T'is the season to be jolly!

Christmas is slowly creeping up on us and on that occasion I thought it'd be fun with a little contest. There aren't really any prices, only the chance to have your submission be featured in our galleries. I'm thinking we will have a vote of sorts, perhaps use the polls if able, and find a winner that way. The theme of this contest will be:

Togetherness

Thinking the deadline will be December 25th, so you have an entire month to come up with and submit your pictures in the Contest Entries folder.

If you have anything you'd want to add or any questions to this don't hesitate to add it in the comment section below.

Hope you will participate and contribute with a lot of pictures!

Your friendly admin,
Morbid
Hi everyone!

I must apologise for the group being very, very quiet for the last few months. I have been busy with work apprenticeship, new apartment and other adult things. I've literally had no time to get online since April. Everyone whose submissions expired because we only had one active mod (thanks Morbid-Delusions <3), I'm very sorry. Feel free to resubmit your photos if you want.

Now I'm back in business, but to prevent this from happening again, I'd like to remind that we're always open for new mod applications! You can also reach us in the chatroom :#AllTheDolls: :heart:

Love,
Puffsan
Hey all!

Just wanted to promote a newly started doll chat on here, as the previous active one were shut down.
So, what I hope for, is for people to join and get the chat bustling with life. It isn't only dolls which will be talking about, but it's the main objective of the chat.

So come join us here: chat.deviantart.com/chat/AllTh…

- Morbid
Hey everyone!

Lately we've been getting some questions about what is and what isn't allowed in the goup, so it was about time we updated our Submission policies a little bit. We added a whole new section under the General Submission requirements, and there are 3 new rules as of now. In this journal I'll explain a little better what each of them mean, but they shouldn't cause any major changes as the mods have been more or less executing these rules until now as well.

Banned Exceptions:

• Recasts (illegal or unauthorized reproductions of original company and artist dolls)
• Commercial photos (e.g. company photos, advertisements, photos that are clearly meant for selling something)
• Pet dolls (animal dolls that have no human charasteristics)


• Recasts (illegal or unauthorized reproductions of original company and artist dolls)

If you've followed any doll forums or had any sort of contact with the online doll community lately, you've probably come across the recast debate. bjd-club is an art community supporting and encouraging original creations and artists' copyrights. For this reason any photos of recast dolls are not allowed into the group and will be declined.


• Commercial photos (e.g. company photos, advertisements, photos that are clearly meant for selling something)

We are first and foremost an art sharing group, not a marketplace. Therefore we do not accept photos that are clearly for selling purposes.  You may submit photos showcasing the doll/item with the order information in the artist's comments, but please don't do so on the photo itself and/or its title. If you need to sell something there are better places to do it, like the DoA Marketplace or Etsy.

The bit about submitting company photos should be obvious, but we've added that into the rules as well just in case; all the photos you submit should be your own, and submitting official company photos (even edited) isn't allowed.


• Pet dolls (animal dolls that have no human charasteristics)

Many companies these days produce "pet dolls", resin companions for humanoid BJDs that may or may not be ball jointed. These are not allowed in the group on their own, but will be allowed together with a humanoid type BJD in the same photo. The fundamental difference with "Pet dolls" and "Anthropomorphic dolls" is that Anthro dolls have both animal and human charasteristics, while Pet dolls lack the human part. Anthro dolls with human-like bodies and animal faces, paws and tails may still be submitted into the Anthro folder as always.


We hope you understand the reasons behind these rules; if you have any further questions you may send a private note to the group or ask publicly in the comment section of this journal entry.

- The moderator team
Hello everyone!

I have exciting news: bjd-club together with :iconinkmetalandresin: and :iconadonis-resin: is now hosting a new chatroom for all BJD and doll enthusiasts on deviantArt. It's a great place to meet people all around the world and talk about everything related and unrelated to our dear hobby.

Just clickety click this link to join us:

:#BJDHaven:

About the Administration Team

:iconl-g-h:

Name: Casey
Rank: Founder/Head Admin
Years in the Hobby: At the time of writing this, just a few months shy of six years.
Website: Looking Glass House
Favorite Part of the Hobby: Oh, really I think it's bringing the dolls to life, whether I'm painting them or just getting a really good photograph.

I guess I would consider myself well-rounded so far as experience with doll customization goes, I've tried my hand at most things (though I remain horrible at any mods requiring anything more than light sanding). I paint all of my dolls and occasionally I sew clothing for them as well (though not anything of professional quality).




:iconpuffsan:

Name: Puffsan
Rank: Co-Founder/Moderator
Years in the Hobby: 8+ years (such veteran omg)
Website: Bilberry Bohemian
Favorite Part of the Hobby: I'm a DIY junkie. My favourite part of the hobby is creating all sorts of things for dolls, and I mainly focus on faceupping and sewing. Most of my dolls also have elaborate characters and stories and I love to write/draw comics about them.

I also hang out at :#BJDHaven: way more than I probably should lmao




:icontoshiro-sthlm:

Name: Camilla, Toshiro, Toshi. Your pick :)
Rank: Co-Founder/Moderator
Years in the Hobby: 2+ years
Website: DollieDiary
Favorite Part of the Hobby: I love making clothes and I have my own etsy shop (link above). I also just generally enjoy photographing dolls and getting to know new people.

I have tried faceups, body blushing and I'm excited to learn and try new things :D




:iconstarobots:

Name: Ariel
Rank: Co-Founder/Moderator
Years in the hobby: 8+ years. :3
Website: StarsAreRobots
Favourite Part of the Hobby: I love editing photos the most. :D I am a serial Photoshop abuser. I also help run the BJD monthly photography challenges at Resin-Aperture.




:iconmorbid-delusions:

Name: Morbid
Rank: Co-Founder
Years in the Hobby: 14 years currently (since 2008)
Website: N/A
Favorite Part of the Hobby: Sewing, crafting, taking pictures, hunting that obscure doll from some forgotten era 10+ years ago and actually getting to buy it at long last.


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