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[Flames and Stardust] MBJD project

Mar 19, 2007

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    1. March 19 2007: Prototype heads--Part one of a full MBJD project (or, as it may turn out, two :doh ). The modelling clay I got turned out to be smoother and firmer than I had thought, and I'm quite pleased with the results. Head number one belongs to a catlike alien based on one of my current muses, and head number two is human, though I feel that it needs more work.

      Both heads are sporting glass marbles for eyes in the pictures below.

      Head #1:

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      Bonus points is anyone knows what the background text is about. :sweat

      Head #2:

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      (Yes, that IS half a gachapon capsule the head is drying on.)

      Both heads together:

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      Comments and crit. appreciated!
       
      #1 Bailonghu, Mar 19, 2007
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    2. I am now convinced that all doll makers feed from a similar Hive Mind, of sorts, because I am also working on a cat-like anthro and human doll (though my aliens are bit more humanoid) ! :o

      **Great minds think alike-?!**

      The eyes for head #1 are wicked cool, what are they made of?
      I like shape of his muzzle, it gives his smile this devious air about it. :)

      The human head has a very sweet expression, but the lips are a bit flat. Perhaps they can be extended slightly, in profile, to give them a fuller look?

      I'm eager to see how they turn out!
       
      #2 Aamir, Mar 20, 2007
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    3. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!! Pullman's His Dark Materials!!!!

      Ahem. Yes, well, I've outed myself as a nerd with that one, haven't I? ^_~

      They're looking good, keep at it!
       
      #3 Kiyakotari, Mar 20, 2007
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    4. Haha His Dark Materials are awesome books.

      The heads are looking very nice. Though the human head appears to be a little too round. You might try sanding down the sides a bit.
       
      #4 arei, Mar 21, 2007
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    5. @Aamir: I'm sure we're not the only ones working on catlike BJDs! Both heads have glass marbles for eyes, and head #1 in particular is sporting cat's eye marbles. And yes, the lips are a bit flat on head #2 (I think the entire head might be too flat, actually. *_* ) It definately needs more work...though for some reason the first head wasn't that hard to shape. I guess I need to work on human features? :sweat

      @Kiyakotari: Yes, His Dark Materials! I've only read the first book so far and already I find it far too fascinating for my own good.

      @arei: I've reached the same conclusion: a bit too flat and a bit too round. I'm not sure if round is a bad thing but I think I'll try fixing the flatness of the head and see if that helps.
       
      #5 Bailonghu, Mar 21, 2007
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    6. good books! I recognized it immediatly ^.^

      heads look good so far, keep it up!
       
      #6 molly381, Mar 21, 2007
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    7. woah! the cat head looks like a lion to me, that's very impressive:)
      keep up the good work!
       
      #7 Merry, Mar 31, 2007
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    8. the one on the left in pic3 looks like an owl!
       
      #8 Riven, Mar 31, 2007
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