The animated version of my entry for Shine.Pixel 's Collab on Instagram.
Still entry below and my usual wall of text.
We weren't allowed to touch Caine so that's why he doesn't move. I did move his pupils cause it was funny.
So about my OC. Her chosen name is Nelli.
。:・★Ballerina, BJD doll, with multiple moods.
。:・★Doesn't actually know ballet but does walk on her tiptoes most of the time.
。:・★Head can rotate 360°, and with enough force it pops off.
。:・★Each mood spins on an unseen disk. She has to pull her string to change it.
。:・★Her body is frozen while her moods are spinning.
。:・★ Her 2D mouth doesn't move but the entire face can move within the square opening.
。:・★A spin doesn't always change to an appropriate or relevant mood.
。:・★Some clothing elements change with the mood, the rest is monochrome.
。:・★Her moods don't exactly change her personality, it changes the way she expresses: Her vocabulary, voice pitch/tone, and movement.
。:・★A mood can get stuck for a few minutes or an entire "day".
。:・★Her moods don't obey normal probability. Some days a certain mood may not appear at all.
。:・★Caine can set her mood to exactly what he wants.
Moods:
。:・★Happy mood is a calm positivity. Very zen. Her movements are graceful.
。:・★Adorable mood is Kawaii mode. She says everything in a higher pitch tone. Lots of movements.
。:・★"Confused" mood makes her forgetful. And is always questioning things.
。:・★Sad mood. A deeper tone of voice and slumped shoulders.
。:・★Neutral mood is a monotone voice and apathy. Her movements are stiff.
。:・★Hungry mood is a little weird since she doesn't need to eat. It's a malicious mood. She describes things with adjectives you use for food. Has a raspy voice.
。:・★Sick makes her clumsier, anxious and more prone to vertigo. Happens mostly if she spins her mood wheel too fast or too often.
。:・★Grumpy. Very snappy. She directs her anger at npcs and inanimate objects. Usually.
。:・★Lazy. Sluggish movement, her feet are flat on the floor. She does want to move though so she feels very trapped in this one.
More BJD bases for my Art Fight profile~ Still don't care about making sure I post them at a regular time. o3o
These ones are for the Monochrome Color Team, so idol-style stage costumes for all OCs with a monochrome image color (black, gray, or white). Their team theme is Starlight, drawing inspo. from Loona's Star MV (the black costumes in the second half); there's lots of glitter and gauzy fabrics.
Wish me luck getting at least one of my art tasks done today. u-u The "I want/need to get it done before July" list is currently:
References for Angel's superhero cast-mates
Monochrome Unit (BJD base)
upload Piper's Magical Girl Refs to Art Fight
Magical Girl all-cast lineup (BJD base)
And a few other items I'm not even going to attempt to start/finish today. Currently working towards completing Monochrome Unit (currently open file bias + partially complete) but I'm excited to work on refreshed designs for Hagane Flowers (Magical Girl line-up). Once more the variety of tasks has me working in inefficient circles. =.=
Today I put in a cardboard set of washers on Midnight so her head can be bent upwards, the donor body from once upon a zombie leans forwards (reset one of the eyes after seeing these pictures, one got pushed backwards slightly) . Better colour photos tomorrow before she joins the Pullip crew high up on the shelf. I decided against lids or lashes, she looks a teensy bit more alien.
A tumblr post about childhood set off a cascade of memories and re-understanding of a very old scar from new information. This reframed something from later on that at the time was presented with a good-ish excuse but was probably just as petty as I suspected deep down and could never articulate... Stuff thorny to bring up as it's shared trauma. Instead of just spiralling or trying to ignore it, I worked on cleaning Dollmore Celia, learning how she's assembled and very slowly removing the blushing from all the tiny crevasses of that very delicate 1/6 body. I want to elongate her neck slightly and push the head back on the neck very slightly. I've been researching tutorials on bjd neck donut making.
The chaotic sort-out continues. It doesn't look like it but I am making progress, at least in clarity. I'm ok with the non customs leaving, there will always be other dolls to fix up when it's safe to do that work again. Found a bunch more monster high heads and pieces right after snapping this photo lol.
Decision paralysis set in several times. Like whether to keep kiwi hair as no doubt there will be more MGA dolls to fix up. Do I want to give Shanelle Onyx a parting? (brain gremlins said never mind that it would be very painful the next day, the brain gremlins need to learn that I sure reap what I sow 😄). Still can't believe we got monochrome dolls, the details of her streak (3 colours) and holographic dark lips arenjust amazing. I need to change her eyes for much darker ones. The pale eyes are very hard to photograph with flash and imply genetic conditions to my too literal mind.
In a shocking development, this guy: this is a Monochrome Cage on a Switch Hummingdolly Attractive 65 body. Got thoughts about this body, which I will come back to later.
my first time going to Nagoya and using Switch Sohwa for Keith. if ever i’m going to do sheith BJDs again (which i don’t want to anymore haha) i’ll go back to Migidoll Ell
Heh sorry for posting as a video but my art always comes with a soundtrack. Plus this looks better as a crude animation.
。:・★Ballerina, BJD doll, with multiple moods.
。:・★Each mood spins on an unseen disk. She has to pull her string to change it.
。:・★It doesn't always change to an appropriate or relevant mood.
。:・★Some clothing elements change with the mood, the rest is monochrome.
。:・★Doesn't actually know ballet but does walk on her tiptoes most of the time.
。:・★Her moods don't exactly change her personality, it changes the way she expresses: Her vocabulary, voice pitch/tone, and movement.
。:・★A mood can get stuck for a few minutes or an entire "day".
。:・★Her moods don't obey normal probability. Some days a certain mood may not appear at all.
。:・★Caine can set her mood to exactly what he wants.
Moods:
。:・★Happy mood is a calm positivity. Very zen. Her movements are graceful.
。:・★Adorable mood is Kawaii mode. She says everything in a higher pitch tone. Lots of stimmy movements.
。:・★"Confused" mood makes her forgetful. And is always questioning things.
。:・★Sad mood. A deeper tone of voice and slumped shoulders.
。:・★Neutral mood is a monotone voice and apathy. Her movements are stiff.
。:・★Hungry mood is a little weird since she doesn't need to eat. It's a malicious mood. She describes things with adjectives you use for food. Has a raspy voice.
。:・★Sick makes her clumsier, anxious and more prone to vertigo. Happens mostly if she spins her mood wheel too fast or too often.
。:・★Grumpy. Very snappy. She directs her anger at npcs and inanimate objects. Usually.
。:・★Lazy. Sluggish movement, her feet are flat on the floor. She does want to move though so she feels very trapped in this one.
。:・★Null_ … mood not found. (Not shown here)
She's still a wip like all my OCs. Going to wait for more episodes before making any bold choices.