My Twyla Boogieman redesign!
Thoughts:
I always felt it was a bit odd that Twyla, at least to me, looked and dressed like she was as old as the main ghouls. Her and Howleen are supposed to be middle school girls, so I used how I dressed in 7th grade as a reference for her.
I also feel like her style in the movies and show was really just to meet the marks for an eccentric fashion doll, which I don’t really blame the creators for, so I changed it to not only fit her age but her personality.
My redesign is supposed to be a redesign of generation 1 Twyla, but I decided to add the rainbow infinity pin on her cardigan because I caught news of her being canonically autistic in generation 3, which I thought matched up with generation 1 Twyla nicely. This is also why I added headphones, with generation 3 Twyla saying that she doesn’t like loudness.
Her short hair doesn’t have much rhyme or reason behind it, I was going to give her a shorter, more pixie cut like haircut—I decided to leave it at neck length. I always just felt like Twyla would look cute with short hair.
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Clawdeen and Venus's family! (Gen1 as Gen3's parents)
I made these a bit rougher than I normally would, and I didn't shade them because I want to make more of these line ups, and if I worried about shading, I'd never get these done. I mean, "Flora's" hair alone, took me so long. It took longer than anything else XD It was fun, but god it was time consuming.
SO, lets start talking about Clawdeen and Venus family!
Clawdeen Wolf! (Both she and Venus kept their maiden names) Achieved her fashion designer dream, and is now happily married with two kids. (Said kids were born via plant magic. Like, grown in plants, like a fairy or something)
Her outfit was intended to be like a mix of gen3's Selena and gen1 Clawdeen. Her boots, which looked cooler in my head, are intended to have a purple galaxy effect in the wedge. She also has a pair of lower heeled boots for busy days at the office when she has to do a lot of walking. Clawrisa's fur coat was a gift from her for her 14th birthday.
Venus Mc Flytrap! She works as a professional garden designer/landscaper, in her spare time she gardens lots of food, which she donates to shelters and the homeless. She also rocks out in her band, the Elementals, whom often do charity events. Married to Clawdeen, and mom to Flora and Clawrisa. (Punkmompunkmompunkmom)
Flora Mc Flytrap! A plant monster like Venus. She shares Venus's love of the planet and Clawdeens love of fashion. She's very outgoing and relaxed, and loves a good spa day. She loves giving her friends self care days. (let it be known, the doll came out after I drew all of this and came up with this, so...there will be both visual and description inaccuracy's. XD) Her pet is Lilian, the plant Chihuahua. (I know it's supposed to be a cat, but it has Chihuahua every, kind of looks like one, and it rides around in that pot like it's a little dog in a purse XD) (aW MAN, I FORGOT HER BABYHAIRS!! uggg!)
Clawrisa Wolf! A werewolf like Clawdeen. She's the younger sibling of Flora. She's a bit of an athletic nerd, with a generally positive attitude. Known for her curiosity. She loves hanging out with her cousin and best friend, Lorelei (gen3 Draculaura)
She has a pet wolf (normal wolf) named Moon, whom is just a puppy.
Chewlian! Venus's pet outgrew his pot, and now lives in his own greenhouse that sits behind the family house. He can also move on his own, using his roots like tentacles. Despite his terrifying appearance, he's never once tried to eat the kids or the other family pets, in fact, he makes a pretty good babysitter.
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So I may get some hate for this but, honestly?... I like the new dolls better than the originals.
Now to be clear, it's not by much and completely for personal preference reasons. There's nothing wrong with the original line, I still have a bunch of the original dolls and they have a very special and nostalgic place in my heart. But I was looking at some of them side by side earlier and came to the conclusion that if I had to, I'd choose the new ones.
I think it's mostly because of the new color scheme. The OGs were more muted/goth, which in itself is really cool! They were (and are) the only doll line with edgier looks, and that fit well with the monster theme. I just personally like the brighter colors more. I've always been drawn to brighter rainbowier fashion and styles. I know a lot of people even dislike the new dolls for this same reason, which is fair.
It's also because of the new bodies. I love that there's a range of new body types, from the shorter curvier draculaura to the taller lankier Frankie. They feel more like a group of friends to me than a lineup of the same body over and over. The bust articulation is wonderful and I like the larger hands. I don't feel like I'm gonna break them when I take them out.
They also get bonus points for Frankie's they/them pronouns and the new accessories. As a former highschooler I can attest that teens are always hungry for a snack.
Overall, it still feels like monster high to me, and I'm actually glad they've gone in a somewhat new direction, instead of just pumping out the same stuff they did before. I can't wait to see what they give us next
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