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Den of Angels
FIRST: The ULTIMATE place to look for information on BJDs: Den of Angels. If you have more questions about BJDs in general and not mine specifically, you're better off asking here.

The MOST Frequently Asked Questions

• What are these things called?
Ball-Jointed Dolls (BJD) or Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls (ABJD).

• Why are they so girly-looking?
Welcome to Asian aesthetic. Androgyny's pretty.

• Where did you get your dolls?
Dollzone (US Vendor: Junkyspot // Canadian Vendor: Featherfall)
Fairyland
Luts
Alchemic Labo
Soom
Domuya
Crobidoll

• How did you make these dolls?
I didn't. I bought them.

• How much are they?
Mine were anywhere from $350 to $800. No, I don't know where you can get them cheaper. You want one, start saving.

• They're expensive. Why spend so much on a doll?
Because I want to. They're fulfilling in every artistic endeavor I enjoy -- photography, photo editing, painting, writing, drawing, all that good stuff.

• Are you selling them/Can I have them?
Emphatically no.

• What do the acronyms stand for?
DZ = Dollzone (Doll company)
FL = Fairyland (Doll company)
CP = Cereberus Project (Doll company)
SD = Super Dollfie = 60cm (Doll size)
MSD = Mini Super Dollfie = 40-43cm (Doll size)
SSDF = Super Senior Delf (Doll type)
MNF = Minifée (Doll type)
MSC = Mr. Super Clear (Doll painting material)

• Can I draw __________?
Sure! Got no problems with my photos/characters being used as drawing references. Give me a link and I'll feature it in my journal.

• Can I use your photos for avatars/signatures/wallpapers/etc.?
Short answer: No. Ask me about it, maybe we'll talk.

The Dolls

Ysrael
Mold: Dollzone Tan Yuu Silver Fox Fullset bought through Junkyspot
Height: 70cm
Face-up: Dollzone default
Body Blushing: Kalenthi/R727
Wig: Sunny's Wonderful World
Eyes: 16mm Chills Albino Gumdrops

Mathey
Mold: Fairyland Minifée Normal Skin Shushu Boy
Height: 43cm
Face-up: Kalenthi/R727
Wig: Elemental
Eyes: 14mm Soom Kiwi

Remi
Mold: Luts Super Senior Delf Flood
Height: 70.5cm
Face-up: Kalenthi/R727
Body Blushing: Kalenthi/R727
Wig: Sunny's Wonderful World
Eyes: 16mm Fairyland Green

Vao
Mold: Dollzone Tan Floy bought through Featherfall
Height: 60cm
Face-up: Kalenthi/R727
Body Blushing: Kalenthi/R727
Wig: Sunny's Wonderful World
Eyes: 16mm Chills Gumdrops

Denas
Mold: U-noa Quluts L-bi
Height: 43cm
Face-up: RoosterBlue
Wig: Sunny's Wonderful World
Eyes: ... >.>;

Falen
Mold: Soom Gena + Domuya Flexi Body
Height: 60cm
Face-up: Kalenthi/R727
Body Blushing: Kalenthi/R727
Wig: Sunny's Wonderful World // Spite & Malice
Eyes: 18mm Dollmore Glass Burgundy

Jin
Mold: Crobidoll Mikhail (LE)
Height: 65cm
Face-up: SDink
Wig: Spite & Malice
Eyes: 16mm unknown acrylics

The Clothes

Dollzone
LordSesshoumaruSama
Iplehouse
Dollmore
Luts
Cheerydoll
Sadol
Crobidoll
Anotherspace
Nightfall
Sunny's Wonderful World
Featherfall
Icarus Designs
Tata's Paradise
Remi's guns: Needful Things on DoA
Remi's glasses: Jamie's BJD Props and Eraser Shop
Remi's books: I handmade all of Remi's books. This is the amazing tutorial on Den of Angels that I used: Book Tutorial

Face-Ups + Blushing

Materials: Rembrandt soft pastels, Windsor & Newton Acrylics, Liquitex Acrylics, Liquitex Gloss Medium, Mr. Super Clear UV Flat, Zoukeimura Finishing Spray

The Camera + Related Stuff

I have a Canon 450D/XSi with the kit lens and a 100mm EF f/2.8 macro lens. Previously I used my boyfriend's Sony Cybershot DSC-F707. I use Photoshop CS3 to edit my photos. If you want to know how I edited/colored a specific photo, feel free to ask.