Clara and Marion Again

Some better photos of Clara, with her actual wig. I never thought that the Kurumi wig would look better on her.

I painted the Marion yet again... still no name, no character. I don't know what to think of her when I look at her. I think part of the reason is that I don't ever favor blonde dolls, so this is a new thing for me... she's just so... fair. @_@ Please let me know what you think when you look at her!!! I need some inspiration for her character and my brain is all wrung out. XD

Zero Skirts

Zero Skirts by Serenia featuring a short cotton skirt

Skirts I want her to wear

Zero Tops

Zero Tops by Serenia featuring draped tops

Starting out her wardrobe with these tops!

Just more shots of Clara now that she's done. I've named her after the little spotted Jellyfish in Kuragehime!!! Thanks to Justice M for letting me know about the show.

I'm so glad that she's complete with her eyes now! I wish that 16mm had been available, but alas, Volks had only 18mm in stock. I hollowed out her eyewells so that she would be able to wear the 18mm. I wonder if that weakened her faceplate's eyes structurally? I guess I'll find out.. @_@
Anyway, I really like how she turned out. I think she'll be some kind of hime-styled girl, or maybe lolita? I've always wanted a Dollfie Dream, but I've never been a fan of the idea of vinyl, so this really makes me happy. Maybe she'll do some cosplay as well!??!! :3

Faceups Done, No Success to Report... :(

I've finally finished the other two faceplates' faceups. The first is a mod on the closed-eye Latea faceplate. I wanted it to be very anime-and-art-like, kind of like a resin Dollfie Dream or the bjd version of Blythe. I plan on getting animetic eyes at some point, so that she doesn't look like O_O all the time. She will have oddly colored hair, as well, to amplify the anime effect (I hope). I opened her eyes with a Cera-kanna knife and sanded the edges, then sanded off a lot of her nose.

The Marion faceplate didn't turn at all how I'd hoped. The expression is too bleh, the palette too plain, but that's how she'll have to be for a while. I posted so much of the Latea faceplate last time that I didn't want to post her here - she still has the same faceup, so nothing new anyway.

I wish I had the money and the time to invest in an air brush, although with my poor faceup skills it might be a waste anyway. I've redone these faces a billion times and I can't seem to get it right.

Madoka Magica - Awesome Videos

I was browsing the internet for some MM goodness, and this is what I've found so far. I'm currently in the process of making my own MM amv, if windows movie maker will stop being such a little bitch. In any case, enjoy! Kyubei is teddybear Lucifer....

I finally got them faceupped, sorry, no tutorial...I don't think I'm good enough to give advice yet lol. I was really frustrated, I think I actually got worse at doing eyebrows and lower lashes. I'm really considering sending them away for a commissioned artist to do, I'm just so frustrated with the way they turned out. I got many more worthwhile pictures out of the Latea faceplate than Marion, even though I feel more connected with the Marion's personality. Still no names... Any suggestions welcome? I'm thinking that they could both be characters from my in-progress book project....

I love the Zero default wig! It's so soft. The only problem is that it has a TON of flyaways....

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

(Kyubei commands that you watch it. Obey or die human *hearts*)

So, I've discovered this new anime named Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

It's so awesome! I feel like it's the kind of anime that made me watch anime to begin with. It has cool fight scenes, beautiful motion, and a really dramatic storyline that also manages to explain itself somehow. It's not your typical magical girl show. It's pretty dark - it's kind of like an evil burrito. Enticing rainbow cuteness tortilla on the outside, gunpowder and ground up unicorn on the inside. Kind of like Kyubei.......