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Thalia came yesterday!

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:49:47 GMT

Thalia['s head] came yesterday! She matches well with Janvier Jett's Angelsdoll massive girl body in Volks NS resin, so that's good. The proportions look good too. And, after all that excitement about the novelty of a doll with two tongues, I actually like her with no tongue and an open mouth best. [I may be saying this in part because it's really hard to get her licking tongue out of her mouth once it magnetizes in.]

I'm thinking about how I want to do her faceup. I've been really interested in duochrome faceups for quite a while now, mostly generated for Jareth with Instant Makeup and Geisha Builder. My attraction to duochrome probably stems from the fact that two colors and gradations thereof are easier to work with than a whole varied palette. So I'm thinking something duochrome for Thalia.

Actually, I'm thinking about grey, multiple soft shades of grey, not as stark as Timonium's black-and-white job, but something with less definite outlines, shadows suggesting haggardness and depth. In fact, I'm thinking a subtle skullface faceup in gradations of grey, kind of like Jareth did for Halloween. And since there's no way I could affordably duplicate these lovely bracelet restraint things in 1:3 scale, I'll try painting some stylized phalanges on the back of an extra set of hands.

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Polly my little mermaid is done!

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:20:14 GMT

Well, I mean that I have finished her wig and faceup. I still need to make her "I BELIEVE [in Champ]" shirt and her customized wheelchair. Maybe I should take some inspiration from one of my digital models and give her a steampunk power chair!!
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Yamarrah's enhanced faceup

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:58:52 GMT

Because it's been too hot to go outside and do her torso/abdomen mods, I have stayed inside and brightened Yamarrah's faceup. What's shown below is pretty much done; I just need to even out the color on her tongue and regloss it.

I'm pretty sure she's trying to decide her favorite creemee flavor: either vanilla/chocolate swirl or black raspberry. ^_^

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Yamarrah now has a functional upper torso!

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:51:17 GMT

After languishing in pieces for over half a year, Yamarrah now has a functional upper torso!!! Today I took her new torso [specially cast by Mirodoll to match her Iplehouse realskin head] and modded it to accept her original Domuya arms. I filled in the large shoulder sockets with some Aves Apoxie Sculpt so that they would more snugly accommodate her shoulder balls, which were on the small side. I managed a snug fit by layering Aves Apoxie Sculpt on the inside of each socket and then, after letting it stiffen for about 45 minutes, rolling the shoulder ball around in the Apoxie Sculpt to create a new socket, perfectly shaped for her shoulder ball.( Read more... )

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Flower in the window

Sat, 05 Jul 2014 21:36:36 GMT

Flower came to work a few weeks ago to take advantage of the wonderful natural light there. Here he is in the window. I tried to frame shots so that they could include him, as well as the flourishing trees and Lake Champlain, but he wanted the camera to focus on him alone.
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Yup, I think he's pretty much done.

Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:37:01 GMT

Usually I'm not a fan of green in faceups, preferring pink, magenta, red, orange, yellow and black, but I must say that Flower is rockin' the green here. Since the last picture earlier this evening, I progressed the freckles further down his torso and also onto the tops of his shoulders. I also started sealing his mouth with high-gloss varnish and added the style of eye makeup that's been my signature since the very first faceup I ever did on Sardonix 1.0. Of the BJDs who bug me, Sardonix, Mellifer, Timonium, Yamarrah and now Flower have the upswept eyeliner and the down-slanting eyebrows.

Anyway, behold Flower the Unsubtle! What a change! I always knew he was fabulous...

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Flower and the unexpected freckles!

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:16:09 GMT

Flower has languished, paintless, since he finished playing Mackenzie in Me and My Muses, but I have finally been giving him a new faceup recently. ( Read more... )

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New faceups for fairies

Fri, 23 May 2014 16:52:59 GMT

Decided last night to take the colors from Flower's skirt and use them as a palette for his new faceup. Pink! Magenta! Possibly some reddish purple! With accents in lime green [color of his eyes]! I find the pink/purple/lime combination a wonderful one. I may add some swirly viny lines too...

Also decided last night that Polly's faceup will feature predominantly turquoise, with accents in white and navy blue. There will also be a lot of dots, for example, forming her eyebrows and maybe coming up and out like bubbles from the outer edges of her eyes.

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Doctor Z re-redux

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:56:11 GMT

About a year ago, Doctor Z, the Zombieville denizen who diagnoses Isabel with spondis and tells her about the condition and the community of people who have it, started off as a Hasbro AA helo Jane with a very purple faceup.

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The King of Toxic Waste is not amused.

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:00:24 GMT

So you thought it would be a clever idea to get drunk and go down with some of your frat brothers to the settlement of homeless PWS on Pine Street and post ZOMBIE CONTAINMENT AREA signs around the perimeter? Look at how unimpressed Lumberjack is with your puerile shit.
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Lumberjack Fallow, king of Toxic Waste

Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:41:50 GMT

Here he is, folks -- Lumberjack Fallow! He is a DAM Toys Nazi Officer head on some cheap AA male action figure body.
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Continuin' to make Sheila

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 01:40:14 GMT

Sheila now has a faceup and a doll. She still needs a headcap and hair. Opening her mouth and giving her straighter eyebrows than Chaz really helps to differentiate her!
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Delphine is done!

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:28:26 GMT

I did all the improvements that I said I would on Delphine, and here she is [at right], done, with Béatrice [at left]. Showin' off one of my few faux furs in natural hair color!
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Yamarrah's faceup almost done

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:17:46 GMT

I've been working on Yamarrah's faceup for a long time, mostly, as can be discerned from the results, with orange, red and yellow Prismacolors. Her tongue, inner mouth, eyebrows and eyelashes are done, and right now she's resting to see if I like the way her lips have turned out. If I do, I will seal her lips and then work on her teeth.

She's one of the sweetest dolls I've had the pleasure of working on. I can't really describe it any other way except to say that her mischievous expression and floppy body combine to make her a friendly, cuddly, cheery person. I've thought about getting a bronze Soom Mega Gem body to match her head, but I really do like her wiggly, floppy Domuya Flexibody. As much as her inability to hold a pose bothers me, it's become part of her character now that I don't think I can sacrifice, even for resin matching. I guess she's just a really loungey fire elemental!

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Sylvia with finished body mods and basic faceup

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:53:42 GMT

I have finally finished body mods and basic faceup on yet another FAT DOLL!!!!!!!!! This is Sylvia Blomqvist, last seen as a Fun-4-All talking Kelly Osbourne head on a customized male action figure body.
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[incoherent jubilation]

Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:44:30 GMT

Jareth's body and his ridiculous clothes have come home from Brenda/Isabeau/Pansy Fashions! I prepared tools and camera for the happy event, but neglected to bring wire so that I could string his legs. :( Mr. Demandypants is temporarily Mr. Demandynopants.

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Béatrice's makeover and some 1:6 scale candles!

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 01:15:34 GMT

I redid Béatrice's faceup over the past few days, as well as her hair. She used to have a faceup in unsealed Prismacolor colored pencil and no hair at all. Her faceup wore away with handling, however. I also found her blindingly white skin difficult to photograph. To cut down on the amount of blindingly white skin she shows, I made her a coordinating wig when I redid her faceup.

Faceup consists of the following: brown watercolor pencil for eyebrows, lashes and shading around nose, neon purple over neon pink acrylic for eyeshadow, neon pink with neon purple line for mouth, pink colored pencil for blush. Wig is faux fur with a blue 1" base, originally with 3" pink and purple spikes. I trimmed the spikes down to 1" as well and gave Béatrice bangs.

Everyone in Zombieville achieves a minimum level of loud tackiness, but Béatrice is especially loud and flamboyant. I mean, she wears neon lipstick, for shit's sake! She also chooses, as a cancer survivor who has lost her hair to radiation, to wear a tricolor wig. Plus she is actually really loud and pushy, in part because she is used to being literally overlooked.

She still needs her chandelier earrings.

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Smirk became smirkier.

Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:00:52 GMT

I redid Isabel's mouth and eyelids last night. This is what she looked like before:( Read more... )

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Flower as Mackenzie

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:25:11 GMT

I've wanted to redo Flower's default faceup for a long time. When the occasion rolled around to create Mackenzie, Ellery's new love interest, I took the opportunity to wipe Flower and repaint him temporarily to be Mackenzie. Faceup is unsealed, mostly watercolor pencil, with some black acrylic for eyelashes and brown acrylic for eyebrows. Beard shadow was achieved with brown dashes of watercolor pencil, shaded darker with black watercolor pencil where she has the densest facial hair. She's wearing FR Homme clothes, mostly from London Crossing Kyu [Barrett]. The sweater vest, however, comes from London Crossing Cruz, and it looks gloriously meretricious!

I'm having a really, really hard time referring to Flower as Mackenzie, even though he really looks very different as Mackenzie than he does as himself. :p

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Chaz lookin' more haggard

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:03:24 GMT

I darkened the shadows around Chaz' eyes today. I also tried to make her a wig of some of the poodle shag swatches, but I found it too difficult to work with. It has a more slippery, stretchy backing than regular faux fur, so it's hard to measure and cut. >:(

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Further refining of Pearlene's neck and faceup draft

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 01:06:41 GMT

Bulked out her neck more and sanded it, while also carving out neck hole in bottom of her head. For her faceup, narrowed her eyes, lowered her eyebrows and added shadows. Glossed eyes and lips. As usual, black acrylic and brown watercolor pencil.
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Timonium is a pain.

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:02:55 GMT

Ever since I decided to clean up his lips, I have faced challenges in repainting them satisfactorily. Here's the latest iteration:

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Faceup alterations for Ellery, Lucian and Avery

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 23:57:20 GMT

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Theophany's back!

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:59:34 GMT

Here's what Theophany looked like before zingor on DOA [Robin Garcia] touched her up:
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You never forget your first Jareth.

Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:05:00 GMT

I mark the beginning of my doll customizing career with my first 1:6 scale Jareth doll, which I created in November and December of 2001 as an Xmas present for Jill. [After all these years, she still has him! He hangs out with her 1:6 scale dolls who use wheelchairs.] Let's see how far I've come....

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