Vasyphria's Realm

Just bits n' pieces of a BJD owner's mind.

[cheesedemon]

There’s something I feel is not talked about much when it comes to depression:

Everything is a chore.

When it starts, getting up in the morning, going to work, doing housework starts feeling more and more difficult, it’s hard to function as a “normal human being”, a lot of depressed people write and talk about this and the responses are mixed, but there are a good amount of understanding.

I want people to understand more. As the depression takes over more and more, it’s not only the chores that are hard to do, everything that takes any kind of effort feels exhausting and pointless.

All the things that used to keep you going starts feeling like chores, even if you still enjoy them. Whatever used to make you relax, art, reading, sports, friends, sex, it’s a chore. You start feeling nostalgic for painting or a show you used to listen to, those things are still there, you could pick them up whenever, but you don’t, because it doesn’t make you feel like you used to.

Writing this was a chore.

[vasyphria]

I can actually totally relate to this. This is exactly what life feels like when you're depressed, and it sucks. Everything that got you excited before, everything you love, doesn't simply make you jump out of bed like before. You either let it be because you feel like it's not worth it, or you do it "because you have to", not because you love it... I wish more people would try to understand depression, instead of insisting that you start to think positive and only focus on the good things. While that's all you can't do. Not because you don't want to, but because you simply can't do it. Not with a fucked mind and even more fucked up hormones.

[vasyphria]

Just a test shot with my new diorama. 😊 #bjd #dollsofinstagram #bjddiorama #diorama #dollzone #dollzoneannie

[vasyphria]

Just a test shot with my new diorama. 😊 #bjd #dollsofinstagram #bjddiorama #diorama #souldoll #souldollfafner

[vasyphria]

My newest girl: Bailey! 😊 She's a Mystic Kids Lillian. She doesn't have her own body yet, so she snatched a M-line body for now. The resin match is actually really horrible... #bjd #dollsofinstagram #dolls #mystickids #mystickidsbjd #mystickidslillian

[nurture-earth]

1. Do not kill bees, they aren’t trying to hurt you and rarely sting (because they die if they sting) chances are they’re buzzing around you because you’re wearing a bright colour and they think you’re a flower

2. If you see one on the ground, it’s probably not dead, try feeding it some sugar water or put it on a flower so it can get energy

3. Put bee friendly flowers in your garden so they have lots of pollen and maybe put a bee house too

4. If you have a bees nest in your attic/garden/shed etc, don’t call an exterminator! Call a bee keeper instead so they can be rehomed rather than being killed

Bees are very important and must be looked after! Without bees, humans wouldn’t survive

[bjdletsbefriends]

Each person puts a little bit of themselves in their dolls. You can see which of their own traits they’re proud of and ones they wanna change. You can see what they admire and what they hope for. I love learning about the doll’s characters, because you learn about their makers too. It’s just so cool to see the way people develop their dolls!

-Anonymous

[vasyphria]

Soooo~ after a long time of saving up and waiting I FINALLY have the retro diner I wanted for so long! I imported it from the US through a shopping service. Today I set it up on the cabinet where I'll keep it. Currently it's still in its original state. Won't stay that way though. It's going through some major customizing later. First of a huge paint job - the current color combination is quite hideous. ;] The floor will be either all-white or white and black. The counter will be white or chrome. The seatings will be in aqua probably. As you can see I have not fully decided on it yet. Anyway, the color scheme will be the classic red, pink, aqua, black/white and lots of chrome. Then I'll also build walls around it. The current wall behind the counter is not tall enough. I also want walls so I can decorate it with retro adverts, posters and stuff. This will remain the base, but I want to extend it (with removable pieces for easy storage) for more booths, a jukebox and whatever more. The only thing I'm still waiting for are the two bar stools - it was missing in the package but is being solved right now. :] Overall I'm really excited about the diner. It looks great, and will look even better when I'm done! I'm really happy it's in-scale for my MSD girls. n_n

[amber-kyou]

Manual to bjd ownage.. WTF.

[vasyphria]

Lol, I like this. :')

[mimiaumiao]

BJD photography tutorial: phones, small cameras and other wide anlge lenses

In this part i decided to go mobile and make a whole photoset using my iphone camera to see what issues does it have and how to deal with them. All written here can be used with small cameras and other devices with wide angle lenses. In general, wide angle lens means we get a lot in our frame, but proportions of what we get into it distort as more as we get closer to the object we’re shooting. Distortions are usually more visible at the sides of the frame and less visible in the middle part of it. And as the doll is a small object to shoot (i used 52 cm zaoll doll here) there are some issues and i’ll try to show how to slove them. 

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[mimiaumiao]

Creating a BJD room-looking setting for photoset and some photography tips

From time to time i get questions like how do i make the setting for the doll photoshoot and how do i shoot my dolls, so i decided to make a small tutorial with some tips i use like almost always to create a room-looking setting without actually making a room and with no doll furniture. I felt that it would be interesting to model the situation when there’s almost nothing doll-related around, and give some tips how to work things out. So now i will show how to build up the room-looking setting for a BJD using really simple things and make photos that will make the setting look like a living space. I shall not write much about camera settings and composition tips as there’s pretty much written about that on the internet, and doll photography is actually pretty same with usual photography. I used my Supia as a model as she’s the tallest doll i have (58 cm), and it usually is a bit harder to shoot bigger dolls. I will not be using any doll furniture or things that can not be found in a common flat, bought for more then 10 EUR or any small things that can not be easily made in 15 mins.

Here we go

Keep reading

[vasyphria]

me: *talks to my dolls*

me: *hugs my dolls*

me: *apologizes to my dolls when i accidentally drop them or whatever*

me: *gives my dolls names and personalities*

non-doll people: omg dolls are so creepy what if they came to life and tried to kill you???????????

me: ...

me: they're dolls, buddy.

me: *looks into camera* man, can you believe this guy? pfft

[truebjdconfessions]

Hey, listen up! Your doll is great! It’s great because it’s yours and you are awesome! Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks! It’s your doll and the only person that really needs to love it is you!

~Anonymous

[vasyphria]

<3

[meanae]

Hi Mea! Big fan here, I've loved your dolls for a long time! I especially adore how you do skin texture to give your dolls a very real, living feel. Is there any chance you could do a tutorial or some basic tips on how to do skin texturing? Please and thank you and have a lovely day!

The texturing is actually very simple (and I’m honestly bad at making pictures of the steps x.x). Grab an old (clean) toothbrush, mix some pastel dust with water, dip the toothbrush in it and spray they mix over the head - then grab a q-tip and remove the dots you don’t like. I’d recommend just a bit of pastels for the first layers, and then slowly adding a bit more pastel dust/powder if you’re doing more layers :) Also make sure to spray one or two times on a towel or something before going over the head, to not get big watery blotches - but small watery dots instead.

The good thing about a pastel/water mix is that you can easily remove the dots, both when they’re wet and when they dried - thats why I personally prefer that mix over aquarell paint or acrylics.

[vasyphria]

Some nice tips on texturing the skin. :)