dollz , cartoon dolls , or pixel dolls are small pixelated digital images , generally consisting of illustrations of people with clothes and accessories .

dollz are generally created by taking a base body ( a drawing of a bald and naked body created for this purpose ) , and then drawing hair , clothes and accessories onto it .

they also usually have a hard edge and transparent background so that they can be easily displayed on the web .

people who create dollz are known as dollers or dollists .

they are , in great majority , women , although a few male dollers exist .

these dollers usually take on dolling as a personal hobby .

dollz

all about dollz : “this site contains a very comprehensive listing of dollz websites . it began as a project for the now closed dollz yahoo group and has grown to include the whole dollz community . ” via the wayback machine . this website was a vast resource for dollers back in the day . it is no longer online , but i still wanted to link to the cached website , thanks to wayback .
the dollz , or dollz icons , or cartoon dollz , as they ' ve been called , appeared to have sprung from nowhere , but were immediately everywhere . in reality , the first doll was created as an character for an early graphic chat room called palace chat in 1995 by web artist melicia greenwood , who explained their origin in a ( highly riveting , for those interested ) blog post in 2003 .
power house dollz will always put god first ; we will set an example in our community , by encouraging others and helping them achieve their goals . power house dollz will love others as we love ourselves ; we will walk in god’s strength and wisdom and will always provide everyone with a smile .
mission statement - “to give young dollz ages 4 - 17 of all diversities , the opportunities to explore their inner beauty , while educating them on self - identity .
it ' s from this particularly unfortunate pop cultural underbelly that the dollz drew their aesthetic . dollz could be dressed in everything from schoolgirl skirts to low - rise distressed flare jeans , to cleavage - baring crop tops ; they could be preppy , they could be punky , princessy , or emo , as long as they looked like a
because much like the traditional uncanny valley , or the phenomenon of a computer - animated figure trying to look charmingly humanlike and ending up horrifying , i am both attracted to and repulsed by this trend . the people who emulate the uncanny valley of the dollz are often young ( but certainly old enough to have known the dollz ) , hot , and maintain the kind of lifestyle in which a bandeau is a sensible choice for a shirt — the kinds of impossibly cool people the dollz have always been modeled after .
the gothic lolita ' s appeal is powerful for dollers because it lends itself to unusual , inventive dollz that stand out in the crowds of preps and divas that litter dolling sites . another recent strain of nippon - inspired dollz are angy chan ' s runt - sized , big - eyed
sumomos ,
which , appropriately , she would like to some day include in a video game .
individual dollz take on diverse forms , but most dollers work within established boundaries or types like the gothic lolita . some typical categories are divas , brats , mini chibies , xenis , skaters , preps , and weirdos . these classifications are handily broken down at silver lining ' s doll dictionary . fashion - minded dollers often stick with dollz like divas ( think fashion model ) or preps ( abercrombie models ) where the generic base bodies act as blank mannequins to clothe any way they see fit . these dollz have , over the years , had more intricately detailed gowns , dresses , and outfits slapped onto them than a thousand j los or nicole kidmans . couture for your computer .
as dollz began to evolve on the palace , tensions grew between the company behind the software and its younger , more rebellious users .
skaters and dollz were very much a folk - phenomenon of teen culture on the palace ,
explains jim bumgardner , creator of palace chat .
although the design of the palace , with its emphasis on customization and self - expression , very much encouraged this type of activity , this culture itself was initially an underground and anti - authoritarian movement within the palace community .
in late 1995 , everyone on palace was wearing either photos , or cartoons like taz , and i got bored , so i drew a ' barbie ' body , and then clothes . i gave the avs [ avatars ] out to everybody who asked for one ,
writes melicia on her
originz of dollz
page .
they weren ' t called dollz then , first they were called ' lil people , ' then some of them were called ' skaters ' or ' sk8rs , ' some of them were called ' preps ' or ' paper dolls . '
it ' s the fashion from the latter that sold me on the conclusion that attractive cool people are now dressing like the dollz . tie - up shirts , chokers , thigh - high stiletto sandals , low - rise miniskirts , and bandeaus as shirts are everywhere in these pockets of hipsterdom , together creating a look that i will now refer to as t
it’s finally fall and each day is getting darker day by day . isn’t it great ? ! ? ! halloween is coming up soon , then thanksgiving and then my favorite season of all , christmas ! anyways , i’m just getting too excited thinking about it ~ we’ve got some amazing creations at suicide dollz today so come get at it before it closes on september 28th !
the similarities don ' t end there . like sims skinning , dolling is a mirror image of trends in pop culture .
dolling responds frighteningly quickly to current trends in pop culture . within 24 hours of the latest harry potter book hitting the shops , doll pages were flooded with creations based on and inspired by the text ,
says jessica . any film , book , or trend ' s mass popularity can be gauged by the number of skins you find on a sim ' s fan site or the number of dollz you uncover in the forums of a catch - all dolling site like the realm of silliness . anime , for example , has clearly reached a position of mass pop cultural saturation as the sheer number of anime - inspired skins and dollz online tell us . and as excitement builds around the next
lord of the rings
film , you can bet that a veritable army of flamboyantly dressed legolas ' will invade dolling pages across middle earth .
there ' s nothing inherently wrong with this style — after all , nostalgia has always been a part of fashion — however off - putting it may be to the culottes–wearing , expensive blowout–purchasing denizens of the fashion establishment . in fact , when i attend governors ' ball later this year , i fully plan on dressing the part , and leaping gleefully into the uncanny valley with total abandon . in fact , maybe i ' ll go back onto my old favorite dollz maker website for some inspiration .
dolling is not all blood and leather . in this lilliputian world , postage stamp - sized , self - created fairies , manga characters , punks , hobbits , and gothic lolitas peacefully coexist in the same infinite dollhouse - - a dollhouse with no physical location , but millions of windows in the form of computer monitors . the web has become the setting for a new kind of play and dolls have shed a dimension , becoming flat like their paper ancestors . as a sign of the times , they ' ve also gained a gen - y misspelling and are known now as
dollz
( usually ) to their avid collectors .
something of a rarity online , dolling is a computer graphics - oriented culture of women who value positivity , kindness and sharing . dollers range in age from elementary school girls to grandmothers . online , where young men tend to attract most of the attention for graphical artistry in video games , photoshopping and related media , the dollz subculture is a breath of fresh air far apart from the frenzied demimondes of counterstrike mods or
tourist guy
photoshop contests . like photoshopping or game mods , however , dolling responds with lighting speed to trends in popular culture . it is more than an opening into an alternate dollhouse universe ; it ' s yet another window into the zeitgeist .
dolls are essentially little drawings of people ,
says jessica , a 15 - year - old student from rotherham , u . k . a new doll is usually brought laboriously into being by hand and mouse pixel - by - pixel - - with or without a naked , mannequin - esque
base body
to draw clothes on . in this most complex method of doll creation true artistry can be found in the intricate shading of individual strands of hair or the barely perceptible texturing of clothes . another , more beginner - friendly method , utilizes drag - and - drop software that works like the real - world paper dolls or the fashion plates of yesterday . in drag - and - drops , users select clothes , hair , and the features of their dollz just as easily as a writer switches on
bold
or
italics .
there are bad apples . dolling ' s high crime is the blasphemous
frankendoll .
diedra , a 20 - year - old pennsylvanian , explains the sacrilege as
taking pieces of other peoples dolls i . e . hair , clothing , props , and claiming the work as your own .
infringing on copyrights is also a no - no in dolling and , according to diedra , it can get
pretty ugly
when it happens . but dollers , on the whole , are a reasonable bunch and all that they ask is that when in rome , do as the romans do : credit sources for bases , link back to sites where dolls are
adopted
from , and give constructive , not mean - spirited , criticism . dollers would rather spend their time creating and adopting dollz or developing friendships than chasing frankendollers or getting into flame wars .
the doll community is a very positive place ,
says suzy , a 20 - year - old artist from stockholm , sweden .
people are friendly and willing to help out .
in its boundless enthusiasm and creativity , dolling thumbs its nose at those who would , like pundits did with margaret keane ' s big eye paintings in the ' 60s , call it kitsch . there are few physical rewards for a doller other than a
job well done
or a
you ' re very talented
on a message board . here , the only accepted currency is cute . there is , in fact , no greater compliment to a doller than
your dollz are so cute !
in the end , the dividends of dolling are in the sense of accomplishment gained from the creative process and the friends that you make along the way .
i enjoy the freedom ,
says chris , the 15 - year - old sophomore from california .
i really like making myself heard and i like creating artwork . it ' s quite a nice pastime . it ' s soothing and relaxing , i think . just as any art can become . the creating is fun , and nice , i put a bit of my heart and soul into everything i make , whether it be a doll or a digital painting or otherwise . every creation of mine is precious to me . i like the community very much . it ' s like , how shall i put this . . . a home away from home in your home ?
this isn’t your mother’s barbie : welcome to a web subculture where pixelated gothic lolitas , preps and weirdos are good wholesome fun .
petite but curvy , lolita is a knockout in a matching black leather corset and knee - length skirt . her wide , oval face and saucer - sized eyes are accentuated by rings of light brown hair infused with delicate blond highlights . this mass of curls is held back with frilly , girlish red ribbons that reveal a choker and an attached chain that drops between her small breasts . under the skeletal remains of a victorian hoop skirt , fishnet stockings end in mammoth japanese - style platform boots . lolita is nothing if not a study in contrasts .
but there is more to lolita than a hyper - stylized , postmodern fashion sense , as the bloody stump of her right arm and her broken wings attest . lolita is a fallen teen angel - - the very picture of innocence lost . with her smudged cupid ' s mouth and wide eyes bleeding tears , lolita is both haunting and , somehow , impossibly cute . this , perhaps , can be attributed to the fact that even on her mighty platform boots , lolita is 2 . 5 inches tall and occupies only two dimensions .
scarred , brokenhearted and gothic , lolita wants only one thing .
she ' s sad that her wings are broken and she wishes she had new ones to fly back to heaven ,
says jenny , lolita ' s 17 - year - old creator . lolita is a doll , but not in the traditional sense . she is , according to chris , a 15 - year - old california sophomore , a
badass bo peep .
lolita wants to go home - - to that great dollhouse in the sky .
lolita is an example of a new type of doll found in the almost entirely female web - based community of
dolling .
dolling is a hobby in which tiny characters are , at their most time - consuming , created pixel - by - pixel in graphics programs such as photoshop , ms paint , and paint shop pro . these dolls are roughly from a half - inch to 4 inches tall - - about the size of a nintendo character .
whatever the doller ' s weapon of choice , doll - making is a pixilated game of dress up with an infinite palette where the doller ' s imagination is the only restriction .
dolls are barbie in pixel form ,
explains 15 - year - old new yorker yumeioku , owner of papaya happy doll land .
some people draw the barbies , some draw clothes , some do both , and some people only draw completely dressed barbies , but it ' s usually all to show off their hair , clothes , and make - up .
newer , more imaginative doll types reflect a japanese sensibility familiar to any who have watched anime or played final fantasy . the gothic lolita , the most popular new doll type , is rooted in tokyo street - culture and is notable for its bloody nurses and leather - clad , bandaged goth girls who , presumably , listen to bauhaus .
it ' s a slightly victorian style , but has more of a modern flair to it , and was said to be first created by the guitarist mana of the famous japanese gothic rock band malice mizer ,
says washington state resident jenny , a . k . a . punky , the creator of our fallen lolita and collector of japan ' s 3 - d version of barbie - - the fittingly named
jenny .
jenny , who is often credited with starting the lolita craze in dolling expresses her love of japanese fashion and culture in endlessly creative designs .
dolling , though not always as complex or varied in its inspiration , has existed since 1995 when melicia greenwood created her first doll for use on the palace , a 2 - d graphical chat program still in existence today .
during those years , there was a long feud between the 30 - plus community and the rapidly growing teen community on the palace , each having somewhat different ideas of what constituted acceptable behavior ,
continues bumgardner . an enormous rift between the proto - dollers and the older users on the palace was in the making .
one of the very earliest examples of a teenage ' uniform ' occurring on the palace was the night when we were invaded by a ' gang ' all wearing parrots on their shoulders and swearing like sailors ; this was in early november , 1995 . i was visiting new york at the time for a seminar , and remember getting a frantic late night phone call about the ' invasion , ' and the dire need to beef up the security features .
after its chaotic beginnings on the palace , the dolling community matured and grew into a kinder , gentler , more focused subculture that has , in many ways , abandoned its rabble - rousing roots . though it is impossible to ever truly determine the social make - up of a given net - based community , it would seem that dollers , by and large , are women , which just might have something to do with the supportive , generous atmosphere that permeates the dolling world .
it must be said that the number of women outranks the number of men by far ,
says josephine , 27 , an engineer and artist from the netherlands . chris , the high school sophomore from southern california agrees ,
there are a few guy dollers , but simply not enough to even out the population . there ' s like 200 females to 1 male to put that into scale .
dolling ' s true diversity can be found in its wide range of ages .
i know retirees to young children who are involved ,
says 24 - year - old krystyn , a play therapist from ontario .
supportiveness and friendliness may be prized in the dolling community , but there are rules that dollers are asked to obey and there can be repercussions if they are broken . but given dolling ' s female , kids - to - retirees make - up , standard doll netiquette is a relatively genial set of standards and practices created to protect against idea theft .
we want credit for our hard work . who wouldn ' t ? thus we want links back , to generate traffic to us , and also , if a person is interested in our work , we want them to be able to view the rest of it at our respective sites ,
says chris of cynical - girl . net .
dolling ' s closest online analogue is the
skinning
culture that has grown around the best - selling pc game of all - time ,
the sims .
skinning involves the creation of new external layers , like clothes , for pre - existing video game character models . in quake iii , for example , the game engine ' s code makes it possible for a game modifier to take the standard space marine character and
skin
it to become homer simpson or hellboy - - or anything else , for that matter . the internal code remains the same , but the outer layers change ; as if you took a cabbage patch kid and threw it inside robocop ' s metal uniform . the internal structure is still a cabbage patch kid , but for all intents and purposes , it is now robocop to the eye .
sims skinners work from standard humanoid bases to create armies of britney spears ' skins wearing a never - ending variety of outfits or new furnishings for their sim homes by using established models . in many respects ,
the sims
is an eternal barbie play date where even barbie ' s face is subject to change . by actively promoting customization within the game by its players ,
the sims
has enjoyed unprecedented longevity ( and sales ) in the gaming community . sims fans can create their own furniture , their own decorations , and , most importantly , their own characters .
it shouldn ' t be surprising , then , that the dolling and the sims cultures share many members . a vastly larger group of people are involved in skinning for
the sims
and a great deal more of them are men , but the dolling and skinning worlds still bear comparing . david fernandez , a 30 - year - old sims fansite creator from barcelona , spain , gets to the heart of the matter when saying that
[
the sims
] . . . is like a dollhouse for your computer .
sims characters are basically moving dolls with , as anyone who has played the game can tell you , an unceasing need to go to the bathroom . in dolling and in
the sims ,
as well as any action figures or toy , the attraction is that we control their fate . miniatures , in video games and out , grant us the opportunity to play god in an otherwise unmanageable world . anyone who has ever called down a tornado on a sim city , crushed a rival army in a real - time strategy game like warcraft , or taken a cherry bomb to a lego building can attest to that .
only later do we learn that
kids ' stuff
is , more often than not , the good stuff . we want our dolls back , and will pay to get them , but the sense of fun that made us love them in the first place is often a casualty of the pursuit of nostalgia . today , the buying and selling of vintage dolls and action figures is a very serious business .
it is , then , refreshing to find this web - based community of women that values those things that originally drew us to dolls and action figures - - imagination , fun , creativity , and friendship - - while fully embracing the pleasures of
kids ' stuff
without guilt , irony , or too many thoughts for what the cool kids think . ruled not by mattel or hasbro , this is the new non - commercial world of dolls . these dolls are safely out of the closet .
dolling is a fun place to visit , and you might just choose to live there - - even if it is girly . just don ' t forget your wings .
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first off , we would like to welcome you to the dolling community on deviantart . we ' re a small community compared to other areas of the site , but we ' re very welcoming and encouraging of newcomers of all shapes and sizes .
due to the small size of the community , not many people seem to know much about us or our quirks and terminology , so we ' ve compiled a brief guide to help you with dolling and where to post your dolls ( as we are aware some of our categories are quite confusing ) .
dolling is where you take a basebody either created by yourself or by someone else and draw hair , clothes and accessories on it . a doll usually has a hard pixel edge and a transparent background so that it may be placed on any colored background website .
on deviantart , dolls are submitted into customization > dolls > and then into their subcategories of pixel , tool and misc shading .
there are many types of shading techniques but they are mostly grouped into three distinct types that form the subcategories of dolls .
dolls in this section should be made entirely pixel by pixel , with the exception of the flood fill tool . backgrounds , if any , should also be created pixel by pixel or should be a flat colour . gradient , photo and texture backgrounds are not created pixel by pixel therefore rendering your doll not entirely pixel art . pixel is also often created with a limited colour count .
dolls created in programs such as gimp or photoshop using automated anti alias techniques such as brushes from photoshop and the smudge or blur tool . dodge and burn tools may also feature . colour count is not an issue and often these dolls are saved in . png format to preserve all the colours . tool dolls can often look like miniature cg paintings .
this is a somewhat hard section to define as it falls somewhere between pixelling and tooling .
this is where dolls / bases with no shading at all or limited cell type shading where no pixel technique have been used should be placed . also pixel dolls placed on gradient / photo / texture background belong here and dolls with computer generated text as part of the piece itself . dolls with perhaps pixelled clothing and tooled hair may also belong here as they are neither entirely tooling nor entirely pixelled .
cell shading is shading in the style of what would be found in an animated movie . typically there are only two shades , the flat colour and one shadow colour . it is often created by sectioning off the shadow and flood filling . it is different from pixelling because it emulates the animation style as opposed to following pixel techniques such as dithering , anti - aliasing and using a range of shades .
this is for dolls you have created on a base you have made yourself . i . e you created both the base and the doll so the work is 100 % yours .
this is for dolls you have made on bases made by other people , ergo you have adopted the base .
if you post a doll in this section you must credit your basemaker according to their terms , though it is preferable if you create clickable links to the sites so other people who might wish to use the base can get there .
this section is for doll bases you intend for other people to use to create dolls . you may wish to specify terms and conditions for the usage of your bases in the comments .
do not submit your dolls here , they will be moved into the apropriate category .
a base or basebody is something that dollers create that looks sort of like a bald pixel body , featuring inoffensive barbie doll type nudity . it is the framework for which we create our dolls by drawing clothes and hair onto it .
is for a doll you have made using a base that someone else made . you must link back to the basemaker so that people know where you got the base from . the majority of dolls are made on adopted bases because it ' s just too much fun to use bases in other people ' s styles of working .
is for a doll you made on a base that you created yourself , i . e . the doll is entirely created by you . in this case there is no credit required as you made everything yourself . baseless dolls are also included in this category .
. basically this is the category where you submit any bases that you have created yourself . there is one in both the
any bases created pixel by pixel but include text in the form of terms of use are allowed to remain in the pixel category . the text is not part of the actual piece of pixel art ( the base ) and will not be classified as such , though basemakers are encouraged to use pixel type fonts to write their terms of use instead of fancy computer anti aliased fonts .
there are several ways from which you can start a base . from a drawing you have created on your own whether traditional or digital , drawing from referencing and lastly through tracing . tracing is a great learning tool , but it ' s also highly encouraged that you take the next step and learn to draw bases on your own , the results can be far more rewarding this way .
this is a good way to hone your observational skills as well as your drawing skills , and the best thing is it doesn ' t exist in the grey area that is tracing . ( i personally love this method . )
don ' t worry if you start out making bases that don ' t look good . we all came from that , even the good basemakers
a dollmaker , or dress up doll game , is a site or graphic spreadsheet with premade dolling pieces that are put together to form a doll . a doll created on a drag and drop , or point and click dollmaker such as those on the list below belong in scraps . we know they are dead fun , but the doll gallery is for showing off things you pixelled or tooled , not for things you put together from premade pieces . even if you have edited a doll made from a dollmaker , it is still not your art and must be put in scraps .
wips or work in progress pieces are also supposed to be submitted into the scraps folder being that they are incomplete . when finished though , you can edit the category so it shows up where it ' s supposed to be . you might wish to show off your wips in a journal or in the comments of the final deviation , but we don ' t need our small gallery cluttered with half finished works .
adopting is a term from which a fan saves and posts the works of their favorite dollers on their own , non da website . they are always unedited and linked back .
deviantart is not the place to post adopted dolls and those that say ' non - adoptable ' should not be adopted at all . most of those are personal gifts to a single or group of friends .
if you like a doll you find on da add it to your favorites list , this way other people can see what kind of dolls you love .
 this is where you edit the original base body as well as draw hair and clothes upon your doll . be careful to check base rules , some makers do not allow you to edit .
 i ' m sure you ' re all aware of constructive crit , and if a doller asks for it , try to think extra hard about the piece , tell the creater exactly why you like the doll , not just that you like it , and perhaps pick up a point or two for improvement .
- a site wide feature that is chosen daily by your gallery moderator . see our gm ' s
 a style of pixel shading which blends two colours together using dotting of two colours together .
 a non da place to hang out and post dolls , usually a message board type set up .
- a doll created using bits and pieces that were stolen from other artists ' dolls .
, she is the moderator for our section and deals with all community related issues . go say hi , she doesn ' t bite . watch her as well because her journals can contain important information about dolling events and issues .
 a popular style of doll contest involving multiple rounds of competition , styled somewhat like the real life pageants . they often come under the name of
miss doll _ _ _ _ _
 a common mistake made by new dollers where shading is darkest on the edge of a shape and gets lighter towards the centre . if someone mentions you pillow shade i suggest talking to a fellow doller about how best to help you to stop . ( don ' t worry if someone mentions you do this , we all did at one stage or another )
for coming up with the idea for the article and for being a lot of the force behind getting it written and proof reading etc . it ' s been a collaborative effort between us and we hope the final result cleared up things if you didn ' t know them already .
that paragraph under doll makers and da is straight up insulting . though the tools may come from other sources , what you do with them is all your own . just credit the site where you built your image . and i don’t think anyone’s “real art” is going to suffer for displayed along side images built on doll makers and other image builder applications .
no idea . i ' m not really involved in that side of da anymore , this is a very old thing i wrote back when i was . you could always follow it up yourself .
thank you for replying , and sorry for troubling you with something old . support got back to my question about this faq and mentioned that digital dolls are going to be a part of the
standard deviantart terms of service and copyright policy with no special rules or restrictions .
and this faq # 502 won ' t be carried over . i liked to use that faq link and your articles in my description boxes whenever i submitted a doll , in the scraps category of course ! instead of that faq i will link to their the art theft discussion instead , closest thing i can find to faq # 502 . if you have any advice as to what to link to please let me know , thank you !
thanks for mentioning me . most of the faq links go to that useless layout . and # 557 goes to the general copyright page .
i actually am making a couple of dolls for my page but i don ' t know how to get them on . . . my page . . . help ? ? ?
hi , i just joined deviantart a few minutes ago . i joined to help find digital doll programs in order to create my own power rangers . what would be the best program for doing so ? thanks .
anything you can make digital art in can be used to make dolls . the most basic is mspaint , i use gimp , others use sai or photoshop . all the programs are a range of prices from free ( gimp / paint ) to super expensive ( photoshop )
aw , i love this ! 8d it ' s very nice to have information on the dolling community for aspiring dollists < 3 i do some dolls , too , but i ' m really more of a . . . i don ' t know xd sometimes i just combine techniques of this stuff so it ' s harder to choose xdd the only one i know i never do is
tooling
. . . i never have been able to tool . . . > _ _ >
i finally read this whole thing . it reads well , except one thing . pillow shading  a common mistake made by new dollers where shading is darkest on the edge of a shape and gets lighter towards the centre . if someone mentions you pillow shade i suggest talking to a fellow doller about how best to help you to stop . ( dont worry if someone mentions you do this , we all did at one stage or another ) i object to calling it a mistake . it ' s a technique that some people use when they are developing and learning others . that is not a mistake , it is progress from flood filling .
no , it ' s not a mistake . it can be a step in development or even a technique someone might use because they like it or it achieves a look they are striving for . not everyone has an interest in light sourcing or using it in their shading . simply because it does not create an aesthetically pleasing look to you , or because there isn ' t the commonly accepted shading appearance of other dollers does not make it a mistake .
well , pillow shading is okay on some things . but using it for absolutely everything really is a mistake . it ' s best to try light sources instead of a basic progress inwards , if that makes sense . . .
i ' ve been pixel dolling for about 10 yrs now , and tool shading on and off for a year , and this is the first time i ' ve seen someone outside of a dolling forum compile something similar to this . this is awesome , i ' m sending it to my cousin so that she understands better than my explinations . thank you for making this available ! !
this is so interesting ! i have been a doller for about 8 years of my life and i never knew that here in da they fell under this category . since i ' ve just stuck to 100 % pixel ones , i always assumed they fell under non - isometric pixel art . this article was very enlightening and very well - written as well , thank you !
great article ! : 3 this will help some of the newbies around here . great job . ^ ^
check out pyrochan ' s gallery for some of her works , mine for some pixel works . . . and there are just tons out there ! * faints * so many gorgeous dolls ! also , dollers like mariiii at [ link ] ( and pyro ) do work that i ' m extremely envious of
we ' re trying to get everyone to spread the word . i personally would love to see it in everyone ' s journals , even if it ' s just a small link and something like ' hey , check this nifty article out ' .
fantastic article , thank you ! i like that you included base making from stock photography . a lot of articles leave it out , and people seem to get the idea that if youre not making the bases from scratch , theyre not worth using . and , of course , the category clarifications are always helpful . very helpful ! / bee
great article ! i just got into dolling and it was a very helpful read .
this is great ! i wish it ' d been around when i first started dolling . = ]
well put article for the gallery . i think this is an excellent overview on what dollmaking , i think it explains things very nicely ^ - ^
i am not asking you to do it , or even to like it , but just to put out a standpoint that is sorely missing from this ongoing row over what a base really is .
you may think a base is a large traced piece from anime with no skill and that the people who draw on top of them are lazy artists who just don ' t want to learn how to draw . some bases are traced , but not every base .
dolling is a hobby , something that is done for fun , and not every doller out there wants to be able to draw like a whiz kid . a lot of people hold down jobs , or full time education and just want a little fun . and so they are able to use a base that they like and draw some clothes and hair onto it , often very skillfully .
halloween digital doll collab project ! edit - we ' ve got quite a little party going on ! if you haven ' t had a chance to enter you have until tomorrow to get your dolls finished and sent to me that gives me the weekend to put together the collab picture on a fancy background ^ _ ^ - - - - - - - - in the time honoured tradition of digital dolling , for halloween i ' m running a digital doll costume party collab . the theme is fairly simple , do a digital doll of yourself in your dream costume / cosplay . whether that ' s an original fantasy piece , a giant pumpkin , or dressed up as a character from tv / comic / book / film etc . the doll should be based on you , so don ' t be afraid of doing arwen from lotr with blonde hair because you ' re blonde . but if you wanted to you could wear a pixel wig too the doll must be standing alone with no background ( though small props like broomsticks and the like are allowed ) because the intention is to
all digital dolls daily deviation suggestions come through her now , as well as any queries you might have about the gallery . this article will be updated by the current gm as changes to the gallery are made .
this article is to help dollers understand which category in which to place their work as it is fairly confusing with all the terms we use for a newer or even an older doller to understand where the right place to put their work is .
the stickdoll pageant ! - yay entries ! do you long to win a doll pageant but just don ' t have the time ? do you enter every pageant that comes out ! ? does your inner self long back to the days of childhood when you were an amazing artist for being able to draw a stickman ? do you want to be in with a chance of winning this amazing crown ? ! well look no further , stickdoll pageant is for you ! your challenge , should you choose to accept it , is to create a little stick character and draw them in 3 poses as specified below ! your stickimage must have all 3 stickfigures ! unlike regular dolling , the entire stickdoll must be drawn by you . your stickdoll may be male or female or any other gender , anthro or whatever in between . figure 1 introduce your stickdoll ! do a pose that tells us who your stick figure is . bold , shy , happy , sad , smiley , angry . . the choice is yours ! figure 2 your stickdoll ' s hobby . what does your stickdoll do in their spare time . swim ? cycle ? draw ? knit ? all actions must be appropriate
i mentioned i was in mammoth over the holidays , which , besides an annoying sickness for the first few days , was so much fun i don ' t even know where to start . but i ' ll get into that in another journal .
when i returned . yanira works here at the office once or twice a week and she had her nephews in with her during the break .
we have a ton of these deviantart coasters laying around hq so they must have found them . we originally made them for
how cool are these ? ! um , please ignore the devious slogan on there . . . hopefully the artistic elves knew we were talking about delicious , healthy milk !
where you have six weeks to work together on any work in the da related category . a quick overview ;
main category , as well as da tutorials and da avatars . it will run from today ( 3rd april ) to may 15 2012 . your entry must be submitted between ( or on ) those dates ! you can participate in
( see the bottom of this article for examples ) ; work on your own based on an existing da related deviation ( with their permission if needed ; e . g . find a visual suggestion and make a browser script to make it work ) . collaborate with another artist on a piece in one medium ( e . g . make a stamp or devid together . ) work together to create two related deviations ( e . g . a
creative commons on deviantart - explained i ' d like to give everyone a little bit of information about the creative commons options on deviantart . seeing as we are a creative commons group , it ' s very important for everyone here to understand how these licenses work . most people just click the little radio button that says
use a creative commons license
and have done with it , but deviantart allows as little sharing as possible and is the very opposite of the intent of creative commons . if you leave the default settings on then your work will be very limited and not available in the free culture community . since here , picking the right license is important , we encourage you to think about what you want to allow and change some of the default options . the general gist of how the deviantart creative commons buttons work in relation to your art is this : -
use a creative commons license
allows people to copy your work and share it , perhaps online or with their friends offline . with only this option submitted , your work may
how to : margin + padding for this tutorial series i am explaining different elements you can create or modify with the help of css . the level of experience that is needed to be able to understand the tutorials can differ and will be in no order . however i will try to explain the things as simple as possible . upcoming questions should be left in a comment directly to this blog so that people with similar problems can look them up later as well . - - - - the tutorial series is based on the gruze - structure of journals . if you are still using the old structure or have a journal installed that used it , things won’t work the same way like explained below . for simple skins the old structure is fine , but the more features you add , the more i would recommend using the gruze - structure . you can look up the differences here : urltoken it seems like a lot of people are struggling with the usage of margin and padding . in the end it doesn’t matter ho
decorating page without da membership [ tutorial ] how to decorate your deviantart profile without core / membership . the key to a good da page is the use of codes codes are very simple , just place them in the available widgets . use id , featured , donation , and new deviation widgets . place the code in the widget by editing it . there ' s a variety of codes and thumbnails you can use to decorate . center alignment . < xdiv class =
pp
align =
center
> place this as the very first code , and remove the x . you can also put left or right instead of center . images . < ximg src =
image address
> right click on desired image or gif and copy image address , place image address between the ' ' and remove the x . thumbnails . you should know how these work , but just place them wherever you want in your code . there ' s lot of decorations available for use on da , search custom box decoration or something .
digital dolls information catalogue welcome to the digital dolls information catalog i am creating this news article so that all relevant digital dolls information on da ( with the occasional useful off - site link ) can be stored in one place . i will update this continually throughout the rest of my term , and hopefully the next gm will see fit to do the same if you want anything added to this , please just comment and let me know = 3 about digital dolls welcome to digital dolls da clarification of digital dolls categories common pixel art miscategorizations common digital dolls miscategorizations how to report doll m
gather round , one and all , and hear these words . drop your butts and lift your glasses , this one ' s a doozy .
held a coloring contest . for the first time in the club ' s history , we got a discouraging number of entries that were proven to be theft . people would take an existing contest entry , throw some hue / saturation wizardry on it , smear some dodge and burn , drop a spontaneous texture overlay on it , and attempt to call it their own thinking that the
the fallout from disqualifying their entries and reporting them to da staff is still descending . yet enough time has passed from the contest ' s conclusion to make public my official
poster designing contest - closed . hellooooo everyone ! update the third : this contest is now closed . that ' s it ! all finished ! new entries can no longer be accepted . thank you so much to everyone who pimped this , donated prizes - and of course everyone who made an entry . i appreciate it so much ! watch this space for the results . so . i ' m redecorating my room . i only have one nice poster and a couple of prints to put up on my wall , so i decided that i ' d really like a new poster . . . but not just any ol ' poster . ; d and this is where you guys come in ! this contest is to design a poster of a3 size and using any medium which i can get printed and framed in order to put up on my wall . the initial deadline will be july 24th . this may be extended , depending on how things are looking at that time . listen up ! important things for you to consider . . . your entry must : be an image of some description ( hopefully that goes without saying ) . be at least
thursday : random phrase art contest ! happy thursday ! i hope you all had a great thanksgiving last week , and are rested up and ready for an art contest this week ! using a random phrase generator , your task is to make a piece of art depicting your random phrase ! here ' s how to participate : use this random phrase generator to get a random two - word phrase . it ' s best to use the first one that comes up , but you may choose another . draw this phrase , depict it in a photograph , or write about it ! any medium is accepted . however this phrase inspires you , we want to see it ! be sure to include your random phrase in the description of your piece ! without this , we won ' t be able to properly judge your piece . it ' s also helpful to indicate that your entry is for : dev


christian focus publications ( cfp ) is a conservative , evangelical publishing house in the united kingdom .

cfp was established in the early 1970s , and is located in fearn , ross-shire .

the managing director is william mackenzie .

cfp has four imprints : christian focus - popular adult titles cf4k - children 's books christian heritage - reprints mentor - scholarly works

christian focus publications

christian focus publications is a conservative , evangelical publishing house whose managing director is william mackenzie , an elder in the inverness congregation .
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christian focus publications ( cfp ) has announced that anthony gosling of evangelical press ( ep ) , darlington , is to become cfp’s sales and marketing manager .
christian focus publications ( cfp ) is all about the message . the message of the gospel ; the message of god’s word communicated in the book of books , the bible .
christian focus publications ( cfp ) has been publishing christian books since the early 1970 ' s . we publish under four imprints : christian focus - popular adult titles , cf4k - books for children , including sunday school and home school titles , christian heritage - classic books kept in print for the benefit of each new generation , and mentor - thoughtful and thought - provoking books for more detailed study .
our christian focus imprint features a wide variety of popular works , including biographies , commentaries , basic doctrine , and christian living . all these books share a common focus on our lord jesus christ and deep trust in the complete truth of his word .
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christian focus publications publishes biblically–accurate books for adults and children . our children’s books are bright , fun and full of biblical truth , an ideal way to help children discover christ for themselves . our aim is to help children find out about god and get them enthusiastic about reading the bible , now and later in their lives . as an evangelical , reformed , non–denominational publishing company we believe that god’s word is true and jesus christ is lord .
christian focus publications is a conservative , evangelical publishing house . we come from a non–denominational reformed background and although we do not insist that all our authors call themselves reformed , we would not consider publishing anything that would be a polemic against the reformed faith . we are committed to the historic foundations of the faith , the inerrancy of scripture in its original manuscripts , the deity of christ , his uniqueness as a means of salvation and the existence of hell .
ep chief executive graham hilton said , ‘since joining in 2000 , anthony has made a huge contribution to the work at ep and will be greatly missed by all of us . we wish him and cfp every blessing’ .
also , after almost eight years as editorial manager , willie mackenzie becomes cfp’s director of publishing . cfp managing director william mackenzie said , ‘i welcome these changes , which should help our customers increasingly find from us material which points the world to its greatest need – that of knowing jesus’ .
it was a real blessing to have tim challies over with us in ballygomartin baptist church , all the way from ontario , canada . the well known…
teaching those things which concern the lord jesus christ with all confidence .
their aim is ‘to bring glory to god and remain faithful to god’s word , by producing books of lasting value and encouraging people to think about christianity’ .
a wide range of books is published , including children’s , biographies , commentaries and those that deal with important issues . many old ‘classics’ have also been reprinted .
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ruth and esther are two prophetic pictures of the same gospel . one speaks of a last–minute res…
the psalms can be sung , spoken or read – but they were written to be prayed . until we pray th…
dietrich bonhoeffer is one of the heroes of world war 2 . not only did he preach god’s word fea…
as christians , many of us experience times when we struggle in our faith . times when we get distract…
sport is one of the many evidences of a gracious god . it can unite people , sharing together in the e…
the world today claims that your identity is entirely defined by you . as parents raising children in…
the world needs godly , trained leaders just as much as the church does . taking the examples of jesu…
would you like to make a difference ? these ten girls grew up to do just that . . . katherine luther , bet…
isobel kuhn questioned whether god even existed . mary slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic f…
in an uncertain world the one thing that we can be sure of is that we are going to die . but what lie…
a short reading for every day . spurgeon wrote this selection of readings to encourage believers to e…
foreword by alistair begg . what is wrong with the human race ? today those who shape social policy of…
the second coming of christ is a matter of sharp disagreement amongst christians . many hold to premi…
the doctrine of imputation is the ground in which salvation is rooted . it is often seen as superfluo…
when christians reflect on the gospel , their attention is rightly drawn to the cross and empty tomb . …
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in dependence upon god we seek to impact the world through literature faithful to his infallible word . our aim is to ensure that the lord jesus christ is presented as the only hope to obtain forgiveness of sin , live a useful life and look forward to heaven with him .
christ’s last command requires us to reach out to our world with his gospel . we seek to help fulfil that by publishing books , which point people towards jesus and for them to develop a christ–like maturity . we aim to equip all levels of readers for life , work , ministry and mission .
with these aims always in mind we have books by authors from all five continents which are sold all around the world . our books have also been translated into over 70 different languages .
we are a distinctively evangelical , though not denominational , publisher . our books point readers , no matter what their age , to look for help in their lives from the bible , and the author who gave us his word .
the proud man thought god would be pleased with him . find out why god was upset by his prayers . have…
mentor books are written at a level suitable for bible college and seminary students , pastors , and other serious readers . the imprint includes commentaries , doctrinal studies , examination of current issues , and church history .
union with christ is the jewel in the crown of salvation . it has many and varied facets . indeed , the…
we are glad to have authors such as alec motyer , john piper , d . a . carson , melissa kruger , ligon duncan , steve timmis , mez mcconnell and others , who all share the desire to see your spiritual life deepened and your faith strengthened .
princess anne received a copy of ' daily readings - the early church fathers ' by nick needham yesterday at highland theological college ' s graduation ceremony .
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' a child ' s first book about marriage ' by jani ortlund introduces children to the beauties of god ' s plan for marriage . available now : urltoken
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