So while searching around on the internet for anime related things, I discovered these strange dolls:
They're called ball jointed dolls, bjds for short, and instantly fascinated me. So I began to research them and discovered that they are highly customizable dolls. They come in all shapes, forms, and sizes. And they are highly posable, they have nearly the same body movement as we humans do.
They look odd naked, but that's what the clothing is for. These dolls come as uncolored, eyeless husks that you may then customize. You can put eyes in it, and get to choose not only the eye color but what the eye is made out of. You can have its face painted, which is referred to as a face up or face blushing. You can even have the body painted, referred to as body blushing. the entire thing is quite fascinating!
What is by far the most fascinating to me is the face ups, or rather, the custom ones. This one just above in the white dress is likely a custom face up. It is amazing! This below is a stock photo from a company, and although it is cute, each dolls head is hand painted. When the doll making companies switch out artists, the new artist tends to give the doll a more generic look. So many people prefer to opt out of the factory face up, which also saves money, and either pay a better artist and get the face exactly how they want it, or do it themselves.
Fascinating little creatures, aren't they? I was especially interested in the custom face and body blushing. I wanted to get my own doll and make her my own face! I was excited and prepared to tear into the project!!!
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And then I found out the average price is $300.00-$500.00. I am able to afford it! But I wanted to do my own face up, remember? I was not about to just go ahead and practice face ups on a $300 dollar doll! So then it was problem solving time... and, still absorbed in face ups, I discovered this girl who made these amazing, amazing, videos of custom face ups. This girl, while doing these awesome custom face ups, solved my problem.
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And then I found out the average price is $300.00-$500.00. I am able to afford it! But I wanted to do my own face up, remember? I was not about to just go ahead and practice face ups on a $300 dollar doll! So then it was problem solving time... and, still absorbed in face ups, I discovered this girl who made these amazing, amazing, videos of custom face ups. This girl, while doing these awesome custom face ups, solved my problem.
That purple girl there is a Monster High doll. And this opened a whole new window of opportunities for me!!! I can afford to buy and face up a Monster High doll! I could even afford to mess up on it because this girl also has a video on safely removing face ups (See that thing in the middle without paint? Looks sort of creepy?) In addition to all that, the main tools she was using is oil free pastels, watercolor pencils, dry paint brushes, and glue. That and an air brush, but according to her, she went years before getting an air brush, so it isn't required. The only kink is the sealent. I understand how it works, but it is also toxic and makes me nervous. I also don't know where to get it from, but heard somewhere else on the internet that Hobby Lobby sells a generic brand. (I'm hoping to contact this person and get some details from her)
Until next time then! :)
Until next time then! :)
Here are a few links to that girls face up videos:
http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://youtu.be/-RohA88gSRU
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tZAh9_krOCA
http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://youtu.be/-RohA88gSRU
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tZAh9_krOCA