Neon’s A Doll A Day… Again (2020)

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The lace coverings gives her a right eerie feel. But she looks gorgeous.

Thanks! While this lace isn't for her, this photoshoot made me think that the new girl will need something dark grey in her wardrobe, as it becomes her quite well.

The eerie feel suits her and the lace is beautiful.

Thank you!

I don't know why, but I'm getting kind of a Miss Havisham vibe here...

Now that's an idea! This girl's character will be inspired by something else, but I think that a Miss Havisham-like character (with some kind of twist) might fit well in Oddwickshire...

Those are really neat doodles!  I like the matching of the helmet plume with her hair, and the tree instead of a castle is intriguing.  
I prefer (as usual) the unfiltered ones, but I like the lighting on Twyla particularly.  
That is pretty lace, and congrats on the new arrival!  Looking forward to seeing how you finish her.

I don't have any talent. I know, because I actually flunked out of art college, because my art was crap. And I realized that I don't even enjoy creating what counts as real art nowadays - commenting on the state of society using your artworks and stuff.

Oh poop.  Art school should not make one feel like they have no talent.  It's all subjective -- if your style or interests don't fit into the prof's ideas of what's good, it doesn't mean you aren't.  I roll my eyes at some of the artists' statements I read.  Their art is about the juxtaposition of the fundamental dichotomies of existential whatchamacallit...  puh-leez.
I have an art-school-grad friend who does abstract stuff, and frankly, I'm always stuck for something complimentary to say, because it's generally weird.  And when you look at what gets noticed, or what the art-clique people like, I think it's more about who you know than whether you're any good.  
I remember a little tourist kid in a craft shop here; there was some paintbrush-cleaning-looking "art" for sale; the kid, about 9, looked at it and said brightly, "I could do that."  I thought, You go, kiddo.  
I'm with you -- create fun stuff that you enjoy.  Let the art clique people examine their navels over in their corner.
/end rant

Thank you very much! You're actually the first person to notice/mention the matching plume!

And please don't feel bad for me - I was actually glad to leave the college, as I became rather disenchanted with the pretentiousness of it all (I once had to redo a still life three times, and I got so pissed off when I was told to redo it again, I decided to troll the prof a bit and brought the first one again instead of painting a new one. He said 'see? You can do it if you try and put in some effort.' Yeah right). And my art actually became crap, because that's what happens to me when I'm unhappy, and I was very unhappy there. As for talent, I don't really think I need one to create. I've seen people with big talent, and it didn't seem to be something I'd want. It was always some sort of burden for them, and eventhough it allowed them to create truly touching pieces, they were never satisfied anyways, or struggled with everything else. I don't mind being free of that.


Day 33

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