She has been a long time coming, finally I have made an African American doll. My African princess! How much fun did I have making this little treasure? I’ll leave out the bit about the late nights and countless hours researching, testing and painting every little millimeter of her sweet sweet little darling complexion. Well, I have to say, after making so many Caucasian babies she was a breath of fresh air. It has been a while since I have painted a non-Caucasian baby – almost a year or so. Since then I have done so much research, on skin tone and painting techniques. She is complete with every single colour of the rainbow… this is a true story. Her name meaning Happiness! This is what she brings. Hope you enjoy.

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