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Wrong blog, nobody saw that... NIcolai recently got a new fullset and a new wig! I actually was always pretty sceptical about lacefront wogs, but this one? Chefs kiss. It fits him perfectly.

On another note, I kinda miss making random pictures. Its been so long...

#abjd #bjd #meas bjd salon #mine #my dolls #nicolai

[meanae]

Preorder is open!

Eryns preorder is open!

And here's the preorder post with all the important information 😊 I hope I covered everything, if not, let me know! 🐲 Preorder starts on 15th April and lasts until 15th May. 🐲 Eryn is 13cm (5,1inch) long and around 8cm (3,1inch) tall and takes 6mm flatback eyes. He got magnetic wings and an extra wing cover, plus a headcap system to easily change his eyes. 🐲 Each color is 140$ plus shipping - completely custom colors are 160$ plus shipping. You can pick from 5 colors OR chose your complete own color. Anything is possible! 🐲 You will get a free pair of eyes with each dragon. You can choose from 36 different types of acrylic eyes, and can add more for 5$ per pair. 🐲 Yes, layaway is possible too! I'd need a 50$ down payment (per doll). Maximum layaway is 3 months. Please spread the word and share! It means a lot to me <3

>>> Order form (click me!) <<<

[meanae]

Current finished face-ups <3 I love working on boys.

#bjd #abjd #balljointed doll #atstudio orion #mori9 lyra #leesbjd qing #nobilitydoll fenris #fenris #face-ups #meas bjd salon #commission

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Automattic will sign a contract with OpenAI for Midjourney to learn off of Tumblr and Wordpress

Hello! Automattic, Tumblr's parent company, will sign a contract with OpenAI and Midjourney so Midjourney can learn off of Tumblr's and WordPress' art and other user data. :) (The full text of this article is copy/pasted in the cut below). You can opt out! but I truly cannot imagine a more idiotic or out of touch decision on the part of Tumblr's CEO.

First thing's first: When/if this goes live, opt out of this immediately. Do this even if you're not an artist. The more people opt out, the less valuable this contract is to Midjourney. in an ideal world, literally all of the active users would opt out, but if we can even get to 50% that's pretty delicious.

Second: Contact Tumblr Support. It's vital that you do this politely. Tumblr staff is not responsible for this decision and the point of doing this is to show the userbase's unwillingness to be involved in this, not harangue Tumblr staff. (Seriously, stop haranguing Tumblr staff). Here's a script:

Hi, I'm writing in to express my disappointment in Automattic's pending contract with OpenAI to sell user data. Midjourney is already embroiled in copyright lawsuits, and it is not possible to train it without compromising copyright, including violating the IP of artists on this site. I strongly protest this contract and will opt out if it goes live. Depending on the privacy terms around what user data is sold to OpenAI and why, it is possible I will leave the platform entirely. Thank you for your time.

Third: Download Glaze and start poisoning them prompts, my friends

Fourth: Stare into the middle distance for a second with me because holy fucking shit? How stupid can one decision be?

Tumblr and Wordpress are preparing to sell user data to Midjourney and OpenAI, according to a source with internal knowledge about the deals and internal documentation referring to the deals. 

The exact types of data from each platform going to each company are not spelled out in documentation we’ve reviewed, but internal communications reviewed by 404 Media make clear that deals between Automattic, the platforms’ parent company, and OpenAI and Midjourney are imminent.

The internal documentation details a messy and controversial process within Tumblr itself. One internal post made by Cyle Gage, a product manager at Tumblr, states that a query made to prepare data for OpenAI and Midjourney compiled a huge number of user posts that it wasn’t supposed to. It is not clear from Gage’s post whether this data has already been sent to OpenAI and Midjourney, or whether Gage was detailing a process for scrubbing the data before it was to be sent. 

Gage wrote:

“the way the data was queried for the initial data dump to Midjourney/OpenAI means we compiled a list of all tumblr’s public post content between 2014 and 2023, but also unfortunately it included, and should not have included:

private posts on public blogs

posts on deleted or suspended blogs

unanswered asks (normally these are not public until they’re answered)

private answers (these only show up to the receiver and are not public)

posts that are marked ‘explicit’ / NSFW / ‘mature’ by our more modern standards (this may not be a big deal, I don’t know)

content from premium partner blogs (special brand blogs like Apple’s former music blog, for example, who spent money with us on an ad campaign) that may have creative that doesn’t belong to us, and we don’t have the rights to share with this-parties; this one is kinda unknown to me, what deals are in place historically and what they should prevent us from doing.”

Gage’s post makes clear that engineers are working on compiling a list of post IDs that should not have been included, and that password-protected posts, DMs, and media flagged as CSAM and other community guidelines violations were not included.

Automattic plans to launch a new setting on Wednesday that will allow users to opt-out of data sharing with third parties, including AI companies, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, and internal documents. A new FAQ section we reviewed is titled “What happens when you opt out?” states that “If you opt out from the start, we will block crawlers from accessing your content by adding your site on a disallowed list. If you change your mind later, we also plan to update any partners about people who newly opt-out and ask that their content be removed from past sources and future training.” 

404 Media has asked Automattic how it accidentally compiled data that it shouldn’t share, and whether any of that content was shared with OpenAI, but did not immediately hear back from the company. 404 Media asked Automattic about an imminent deal with Midjourney last week but did not hear back then, either.

Another internal document shows that, on February 23, an employee asked in a staff-only thread, “Do we have assurances that if a user opts out of their data being shared with third parties that our existing data partners will be notified of such a change and remove their data?”

Andrew Spittle, Automattic’s head of AI replied: “We will notify existing partners on a regular basis about anyone who's opted out since the last time we provided a list. I want this to be an ongoing process where we regularly advocate for past content to be excluded based on current preferences. We will ask that content be deleted and removed from any future training runs. I believe partners will honor this based on our conversations with them to this point. I don't think they gain much overall by retaining it.” Automattic did not respond to a question from 404 Media about whether it could guarantee that people who opt out will have their data deleted retroactively.

News about a deal between Tumblr and Midjourney has been rumored and speculated about on Tumblr for the last week. Someone claiming to be a former Tumblr employee announced in a Tumblr blog post that the platform was working on a deal with Midjourney, and the rumor made it onto Blind, an app for verified employees of companies to anonymously discuss their jobs. 404 Media has seen the Blind posts, in which what seems like an Automattic employee says, “I'm not sure why some of you are getting worked up or worried about this. It's totally legal, and sharing it publicly is perfectly fine since it's right there in the terms & conditions. So, go ahead and spread the word as much as you can with your friends and tech journalists, it's totally fine.”

Separately, 404 Media viewed a public, now-deleted post by Gage, the product manager, where he said that he was deleting all of his images off of Tumblr, and would be putting them on his personal website. A still-live post says, “i've deleted my photography from tumblr and will be moving it slowly but surely over to cylegage.com, which i'm building into a photography portfolio that i can control end-to-end.” At one point last week, his personal website had a specific note stating that he did not consent to AI scraping of his images. Gage’s original post has been deleted, and his website is now a blank page that just reads “Cyle.” Gage did not respond to a request for comment from 404 Media. 

Several online platforms have made similar deals with AI companies recently, including Reddit, which entered into an AI content licensing deal with Google and said in its SEC filing last week that it’s “in the early stages of monetizing [its] user base” by training AI on users’ posts. Last year, Shutterstock signed a six year deal with OpenAI to provide training data.

OpenAI and Midjourney did not respond to requests for comment. 

[meanae]

Morning tumblr, long time no see!

Through some friends I fell into the Honkai Star Rail universe, and the fangirl that I am (and having three heads here that I liked but didn't work out for any characters) I decided to turn those three into my favorite threesome (don't judge!) - Jing Yuan, Bladie and Dan Heng/IL.

Face-ups were fun to do, a mixture of realistic and anime-ish. AshuraDark made the insanely pretty eyes for Blade and JY.

DHs and JYs wigs were super cheap aliexpress finds (each less that 15$), but they needed some work to looks right. Pretty happy with them now :3 Also modified DHs wig, so I can easily attach his longer IL hair easily.

Blades wig will have to wait, because it's a bit more complicated - I have no idea how I would make his hairline, so I'd need someone who would make it for me, but I haven't found that someone yet...

In other news, Synthetic Ephamera is printing me their weapons, starting with DHs spear, and it's already looking gorgeous.

I also have no idea where I'm getting their clothes from. Or bodies. Or anything, really. They'll probably body share with the other guys :,)

#bjd #abjd #balljointed doll #dan heng #jing yuan #hsr #honkai star rail #jingrenheng

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Hello! I saw your sales post while searching for a Cocoriang Crail, and was wondering if it’s still available? Thank you so much for your time!

It is! You can contact me via DM on instagram (meas.bjd.salon or meas.sales) or a mail to [email protected] :3

[meanae]

Finally a new group picture! Put them all in their dresses and suits; we'll be moving in January, so they should look the best, lol. The new one to the far left is a HierophantMori Lyra who I'll call Alexis for. Far right, the Lldt Roderich, is now names Ellias <3 Nicolai and Valentin got new Outfits recently which work pretty good for their characters too.

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #meas bjd salon #my dolls #mine #alexis #ezra #daniel #yuri #nicolai #valentin #lyra #ellias

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Took Yuma with me to Crete <3 It was about time to make new pictures with her.

This beach had some amazing rocks that were perfect for doll pictures - plus it was a bit secluded, so not a ton of tourists watching a weird German girl making pictures of a centaur, lol.

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #centaur #fairyland centaur #mine #my dolls #yuma #maiyuma

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Some commissions <3 A rare Garden of Dolls Narah, a Minifee Sarang 2020 and two Lunarmate Sorens. green skin was a realy challange, but a lot of fun to paint.

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #meas bjd salon #commission #faceup #fairyland #garden of dolls #lunarmate

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elon musk should kill himself elon musk needs to kill himself elon musk would make society as a whole better if he killed himself now

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Maybe that helps?

does anyone know of any more msd boys built like this 🤔? this guy is alright but i want to explore my options if i can

(from here)

i know some of the earlier fashion dollshe boys were built like this but i would prefer something easier to get ;;;

i want a boyfriend for my dollmore Sorz Arju because i think the contrast would be 👌

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With the arrival of half a dozen new centaurs it was time to make a group picture :3

The blindbox babies are super cute and probably the first arrival in a long, long time that I really don't have to mod in any way for better poseability. They're lightweight, hold all poses good, and are probably easy to mod and dye in the future.

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #centaur #bjd centaur #mine #my dolls #lillian #maiyuma #celeste #mnf sarang 2014 #mnf sircca #mnf nanuri 2017 #fairyland #frapzilla #Antus dreamparty

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Heya! You seem like the main authority on bjd I know of, so I figured you might be the person to ask...

Does anyone in the community have any good resources for making/sculpting your own doll? I've had a specific dragon in my mind for years now, but (dragons not being popular for some reason and the main makers having all but vanished), there aren't many places to look. None of the offered models were quite what I wanted, either—mine wasn't a feral dragon, quite, but not as on the humanoid side as most dragon anthros are. So I figured I'd try making one, though I have little idea where to start on that. I know a bit of 3d modeling, but not actual sculpting with my hands, so is casting off a good printed model a thing? Are there any resources for what kind of joints would be needed, especially when working with a non-human doll like a dragon tail or wings? She's been a beloved oc for years now, so I wanted her doll to BE her and not a repaint of anything else, but usually my work sticks to digital media so I'm a little lost porting her to a physical object, lol

Anyway, hope you have an awesome day! Your collection of dolls is gorgeous and I love the work you've done on the customs you've shared here

Hey there! these are a lot of questions, lets see where to start... First off - don't (ever) let the hobby intimidate you into not doing what you want to do. Making your own doll is a huge task with a steep learning curve, especially when it comes to joints. As for resources in general, I unfortunately don't have any links at hand. There's the BJD Sculptors group on facebook, and I know that there are a few videos on youtube from doll people on how to make joints in blender and similar programs.

Casting from a 3D print is a thing, yes! You'll have to print, sand and prime the doll beforehand though, or go through a caster who does that for you (like FantasyDoll!). If you plan to make the doll only for yourself though, I wouldn't bother with casting; 3D printed dolls are a thing, as Frapzilla proved (or Eve the cat studio, or Elleodolls..).

There is no 'you need this joint' guide on 4-(or more) legged dolls. Most, if not all joints are basically a sphere in a concave space; it really depends on the design and the kind of movement you want that determines the final shape. Maybe take a look at Dreamvalleys Dragons?

I absolutely recommend sketching out the full doll first to get a feel for proportions before diving into sculpting/jointing. Otherwise you'll have to adjust things later on, and while that's not that annoying in 3D, it's an absolute pain with real sculpting... speaking from experience here x.x I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions :)

#bjd #abjd #balljointed doll #sculpting #meas resources

[meanae]

All dem pretty bois <3 All commissions, had a lot of fun working on them, I'm a sucker for male sculpts.

#meas bjd salon #commission #face-up #bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #ios anima #ios jade #iplehouse alberto #real skin #granado enoch

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Three graces, maybe?

The last set of wings arrived thanks to a lovely girl who did a denverdoll group order with me <3 Haven't yet decided how I'll paint/dye them..

Ideas?

#bjd #abjd #mine #my dolls #fairyland #centaur #bjd centaur #lillan #yuma #Celeste #mnf sarang 2014 #mnf nanuri 2017 #mnf sircca

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finished up my Frapzilla blooms - took me ages to sand, mod, paint and wig them, but it was a good exercise. My hoard of 1/12 dolls is gettingbig though...

#bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #soom #petitgem #frapzilla #bloom #loseley #alula #mine #my dolls #ob11

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Kinda forgot to post these here - out of all my dolls, Alexis is the most wig-spoiled. He got 5 wigs currently (one not pictured) and another front lace on the way :|

#atstudio #punk orion #bjd #abjd #ball jointed doll #my dolls #mine