I had an DollZone tan Xi head just lying around, so I decided to give it a faceup and sell it…here’s a progress shot, I think eventually I’d like some mehndi-inpsired facial tattoos and decoration.
T-shirt and cute skinny jean patterns for Unoa, and possibly for other slim MSD-sized dolls (with a bit of adjusting, of course).
I’ve made PDFs of the patterns and magazine pages! Patterns include: knickers with suspenders, button-down shirt, a little lolita dress, mini-tophat by Ma, blouse by Millefleurs, and a headband and brooch by Angelic Pretty.
Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 26 Pattern Part 1 (knickers, button-down, dress)
Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 26 Pattern Part 2 (blouse, tophat, headband, brooch)
Magazine Pages
Pattern Part 2 and scans from Volumes 19 & 25 coming soon!
I’ve been glueing together organs from a ‘Visible Man’ kit for the organs of my jointed anatomy doll. After glueing them together I fill in any deep gaps with air-dry china clay. I’ve been very happy with the clay, it doesn’t shrink as much as I thought it would. I would have liked to sculpt the organs myself but knowing I’m such a perfectionist I wouldn’t be happy my results.
But none of them sold…
Inspired by Domadoll’s Ippo, I was thinking of making a doll that could function as speakers for an mp3 player. I was even thinking two dolls together for a stereo effect would be cool.
The key to a successful pixel painting is good planning. You’re going to need: a printer, a pencil, a pen, some little jars with lids, tiny brushes (Round, size 000 or 3/0), Photoshop and possibly a copy machine. And paints! I like Golden fluid acrylics, the consistency is excellent for this type of precision painting. You can use regular, heavy body acrylics, just thin them with water.
1. Choose your sprites…wisely
You can do any size sprite, just keep in mind that a larger, more complex sprite will require a larger canvas and more shades of paint. For starting out I’d say 8-bit is the way to go, you don’t want to burn out trying to complete a larger piece. For this How-To I’m gonna be painting the Green Dragon monster from Dragon Warrior III.
My pieces in the show:
Blooper, from Super Mario Bros.4 x 5″
Slime, from Dragon Quest I4 x 4″
Kirby, from Kirby’s Adventures5 x 5″
Green Dragon, from Dragon Quest III8 x 10″
Skeleton Warrior, from The Legend of Zelda
4 x4 “
