With Christmas finally in the rearview mirror, it's time to get back to shooting the final scenes of the upcoming story, one of which includes Christmas dinner in the castle.
I had decided it was going to be an intimate affair, and really needed a set of matching chairs facing the camera. Odd chairs were okay for a Mad Hatter's tea party, but just wouldn't do for a royal dinner. The only chairs I have three of, are the ones my Dad made for my dolls when I was just three years old. Problem is they are upholstered in two different fabrics. I toyed with the idea of permanently replacing the chair coverings, but decided I'd rather just make some slip covers....
I had decided it was going to be an intimate affair, and really needed a set of matching chairs facing the camera. Odd chairs were okay for a Mad Hatter's tea party, but just wouldn't do for a royal dinner. The only chairs I have three of, are the ones my Dad made for my dolls when I was just three years old. Problem is they are upholstered in two different fabrics. I toyed with the idea of permanently replacing the chair coverings, but decided I'd rather just make some slip covers....
I also need to make a harness for one of my horses so it can pull the sleigh Jan gave me at Christmas last year. I want to take my time to do a good job, and not just throw it together for a photo shoot. Hopefully we'll still have snow by the time it's done....
And I need to make a wig for my new arrival. My Jude from SartoriaJ arrived on Christmas Eve. He's a bit taller than my FIDs, and has their Athletic body, which is pretty much the same size as Iple's Muscle body. He has a great faceup, which looks much finer than any of my FID guys.
I like that his ankles only bend one way, and don't swivel. I love his elbows. He has a swivel joint in the peanut at the double joint, so his lower arms can turn inward or out, making all kinds of realistic poses possible. I was surprised that SartoriaJ had included a set of 'dressing balls' to replace his hands when putting outfits with tight sleeves on him. They had also included a small box with disks of all their resin colour samples.
I'm not a fan of working with naked dolls (esp the guys), so dressed him in some spare items no one else was wearing.
I like that his ankles only bend one way, and don't swivel. I love his elbows. He has a swivel joint in the peanut at the double joint, so his lower arms can turn inward or out, making all kinds of realistic poses possible. I was surprised that SartoriaJ had included a set of 'dressing balls' to replace his hands when putting outfits with tight sleeves on him. They had also included a small box with disks of all their resin colour samples.
I'm not a fan of working with naked dolls (esp the guys), so dressed him in some spare items no one else was wearing.
He's going to need longer hair to go with his Braveheart character. I made him a wig cap yesterday, and have chosen some antique brown mohair for his wig - it looks like a dark blonde - but until I make it, he will stay bald. I took a photo anyways...
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