Haneul is complete! (For now)

Head: Charm Doll Eric Body: Charm Doll 45cm Boy Body Ver.II Face-up: _ducmon_

Here is my new boy, Tadhg!

Charm Doll Dyami had been on my wish list for awhile, and during one of the sales earlier this year, I decided to not just get him, but get his fullset since it was one of my favorites. It’s so cute, and this bard ready to go adventuring to collect new stories to share.

Get you a doll that can do both...

Back to commission work show off! This cutie is a Charm Doll Eric in normal yellow skin. He was described as well groomed and kind of like a princess in behavior, so I gave him slightly more effeminate faceup.

Want to see more of my work or commission me? Then please check out my website at www[dot]IzasFaceUps[dot]com!

mystic kids - francis

7 jan 2023 - 21:00

like... to get an idea of what all id need to do. for anyone curious ig and also to just... totally beat the allegations of yucky little beast:

survey the damage... bc shes obviously in VERY bad shape. so id need to see if i could even get her eyes out or if id maybe. need to dremel into them to get them free so i could start on faceup removal

get the eyes out. this is very scary bc of the hot glue and also the mysterious gray substance. if it IS apoxie sculpt like i think it is then good god. thats going to be the worst 7 bucks ive ever spent or smth

clean the head. im really hoping that its dirt and not.. the alternative on the forehead and other parts of the face. if it IS some mold or fungus, ive got pony experience here (as in. i have dealt with that a few times on MLP) so I'm not... too worried? My guess is its surface level grime that should go away w the faceup being removed.

attempt to remove the faceup. the paint rly looks like it goes ALL the way around her head (poor thang) so ill probably test with acetone at the back of her head. for whatever reason i feel very much like her head has to be fragile so id rather test the more strong/easy to use chemical in a lesser seen spot. i really do not want to be scrubbing with rubbing alcohol for 5 years. bc the faceup looks like at LEAST a few layers of paint with a bad sealant so (as someone whos removed two full body resin paint jobs) i know acetone would be quickest (but alcohol is safest. but we will see)

assess the damage AGAIN. i predict that she is severely yellowed (due to the cracks on the cheek) but the question of if it is either just. in those spots where the faceup cracked or if its all over is really unsure. i mainly want to get her to try retrobrighting (which ive done on older MLP with great success and it seems to be something that works for this kind of vinyl as well) on her and just. fix up a doll that is beyond repair for most people lol. from what ive experienced with resin, i think the yellowing could either be all over (and the head was painted to try and hide this. although this clearly did not go well lol, altho i think its a sealant issue and not a paint issue, as it kind of looks like when ive fucked up with MSC (a common sealant for bjds)) or it could be just... shes been in sunlight and where the paint cracked got unevenly yellowed (i experienced this most recently with my big blue boy, where all the blue paint kind of. protected his resin and the non covered parts got more yellow). so its kind of a toss up. or a mysterious third thing you never know.

once shes all clean (which i assume will take a while due to well... how bad of shape that she is in), ill probably sit with it for a few days and then get milliput and sculpt a new nose. this will not be fun for me i think because I just... am not a sculpting fan (funny thing when this project WILL have a lot of sculpting) and much prefer sanding. I'm not too mad about the chin being sanded down (as the original had an INSANELY pointed chin which I really didn't like. I hate sanding vinyl so this works for me) or the eyes being opened (other than.. having to figure out the size on my own and pray for the best). Most of the mods are not... bad to me and are partially why I'm drawn to miss yucky bc like... the diseases but also the fact that the mods do mostly make the head cuter for me

Redo the faceup. I would love to keep the elements of the original with the big eyelashes as I find them cute, but the BIGGEST order of business is eyebrows good god. I'll have to paint over the mod that I did but I'm not super worried about it (maybe falsely I've never painted a vinyl head in full bc I have exactly one vinyl doll) and then hope i can get the head right on the first try. depending on how bad the yellowing is (and if im able to retrobright her to a lighter skin tone, as the body i have is pretty light (altho it doesnt match any skins from this company so. its a whole thing its ok)) i might just paint the whole head (or even come up with a story or reason why its mismatched. I have a lot of heads and bodies like that so I don't mind fully lol). It's just kind of a scary tossup on how bad of shape everything is.

Done <3 i really dont think itll be TOO bad but i also like... think i wont know fully until i get my hands on her if i do. She would be pretty tiny too (as in 45 cm or so, or for the americans, 1.5 ft) but I do love that scale of doll so. it could work.

all these glossy professional BJD photos in front of beautifully-made backgrounds are great

but nothing can rival the charm of seeing a doll dressed in the most 2006-Tokyopop-ass outfit in the middle of someone's aggressively normal living room

"Queen Darkmoon Vampireface The Fourth of the Blood Mountains observes your mom's crown molding and plaid polyester curtains" beautiful 10/10 no notes

since all new 3d printing & photography is still in limbo, a throwback! this is the first doll i ever made. she is from a couple of years back, though a more precise grip on the timeline is lost to me.

i had a brief fascination with bjd head sculpts as a kid, and did a few frankenstein experiments on barbies, but was never really interested in dolls before. the hobby started in a flash when i happened to see a monster high custom video on youtube. i took one look at a cleaned abbey face, went "monster high face sculpts are like THAT?", and got my boots on to go to the nearest thrift store. did not find any monster high at that time, but bought a moxie girlz doll, and came home to make this.

the spider butt is insulation foam and clay, and the legs are worbla over a thick metal wire, which allows them to bend surprisingly well. also, the tattoos are patterns cut out of my childhood satin pajamas, which is an excellent example how a lot of my material storage may be Old As Balls, but eventually compelling things will have their use.

the arms are super charming when i look at them now; a relic from a time when i didn't just have a bin of spare doll parts to get new arms from. i thought about swapping them out now, but i think i'll keep her as she is, as documentation. the harness i do need to retie though, as i did not know shibari back then and it Could Be Much Better now that i do.

all told, i've made about 80 fashion doll customs. most of them have never been photographed, but i'll do some more throwback dollposting when me and/or my partner get time & motivation to take pictures.

she's so beautiful I'm gonna cry. I'm finding so many good dolls I wish I could drop $400-600 on a bjd in good conscience. (victoria charm doll)

My boys are back from getting their face-ups done! 🥰 I'll post better pics when their clothes arrive. For now they're wearing some of the other dolls' clothes (and a wig snatched right off of my Luts Scone's head)

Head: Charm Doll Eric and Dyami Body: Charm Doll 45cm Boy Body Ver.II Face-up: _ducmon_

Merlin and Arthur reunited.

Arthur is telling Merlin all about his time in Avalon. “You wouldn’t believe all the apples!”

Куклы переехали в новый шкаф 🐰🩶

Lets turn that frown upside down! -Honestly, what a guy! I might have been having a crummy day at work, but having little Senny on my desk definitely lifts my spirits! If the weather is willing maybe I'll be able to blush his chest this weekend. Please, please let it be dry!

OPENING COMMISSIONS!

I don't know what sort of traction this will get, but I'm opening up commissions! I'm gonna go with about 5 slots for the time being, and I'm open to creating multiple sorts of things.

I make detailed 16" historical dolls with full wardrobes for 100 USD for base price, the price may raise with difficulty of the project and cost of material depending on whatever era you wish. This goes for modern dolls as well! They will most likely stay at the base price, but they will also depend.

I can make a wide variety of animals and creatures with little button joints, my little cat mascot being the example here. I just like to make a variety of dresses for her, but really, any outfit is possible! I'm asking a base price of 60 USD for a 8" figure, the price once again may raise due to difficulty.

And then of course, the weird little poppets. I like to make these out of scraps, and they don't have to be a cat- they are about 3" tall and I figured it might be fun just to offer them! I'm asking 15 USD if you wish such a little creature for yourself.

Of course, I make a variety if things, so I'm perfectly open to discussion as well, if you are curious as to whether or not I can make something!!! My DMs are open- that goes for my past BJD projects as well!

Also, a link to the Etsy store I share with my husband!

charmdoll - eric (cowboy)

11 nov 2022 - 20:33