Current doll list

Currently owned:
	Marius Asmodey	WS DollShe Hound V.2 Eldest Asmodey brother
	Eric Asmodey	NS CP Shiwoo Middle Asmodey brother
	Xavier Asmodey	NS CP Minifee Shiwoo Youngest Asmodey brother
	Lysande	Modded BW CP Vampire Elf Yder
	Alaric	BW CP Kid Delf Ttori Elf boy Lysande's little brother
	Galhaia	NS CP Juri 05/DD1 hybrid Alaric's foster mother and ruler of the Arkadian Enclave in London; daughter of the King of the Caer Myrrdin Enclave.
	Neph	DoC Hoo Another of Galhaia's fosterlings
	Perseus Francois de la Croix	Modded BW CP Vampire Breakaway/AOD hybrid Eric's boyfriend
	Matresca	Modded BW CP Vampire Dark Elf Soo/AOD hybrid Vampire Sire to both Perseus and Lysande
	Taliesin	Modded Obitsu Haruka Elf boy Court Bard of the Arkadian Enclave; responsible for teaching the children of House Arkadian
	Nimue	Modded Obitsu Gretel Elf Taliesin's sister
	Miyobi	RML K-02/DollZone 1/4 hybrid An Alichino (vampiric demon) that has become attracted to Xavier; she takes the form of a young girl but is actually quite ancient
	Luspira	Modded NS CP Minifee Shiwoo Vampire Elf A young werewolf girl; Satin's "eyes" and protector (waiting on body)
	Seraphina	Obitsu 60cm girl Galhaia's friend and Court Healer
	Ayame	Obitsu 60cm girl Seraphina's younger sister; Marius' ex-girlfriend (currently minus a body)
Working on:
	Kynaston "Satin" Dane	BW CP Nanuri07/Fantasy Doll hybrid Eric's former schoolmate and Luspira's guardian
Wishing on:
	??	BW Minimee boy
	??	FCS Snowskin F17 SD13 longlegged boy
	??	FCS Snowskin F22 (Kun) SD13 girl

So that's 15 dolls here, one on the way, and three on the wishlist!

A quiet moment

Alaric and Lysande enjoy a little quiet time together:

Commission: Arien (CP Elf Ttori/Bobobie Sprite hybrid)

Introducing Arien, a CP Kid Delf Elf Ttori girl with a Bobobie Sprite body belonging to redcountess:

Alaric

Continuing with the face-up updating, this weekend it was Alaric's turn:

Resin comparison - AOD whiteskin 07 vs 08

Comparisons between Matresca's 2007 AOD 1/3 girl white body and Perseus' 2008 AOD 1/3 boy white body:









As you can see, Matresca's body is a good match for CP BW resin, but Perseus' body is slightly pinker. So it looks like AOD resin can have as much variation in colour from batch to batch as CP resin.

Perseus tends to wear clothing covering him completely apart from hands and head, so the colour difference doesn't matter so much - but I think at some point I will try blushing this body to see if I can make it match better.

Perseus 2.0?

Perseus got his new Angel of Dreams 1/3 boy body today....










Lysande is relieved Perseus isn't demanding his body back!





Matresca seems to approve too, as she gloats over her "Children"....





So Perseus has his new body and there's one less floating head! Except... the white skin doesn't actually match his resin. It's too pink - it's a different shade to Matresca, despite the fact I only got her AOD body a couple of months ago.

It's not a complete disaster though; the spare Yder hands that came with Lysande's head do fit on the AOD body (which is just as well, because I'm not too keen on the default AOD hands - pointy index finger o' doom!!), and Perseus usually wears a cravat anyway so the AOD body is pretty much covered up by clothing.

And the AOD boy body is pretty buff! Impressive chest, rivals a Hound in the package dept, and is taller than CP bodies - so Perseus is now second only to Marius in height! Oh, and the AOD body is wonderfully poseable, too.

So, overall I'm quite happy about it - annoying about the resin match though. However, we shall see what a little blushing will do....

Family Portraits

Ren with her little brother Kiyoshi (both belonging to redcountess)


Ren and Eric share a moment together




Alaric seeks a reassuring hug from big brother Lysande.


Eric and Marius relaxing together.






All three brothers Asmodey together.

Eric 2008

Ren isn't the only one who got the beauty spa treatment this week - Eric's had a new face-up too!

The Restoration of Ren

Ren is a restored Cerberus Project Normal Skin Soo Special owned by redcountess. Her previous owner had attempted to mod her by sanding her top lip but only succeeded in sanding off poor Ren's philtrum (the groove beneath the nose) and most of her top lip!

This is how Ren looked when she first arrived:




Closer view of head without wig




The blank head after removing face-up. Note lack of philtrum!


Her first face-up by me, before I recarved her philtrum.

After nearly two years, Ren's face-up was looking the worse for wear and her head had yellowed slightly. After treatment with bicarb of soda and peroxide, her philtrum and upper lip were carefully reshaped by precision sanding with a dremel before I gave her a complete new face-up.

So here she is: the restored Ren!




This is my first ever go at freckles!

It's all about the elves!

Today has been all about the elves - specifically Lysande, my modded BW CP Vampire Elf Yder, and Nimue, my modded Obitsu Gretel elven sorceress!

First up is Lysande. I'd never been 100% happy with his eye mods; I did them with a rather cheap Maplin Dremel-copy, and whilst it was only my second ever effort at opening eyes, Perseus (my first) had gone far better.

This is Lysande as he was:

And this is how he is now:

His eyes are currently 17mm EyeCo silicones, but now I've opened his eyes up more I am going to be getting him a 19mm set so he shall be looking less "startled"!

Next up is Nimue. It's been a while since my little elven sorceress had any love from the camera, so it was her turn for a photoshoot. :-)

Nimue was one of the first Gretels produced by Parabox, a good year before the optional pixy ears came out; I modded her elf ears myself out of Fimo Doll Clay. Her face-up was also done by me.

Both Nimue and Lysande feature on my Commissions page; updated photos are also up on the Gallery.

Arkadian Dreams: Accepting commissions

Shop now open and taking commissions

Prices:
Face-ups: $35 per head
Mods: $10 for eye opening; other mods POA

Payment:
UK - PayPal, Google Checkout, cheque or postal order; International: PayPal/Google Checkout only. I do not charge PayPal fees; the price I quote is the price you pay! Payment must clear before completed commissions are dispatched.

Return Shipping:
Within UK: $5 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
International: $10 (Royal Mail Airsure)
Discounts available for multiple heads - ask for quote

Timescale:
I aim to have a turn-around of 7-10 days per head; however this is dependant on suitable weather for sealing and spraying etc. Full photographs will be provided at all stages and approval sought before completion and shipping. If you ask for a complete redo of the head, please allow a further week for completion.

For further details visit the Arkadian Dreams website or see my thread on DoA.

Click here for online Gallery of sample work

SoulDoll Paris

A SoulDoll Paris I face-upped for sale on eBay; brand new face-up done by myself in pastels and watercolour pencil, sealed with Testors. He was sold with the Poshdolls auburn wig and 16mm Berenguer Light Grey acrylic eyes shown. His ear was pierced by his previous owner.


















Close-up of face-up.


Close-up of feet showing yellowing on toes - I was his second owner before selling him on.

A Work In Progress: Luspira (modded MNF vampire elf Shiwoo girl)

Yesterday I opened up the eyes of the sleeping MNF vampire elf Shiwoo head that I received as a Christmas gift, and today I did the face-up - the next stage in bringing to life Luspira, my little werewolf girl.

I took photos at each stage so you can see how I currently do face-ups.

This is how the head looked before I started work on the face-up:

I discovered whilst opening up the eyes that the left eye socket on a sleeping MNF vamp elf Shiwoo head is ever so slightly lower than the right - which means that even when you've got the eyes opened up evenly (confirmed by comparing the apertures from inside the head), the eyes will still look slightly uneven because the right eye will have more upper eyelid than the left eye. It is more obvious due to the small size of the head, but will be far less obvious once the face-up is finished. Opening the eyes is made a little more tricky due to how thin the resin is behind the eyes on this particular head mold - slowly and carefully does it.

Blank head with eyes in


Base blushing:

After spraying with a base coat of Testors Dullcote, I apply chalk pastel blushing, including the basic shape of the eyebrows (I use a blend of Inscribe chalk pastels and I Kan Dee metallic chalks). Here, I've used a size 4 flat filbert brush to apply blushing to lips and eyes; I then used a small cosmetic sponge applicator to apply light brown pastel in the rough shape of the eyebrows before neatening up lines by tapping with a kneadable putty eraser to lift away excess blushing. Then I spray with Testors to fix this layer of blushing.

Eyebrows and lower lashes:

Next I define the eyebrows and draw on lower lashes with light, fine strokes using watercolour pencils (here, I've used three shades of brown). Luspira is going to be a werewolf, so I've applied dark eyeliner extending down below the inner corners of her eyes with soft dark Derwent Graphitint watercolour graphite pencils in Cocoa and Black. I've also applied light lip lines with a dusky rose watercolour pencil before fixing with another layer of Testors.

Highlights and glossing:

Here, I've applied further liplines with a white watercolour pencil, picked out the little fangs with white acrylic paint using a 6/0 brush, and added silvery highlights to the upper eyelids and inner corners of the eyes with Windsor & Newton Iridescent Medium before a final coat of Testors. The face-up is completed with a layer of acrylic gloss on the lips.

Finished result:

The head completed, with eyes and eyelashes.


Wearing a Tinybear mohair wig in Midnight and Black.







Now all she needs is her body...!

A New Year, a new you?

He's had the same face-up with minor touch-ups for over two years now (see userpic), so I decided it was high time Marius had a new face-up.

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