BJD magazine

Current Issue | Tiny Feet Magazine

BJDmagazine — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:31:44 +0000

Tiny Feet Magazine is a beautiful online magazine for doll and miniature lovers. The layout is bright and spacious, with large colorful photographs of dolls in a playful fantastic scenarios, light on text. The online magazine has virtual pages that flip, just like a gloss print magazine. You can view the current issue for free online. Past issues are available for 5.99 euros.

Zombify A BJD Today

BJDmagazine — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:03:09 +0000

Cindy Sowers, who sells OOAK doll hats and dolls on Etsy, took the day off to photograph and transform some Monster High dolls into ZOMBIES! using the Halloween-themed photo editing tools at picmonkey. You can see her pics on her blog at A Dollie A Day.

Picmonkey has six photo-editing themes: vampires, zombies, day of the dead, demons, and trick or treat.

BJD: Making my own doll :day 4 by materiae on deviantART

BJDmagazine — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:29:13 +0000

BJD: Making my own doll :day 4 by materiae on deviantART.

A Chat with Bimong, BJD Artist

BJDmagazine — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:17:27 +0000

We had a lovely chat with Bimong, the amazing artist who creates The Narin and Narae BJDs. He tells us about their translucent skins, delicate features and his love of harmonious proportions.

BJDmagazine:How and when did you start designing BJDs?

Bimong: I started designing BJDs 11years ago. I posted pictures of my work on the internet, and that is how people found me.

BJDmagazine: Were you trained as a doll artist? What is your artistic background?

Bimong: I worked in animation in Korea when I was in my early 20s.

BJDmagazine: What other doll artist do you admire?

Bimong: I admire the Japanese BJD artist Yoshko Hori.

BJDmagazine: What attracted you to BJDs?

Bimong: I was attracted to their form, the esthetics of the sphere, the realism of the features, as well as the curved lines of the bones and muscles.

BJDmagazine: What sizes of dolls do you design? Do you have a favorite size to work with? Do you ever want to work bigger or smaller?

Bimong: I have designed dolls as tall as 160 cm, and as small as 18 cm. But my favorite BJD size is 40 cm. This year, I want to make a couple 160-175 cm dolls.

BJDmagazine: When designing the joints, what’s most important to you? Can you describe the process of designing the joints for us?

Bimong: When designing the joints, I like to experiment and to think of them in new ways. The most important thing for me is to preserve the esthetics of the sphere, and a harmonious balance.

BJDmagazine: What is your ideal face sculpt? What do you seek to achieve with each sculpt? What place does realism play in your designs?What are your inspirations for the sculpts?

Bimong: I like faces of mixed ethnic origin. All my dolls’ faces are a result of my imagination.

BJDmagazine: What materials do you work with when creating your master dolls?

Bimong: I use Stone Clay (Pacdo soft) & epoxy putty.

BJDmagazine: Where is the casting done?

Bimong: The casting is done in my Korean copy team’s workroom.

BJDmagazine: Your dolls’ skin have a translucent quality. What type of resin do you use?

Bimong: I use French resin (which is innocuous to humans). It is my favorite resin.

BJDmagazine: How often do you create new sculpts?

Bimong: I usually create new sculpts every 3 to 6 months.

BJDmagazine: Are you working on a new sculpt right now and if yes, can you tell us more about it?

Bimong: Right now, I am working on 3 new sculpts. Chuu’s body (USD size), Mindulrae’s body (MSD size) and a 60cm new Narin and Narae’s body.

You can find Bimong on:

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bimong11/

His Website: http://art-bimong.com/

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DeGaray Dolls: Shows us her approach to the BJDmagazine wig tutorial

BJDmagazine — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:38:05 +0000

Kerstin DeGaray shows us her approach to the “Create a no sew wig with wig cap for your BJD” tutorial: “What I did slightly differently though was to prepare sections of hair in advance”

via DeGaray Dolls.

Minoru World Tiny Fairy Riding Patrick Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) | Angel Dolls BJD UK

BJDmagazine — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:27:29 +0000

“Royal Riding – Patrick

Type: Patrick Boy or Dandy Body – Normal skin

Outfit: Royal Riding – Design By Marie Blossom mass-produce by Arijam

Shoes: Lace-up boots – White

Wig: Shaggy – Ash Blonde”

via Minoru World Tiny Fairy Riding Patrick Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) | Angel Dolls BJD UK.

doll-fan.com • Full Set BJD Planetdoll Riz in BlueBerry*Bunny

BJDmagazine — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:21:22 +0000

“Me and my Mom decided to do a full set girl. This is a BJD planetdoll Riz, that I have given a face up and full body blushing, and of course my Mom designed her outfit. We had so much fun creating her.”

via doll-fan.com • View topic – Full Set BJD Planetdoll Riz in BlueBerry*Bunny.

How to Choose Your Very First Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) – wikiHow

BJDmagazine — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:19:24 +0000

How to Choose Your Very First Ball Jointed Doll (BJD)

via How to Choose Your Very First Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) – wikiHow.

Doll Maker: Kathrin BLC, aka @inspired_muse, Moscow, Russia

BJDmagazine — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:24:10 +0000

http://mytear.livejournal.com/

http://twitpic.com/photos/inspired_muse

Hand-crafted BJD jewelry and clothing on Etsy

BJDmagazine — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:50:25 +0000

Are you looking for beautiful hand-crafted BJD jewelry, clothing, and accessories? Are you a creative hand-crafter looking for a community of like minded sellers? If so, check out Etsy’s Doll Couture team. or Team BJD.

These teams function as creative business collectives for individuals who make items for many types of dolls and BJDs.
When you buy from those individuals, you are supporting true artistry, creativity, and handiwork. You can also accentuate the unique qualities of your BJD with a few carefully selected accessories that aren’t widely available.

One Etsy store, Shiloh Winter Jewelry, is a member of both teams. This business run by mother/daughter pair who are well known for creating beautiful wigs and jewelry from diverse materials. Their work has been shown in Haute Doll Magazine and Fashion Doll Quarterly.