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Chapter 1: The Forest Queen's Visit

I am not by nature a particularly religious person. I don’t tend to believe anything anyone says to me. Someone tells me that the world is round, and that gravity keeps us down, and I go to make sure. My grandmother was the exact opposite. My grandmother would go to every special place around her. If there was even a hint of elves, or magic, or religious experience she would make sure to see it. She left puddings out the door for elves. She had rice sitting all over the floor for night creatures. She befriended every cat that walked across the yard, and tell them to look for the shining ones. In a way, I was jealous, and wished I cou

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Flexible, realistic scales for dolls by PosableArtDolls, journal

Flexible, realistic scales for dolls

Sep 27, 2013

I've run into a design dilemma. I am trying to find a solution to scales on a posable doll. :thumb371014460: this was the original concept sketch. In the end, I decided to change the facial structure, but plan on keeping the body fairly similar. :thumb403157439: Here's what Epsilon looks like now. I want to carry the scale design over into the belly scales, and possibly a few accents. The issue is how to go about doing such. We've had a few ideas rolled around, and have only ruled out methods. Seeing as this doll will be around 3 and 1/2 feet long, cost is a concern. Requirements: ~ Scales need to be flexible, so to avoid interfering ov