Me and My Muses 3.8: "Sisterly Advice 2"

Ellery gets advice from sister Avery about jealous muse Lucian.

And, with that, we're on hiatus for a while till I figure out where the story wants to take me.

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Old Labyrinth news: manga prequel about Jareth

Archaia will release a manga about Jareth's backstory. Meh. Just because you can write sequels/prequels doesn't mean you should. Please refer to the wretched Return to Labyrinth manga series for a case in point.

I have a "to read" tag. I should probably have a "not to read" tag. :p

The Labyrinth Museum

I found this Tumblr dedicated to a Spanish collector's memorabilia hoard. As I page through the photos, what most strikes me is all the candids of Jennifer Connelly with a beautiful grin on her face. I've been ragging on her for years because she portrayed Sarah in a near-constant state of open-mouthed stupefaction, to the point where I thought she was seriously incapable of other expressions. Now I realize that she made a conscious choice to hang her mouth open all the time. What a pity, as Jareth would say; I think the movie would be vastly improved if she had just presented a neutral face with closed lips.

"Pointless" reaction shot #712

As much as I like smirky Jareth, I'm also a big fan of contemplative Jareth. [Hey, lookit my userpic!] Also known as "Oh shit" Jareth. :p

The smirk that started it all

http://camillebelcourt.tumblr.com/post/20520533919/youre-him-arent-you-youre-the-goblin-king

:}

And now with EXTRA glitter...

http://fuckyeahlabyrinth.tumblr.com/post/16811605853

:}

The hair...the sparkles...the smirk...

http://fuckyeahlabyrinth.tumblr.com/post/16142379314/youre-him-arent-you-youre-the-goblin-king

Chills...every single time.

http://maddiesaur.tumblr.com/post/11199266459

.OBJ files?

I just asked Angelsdoll if they accept .obj files as reference material for their custom headsculpts. Will update with response.

EDIT: THEY DO!!! That increases my confidence in their head-making abilities exponentially!

Increasing wrist range of motion in BJDs

I love Sarah and August, but I'm very irritated by their inflexible wrists. They don't cock more than a few degrees. I'd love to get 90 degrees forward and 90 degrees back out of both of their wrists.

twigling says in an old DOA thread,

I think you can drill/cut the slot in the wrist ball so it is deeper and comes further down on both sides towards
the palm of the hand to increase the range of motion.

I wonder if I can do that with a craft blade? I'd certainly play with them more if they could move their damn hands more realistically.

EDIT: The problem may also be that the wrist balls are set too far in the sockets, in which case a thick layer of hot glue could push them out and make them more flexible.

EDIT 2: Tutorial to increase wrist mobility.

The Lura Project: custom goggles

I decided that Lura needs goggles to protect her eyes during her flights, so I'm commissioning Eileen at Silverbeam on Etsy to design a pair of 3-D printed, nylon plastic goggles to my specs. I gave her necessary measurements today, as well as pictures relating to my concept:
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Anyway, I also got some plastic sculpting tools. I think I may also get a Volks Cera-Canna, primarily because I've heard nothing but amazing reports about it.