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…
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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…
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This past weekend was the 2nd ever PNW BJD Expo, held in Bremerton WA. Their vendors and sponsors included some prominent Korean BJD studios, and thus I was enticed from the Doll Lab enclave by promise of pretty shinies. I made my way by land and by sea, and did my best to empty my…
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While I was on a roll with faceups, I redid Charlotte’s as well as finally doing her hands and tail too.
It’s a little scary to get a brand new DD and wipe the faceup, but after seeing a few Lucy customs I knew I had to do it :D She was a lot of fun to paint, and I love this new skin tone. You couldn’t even tell with the Volks faceup that she had…
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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.
DetailsI was sick this past week so I didn’t make any proper welcome for Lucy. I’m planning to give her a new faceup soon, but even the default can be very cute with the right wig and eyes :) The new semi-white skin color is lovely! Pale but with a warm tone so it never…
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Resin eye first pass! Printed greyscale just to test size, attachment method and gloss application.