"Lord Phaedron Danne"

            Finally, "Lord Phaedron Danne" inspired by Nene Tina Thomas is completely done! I really feel satisfied with the pictures showing here. They make me get so happy as the whole things turned out so beautifully like a dream comes true. 

         I have made many special things like props, especially the golden vintage chair in Gothic style for the Phaedron doll, special designed castle that I spent time for nearly 2 months to finish it by the reference I have sketched, lots and lots of details to add here and there...it seemed like I never stopped finding the perfect materials to make things to be "perfect" enough. Lots of painting by Nene Tina Thomas are very magnificent with the real eyes. I kept telling myself that I should keep the quality by her special paints. That's very difficult, but at least it came into this way.

    Previously, I have faced with many circumstances. The male doll working project had been processed and re modified for months as I kept correcting the beauty and functions of the male doll so often. There were a lot of things that need to be changed and fixed. Luckily that my Master Chewin Malipunte helped me to guide some ideas and he made the costume pattern and male wigs for this male doll theme. Thank you so much to my Master Chewin here.

            One thing I found a big problem is how to take a nice pictures set for this doll theme. As the scene is set in a Dark Castle, that's quite hard to control the light to take some pictures indoor. I felt so tired with thousands pictures I took during the 1-2 days as they whole composition was fine, but the pictures were not sharp enough. I didn't like it when I zoomed in closely to the doll face and the whole details were so blurry. It wastes my time, that's right, but I did really learnt a lot. A friend of mine, Idan Lightman B. A. gave me some suggestions that they finally worked! I also have to Thank You to him here:-) 

      Another hard thing was working/taking pictures with the reflected mirror. The first day didn't work properly as the mirrors from the diorama scene showed some reflection on the white subjects through the lens. I didn't want to waste my time with the photoshop so I just googled how to solve the problem. The resolution was to find the black cloth, I mean all sides of the diorama scene must be covered in black so I bought a long big black cloth and start doing that. I also had to wear black shirt and try to hide my hands not to be reflected by the mirrors. And it worked so well. However, the room seemed more darker and the natural light could not come in very well. Besides, it kept raining for whole days. No doubt that the sun didn't shine as it should be as the dark gray clouds were everywhere...I slowly worked bit by bit...patiently...

          If we look to all the pictures, we will see some different lightnings. I wish I could control the lights (umm like in  a very professional studio's light ) but how could I as there were some limitations for the equipment. However, I'm glad that my visuals and some photo taking skills are ok:-) I wanted to show us how messy my house was. Um I'd rather not to do that as it's ugly. The black clothes were everywhere, a scissor, plastic tapes, pins, camera lens...sometimes I forgot where I put them...tools and tools were everywhere...

      It's been 4 days that I kept taking pictures. I didn't go out, not really had plenty time to take a shower, or do another things. I liked to check the pictures with the big Mac screen. I was curious sometimes that the pictures in the camera looked so neat, but many looked poor in the CPU screen. This set could be the biggest pictures set I have been working with now.

     Once when I could captive the light and composition, it became easier to work with our gorgeous model, Phaedron. It seemed that he looked so relaxed and ready to post more. Unlike me, I really love it as he never complained at all. I like this picture so much as he looked so fine:-)
 

 

                                          And...,this could be a Vampire? On no...
 

       It came to the last picture that I love the most. It looked like an old paint picture. I like the light, his action, and everything about it. I’d also have to Thank You for his patient working with me. That’s all done now. I really had a full sleep when everything had finished. I admitted that my nerve worked all the time during these 4 days for the photographing. How am I now? I should be a happy person like all of us here nowJ Do you agree?

    We may get curious why I painted the doll look a bit sad…I have heard from Nene Tina Thomas about the character that I feel so sorry for his difficult time. Lord Phaedron is a smart young guy who has many challenges in his life, but he will have to stand and fight for it. I want to express a part of his life and I love to see his expressive feelings through his face and his eyes from my painting and sculpting. Finally, he is so handsome for me, that’s all.
 

      Before I end this thread, for those who love Nene Tina Thomas’s paintings, and the Books written by Steven Plagman, Powerborn (Zarryiostrom), you guys would probably know what this picture means. I’d have to Thank You to Nene Tina Thomas here, and Steven Plagman for having me a beautiful chance to perform The Immortal Classique Male doll: Lord  Phaedron Dann. It’s my honor to work with them. Also I’d like to Thank You to all friends from my Facebook page for always liking, giving comments and opinions for my works. 

Best Regards to you all,Nune.

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It's Been Months...

         Umm...I don't have much things to say for today:-)But I know some of us need to see some updates. And this is for today.I think it should not be too long to make the whole things done.

Days by days, night by nights...

 Yes, days by days, nights by nights...rain was keep falling and there was no sunlight. Things moved so slowly while the time did run so fast. Today, there was a beautiful sunshine:-) 

Sometimes I questioned myself what I was doing...

        

       This project has been planned for months and now it's coming to the end. (It should be a good start for the male dolls,right?:-)

I laways make mistakes with the measurment ...poor me!

     There is no perfection...but there should be something beautiful at least...Right, there is no absolute definition for Arts...

:-)

    The Dark Castle for Lord Phaedron is almost finished. Things I need to do are: making some mosaic decoration at the windows, make long flags (red or blue...umm I must write to Nene Tina Thomas to ask) between the throne, and find more props. I'm telling myself: It's just a breath a way!!!

Good Night to everyone. Thank for visiting/Nune:-)

"Costumes and Weapons"

         As I promised that I would update more about Phaedron’s costumes and weapons tonight, here they are!  I firstly need to talk about the costumes. The original paint of Lord Phaedron by Nene Tina Thomas shows that he wears a black vest, a white shirt with long sleeves, and long black pants. I asked her a permission to add more outer jacket with no sleeves, and Nene allowed me to do that. I got so happy to see the outcome. They worked very well together. To have the outer jacket, or don’t have, he looks very very smart on his outfits. I love to see him wearing the costumes with the black leather boots. The boots are made of the real leather and decorated with the silver rings for tiding the ropes. The silver rings from the boots show a perfect match with the silver thread on his black vest. I love this so much!

It looks very nice:-)

An outer jacket that made for him

         I got so amazed when I put the props (weapons): the main gauche/dagger, the rapier, and the pistol on his and posted. He looks very handsome and smart. I’m sorry that I cannot be able to share us all here in a complete set as the Lord Phaedron dolls will be brought out from the final fire/kiln tomorrow morning. (I wish and hope for the success that there will not be any problems about them during the final firing process.) The scabbards for the main gauche and the rapier are perfectly fit on them. Still, they need to be wrapped with the cloth or leather for the final. The straps are also needed, too.  About the pistol, I found it’s quite small compared to the Phaedron’s hand. So I think I’ll need to oversize the holder and make it a little longer.

A perfect size that Phaedron can hold in his hand.

This is so beautiful indeed.

However,...

This one needs fixing!!! Oh No!

         All of these weapons are made of the "Real Sliver” They are all quite heavy by their weight, but that’s good when you can polish them and keep them look so shiny or let them turn dark by your need. I LOVE these weapons so much!!! For me, it’s worth to have them. I wish I could share you some picture when the Phaedron doll holding them. But, please wait a bit more for the pictures as I haven’t painted any..oops sorry. Have a good night everyone. Thank You so much/Nune

The Dark Castle Diorama

         I didn't realize that I went away for so long (about a month with no any updates for this blog) as the male doll-making project took a long time to finish. I re modified the male doll's body and functions for 2 times. So it means the male doll mold making have been made twice. Now the final dolls are on the casting process.  Umm...that's why I was so busy to update things here. I'm sorry about being away for too long. However, today, I brought out the diorama and some props for the Phaedron's doll. They are not done yet as there are lots of things to be decorated. So now let's see!

The doll size with the gothic windows

 

          This is the first layer of the wall with the long gothic windows. The pillars need more decoration. I may have to paint them with the dark hue color so that they will fit the black marbel floor.

The front look from 1 out of 3

         When I tried to put the 2nd layer of those windows together. Did you see something more beautiful? I love this so much:-)

            I have an intention to put the mirror at the back of the windows. For the upper part, I'm not sure if I will try to decorate them with the colorful mosaic glasses to make them look more detailed. I think I will have to try with the cameara whether I can see the details from the pictures or not. If I cannot see it much, I will probably leave the windows without the mosaic glasses decoration. So it's an experiment that I should try.

     So, for the next blog, we will see his props and his costumes. It's coming so closed, just a breath a way! Thank you for watching/Have a good night my friends here. Nune:-)

Lord Phaedron's Diorama

         I put the male doll off for a few hours, and spending sometimes with the diorama for the Pahedron. It’s the Black castle that I intended to create. Now my visual becomes more real since I started doing it. Day by day, things go so slowly. But the results are always good enough to make me smile. So this is the sketch that I try to make it in the right size for the doll.

The Diorma Skecth

         It’s a long corridor with the black marble floor. There are 3 large Gothic windows along the hall. (120cm x 90cm) I prepare some acrylic glass paint to make the some mosaic colors on windows. The window itself consists of 2 layers. And this is how it look roughly. 

 Woods are cut 2 layers so we can see the depth.

One of the 4 Gothic windows

         Out side of the window, I prepare the other paper scene to give it more dimensions when I take some photographs. It’s a picture of the sea shore with clouds.

I need to print it out in a very huge scale:-0

         Also, I need some tiny blossoms outside the windows, too. This is how I worked with it until it’s done.

 

I may need to make it more...

         I know it’s a kind of late to update the blog. Things are very  carefully planned because I want to make everything best. Sorry that I didn’t post the pictures in color because I want everything to get done and we can see it all together. Thank You very much/Nune

An Another Great News

          In the last year, "The Immortal Classique" has made several female dolls, starting with “Sahara”, “Bai Zuzhen”, “Evginia”, “Adriana”, “Pocahontas”, and “Queen Victoria”. All of them have been well-received by doll lovers, collectors, and many of my friends and fans. Because of your feedback, I’ve been able to improve the dolls themselves, the photography, the props, and every other aspect of the craft. Though the effort is exhausting, it gives me great pleasure whenever I finish another doll, costume, or prop. And as an added benefit, I have come to know several talented artists, such as Freddy T., Miwa M., Cholo A., Tatiana F., Marina B., and Chewin M., who have given me the inspiration to succeed.

 I'd like to announce here that it's the time to reveal the latest project, my first Immortal Classique male doll, based on the work of another talented artist with whom I am friends: Nene Tina Thomas. Before we'll talk about the details and theme, I'd like to say something about my male doll's inspiration. Several months ago, I received a lovely email from her about my dolls. Since then, we have been in constant contact, and we have been exchanging ideas about bjds and art. After a while we become close friends. She sent me a link to her website,(link) and I fell in love with many of her paintings. Some are romantic, some are like the fairy tales from mythic history, and some show the emotion of the character through the facial expression. One character in particular struck my fancy, called "Lord Phaedron Daane". When I first saw it, I thought it was just an ordinary painting that Nene had been inspired to paint. When I asked her about it, I learned that Lord Daane is one of the major character of a book series she and her husband are writing, called “The Zarryiostrom”. Nene and Steven work together on the series, with Steven writing the book and Nene creating the imagery. Unlike many novels, this one contains many pictures of the characters painted by Nene. They are so incredibly beautiful. After seeing them, I didn’t hesitate to ask Nene for permission to make a male doll inspired by "Lord Phaedron." 

         From my Facebook page, many of you probably followed my male doll project for a while, before I stopped working on it. It may have seemed like I abandoned it completely, but the doll was kept in a drawer while I worked on some of my female dolls. I thought several months ago about coming back and working on it, but I was suffering from a lack of inspiration. None of the ideas I came up with seemed to fit the doll, and so it sat idle, until I saw the painting of Lord Daane. I realized that the main reason that I should start with this project as my first male doll was just because I loved it! 

"Lord Phaedron Danne" by Nene Tina Thomas

I like almost every aspect of this character’s face, from his charming look, the oval shape, full of lips, and long raven-black hair with its distinctive white streak. His eyes are very tender and calm. He looks very tall and slender, which is perfect for my tastes as I don't like broad shoulders, or big muscles with six pack abdomens. He looks less like a fantasy character than a modern mannequin, with a more realistic body type. In the story, Lord Phaedron is 20 years old and his character is very honorable, which is reflected in his look. When I asked Nene about his costume, she said “unlike my other characters, who are very serious, Phaedron is a little bit more casual. Pretty much all of my other male characters are wearing jackets so this sets him apart a bit.” I asked her if I could design an outer jacket with no sleeves, and she said that would be fine. That made me happy, because I think a black jacket with some metal on it could make him look like a warrior.

        As a final detail, I have asked Nene to send some close-up pictures of his pistols, main gauche-dagger, and rapier. The pictures below show the props designed by Nene. I'm so excited to see the whole things get done. It make take times to produce these props for Phaedron, but the results must be great. 

All weapons designed by Nene Tina Thomas

                                

        The props and the costume of Phaedron's look very powerful, so I think the diorama for him should be glorious and magnificent, too. I imagine three large gothic windows lining the polished walls and floor of a midnight black marble corridor, perhaps accented with a luxurious chair or a elaborate vintage couch. I’m not sure about the big chandelier, but it would be nice if I can find one. Through the windows maybe you can glimpse a clear blue sky with some clouds,  and perhaps some branches with tiny pale cherry blossoms. I have pictures in my mind, but I only need time to make the whole things into reality. Now it’s time to bring the male doll back and start modifying him! For more working processes of the male doll, please visit the facebook fanpage.(link)

Thank you very much to:Nene Tina Thomas, Steven Plagman and my friends here.Hugs/Nune

*all pictures are the copy rights by Nene Tina Thomas.

Avaiable Dolls

Here comes The Queen. 

This reminds me of some magazines.

 

It seems she gets ready?

         It took almost 3 months to finish the doll, The Queen Victoria. 

I feel like I gain more love and passion nearly get obsessed with the dolls I make. My sculpt, painting, dressing, photo taking skills keeps improving and they become more visual from what I have in my mind. There are many visual concepts inside my brain but I cannot extremely express them all out. However, The Queen Victoria doll gives me a big representation from my imagination that comes into more reality for me. I get so happy, very happy whenever I look at her pictures from my phone, laptop, or anywhere else. Thank you God so much, my parents, and many nice friends that keep cheering me up. These are so worth!  

 

         As we have seen a music video I already made for her, there are some pictures that wouldn’t be chosen for making the video. I think these 2 pictures looked very nice, but too modern according to her look and dress. However, this small imagination that it seemed Victoria was flying in the air, looked so lovely and cute. There are many shots these this, but I keep them specially that one day, many of them will be used in the future.

 

         And this is another technique that shows a different look of her. It could be so enigma, and a scary side of her? It made me think of a Vampire, something haunting in the castle, or some spiritual things. Sorry if some of us don’t like it. But I think it gives a different vision of the photo taking technique that changes the mood and feeling of the doll! Oh she may need blood? I’d better not to say. But at least this is a new thing for my exploration of a new picture style!

This reminds me some black and white movies.

 

         As some people may need to know where and how to purchase The Queen Victoria: “Please be announced that the Victoria dolls will be officially available for sale on the 22^nd of June, 2012." For more pictures, please visit this following official website. You may click here

The Queen Victoria Doll price is 2,000$. 

Her Elegant Look:-)

I offer 2 lay a ways plan only: 
1^st half is 1,000$ and the other 1,000$ for the final.  
The deposit is “non-refundable”  This price excludes the shipping cost.

For more informations, please feel free to write: immortalclassique@gmail.com

Thank you very much. Hugs/Nune