Cute figure. Her simplified yet sufficiently detailed costume exhibits a discerning and elegant approach to "cartoonified" design; by "cartoonified," I mean a visual shorthand that effectively identifies the character. The Disney Alice in Wonderland character, based closely on the original John Tenniel illustrations, is iconic and instantly identifiable even to many who have not seen the film. The costume of this doll, although further abstracted and simplified from that of the animated character, includes the key elements necessary to identify the figure as "Alice in Wonderland," even though her facial features are more "Precious Moments" than they are "Alice in Wonderland."
Come to think of it, it's interesting how they were able to design a face that is obviously "Precious Moments," yet, when paired with the costume, is also obviously Alice.
Hmmm... the more I look at this photo, the more interesting the figure becomes from a design theory perspective.
I'm obviously over-thinking the whole thing at this point, but for those of you who may have as much time to waste as I have, here's a pretty in-depth article about Disney's creation of the 1951 film:
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resou...oon-movie/
I found the brief paragraph about the character design interesting. The studio found Tenniel's famous illustrations too complex for animation purposes, so "... the animators used the original drawings as a starting point, but gave them a Disney make-over."
The Precious Moments studio, in turn, used the Disney character as a starting point, but gave her a Precious Moments makeover.
Nice photo, by the way. Her quizzical e
ression conveys the sensibility of the original Alice character; while wandering in what could be a very spooky forest, she appears more curious (curiouser and curiouser) than frightened, more intrigued than worried.
Come to think of it, it's interesting how they were able to design a face that is obviously "Precious Moments," yet, when paired with the costume, is also obviously Alice.
Hmmm... the more I look at this photo, the more interesting the figure becomes from a design theory perspective.
I'm obviously over-thinking the whole thing at this point, but for those of you who may have as much time to waste as I have, here's a pretty in-depth article about Disney's creation of the 1951 film:
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resou...oon-movie/
I found the brief paragraph about the character design interesting. The studio found Tenniel's famous illustrations too complex for animation purposes, so "... the animators used the original drawings as a starting point, but gave them a Disney make-over."
The Precious Moments studio, in turn, used the Disney character as a starting point, but gave her a Precious Moments makeover.
Nice photo, by the way. Her quizzical e
ression conveys the sensibility of the original Alice character; while wandering in what could be a very spooky forest, she appears more curious (curiouser and curiouser) than frightened, more intrigued than worried.
They're not dolls, they're action figures!