Halloween Photos

Photos are now posted at figure.fm!

http://www.figure.fm/en/post/56171/Arizona+Halloween+Dollfie+Meet+2015.html

Enjoy! :D

Dollfie Halloween Meet 2015

This is always my favorite meet of the year. Luckily I was able to get this day off, not by request, but some freak stroke of luck that they picked this day to be the day of the meet.
A really huge turn out too this year.

Hrist went this year again, while Lidia chose to stay at home once again this year. Lidia's always got better things to be doing then finding time to socialize, or attempt to anyway. Hrist was surprised that there were no real shenanigans at this meet. It was probably the most normal meet she's ever been too, aside from the annual matsuri festival...

Cheap strobe light fun.

Lots of great fun this year and nice decorating for the event. Not to mention the good food, or junk food that was available at the party! Think I might have over indulged a bit to much... :P

Hrist really thought this pikachu outfit was quiet adorable.

I'll be posting more photos on Fig.fm when I get around to it. 

Printed Artwork

Got my 11x14 print made the other day! Sure looks nice. Had to settle with a cheap frame though, Lidia didn't approve of that to much... but it is what it is.
Now for an even greater dilemma.... where to hang this sucker...  I've tried two spots and it just didn't seem to work out right, almost like I was trying to shoe-horn it in somewhere. X_X
Might just chuck it in the closet for figuring out where it's gonna go some other day.

Front Brakes Replace - Cleaning

Swapped out my front brake pads on Rose today before work. Sure is a lot of fun doing mechanical things. I wound up taking the caliper off the fork today and giving it a good cleaning. There was some serious dust buildup. Nothing a bit of brake cleaner and a toothbrush wasn't able to tackle though.

This post also makes a useful date reminder from when I last replaced my front pads. :)

Harley Davidson of Scottsdale Opening Event

Nice view from the upstairs lounge.

Well the new facility is completed! And wow is it huge vs their prior building. With two floors and a basement below to explore I blew almost 2 hours before I eventually noticed the time and had to scramble to work.

Main entrance.

I do like how the light from outdoors interacts with the ambient lighting inside. It provided not only a pleasant atmosphere, but also made for some nice photos.

Can't wait to go back and explore some more!

Lidia - Project II - Poster

At long last! My poster project is complete! Before I have my 11x14 print made I plan to do a quick test print at the print studio to make sure the colors are satisfactory. This project has been a ton of fun for me. Loved every minute of it. Wish I had more patience to do more like this.
The background plate was 3D modeled and Rendered.

Total render-time was 98 hours on my system. at 7125x9500px
Didn't track post production time, It was a lot of on and offs though.

Bit of information about the scene, for those that might be interested.
Lidia's about to engage in battle with a Baalur general.One of the the denizens of the abyss in my novel series I've been writing.

Discussing building custom BJD's lately has just made me want to create a BJD Baalur just so Lidia can have something to beat up in her spare time. haha Slap some LED lights in his head for a nice glow effect.

Lidia Behind the scenes.
Cleaning up some of the green-screen plate.

Someday I do hope to get the chance to do a poster scene of Hrist in either Asgard or Valhalla. Definitely a wishlist for future projects for me.

New Outfit II

Finished Hrist's Vest today. All that was left was a belt that was not so fun to create. I wound up having to hand embroider two black lines along the belt.

The vest itself is black and red. I should have some photos posted up in the next few days or so.
Can't wait to get some time to start working on the main jacket part. What a task that will be though.