Cedrenn's July Shoot - Reflections

With dolls that we don't photograph very often, there is always some little thing that puts us off. Some tiny detail that lets us leave them in the box to choose a different candidate. With Cedrenn, it first was the faceup - wasn't working for me, too "pure" and soft. Then the wig wasn't right - that blonde was too  prince-like, too feminine almost. He was coming along but just not there yet. Adding to the whole thing I also felt his eyes weren't really correct either, they were too bright and sparkly.

Then, I decided that change must happen.

First I re-did the faceup, this made his whole expression change.  Everything became a bit darker and gloomier, I took the colour out a bit and added more shadow. There he was, beginning to show himself!

Suddenly, before I knew it, the wig he had from Leekeworld was magically replaced by one made from human hair. The lovely J&C Entangled made this wig a while ago but hadn't found a good use for it till now. Cedrenn got to keep it after she saw how much more manliness and character it gave him. The colour was much better too, a dirtier, more natural blonde than the previous one.

Lastly, his eyes. Currently I have Lune set aside to re-do her faceup, she's undergoing some changes too ( more to come soon), and have had her eyes out of her head as well. They are also from Mako's Aster line, a greyish blue. I put them in Cedrenn and he blew me away. 

And so he was reborn!

I don't want to bore anyone with long texts here, I just think doll changes are interesting so I wanted to share Cedrenn's transformation. This shoot wouldn't have been half as successful without the sword though, I think I'd like to work with more props in the future.