Big adventures in a small world

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In Scene: Plotting out the final storyline

Strawberry (now Fern) threw all of my plans into disorder. I was going to have four un-related 1/4th scale dolls hanging out in a treehouse. Then I fell in love with this somewhere-between-1/6th-and-1/4th-scale doll, who fit so well with two… Continue Reading →

Underfoot 02: A night in the shop

After being turned away from the hotel in their last episode, Jinjur and Buu take to the streets to find some place to stay the night. But the big world is not a safe place for little things Looking for… Continue Reading →

Taking action shots of inanimate objects

I’ve spent more hours than I’d care to guess trying to prop up my figures for motion shots. For my fashion dolls – all four of the My Doll Adventure  figures – I rely on some kind of stand. For… Continue Reading →

(Doll) character development

I entered doll adventure land through a side door – somewhere between play and play therapy – so many of the building blocks of photography, miniatures, and writing are unfamiliar to me. Because I could see their effects in every… Continue Reading →

Another world, another scale – entering the land of 1/3 scale dolls

I’ve finally settled on characters for my last story line, although they’re months and months away from joining the cast. Like most of my doll decisions, I got them on the way to getting something completely different. I’d been looking… Continue Reading →

Up Above: Planning the treehouse

My Up Above doll adventure starts out slowly – two sisters sit in the glade behind their house and plan out how they might build a treehouse. ***** I got one day of clear weather, so I was able to… Continue Reading →

More Photoshop – creating outdoor scenes indoors

So, the rain hasn’t actually stopped here yet, so I have to use Photoshop for the first episode of my Up Above tree house story. I’m hoping I’ll still get one or two good days before Friday for a few… Continue Reading →

Cornucopia of fantastic doll accessories – things for an 18 inch doll

One of the very best things about having a 43 cm doll is that I can buy them 18-inch doll accessories. I’ve been pining for American Girl-type accessories for ages, but they just loom over my 12 inch dolls. As… Continue Reading →

Through the miracle of Photoshop – changing your doll’s expression

I love my dolls’ faces – all of them – but in the midst of an episode I’m often struck by the unanimated expressions of inanimate objects. I hit this most often with Daisy, who has a decided happy expression… Continue Reading →

Underfoot 01: First night

http://www.mydolladventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Produce_9.mp4 Jinjur and Buu arrive in the city, and try to find a place to stay for the night.

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