Quinlan Students: Class photo for now!

 1:6 scale Dolls & Action Figures, photostory stuff, QC: character info, Something to share  10 Responses »
Aug 262010
 

I’ve been making some good headway on making the remaining students I needed for the chronicles. (I need a few more but they won’t show up until later I’m not going to fuss with them for now. )

So–here are the students for now! The top 2 rows are 2nd years & the bottom 2 are 1st year students.

  1. Morgan Renfield (3rd year & RA)
  2. Olivia Aston-Lang
  3. Zach (Zachary) Bracco
  4. Terry (Terence) Waterstone III
  5. Jillian Carmichael
  6. Alisha Grant
  7. Mallory Watson
  8. Nik (Niklos) Andrastos
  9. Stella Vanderhoff (3rd year & RA)
  10. Shayna Demarco
  11. Oscar Volante
  12. Portia Thorne
  13. Felicity Pierce
  14. Claudia Carsten-Kane
  15. Abbey Strassen
  16. Seth Melborne
  17. Tara Lynhurst (3rd year)
  18. Alex (Alexandra) Ryles
  19. Karly Stuttgart
  20. Claire
  21. Dana Grafton
  22. PK (Pansy) Kirkham
  23. Brooke Blackwood
  24. Merrit Daniels
  25. Jeremy Millais
  26. Raven Kohle
  27. Eff (Effrosini) Andrastos
  28. Rupert Kane
  29. Lori Vanderhoff
  30. Devin Thayer
  31. Calvin Blackwood

Female Student Roommate Assignments
Alex Mallory

Brooke

Abbey

Lori

Jillian

Eff

Claudia

Raven

Felicity

Karly

Olivia

Dana

Shayna

PK

Portia

Claire

Alisha

Male Student Roommate Assignments

Merrit

Nik

Jeremy

Terry

Rupert

Seth

Devin

Zach

Calvin

Oscar
 Posted by corset_kitten at 5:05 pm

Two more students for the Chronicles!

 1:6 scale Dolls & Action Figures, Customs & Re-stylings, QC: character info  6 Responses »
Aug 242010
 

I did a little more painting today & came up with these two:

I am pleased that he at least looks like a guy!

I’m not sure what either of their  names are, or what year. ( couldn’t get the color to show right but she’s more like a strawberry blonde).

Ok, so I decided that it was worth it to try to tweak her lips and make them a different red. I think it’s an improvement, though darker than I’d originally intended to use for her.

and a close up of her face:

Ok, that’s todays effort.

 Posted by corset_kitten at 6:36 pm

Raven 2.0, Zach & The un-named Girl!

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Aug 222010
 

Of course I couldn’t leave well enough alone!

This is what I did today:

Raven:

I decided to wipe Raven’s face & tried to repaint her today.  I’m much happier with the new resultant Raven, and although (IMO) she looks more wide eyed (and less angsty) I think she’ll do for a younger student & trying to rebel younger sister.

Following on Raven’s heels is Zach.

He was something of an experiment & I’m not sure how I feel about him. I don’t paint male dolls very well & it shows. (don’t mind the stray flocking in the pics)

And then there’s this girl……

(She needs a name)

Do you think she is a 1st or 2nd year student???

She was a pre-rooted obitsu head &  is on a volks eb-a body. I feel she’s got some spark to her (although I also think she looks slightly cross-eyed). Even with the eye issue I didn’t want to wipe her because I do like the vibe I’m getting.

So there you have it–some more of my students for the photostories.

 Posted by corset_kitten at 9:45 pm

New Mistress & Portia Redux! *pics*

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Aug 212010
 

I’m always inspired by my good friend Nat over at Milkshake Melody.   :-)   We’ve had  joint photostories & characters whose pasts & futures & families are intertwined and related in some way. We were talking a few weeks back about how one of her characters, Inessa, only has her somewhat stuffy & more conservative sister Yseult to visit when she comes to Quinlan (and for photostories). I’d give you a link to Inessa’s profile w/ an updated pic but Nat is updating them so she isn’t up w/ a new pic yet.

With that in mind she’s encouraged me to make a Mistress for my cast of characters.  I have yet to determine what if anything she does for a job– might make her a lawyer since Inessa is one and that could be one more way that they’re contemporaries. Maybe.  :wink:    Anyway, here’s the mistress. You can’t tell from the photos but her eyes are actually blue with aqua/ cerulean

Click the x to see the enlarged version at full size for detail.

1:6 scale dollfie custom

Her pet?

A bit more info about her: (she needs a name)

  • Volks Neo head
  • She is on a volks excellent E type body
  • I rooted her with a mix of NDR hair that I had (some dishwater blonde, Wheat,  and maybe off white?) that I bought years ago.  Nat suggested going the blonde route since she has a previous Mistress doll I made (back when I pretty much only did barbies) and wanted to see a version of her made.

So gave it  a try, though it’s a long time later and the details are kind of hazy to me. I recall she had long, blond hair that had curls/waves, a big chest (I’d experimented–I forget it it was paper clay or milliput I’d used) and a little black plether outfit. LOL That’s about all I remember.

Ok, and you remember that yesterday I tried painting Portia? And how I’d misplaced where her eyes were and in general she had personality but looked a bit “off”. I wiped her & Raven’s faces last night & I gave another shot at painting Portia.  Not a radical difference, but…?

Any better?

As always, comments welcome!

 Posted by corset_kitten at 5:34 pm

Raven? Maybe. Rupert? Definitely… Portia? Maybe?

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Aug 202010
 

Yes, I did at last finally get to do some face painting! That’s the good news! :P

The bad news is of course that I am so very out of practice that they just don’t measure up to where I think they should be. However, even with that I’m looking for a feel for the dolls and I think (maybe) they work.

First, Raven:

This is the 2nd incarnation (and a variation) of the original. I wanted to make her look younger than the original who IMO always seemed a bit older looking than she should have been.

Rupert:

Rupert came out best out of all of them I think–and that’s not saying a lot since I can hardly paint guy heads even the “Boy” N head.

And….. Portia? (Maybe?)

I think her eyes are high up on her face and it gives her a long looking face. I’m not sure if it works or not, though I feel like she has some instant personality. .. Not sure.

So. Not a lot to show for a whole day’s effort. I’m not sure what to think of them.

Any thoughts or comments? (should I wipe them?)

 Posted by corset_kitten at 9:06 pm

Quinlan Chronicles — characters?

 1:6 scale Dolls & Action Figures, Blythe, photostory stuff, QC: character info  2 Responses »
Aug 132010
 

This weekend (provided I can find quiet time) I’d like to work on doing a couple of new dolls for my cast. I’ve had an idea for a new student and want to work on her before the inspiration goes stale. I’d started another new character a month or two ago, a Mistress and i really do need to get around to painting her as well. Of course I need some practice before I do…..
I also need to finish up my Natasha Moore Blythe/Emily custom. She’s going to be a character in the Quinlan Chronicles also and I would like her done sooner rather than later.

Speaking of my dolls & the Quinlan Chronicles cast—-This week is going to be a “clean up” week. Sorting everyone out again & really deciding who and what I need.

With some luck, once I make some space & have moving around room I’ll get to shooting the first couple installments of the first episode of the chronicles.

 Posted by corset_kitten at 2:56 pm

New stuff on Etsy! *shameless self promotion!*

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Aug 122010
 

As mentioned earlier this week–I’ve got stuff for Etsy!

I’ll be updating with more stuff over the weekend! Candles & books & things! :D

 Posted by corset_kitten at 10:42 pm

What’s up this week?

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Aug 102010
 

I’m still working on the update of the main website. Still aiming *optimistically* to have it done by sunday evening. Might seem like a lot of time but it really isn’t (at least not when I’m up to all this other stuff LOL).

Now that I finally managed to finish the first batch of pillows & cushions for etsy, I am now trying to photograph them. I wasn’t happy with my first batch of photos *not to mention I didn’t have any dolls in those photos*.  I’m trying to do them a few each day (last night I got one set done but today I expect to get more than that done).

Part of this week/next week I want to spend sewing for my blythes & possibly finishing up my customizing of Emily (natasha moore blythe).  I’m getting frustrated when I want to dress her only to find that less than 10% of my clothing will work for her body. So! I’d done some sketches a few weeks ago & I’ll dig them out and have a go.  I’m also toying with the idea of making some steampunky  clothes for blythes as well. I figure I might as well since I like them, I have most of the materials on hand, and heck, maybe someone else would like one too! (I love etsy, really!) Not to mention I need to find the funding to pay for my domain renewal & hosting since that’s due next month. *ugh*

Things here are a little on edge for me since Electra seems to be a bit sick. She’s got diarrhea. I called the vet about it but they said not to worry at this point.  She has an appt on the 16th so if she gets worse in anyway before then we’ll take her. She still has a good appetite but I worry. :S

Mark is also in the process of inserting the stairway bannisters & railing etc. Me & the furry kittens are trying to stay out of the way. I’m very glad I am not doing it.

I’ll update again soon. Promise!

 Posted by corset_kitten at 3:59 pm

Pow wow Poncho Blythe redux *w/ pics*

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Aug 052010
 

You might recall I got my paws on a Pow Wow Poncho Blythe a little while ago.  She was supposed to be my “model” girl so that when I sew and make things she can show them off. (this is because I am still customizing Emily (Natasha Moore Blythe) and I plan on putting her on an obitsu body for photostory use).  Anyway, I can’t ever leave well enough alone. I had to do something to make her more…well,  mine I guess.

So I gave it a shot (scroll past the photos and you can read about what happened & what I did) Also, does anyone care to suggest a name for her??

Before & After

Things didn’t go quite according to plan…

  • I discovered some flaws on the back of her head (back face plate) and couldn’t tell if it was from someone trying to get into her head at an earlier time or what. The plastic is indented and has fracture lines in it.
  • I gave a few tries at getting her scalp off (used the knife around it) but it wasn’t budging & I didn’t think it was going to be worth the effort (so no boggling her eyes).
  • Her eyes bug me a bit because they are so very downward-looking. It’s nice for some shots but actually changing the eyechips turned out to be a hassle. I had to tape her eyelashes back and try while holding the hot melt glue to hold the other eye so that it was sort of centered (it’s kind of hard to explain). I used some coocat eyechips I got from Plastic Paradise Forum.
  • I found it a lot more difficult to sandmatte her face while it was still attached to the whole head. I haven’t done the best job but I have managed to take off the major shininess.  I will probably go another round with it in the future when I’m feeling a little more love.
  • I repainted her lips but I only did them as a temporary “for now” measure.  I’ve never been a big fan of cotton candy pink lipstick, and she had puce green eyeshadow.  So not a color scheme I adore in cosmetics (ok, in anything!).They’re ok, and better than the Candy Pink ones but I can do better & smoother. Later.
  • Did my best to sad off the eyeshadow. Not certain I’m going to try to repaint them with any since it’d be more hassle since I’d not be removing the eyes)
 Posted by corset_kitten at 7:56 pm
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