DragonCon 2014 - Art show programming

Hello! Its Buff! I saw a bunch of people last year at the Face-up panel and I would like to do that one again, though the presentation will feature a different doll, and there will be a free doll given away like last year too. But is there anything else specific that people want for a BJD panel? I did not do an introductory panel last year because it had been done by someone else in previous years, but I can do that, no problem, and combine it with a mini-meet or something.

Panel Times:

Friday 1PM in Hanover G - How to Paint BJDs - This will be the face-up panel and there will be a drawing for a free repainted Monster High doll for the attendees.

Sunday 4PM Hanover G- Stringing, Sueding and Eyelashes for BJDs. - This will be hands on, with a discussion before-hand.

Monday 1PM in Hanover G- Pattern Drafting for dolls and custom figures - Interactive, will show basic shapes, ect, for making your own patterns.

Monday 2:30PM in Hanover G- Photographing your collection. This is a general photography panel for 'things you want to take a picture of'. Its not really about the art of photography, but rather how to take clear, nice pictures so that you can display and show pictures of your dolls that demonstrate how they actually look.

If you aren't familiar with that room, its the smallish room at the end of the Hanover Hall, which means that based on last year's attendance for panels, they will be full.

 

With no replies, I went ahead and applied for the following panels and I will update with confirmation and times.

Painting BJDs

Stringing, Sueding and Eyelashes - Hands-on so bring your stuff

Photographing your collection - Basic photography skills, dos and don'ts

Pattern drafting for dolls and custom figures

 

No one will be forced to do anything at all. But if you want to make an adjustment to your doll, I will be right there to help you. You'll want to bring your doll just in case. Once you see how easy it is, you might wanna give it a try.

All the panels were approved and I have times on Fri, Sun and Mon, so people should be able to make one or two.

 

Updated with the panel times! Hopefully you can make the drafting panel if you are interested, Illyrimur. Now we just need to figure out when to have a doll meet-up! Following the face-up panel or the stringing panel would be pretty good, since people would already be grouped.

 

Oh yes, its totally fine. I figure probably it would be...1 of 10 actually doing anything, and everyone else just learning. I will have a presentation with photos before anyone starts working on anything, so that'll be helpful, regardless. Mostly the interactiveness is just to really encourage people to give some of these things a try, with the security of someone being right there to help if it goes wrong.

 

No worries! You will receive a map at the convention that will help you get to the right places. But, basically, if you find the art show, there is an L-shaped hallway at the bottom of the stairs that get you to the level, and it has a title over the hallway entrance that says 'Hanover Hall', and its at the very end of the L, on the left.

 

Its very crowded in the general area of Hanover Hall, so we will definitely need to move. However, right down the escalator, from Hanover Hall, I seem to recall there being a carpeted area to sit. But there aren't any tables or anything, so it would be more like...a Doll Picnic. Which I am fine with! Or we could walk further and go to the food court area for food and dolls.

 

after the doll face-up panel tomorrow, we can go outside the Hanover Hall and down the escalator. It'll be an open area directly to the left, and we can just hang out a little while. As far as anything going on Sat, there are no panels for dolls, but I will be hauling Deadpool Doll around and dressing like Loki!

 

Sorry those who couldn't make it to the little meet! I'd have organized more, but I was pretty busy most days. Thanks to everyone who attended the panels and it was great to see Blakrose back in action introducing people to BJDs.