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70 P E R S P E C T I V E | N OV E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 character) was designed with a more controlled look, like a suppressed volcano ready to explode at any minute, ideas very dominant in their character descriptions. We all originally considered designing naked characters for the film. The script described Trolls as forest dwellers, as in Nordic folklore. They were little forest sprites, non- human, magical, connected to their environment and all the creatures in it. There was a version of the doll that had metallic, colored felt and glitter skin. I loved this idea. The multicolored skin and hair suited these exceptionally happy, positive, communal-living characters. I decided to felt their skin, then our naked Trolls would be—kind of—dressed. Tim Lamb suggested combining the felt with a saturated, gummy bear-like interior. The result was a skin texture that was very much like a succulent plant. This was the secret combo, the code was cracked and we began our colorful fiber journey into the film. The origin of the Trolls is Danish, created by Thomas Dam. He made the first Troll back in the 1930s for his young daughter, carved from wood and adorned with lambs' wool hair and woolen clothing. We took the handmade origin of the doll to heart and decided the characters