This Is A Doll Head That I Started And Was Very Passionate About But This Year Was A Lot Busier Than

Sculpting for hours on end is killing my back but my soul is thriving!

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

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.

Just a few more of her from different angles.

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 😂

I can see why this attitude is really frustrating. I’ve been drawing and crafting seriously since I was about 7 years old, I just dedicated a lot of my free time to learning and researching things online or in books. No one else in my family is a crafter or an artist and we could not afford camps or anything of that sort, so I really did have to teach myself everything.

I have never been to an art school but I’d love to have that chance someday! When I decided to start my own attempt at making a bjd, I spent weeks just scouring Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, Google, Facebook any resource, to collect tutorials, tips and tricks. I haven’t asked a single sculptor for help directly because most of them seem busy and I’d want to at least be friendly before asking for such help, but that’s just me. I also think it’s so important to do your own research and to use multiple sources because one person’s way may appeal to you or suit your needs better than another.

I am open to advice from anyone who offers it, though! And people have given me advice and it is greatly appreciated.

I know my first doll could very well be a failure, but I am just happy to learn, happy to try new things. I wish more people were willing to risk failure, willing to make a thousand “ugly” things in the hopes of growing and learning as an artist and an individual. It is the process that is beautiful! I love that people want to learn, but please remember it is YOUR journey to take. Asking someone for help or tips is not wrong, at least I don’t think it is (unless the artist has explicitly said they have a tutorial posted somewhere and to read that instead) but to expect someone to spell it all out, to tell you exactly how to do it…it’s just not that simple and one should not expect it to be, because they will surely end up disappointed.

I’ve never sculpted since kindergarten but I can’t afford a bad so imma gonna sculpt me one. It’s easy ‘cause everybody is doing it. Now, dear miss sculptor with ten years of art school and five more of resin casting, drop everything and tell me how to do this! And no, don’t point me to the manual you’ve published online, it’s tl;tr.

~Anonymous

Luna’s preorder is live! The preorder will run from October 1st to the 31st, 2016. Luna is my first sculpt and will be cast by Harucasting. They will be available in 5 skin tones; Black, Dark Tan, Pastel Pink, Pearl Dark Grey, and Pearl Violet. They are $180 USD each for the dark and pearl colours, and $165 for pastel pink, plus express shipping to your location from Canada. You can pay in one instalment, or pay $100 at the time of ordering, then the rest plus shipping when the dolls arrive to me from the casting studio. Each doll will come blank with a padded box, COA and a pair of 10mm randomly coloured acrylic glitter eyes from Chocolate Tsang. I will also be donating $10 USD to Bat Conservation International for each Luna sold! Luna is 13cm tall and single jointed with 12 points of articulation. They can sit, stand, and hang upside down by their curved feet. Luna can wear 10 or 12mm eyes depending on taste and brand. Please bear in mind that the doll shown is my master sculpt and the finished dolls may look slightly different. Please contact me at nyxyscreations@gmail.com if you would like to order or have any questions! At this point in time, I only accept PayPal. Thank you for looking! 💖Nyxy

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.

This is the drawer she hides in with her body and a pendant I was working on.

Fall is watching us play Minecraft today :)