Custom faceups, mods, and the like
Continuing my experiments with resin eyes… I thought I could shortcut the mold making step when I found some ready-made 22mm resin molds online. However, these proved to be imperfect- they aren’t perfectly round, they have a little dimple at the peak which will be noticeable to sharp-eyed doll fans. Also, I ended up with…
Continuing experiments from earlier, I’m making some progress toward custom resin eyes for DD… This eye is a good entry-level project since no expensive supplies are really necessary. You can use air-dry plastic like Apoxie Sculpt, apply a printed eye design with Modge Podge, and then seal/gloss using Tamiya X-22 enamel paint or similar. In…
Finished the faceup for my recently arrived SQ Lab girl! These eyes are temp, I need to find some 12mm I like for her, or maybe some animetic 14mm if they can be had. The cute outfit comes from Blue Fairy, picked up at the recent BJD expo of course. Wig and shoes are from…
While I was on a roll with faceups, I redid Charlotte’s as well as finally doing her hands and tail too.
I painted this kitty as a commission, I don’t normally accept them but this I could not refuse :3 She’s modeled on the customer’s recently passed pet Siamese.
Resin eye first pass! Printed greyscale just to test size, attachment method and gloss application.
I repainted my obitsu gal this week :) Next time I’ll try decals for eyes, getting them even and smooth is way too hard for me.
I modded Nemu’s nose a bit and gave her a new faceup. I was going for a more glamorous SD-style look, but I’m not sure yet about the super thick eyelashes.