Snapedom Summer Exchange Fest Submission
Here’s my submission (finally!) for alienor77310 in the Snapedom Summer Exchange Fest. I chose to create a doll since costumes and dolls are what I do--my OTP! This project was a joy, I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. I'd love to know what you think...
Title: Snape as a mer-man
Warnings: general man-bits
Author's notes: I had been intending to make a Snape mer-man, so was thrilled that one of the artses Alienor gave as a prompt was just that! Go here to see her wonderful art!
It was fate—I’m sure of it! *g*
I took liberties with the hair. My merpeople all have long hair—the mermaids, down to their tails. (…the flipper ones, you naughty things!)
Author's notes: I had been intending to make a Snape mer-man, so was thrilled that one of the artses Alienor gave as a prompt was just that! Go here to see her wonderful art!
It was fate—I’m sure of it! *g*
I took liberties with the hair. My merpeople all have long hair—the mermaids, down to their tails. (…the flipper ones, you naughty things!)
A close-up front view…
Back view. I like the way the cheeks turned out!
Detail of the dark mark, which was my big disappointment. I’d made an arm where the mark came out perfect(!), but the arm itself was too long. When I shortened it, the mark smeared and I had to start over. The 2nd try wasn’t as nice. Oh, well…
Naughty bits…yummm!
ETA: Photobucket busted me on the manly bits. Go here for a peek.
What I really want to know is how you made his body hair. That's the most amazing detail to me. Did you thread each strand through his body or is it glued on somehow?
As far as the chest hair...since the doll is so small (12 inches) it wasn't feasible to sew it on. I experimented with different glues until I settled on good ol' Elmer's water glue. (So actually, Severus had better not return to the sea!) It's made the feel of the hair a bit stiff, but I think it looks realistic. I made the hair itself by snipping a piece of wool yarn into very short shavings. The pubic hair is a piece of that yarn, unraveled. All in all, I'm kinda happy with the result!