Saturday, September 29, 2012

Monster High: C.A. Cupid


I ordered my Cupid from coolshop.com's webshop, and when opening the package I found out that she had some paint flaws:
AS you can clearly see, her eyes aren't the same size at all, giving her a really derp-her-durrr-hurrr -look. As much as I wanted all my "real" dolls to be untouched (not repainted or rerooted or anything), I just couldn't stand her face.
FIrst I tried to repaint her by myself, but my criterias were way too high for myself, and I decided to ask some help from my very artistic friend Athene Nocturna.

She had never painted a doll before, but my trust in her artistic skills was so high that I gave it to her anyway.
Here's her pics from the painting process:





As I expected, she did terrific job!

 
Things I like in Cupid:
- Her hands and legs - I love the gradient black, and the mesh texture look cool too.
- Her wings  -ribcage wings, who could NOT love them?!
- Her ring - awesome little detail!
- Hair - I like that it's quite short.

Things I don't like in (original )Cupid:
- The thing in the top of her head - What is it, an antenna?
- (Original) Lips. I know what they're supposed to be, but the execution is weak. I'm sure they could paint better heart-shaped lips for her at factory.

Her shoes:

Monster High: Venus McFlytrap



Venus came from Toys'r'Us webshop. Luckily she had no flaws, so there's no need to re-paint or return her.

I like her face and clothes, but I'm not a fan of that horrible-looking bag she has. Sure it's supposed to be ecological, recycled baggie, but I think something plant-themed would've worked better.
I'm also not sure about her lips, is she supposed to have both upper and lower fangs, or are they some weird shinespots?
But her hands are nice and freaky, and the wines are awesome.

I also love her shoes:
They'll nom you!