making is also called dolling. Some people use it for personal interest but it can also be used for commerical purpose.

Year 1995 was said to be the year when first cartoon doll showed up. The first dolls were simple and small in size. It is said to be of few pixel and hand drawn. The idea of these dolls must be inspired by the paper dolls. Earlier the dolls are cartoon like in appearance so it was named cartoon dolls.

Doll makers followed the old method of making paper dolls. They used the provided base of doll and clothes and made it with its own combinations of clothes to made their own dolls. Many people who do not want to create their own dolls followed this trend and it was become very popular soon.

Today there are a lot of websites that are dedicated to dolling art.

Now the artist feel the need of display of art work so to fulfill this requirment artists who draw computer dolls made a dolling forum and shared their artwork and experiences. These forum often organised the events in which the members participate and share there artwork.

Graphics programs like Microsoft Paint, Abode Photoshop and Paint shop like software used to create these dolls. Bases of these dolls can be in many forms such as outline of human figure or not human like figure, it can be with or without face or in multiple skin tones. Bases comes in different sizes and style. All doll makers do not make their own bases. They used the base of others offer for free use.

Shading Techniques

There are two main ways to create and shade their dolls: pixel shading and tool shading. Some cartoon doll makers mix the two, for example, tool shaded hair and pixel shaded clothes. The effect is not normally a good one, and most knowledgeable cartoon doll makers tend to shy away from this practice

A. Pixel Shading

This method uses a set amount of colors, with gradients created manually through dithering. Clothes, hair, skin, and anything else on the doll are shaded by the use of a set palette. How many shades make up a doll palette is a matter of personal preference and style. Shadows and highlights are added gradually to give the effect of a gradient. Cartoon doll makers have the ability to create life-like shading effects without the use of tools. This technique is most commonly used by beginners, who use the free program that comes with their computer, MSPaint. Some cartoon doll makersl use other programs to pixel shade, like Paintshop Pro or Adobe Photoshop.

B.Tool shading

With this method, the artist employs a drawing program such as Adobe Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro to create their cartoon dolls. Tools in these programs, such as blur, blend, dodge and burn are used to create shading. Although this gives a smoother, and often more life-like effect, it can pose problems when the dolls are uploaded to the web, as most dolls are saved as GIFs which can only handle up to 256 colors. Because tool shaded dolls often have more than 256 colors, they are usually dithered and the result can change shade or appear grainy or noisy.. Cartoon doll makers may refer to this as being "attacked by the GIF Monster." Some pixel artists believe that tool shading is easier than pixel shading but realistic tool shading can take years to perfect.

Some dollers only accept pixel-shading as a true dolling method. However, doing so holds more true to pixel art, instead of 'dolling'