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After many hours of fiddling around, she began to look more human and less alien.

My old camera was really messed up so I apologize for the quality of some of these photos. They improve with time as I eventually replaced my phone.

Sorry for the lack of updates. Still busy with other projects and my crazy life! You probably can't see much change but I've worked on her symmetry and I've been working on her skull shape and size some more.

So excited. I’ve been using Crayola brand paper clay for my doll so far. My sister got it for me, for Christmas. I was so happy to have anything to work with to start this project. It’s been working just fine although I’m sure I’m working harder than I’d have to with higher quality clay. I was finally able to get out to Michael’s and they had La Doll brand, the satin smooth pack and it was only $6.99 for each 1.1lb bag! I only got two and plan to set them aside for when I run out of the Crayola brand. I’d rather use the lower quality clay while I am learning and save the other for when I’m more experienced :)

Made her armature last night! Still have lots of work left on the head, I just was itching to mess around with this part. It's made of tin foil and bits of Styrofoam wrapped in floral tape. If she looks short it's because this doesn't account for her feet, which I will sculpt separate, same for hands. She looks so silly this way 😂

This was my original sketch and kind of has some hints as to my thought process and some details I forgot to mention, like I wanted the hand and feet pads to be heart shaped lol. And I intended for the markings to remind one of moss, the way moss grows on sloths :)

Enitan in fantasy dress. She is wearing a dress draped and sewn by me on her body. 14 mm Enchanted doll eyes and a 7/8″ mohair wig by me. With flat heel feet on she is 53,5 centimeters tall. She will be cast by Harucasting in the colors Black Pearl and Moist Brown. Will come with 4 hands, flat and heel feet in a carry bag. Price 650 Euro. Pre-order is open till 25 may (might close early when all 16 are spoken for) Email me for details if you’re interested at contact @ annevanstormbroek . nl (minus the spaces)

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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doll painting design/idea I made for @mismantisbjd! Lineart by Mis, the rest by me.

WARNING ABOUT A REALLY NASTY NEW VIRUS.

Meet CryptoLocker. It’s your worst nightmare. A lot of antivirus software, including the big names, cannot yet detect or stop it. If your computer gets it, CryptoLocker takes all your files hostage by encrypting them and giving you a certain amount of time to send a certain amount of money to the man behind the virus.

The encryption is very tidy, and so far seems uncrackable (well, crackable, but it might take a couple centuries). If you tamper with the virus itself, it will pretty much self-destruct and take everything with it. And the way the money is transferred, the dick programmer behind it all for the moment is pretty much uncatchable.

YOU CANNOT GET RID OF THIS VIRUS WITHOUT COMPLETELY WIPING YOUR COMPUTER. YOUR ONLY CHANCE IS PREVENTION AND PREPARATION.

Back up your computer to something like an external hard-drive, or even an internal hard-drive that you just take out and stuff away somewhere for safe keeping. Make sure your antivirus is up to date, avoid skeevy sites, and don’t open random emails. DO NOT download email attachments unless you know exactly what it is, because that seems to be how this is primarily being transmitted.

You can learn more about it here.

These made Rowan especially happy. I love them, too.

The scarecrow roots are out in full force this season! Some of you expressed an interest in Made To Order scarecrow roots, so there are a handful of slots available in the shop now! Full details in the shop listing. Thank you so much to everyone who pokes their head into the shop!

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