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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...
Sitar Music Instrument Anime Drawing
Today, I made a nice anime drawing featuring the Sitar instrument. It is a Hindu classical music instrument. It evolved from the tanbur music instruments. It gained popularity during the early reign Mughal Empire (1526-1707). This instrument was often played in the court. It was used in Persian and Hindu melodies. Overtime, it gained its modern shape. The tuning of the instrument varies from school to school. It gained modern popularity thanks to the Beatles. It still gets played outside of India, in World Music. The Sitar is synonymous with 60s music, with hundreds of rock bands making use of...
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...
Scary Cat Clown and Birthday Mime Anime Drawing
Today I wanted to show you one of the raw drawings from my Scary Cat book. In this one, Pipa dresses up like a clown in order to overcome her fear of clowns, mimes and overall people with unusual makeup combination. The overall style of little kid’s book features the color red predominantly. I was going with a color style that would bind all the scenes. Green is another prominent color in the book. The drawing was made with markers and coloring pencils. I have been mentally thinking a new Scary Cat volume. I still do not know what the...
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...