Froggy

Linda Macario
Sep 28
2 min read

I started planning for this doll after the BJDC convention, last summer.

I had a vision about a little dolls that I could design using 3d sculpting programs, after some research I decided to go with Nomad sculpt, is very intuitive and has plenty of tutorials and resources online so with a bit of practice I figured out most of the steps in a reasonable amount of time.

from left to right: first prototype with sigle joints and wobbly body, Froggy final doll, improved joints and right size.

Learning something new is always exciting and fun, keeps your brain young and busy and in this case revitalized my passion and inspiration for doll making.

I was myself skeptical of this form of creativity, thinking that sculpting virtually would have make me feel like I was doing something “wrong “.

The 3d program is like a box of pencils or a scalpel and marble or whatever material an artist feel to express themselves, is just a tool. The art that comes out is still a very unique creations that come from a creative mind.

Inspired by the possibilities that this new way of creating is offering, I decided to try something new. Shoes that can be swapped with the normal feet.

What is different is the possibility of create multiple version of my idea, being able to make adjustments and changes but still be able to come back to the previous version if necessary, that’s valuable perk for a sculptor. Especially when it comes to BJD dolls.

It was a process of trials and error but the satisfaction of seeing the pieces fit perfectly and come out exactly as I have envisioned was priceless.

Pieces out of the printer, Froggy has 23 pieces and managing to have all of them on one print was a learning experience.

Froggy is just the first and I’m working on new dolls, new bodies, new ideas. I have few announcements that are very exciting but I can’t share yet, stay tuned because there’s a lot in the future of Linda Macario dolls 😉