Q&A for How to Draw a Paper Doll

You can use tape, staples, or paperclips to secure clothes to your doll.

You can always tape it back together with clear tape so it isn't as noticeable.

You could draw makeup on a fashion paper doll if you'd like. However, it would be permanent once drawn on. It is not possible to use actual makeup on a paper doll, as this would ruin the paper. What might be possible is to cover a paper doll with laminate that can allow you to use markers to add on "makeup" and then wipe it clean later but that would still be messy and the doll's face is usually too small to do it delicately.

You can use an existing shape of a paper doll and trace around it. Use a good quality pencil that creates sharp lines and can be seen easily, so that you can cut out the shape confidently. For the doll's face, etc., copy the design on the existing paper doll or follow a picture online; this can be made easier by drawing grid lines and making sure each feature fits within those lines.

You can draw any type of clothes for your paper doll drawing - of any vintage, any style and any color, it's entirely up to you how you create the clothes.