mrsbladez

..... and not in a cool heavy metal way, like this  --->    More like this -->  

You see, it's been more than 5 years since I made my last doll.  That tends to present problems when you try to get back into it.

I can't remember how to make dolls.  I can barely remember how to use Paintshop Pro, which used to be as natural to me as breathing.  REALLY frustrated.  I have all these ideas in my head and I get going on one of them and then something I used to do a million times (like folds and creases) trips me up, for DAYS .. and I get frustrated and give up.  
I recently finished a kick-ass base face edit (that took FOREVER, btw) for a character I have wanted to doll for a while now but I'm struggling with the clothes. Like really struggling.  Like can't do it.   I feel like a newbie again, lol.  

Guess I'd better head off and look for tutorials.  Do they even exist anymore?  I just went through my tut bookmarks from 100 years ago (or so it seems, haha!) and so many of the sites are gone. *pout*

Dolling peeps - Hit me up with links to tut sites, please?  I need help with folds, creases and shading white.   Pixel or tool, doesn't matter.  

Wishing all of my friends and watchers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer or whatever season it is depending on your part of the world.

I have two very good articles to share with you about dolling (my craft/hobby).   If you're new to dolling or have never heard of it before or only heard bad things about it because of "omg, bases are bad!!!!", these are a good way of learning the truth.    

Both articles were written by the General Manager of the dolling category here on dA, Hollinesskiss    and not only are they informative, they address a number of misconceptions that have given dolling a bad rap on dA.  

Check 'em out.

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If you make a doll on one of my bases and upload it to dA or if you find a doll on dA made on one of my bases, please send me a Note with a link to the doll.  I would love to add it to my Favorites.

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EXCELLENT journal entry by about the use of bases (real, hand drawn, non-traced bases) and why they are an important tool in a collaborative environment, such as the dolling community.  Far too much hate gets flung their way here on dA and I find that in reading the negative comments about them, much of the hate comes from ignorance (a lack of understanding their purpose and not knowing the difference between original bases and traced ones), misinformation and just plain old snobbery.  

Go read.. On the Subject of BasesFellow People of Deviantart,
I am here today to talk to you about Bases and Dolling.
  
I am not asking you to do it, or even to like it, but just to put out a standpoint that is sorely missing from this ongoing row over what a Base really is.

You may think a base is a large traced piece from anime with no skill and that the people who draw on top of them are lazy artists who just don't want to learn how to draw. Some bases are traced, but not every base.

Dolling is a hobby, something that is done for fun, and not every doller out there wants to be able to draw like a whiz kid. A lot of people hold down jobs, or full time education and just want a little fun. And so they are able to use a base that they like and draw some clothes and hair onto it, often very skillfully.
The 3rd Rozen Maiden by Felirile :thumb196488107:
Many dol .. NOW.  

Thank you.


:NOTES:
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If you make a doll on one of my bases and upload it to dA or if you find a doll on dA made on one of my bases, please send me a Note with a link to the doll.  I would love to add it to my Favorites.

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Terms Of Use for my dolls & bases: [LINK]

Member of: