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Character portrait

A little rose of Taif

وردة صغيرة من الطائف

A shy, warm Gulf girl of about seven, wrapped in a knitted bukhnuq and an oversized Taif-rose dress stitched with Al-Sadu felt patches.

Plush 3D portrait of a little Gulf girl in a dusty rose knitted bukhnuq and a Taif-rose dress with Al-Sadu felt patches, pressing her hands to her blushing cheeks

Made of

  • Knitted wool
  • 3D felt
  • Gold thread
Style
Pixar meets felt toy
Framing
Chest-up, 4:5
Backdrop
#E7B3B5

The details

Wool, felt and a little gold thread

A closer look at what she is wearing and how she is lit, from the knit of her head covering to the light on her fur.

  • البخنق

    The bukhnuq

    A traditional Gulf head covering in dusty rose, knitted from fluffy wool with tiny gold-thread embroidery along the edge and a soft dark-brown fringe peeking out underneath.

  • The Taif-rose dress

    An oversized, cozy knit in Taif-rose pink with chunky sleeves, finished in the same ultra-soft plush texture as her hair.

  • السدو

    Al-Sadu patches

    3D felt patches of small triangles and diamonds in cream, saffron and deep maroon, inspired by the Bedouin weaving of Al-Sadu.

  • الورد الطائفي

    Two Taif roses

    A pair of puffy felt roses sits on her sleeves, a soft nod to the rose fields of Taif.

  • A shy, warm pose

    Both hands raised and pressed to her cheeks, with a rosy blush, big glossy dark eyes and a small smile.

  • Soft studio light

    Diffused light with a gentle rim on the fur, subtle subsurface scattering on her skin and a shallow depth of field.

The palette

Seven colors, one warm palette

The backdrop pink, #E7B3B5, comes straight from the design brief. The others are matched to the colors it names. Tap a swatch to copy its code.