#enchanterium

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2483

Thanks for hanging out in 2022~ See you next year! <3 (Dialogue from Rent.)

[enchanterium-fan-account]

“This is a perfect example of how our conversations go.”

“This is not a conversation. I’m talking to you and you are clowning.”

The holiday calendar trudges along. Halloween is past and so the scales of seasons are tipping from spooky skulls to Christmas trees. And SPEAKING of scales, it may be a little bit late, but here is Enchanterium’s latest zodiac doll, Libra!

This doll’s two random prompts were chosen with a good old wheel of fortune, and they were clouds and dragon, fitting for an air sign. Let’s go!

“Libras are known for being well-balanced, patient, charming, and generous. And our typical European dragon is kind of the opposite of that.”

“I am here outside the hazardous materials lab, and I have a knife in my head because we just finished shooting the Halloween intro.”

“Can I try or are you afraid?”

“Try it, I will superglue it if you mess it up.”

“At this point I’m just improvising. Glueing wefts, taking them off, being frustrated, and crying inside.”

And here’s Libra! I think this doll turned out super cool, I love the little fangs going up and the way they balanced scales from her antlers. And yes, Libra season ended a little bit ago, but rest assured Scorpio will be here in time for their own season!

If you enjoy the video, consider subscribing to the Enchanterium YouTube channel! 💙💚💖

[rainydaydolls]

I've been trying out makeovers on some of my dolls recently. It's always seemed kind of cool to give like sad thrift store dolls fabulous new looks, but I've honestly been worried I'd just make them uglier.

My dolls tho, so it doesn't matter lol. If I hate it I can probably just redo everything anyway. + I've had a few ceramics classes and paint/draw so much that I should really have more faith in my artistic abilities. + I know everything takes practice.

After bingeing(binging?) some nice doll making videos, I felt confident enough to try some things out myself.

Both dolls originally just had a ring of hair pulled back into a ponytail to cover the rest of the head, so my original goal was just to give them hair I liked better, but I decided to try makeup too bc why not.

I also cut a barbie dress in half and made those stripy pants out of the bottom part.

I'm pretty happy with them considering it's a new medium for me. And I learned a lot from both dolls!

[tbhwhocaresanymore]

Reminds me of one of my favorite customs, Dawn the pastel vampire!

New version of my sunrise afro lady~

(I wanted her skin tone to be properly dark, not washed-out or too light, and still have the bright glow in her hair, combined with a soft watercolor look)

[neopronouns]

mrri'm [i'm] getting back into doll customization videos and mrri [i] can feel the urge to coin genders related to so many creators' dolls... oh no

[the-acid-pear]

It's honestly pretty Something to me when you see someone and you can tell they aren't transphobic they respect and openly support trans people and the such But they're also So Painfully Cis and they mean well but it's so 😵‍💫 to hear them talk sometimes.

[heya-dollface]

Where can I find patterns for making Fashion Doll Clothes?

A friend and I were chatting tonight about doll clothes, and it occurred to me that if you've never dabbled in making doll clothes before, you may not know where to find patterns for them. So I'm sharing a list with you guys of every resource I know of.

Paid-For Patterns:

Requiem Arts: https://raddollclothes.com/

This is one of the big go-to's of the community. Requiem Arts has patterns for so many different fashion dolls, from Monster High (G1 and G3) to Rainbow High, to a number of BJDs, to Barbies, and even several for the boy dolls. I've gone to them for many a Descendants pattern since not a lot of places offer them. Her blog also features a number of great posts on size differences between dolls, fixing articulation, and more.

Dollightful: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DollightfulPatterns

If you need Monster High and Ever After High patterns with easy to follow instructions, this is the place to go! Dollightful only has a handful of patterns up, but her instructions are super easy to follow. They're just as enjoyable as her YouTube videos.

Moonlight Jewel: https://moonlightjeweldolls.myshopify.com/collections/ebooks

This artist has an interesting mix of patterns for fashion dolls, once again it's a lot of Monster High, but also a little bit of Rainbow High. I have her two pattern books, and they've got some wonderful picture instructions that put into perspective how to follow along. I hadn't realized until making this post that she's released a couple of individual patterns from her YouTube videos, that's really cool!

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop

The Enchanterium sisters are a delight, and their patterns for MH, EAH, and Smart Dolls encompass a wide variety of genres. They even have some 3D printing files for shoes and accessories.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Cosmomoore is great if you need patterns for Rainbow High, Barbie, or G3 Monster High. All of the G3 patterns are under the Creepy Class tag. I've tried their skirt pattern for G3 Draculaura, it was a breeze to put together when you know a few basic stitches.

Free Patterns:

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop/freebies

Enchanterium offers a number of freebies at this link! Most of them are patterns from their older YouTube videos, so there's those as a resource to follow along with.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Once again, this artist has a number of freebies, but they don't have a specific tag.

Poulpe en Ciel's Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1lkI6inme4K6wxw0IqTSGGju2bIQMln_A

This artist is known for having some truly extravagant patterns for Monster High and Cave Club dolls. And she offers them in both English and French! Highly recommend checking out Poulpe on Instagram, her dolls are absolutely to die for, and she puts so much heart into making her stuff accessible for the wider community.

Chellywood: https://chellywood.com/

Chellywood's website is a diamond in the rough. If you're looking for a doll pattern for a doll most people don't make patterns for, Chelly probably has it. Her website is organized by size and goes into individualized pages for each doll line. It's fantastic. And on top of that, she has YouTube videos!

MyFroggyStuff: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOJWM4ft-CgHQI3fhqNJzWLG30C45Xl3xs-tgatId430gKVW-J8w5cB9ViW2jRPFw?pli=1&key=Y2Y2UDJ6S01Gb2EwUHRZUVJDdm9FanpMdDZzY1RR

Barbie lovers rejoice, this is your kingdom! While there's no tagging system here, Toya has patterns for everything, from mermaid tails to cute easy dresses, this is a great place to go. Her YouTube channel is also an endless resource of creativity.

If you have any resources for patterns, or for places to buy doll clothing, feel free to reblog! I'd love to include more people from our lovely doll community so people know about them!

[enchanterium-fan-account]

Doll customizer struggles lol

NO ONE FUCKING TOLD ME MONSTER HIGH BODIES DISSOLVE IN ACETONE I’M A PONY COLLECTOR AND WE USE IT FOR EVERYTHING. HOW DO YOU PEOPLE COPE

[tbhwhocaresanymore]

“This is probably not a standard transitioning procedure but I’m going to cut his neck in half.” *sawing sounds*

“I wasn’t sure how to make them, so like a responsible adult, I left this problem for last.”

“I want her expression to say ‘oh you poor creature. I don’t care.’”

If any of the above quotes made you laugh, consider taking a trip over to YouTube and visiting my favorite channel

Enchanterium✨✨

It’s two sisters, Alex and Barb, doing doll customization. As someone who has never customized a doll in my life I find their channel FASCINATING.

Alex used to be a henna artist and her main job is giving the dolls new faces and hair styles and occasional body modifications.

Barb is an engineer going for her phd and a seamstress, who sews teeny tiny doll clothes. She’s also a talented 3D print designer who makes robot gauntlets, space ships, and a functional doll sized flame thrower.

They do all sorts of dolls! Redesigns of popular characters like Team Rocket or the Totally Spies girls, and their own original characters. If you want to check them out here’s three good starting options.

This is actually their second most popular video, it’s part of a collaboration where they all made a member of a space ship crew. Enchanterium made Tzula, the medic, who is also an alien cow. Backstory in video.

The girls were a big fan of the Winx Club show when they were younger, and now each Halloween they reimagine a winx character as their darker self, kind of like what Fate tried to do and failed miserably at. Enchanterium DOES NOT FAIL.

You can see a sneak peek of this one when I talk about Alex, it’s one of my favorite of their zodiac videos. They design the Cancer symbol as a high school student with crab legs growing out of her face because why not lol.

Anyway GO WATCH ENCHANTERIUM! The sisters are hilarious, and talk a lot in Polish, and create the most kickass dolls you’ve ever seen, and I need more people to talk about them so I’m blazing my first ever post. Hope to see some of you in the comments ✨

[crystallizedtwilight]

I REALLLLLY wish I could buy fashion dolls of your versions of LSB! 😭😭 I would die for the fashion packs hahaha. But also Calliope too. Bc those would be THE BEST.

(Bonus points for a comic con exclusive Lock and Barrel 2-pack with Barrel and his scar.)

DFDJKGKL the comic con exclusive 😂 !!! I'm a big fan of enchanterium and if I had any doll customizing talent whatsoever I'd give that a go but instead I just stare in pure awe the entire video

[diamondchili]

i’ve had the idea to make a Luxio gijinka OOAK doll inspired by Dollightful and Enchanterium’s pokemon dolls, and felt like a cyberpunk style would fit my favorite pokey pretty well!! i just hope i can make this complex outfit in monster high scale 😭

(id in alt text!)

[enchanterium-fan-account]

It’s good news for everyone with birthdays between October 23 and November 21, because the Enchanterium zodiac Scorpio doll has been released in the form of an alien cheerleader!

Here’s the concept designs, and Alex and Barb decided to go with the hair bun option so we’ll be seeing a lot of neon. Are you ready?

“When I found Wydowna Spider in our stash I knew she would be a perfect candidate for both Scorpio and the alien prompt. We bought her a million years ago and never used it because she’s a rare doll in our country, and I’m always scared of using these rare dolls for customization because I know some collectors would love to have them. But I guess I don’t care that much because I’m going to use her anyway.”

“Cheerleading is not really a thing in Poland because we also don’t really have sports in our schools the same way it’s done in the US. So the only reference I have is watching tv shows like Glee and that one big Netflix documentary series we all watched in lockdown.”

“I am cutting out what I have prepared for myself, but I didn’t think it through, and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll be in trouble, because I don’t have any more of this material. But today I decided that I will believe in myself.”

“She already has six arms, and that’s pretty out of this world, but I want her to have pincers like the scorpion that she is. … You may be wondering where the second part of the pincer is. She can’t pinch if there’s only one. Aha I have prepared nightmare fuel because I’m going to use monster high hands.”

“I didn’t even notice I do it (gradient) in every design but recently we got a comment saying they look like a set of characters because of their individuality and gradients, and I was like ‘oh no is gradient a defining feature of Enchanterium style that’s so 2010.’”

“Usually scorpions have 2-12 eyes so of course we’re making 12. Like is there another option?”

“It’s now finally time to stand up to our demons and take care of the hairstyle.”

I’m glad Barb and Alex are leaning into the zodiac high theme, I think it’s such an interesting concept that works since the doll bases are all monster high. I’d totally watch an animated mini series about these characters. Plus it’s fun to think up roles for all the dolls they’ve already made! My favorite part of this doll is a tie between the scorpion claws and the six thousand decorative pins in the doll’s head. What’s yours?

If you liked this video consider subscribing to the Enchanterium YouTube channel! 💚💙💖

[monstrous-woof]

Made my first doll dress! The pattern is from enchanterium. I still wanna add some extra details, maybe a bow on the back, a flower on the front. I also think i might want a skirt underneath that goes with it better than Twilla's original skirt. I did regret my fabric choice the whole time though. Its pretty but its slippery as all hell, it pulls in every direction despite not being stretchy, and it frays but it does look very nice. I did have to hand sew this whole thing though due to how small it is and how finicky the fabric was

[zemi-noelle-art]

Your LPS customs are soooo amazing!! Like genuinely so inspiring 😭 I wanna get into it but I have no idea how!!

Thank you so much!!! that really means a lot! And I'm really honored to hear I've been inspiring people with my work<3 I can provide some tips on starting the hobby if that helps! this'll be based on my own experience though of course! I can firstly say that getting into LPS customizing was pretty simple for me, because I already had most of the supplies I use for other projects, and it was only a matter of getting the bases themselves to paint on. Of course I have the LPS I grew up with but I didn't want to ruin those lol. I use those blank bootleg LPS bases they sell on amazon. You can also use authentic LPS but I'd recommend making sure you're not painting over a rare one like a big 5 or Savannah Reed first lol. A good starting point is to draft out the design you want on paper/digitally to see what kind of custom you want to make. for me I use digital templates and paint over them in my art program. Templesta on DeviantArt has some really good ones! For paint I use acrylic. Get a teeny tiny paintbrush for detail work along with a couple other sizes as well and those should be all the basic supplies you need to start! You can also get more complex with it and use chalk pastels, water color pencils and glitters too. Get creative! see what supplies you can use to take your customs to the next level. As a tip, make sure to water down your paint and do multiple thin layers. Patience is key because that paint is not gonna want to stick to the base at first. A lot of the actual painting process does come down to practice and a steady hand.

If you want to seal your customs which isn't necessary but gives them a nice finish, I recommend Liquitex high gloss varnish to seal the eyes. There are some good matte varnish sprays out there but I recommend doing your own research on those, as they can be resin based and therefore need a bit of caution and prep to handle. I personally use Mister Super Clear matte spray to seal the base of the custom, and I always spray outside with gloves and a respirator.

And though I have done sculpting I don't consider myself well versed enough to recommend supplies for clay but I've heard Green Stuff and Apoxie sculpt are good clays to use, but be sure to do your own research on those as well.

The monster high doll customization community is a good place to look for material research! A lot of the process of the face-up is pretty similar to painting LPS. That's actually what got me into customizing in the first place; I just watched a bunch of Dollightful, Enchanterium, and Moonlight Jewel's videos and said to myself "Wait a minute, I could do this with LPS!" I also of course recommend watching other LPS customizer's videos to see the process of how they make their customs, and show them some support as well! Pumpkinscustoms Is a really big inspiration for me and HelloStudios, Mr. Crazy Ray and LPSCobalt have really good videos on making customs.

And once again, if you don't wanna dive right in you can just draw them, whether using a template or not to see if you like the process and the design! You can even make a bunch of designs digitally and once you feel ready to tackle a real custom, start there! ahaha I didn't know I'd be writing a whole-ass Essay but I hope all this helps!! Thank you for enjoying my work!