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So, ongoing project is customizing whatever kind of dolls I find to look like characters I play. I've made a doll for mirisa_ardruna (of her character, Calla) and a Riza Hawkeye for kuchehexe, and also have two dolls (Alri and Phillee) in progress for me.

I didn't paint Calla's face, though I should have*. Riza and Alri got touch-ups to take off the heavy makeup and change eye colors. Riza got a haircut and Alri also got some bangs rooted in with a needle.

Phillee was a challenge. For those of you who don't know my old webcomic, she's a blue-skinned webbed-digited alien. I wrote her off as 'can't do it', until I saw the Monster High dolls, who had Lagoona Blue, a blue-skinned, webbed-finger sea monster.

So, I got one, and a wig** and face repaint later, and some time with Mister Sandpaper and the dynamic duo of Razor and Scissors to deal with Lagoona's arm fins. (Incidentally, her forearms and hands are made of translucent plastic instead of the opaque stuff of the rest of her body), and I ended up with this:

( Internet Says: Cut your photos! )

Now I get the task of sewing clothing. And possibly taking my act on the road, since my doll-collecting friends inform me that they are crazy for stuff that fits Monster High dolls.

* There are a lot of things I should have done differently. For one, I could have rooted the extra hair I added to Calla -- I did for Alri.

** Two wigs: the first one I got was the wrong color, so I ended up buying a shaggy one off Etsy made of fake fur, of all things.