Well, FINALLY! I HAS AN PHTOSTRY AND AN ARTS.
Well, two lj-cuts for two different things.
It has come to my attention that a good way to make a blog attractive to readers is to update regularly with large amounts of well-written text. I realised I have been neglecting this quite a great deal, and so I will write here about HOW FUCKING LONG I TOOK FOR THE FUCKING DOLLFIE PHOTOSTORY AND HOW MUCH OF A NOOB I FEEL LIKE.
I have no skill in photography, scripting and/or The Art of the Appropiately Placed Speech Bubble. (No, not the one that hides people's private parts, this is not a manga.) So getting the story done with the persistent demon of Constructive Critique blaring in my head was an exercise in patience and answered the important question "how much teeth-grinding can you do before your jaw starts to ache?" very well. It didn't help that my dollfie was 'fully-functioning', so to speak, WAAAAY before any of my friends dollfies, meaning I had more time but had accomplished less. With more people knowing about it.
So yes, before the photostory you are warned, it is a) a whole lot shorter than it was in my original conception, as my original conception is just too huge for me to contemplate right now and a little flexibilty never hurt anyone (unless that someone is made of resin), and b) SUPER NOOB FACEUP FTW! Yeah, I did the boy myself. With pastels and acrylics. And did not use Mr Superclear. And only discovered that soap removes pastels halfway through the faceup. And c) half the people on my f-list know the plot already.
Don't get me wrong. I like the faceup. I'm proud of it and remained so when I was told that he resembled an Egyptian mummy. (A female Egyptian mummy, at that.) Just like I like the plot I've worked out. But I might have bitten off more than I can chew this time, so I'm going to go slow and easy which means POST IT NOW BEFORE YOU PROCRASTINATE ANY LONGER AND FEEL ANY WORSE.
I should keep to what I said so here you go. This was probably the wrong time to start updating with text, I realise in hindsight.
Prologue: Just a Little Step Forward
(Very few photos, don't get too excited. ^_^)
Excuse the minor continuity error when his hands change from gasping to shielding. Take it that he gasped with one hand, then shielded himself with the other while screaming. I shot the photos at 1 am so I wasn't in the best state to check continuity errors lol. (And I know it's really difficult and I'm asking a big favour of you, but pretend the books behind him are ancient scrolls or something and not, um, discarded Biology textbooks. Not to mention his -_- expression.)
And anyone who was anywhere near me in the two days after the photos knows the Burning Candle Saga, so I won't repeat it here. It IS rather embarrassing. Especially when I finally got the lighter switched on and then dropped it in surprise, screaming, as my cat stared.
The next one is....
A little demon girl of the Disgaea bent. Please ignore the funny jumble of lines just above her tail, it was supposed to be a bird until I realised I don't know HOW to draw birds. Guh.
She was actually sketched out directly with pen in about half an hour, and I attribute her looks to the Hindu writing on my pen, which made me feel mystical and full of mystery. (Upon seeing the finished product, with its wierd pouting mouth that was the product of me trying to copy Alex's style, I was also mortified and moody.)
It has come to my attention that a good way to make a blog attractive to readers is to update regularly with large amounts of well-written text. I realised I have been neglecting this quite a great deal, and so I will write here about HOW FUCKING LONG I TOOK FOR THE FUCKING DOLLFIE PHOTOSTORY AND HOW MUCH OF A NOOB I FEEL LIKE.
I have no skill in photography, scripting and/or The Art of the Appropiately Placed Speech Bubble. (No, not the one that hides people's private parts, this is not a manga.) So getting the story done with the persistent demon of Constructive Critique blaring in my head was an exercise in patience and answered the important question "how much teeth-grinding can you do before your jaw starts to ache?" very well. It didn't help that my dollfie was 'fully-functioning', so to speak, WAAAAY before any of my friends dollfies, meaning I had more time but had accomplished less. With more people knowing about it.
So yes, before the photostory you are warned, it is a) a whole lot shorter than it was in my original conception, as my original conception is just too huge for me to contemplate right now and a little flexibilty never hurt anyone (unless that someone is made of resin), and b) SUPER NOOB FACEUP FTW! Yeah, I did the boy myself. With pastels and acrylics. And did not use Mr Superclear. And only discovered that soap removes pastels halfway through the faceup. And c) half the people on my f-list know the plot already.
Don't get me wrong. I like the faceup. I'm proud of it and remained so when I was told that he resembled an Egyptian mummy. (A female Egyptian mummy, at that.) Just like I like the plot I've worked out. But I might have bitten off more than I can chew this time, so I'm going to go slow and easy which means POST IT NOW BEFORE YOU PROCRASTINATE ANY LONGER AND FEEL ANY WORSE.
I should keep to what I said so here you go. This was probably the wrong time to start updating with text, I realise in hindsight.
Prologue: Just a Little Step Forward
(Very few photos, don't get too excited. ^_^)
Excuse the minor continuity error when his hands change from gasping to shielding. Take it that he gasped with one hand, then shielded himself with the other while screaming. I shot the photos at 1 am so I wasn't in the best state to check continuity errors lol. (And I know it's really difficult and I'm asking a big favour of you, but pretend the books behind him are ancient scrolls or something and not, um, discarded Biology textbooks. Not to mention his -_- expression.)
And anyone who was anywhere near me in the two days after the photos knows the Burning Candle Saga, so I won't repeat it here. It IS rather embarrassing. Especially when I finally got the lighter switched on and then dropped it in surprise, screaming, as my cat stared.
The next one is....
A little demon girl of the Disgaea bent. Please ignore the funny jumble of lines just above her tail, it was supposed to be a bird until I realised I don't know HOW to draw birds. Guh.
She was actually sketched out directly with pen in about half an hour, and I attribute her looks to the Hindu writing on my pen, which made me feel mystical and full of mystery. (Upon seeing the finished product, with its wierd pouting mouth that was the product of me trying to copy Alex's style, I was also mortified and moody.)