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July 12, 2009
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As with many of you, Michael Jackson's sudden death was a devastating loss. I adore his music and artistry and have collected his albums through the years. Incidentally, I also collected a few 12-inch Michael Jackson dolls. As a tribute to his legacy, I have decided to transform one of them into Michael Jackson's look in his "Black or White" musical performance. His song "Black or White" sends a very powerful message about embracing racial diversity and I thought that I would create a doll befitting of his iconic image.

The doll underwent extensive hairstyling and partial hair rerooting, as the the doll originally had hair only along the hairline. Next, was to transform the doll's face to capture Jackson's essence particularly from the "Black or White" video.

Repaint is a new form of pop art, wherein the doll's face is treated like a three dimensional canvas, with the added challenge of painting within a very small area and an even greater challenge of recreating a real person's likeness. Since dolls are basically miniature pieces, brush strokes and shading have to be very controlled and precise.

-- acrylic paint and ultra fine brushes

(Note: I am not in any way affiliated with the Tonner Doll company
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Mood: Wow! *monicapalmas Mar 14, 2013
OMG.... speechless!
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~LuIlustraVersus Mar 10, 2013  Student Digital Artist
perfect.....fantastic...
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:iconicmdesigned:
*ICMDesigned Feb 10, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
I Must Have This!!! I Miss Him :(
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~LeVeuveNoire Jan 11, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
<3
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Mood: Joy ~sairaraff Oct 8, 2011  Student General Artist
THATS the best among de many u hav already got .
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Mood: Love Dazed ~Bellaminion Aug 30, 2011  Student General Artist
<3 RIP MJ
but the factory doll looks like a woman...
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~The4everFlower Feb 19, 2011
wow you only used acrylic paint to re-paint this doll? I'm thinking of buying a cheap one and re-painting it and wondered if the paint would crust off? or if u added any kind of sealant to it? :)
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~MichiieJackson Nov 25, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I'd marry that doll. <3
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~Mini-Moonwalker Nov 15, 2010
Wow, really good! You're great at this!
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~orcasrthebest Aug 17, 2010
Would you be able to transform one of my dolls like this?
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