I’m Giving Away The Prototype For My Lifesize Alolan Meowth!

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

Just a few more of her from different angles.

This is a little dragon I'm making for my sister. It's far from finished and I plan to smooth out the clay. Hope to finish it by her birthday if not sooner.

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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Finally have sandpaper and wooooow, what a difference it makes!

Don’t mind my sweaty face it is melting here in Oregon…but my Familiar from @offalteeth’s Summer 2017 Familiar Exchange arrived!

This adorable little friend is a wind serpent and they even brought me a gift 😍 they were made by @thejoancode and I am so in love already. My son is also and has taken to calling them “Fall” which I think is cute and silly since it is a flying serpent 😄 They spent all last night curled up on a blanket next to my bed, resting from their long journey.

Thank you so much for my new friend :)

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.

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

Just trying to even things out. Make sure the eyes are at the same depth, checking nostrils and the way the philtrum and septum meet up. Her skull/forehead will obviously be larger, I'm just focusing on her face at the moment.