http://another2am.com/armeleialand Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:54:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was casting in two colors tonight... white and tan. I was redoing a few pieces that hadn't come out right on the first pull. I marked the molds with which ones needed to be which color. The pieces came out perfectly. But the faceplates are switched. -_-; I needed the ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3986 Some Inkling colors together. I looked at the tan pieces I cast earlier... and I don't know what the deal is, but the pieces don't match each other. It seems like the first pour was more translucent than the second, but I don't know how that's possible. I tinted ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3976 So far this weekend I have cast the tan girl... and I'm currently cleaning and setting up my molds to do the first pour of the pale blue girl, the final of the preordered test casts. I have some annoyances with the resin, still... and I am concerned with ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3974 The way the light is coming in to my office, the reflection in my water bottle makes it look like the rainbow starts right outside my window. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3973 I've been really moved by the number of PMs, emails, Facebook and LJ messages I've received. I was really surprised that a few of the triathletes (Can we call ourselves that?) cried reading I gave up the prize. I've gotten some really... incredibly special PMs from people about ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3962 It's really just not worth it. I guess the part that hurts and frustrates me the most is that I did win fairly and I took pains to make sure that everything was even, anonymous, and unbiased... and I had the votes verified by other people. We pretty ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3920 This weekend seems so busy already, even though I had Friday off. I have been working on casting Inkling. I have all of prototype Inkling ready to sand and finish, aside from needing to recast one of the calves. I don't know what's up, but for some reason I ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3917 I am restless today. I have some Inkling bits curing in the pot that I can't touch for another hour. I want to go take pics of Shai and Cog in my Triathlon set, but I know I won't be able to post them for a few days ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3915 I'm not impressed with the Dragon Skin silicone at all. It is tearing already after only about 4 casts. I postcured it again, and I'm going to be really vigilant with the mold release... I am really angry, though, as I was hoping to get 20-30 casts out ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3885 Mandy and I entered Almost Doll just for the hell of it... mostly because I wanted to do a faceup on a human and make resin rose jewelry in human scale. It's really huge. Mandy'll be posting her pics... which are cooler. I liked how I painted her eyelashes ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3878 I did a test this morning with a clear resin + opaque pigment and a couple exciting additives - namely, pearl powder, glitter, and glow-in-the-dark powder. It was 33% successful, which is to say that the pearl powder effect was really lovely. However, both the glow-in-the-dark powder and ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3876 I am so lucky for everything I have. I love my life and everyone in it. <3 If I haven't told you lately that I love you, please know that I do. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3866 Superfail day in the casting department. I just wasted a LOT of resin. And I made a mess. Fuck. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3858 ;_; Weekend... I am trying to sell Archive to replace him with a Zaoll. I like the Narae, but I would love to have Archive as a Narae so he'd look more like his son, Prinz Gamble (Narsha). So... if you're looking for a girl-to-boy Narae mod, well, ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3856 I realized recently that a lot of the dolls and 2d art that I like lately are French. The style is just so... voluptuous and sensual. I totally would love to draw/sculpt like Lilycat or Nyo/Lywann, or draw like Nephyla. I really need to freaking learn how ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3850 I'm not sure if I'll sand it off or if I'll just dye him green. Then he couldn't be Mr. Kitty anymore... but he would fit another character rather well. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3847 Retr0brite does not seem to work on white DZ resin. As in, it seems to be turning Mr. Kitty orange. Posted to the DoA thread about it, hopefully people will see it before they turn their dolls orange! ;) Of course, it could also just be how ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3845 Mr. Kitty's body is undergoing Retr0brite whitening today. Let's see if it works! (And doesn't eat his resin ^_^;;). I'll flip his pieces at 2, then let him bake another 3 hours. My concern is that exposing him to UV is counterproductive to the whitening. ... http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3840 *dances* YEAH BABY. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3830 I am NOT impressed with Dragon Skin. I'm only a few casts in and already I'm having some tearing. Seriously pissed. For this performance I could havejust used Moldmax and saved myself some money. My first priority has also become making my production master. Gargh. http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3886