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The Sacred Mask and Chess Elements
Read Trilogy: The Sacred Mask (3 book series) Kindle Edition (amazon.com) Early in the development of the Sacred Mask book, I planned for chess to play an important role. I grew up playing chess. I wasn’t very good at it, but I had fun. I even played online, back when the website Instant Chess existed. The first book focuses on the Pawn or Peon. The Peon is the lowliest of all chess pieces, but it is full of potential. The Peon in the front cover is the Arch Magus and Crown Prince Helmer. Despite being so powerful, I gave him the...
Doll Chateau Ashley in Rose Dress Photoshoot
Today, I got around to changing up a bit the dresses of my dolls. For now, I decided to focus on my Doll Chateau Ashley. I dressed her up in the dress that came with my kitty cat doll. The wiggle room of the dress allowed it to be a perfect fit for my Ashley doll. The thing that followed was setting up the background. I think it looks a little bit more varied. I need to get a little bit more props. As part of a gimmick, I also took photos of the doll focusing...
BJD Dream Valley, Dollmore and Doll Chateau Photoshoot
Today, I got around to making a cute little photoshoot featuring my dragon bjd doll Ahi and two other dolls. I like to keep my photoshoots nice and organized. I jazzed up a little the background. It doesn’t add much to the photos. Still, it does add some new objects of visual interest. It was either this, or painting a new background. Playing with dolls is something very amusing. I took about 36 photos in total. I tried to keep the poses nice and vary. I do not have a lot of props to work with. I...
My Papaya Harvests and Smoothie
Today, I wanted to do a nice gardening blog. My papaya tree seems to be doing well. It is amassing what a bit of paper towel will do for a plant. I put it around the fruits in order to keep them safe from the bugs. As of now, I have harvested everything from one of my female papaya trees. The other one still seems to be inspired. This is a good thing. To preserve the harvested fruits, I have frozen them refrigerator. In order to make the smoothie, I just add a bit of orange juice for flavor. The...
BJD Photoshoot featuring Dream Valley Ahi, Ringdoll Ange and Dearmine Inanis
Today, I did a little photoshoot of my dragon doll and two other dolls. The pose book I recently bought really removes a bit of the guesswork. You can see that my photo compositions have gotten a little bit better. Sometimes, it is useful to use reference works. Still, dolls are not humans. They have limited ranges of movement. With gravity working against me, I cannot replicate all the photos I see in books or in paintings. Classical works of art are also useful for posing dolls. You can also try looking at dance numbers for posing...