Tina works at a food processing plant that mostly makes dessert. Emi convinced her to use a shortcut behind the plant that could be a little 'muddy' and to wear boots. But is it mud? Is it pudding? We don't know for sure, but Tina sure finds out in a hurry that this was one shortcut she shouldn't have taken!

These 'adventures' take a whole lot of work to produce, and they are done for free. I've had a 100% consistent recent history of ZERO comments and not many 'loves'. I think I will post the remaining series' over the next couple of weeks and call it a wrap. I had thought the realism of these images would make them more fun than sketches, drawings, etc. that I've seen on the UMD in the past. I guess maybe it's the 'doll factor' that might be putting people off. Anyhow, there will be a couple more adventures posted before the plug is yanked.

Well, I for one am a huge fan, and I always appreciate the photos. I'm into dioramas and dio-comics, so I think this is pretty cool. I'm not usually logged in because I'm usually on my phone, and my phone doesn't like this page, so I don't comment often. But, I saw your post and made an effort to get on my computer and log in to say "Thank you"!

That's awesome of you to make the effort. If a few more people would comment, I'd be more than happy. Most times I feel as if I'm doing this for nothing. Again, many thanks for the encouragement!

I think this project of yours is intriguing, and I am glad you have shared these with us, Emi. This whole project does show an awful lot of creativity on your part. Especially the dialogue bubbles... it's like you invented a cross between action figures and comic books.

That said, I am personally not a big fan of either genre as a way of scratching my wam itches, but I am grateful for people who are willing to make things they are passionate about and share them with the rest of us. The important thing is, you love the pictures, right?

May I ask: What kind of figures are those? They are a bit too anatomically correct to be toys, and the flesh even bends and stretches in realistic ways. Cool.

I think the work is interesting. For me, though, a lot of WAM is about the face, and seeing the face and facial expressions. So I think the dolls are fine, body-wise, but I miss seeing the reactions of the model, which is an advantage that 3D or even a quick sketch allows.

It isn't that your work lacks interest entirely for me, I wish there was a way to see the face react. I understand how much work it must be, as I run a Patreon where my patrons get 2-5 digital images daily. It's a lot of work to make art, especially in a series.

I had written a few wam stories before, but always wanted to illustrate them. Being a photographer (formerly Bobographer on here) it seemed like the perfect mix to set up scenes to photograph, but add speech bubbles to tell a story.

What I love about creating these is when a photo looks lifelike. It's always a challenge, but every once in awhile one pops up that almost looks real. (see attached pic)

Thanks very much for your feedback!

These figures are made by Phicen from Japan. They run about $100 or more, with heads usually sold separately.

The bodies are silicone over a stainless steel skeleton with joints roughly where human ones are. There are some very human-like responses to bending them. A straight leg, for example, will show a little bum cheek, but not much indentation behind the knee. But a pose where the model is kneeling, and leaning back, shows more bum cheek, and a distinct line behind the knee, just as in a human body. Likewise, the stomach stretches but forms creases when leaning forward. This is how these things can look so life-like.

As for more realistic faces, I could do some photo-editing to create expressions. It already takes a ton of time to do each series, and this would add more time, but I will do one to see what response I get and how much more realistic the figures look.

Thanks for your input - love it! Much appreciated!

As mud season approaches, that will be a definite goal - real mud!