ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Wingback Chair</title> <meta content="Mark Patraw" name=Author> <meta content="Images of, and information about, a 1:6 scale Wingback Chair toy furniture accessory, made by Mark Patraw." name=Description> <meta content="Wingback Chair,furniture,1:6,item,accessory,doll,art,figure,sculpture,model,toy,Mark Patraw." name="Keywords"> </head> <body text=white link=e5ad6b bgcolor=black background="wood_bg.jpg" bgproperties=fixed> <br> <br> <table width=85% align=center cellpadding=10 border=5 bgcolor=black bordercolor=silver> <tr> <td> <center> <br> <font size="7"><b><i>Wingback Chair</i></b></font> <br> <br> <EMBED src="SNC_special_stage.mid" width="0" height="0" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true"></center> <br> <p align=left> Here we have a 1:6 scale (6 feet = 12 inches) Wingback Chair toy furniture accessory. I've been wanting to make something like this for my dolls/figures for a while now and I finally got around to actually doing something. <br> <br> I primarily based my design and measurements on this Collins Wingback Chair from a Late Fall 2013 <i>Home Decorators Collection</i> mail order catalog. I made some adjustments, namely increasing the height and decreasing the depth of the chair, to accommodate the proportions of the Mattel <i>Barbie</i> and Spin Master <i>Liv</i> dolls I used as my sitting models. I also replaced the more ornate legs on the original with similar, but simpler, tapered polygons. Finally, the rounded wing design was inspired by those found on a real chair in our living room at home. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap003/MISC_wingback_chair_fab00_zps3fed0db2.jpg~original" border=3."></p> This is what the chair looked like at the end of the first day of work. Everything you see at this stage is made from hollow cardboard shapes, created by folding/rolling them up and then gluing the edges together. It wasn't really necessary, but I also decided to make the seat cushion removable. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap003/MISC_wingback_chair_fab01_zps86c33fd5.jpg~original" border=3."></p> And this is what the finished chair looked like, just prior to painting, on the second day. If it didn't have lines, arrows, and other stuff scribbled on it, the natural brown color of the cardboard would make for a pretty nice finish all by itself. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap003/MISC_wingback_chair_fab02_zpseb3d8343.jpg~original" border=3."></p> I contemplated putting some kind of texture or pattern on the chair, rather than a solid color, but, I ultimately reasoned that a neutral hue (black matches everything) would be better, as that makes the piece more versatile for display purposes. In other words, a black chair can work with just about any doll/figure or environment, compared to, say, a pastel floral pattern. And, of course, if I ever change my mind, it'd be a relatively simple matter to "re-upholster" it with paint or decoupage for a different look. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap003/MISC_wingback_chair_zps8ac7ca7a.jpg~original" border=3."></p> <br> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Materials:</font></b> <br> Cardboard, newsprint, lined white paper, white glue, and acrylic paint.</p> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Dimensions:</b></font> <br> 13.9 cm (5.5") wide x 20.2 cm (8.0") high x 12.3 (4.8") deep.</p> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Time:</font></b> <br> Two days; July 10 and 12, 2014.</p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=gold> <br> <br> <center><font size=+1 color=gold><b>REFERENCES:</b><br></font></center> <br> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.homedecorators.com/"><i>Home Decorators</i></a> Late Fall 2013 mail order catalog. </li> <br> </li> <br> <br> <br> <p align=center><a href="misc_art.html"><font size="5">&laquo; Return to my Miscellaneous Artwork Gallery Index Page</a></font> <br> <br> <br> <font size="2"><i>This is a nonprofit web site. <br> <br> Any and all copyrighted imagery, terminology, etc., depicted on this page belongs to its respective holders/owners, namely Collins and Home Decorators. <br> <br> The repeating background graphic is a wood fill pattern from the GIMP software. <br> <br> The midi music playing is the "special stage" theme from Sonic the Hedgehog.</i></p> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </body> <br> <br> </html>
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