#anna reilly

Commission done for @nelson-and-murdock of their GF OC, Anna Reilly! Be sure to go check out their tag for more!

This was lots of fun to do. :)  I love her bright, eclectic look.  Anna’s background is central California, so Nelson suggested an “ugly sweater” with cryptids like a Fresno Nightcrawler.  I filled out the design with bees (for the Fresno Bee newspaper) and flowers (Fresno seems to be known for flowering fruit trees and has a Blossom Trail), and rounded it out with some pine trees, because, you know.

Having been in the bjd hobby since 2008, I owed my inspiration to two OCs shelled both as the SOOM classics, MechaAngels Sabik and Meisa. Their oldschool beauty still enamors me, but I wanted to downsize (try to find props and clothes for an 80cm giant!), literally, reshelling my Yaret and Anna as smaller, SD-sized dolls. Since Soom has released a SG Sabik, Yaret wasn’t an issue, but finding a doll for Anna was tricky. In truth, Soom Meisa is “too pretty” for the character, whose beauty I always saw as unconventional and soulful in the way of Jennifer Connelly. When I saw Dollshe Aramis, I felt it could be reshaped just right for the character.

So, here she is, my new Anna Reilly, a Dollshe femAramis on Dollstown 18 y.o., modified by me.

My new Anna, inspired - of course! - by the incomparable Jennifer Connelly. Guess what sculpt? Hint: it’s modded af.