BJD/Art Doll Thread

Posted 4 years, 5 months ago (Edited 4 years, 5 months ago) by goldneko

I wanna know about some of your Ball Jointed Doll hobbies or art dolls! I personally am a doll face up artist and am looking to get my own BJD soon! (preferably a Kikipop)

This thread is for irl BJDs, plushies, OOAKs and dolls ONLY! If you have a character who's a BJD with no irl doll, that does not count. If you have a character who got MADE into a BJD, it counts.

I really would like to see and talk about our dolls!

Etoile

TabrisDuCiel ; He's Yeonho Daydream ( Nameless version ) from Crobidoll. Asdff I love white-haired babs too but his hair colour is actually a light silver.

This lighting shows it a bit better https://sta.sh/09c805imkml

Did you see Loongsoul's YunZhongJun? I was fortunate enough to order his fullset back when it was still available. Now I'm just waiting for him to come home ~ ヽ(;▽;)ノ

HidetoKoudanshi ; Thank you ~ I love collecting soft cuties lol 💕✨

TabrisDuCiel

Etoile oh my! a Nameless doll uwu (and I've also been wanting to play the game! it's so cool how they promoted them with it too) but indeed it's light silver <3 still pretty and in the color range =//u//=

And yes I have seen YunZhongJun just the other day bec I've been curious if there were other dragon-humanoid dolls and ended up browsing Loongsoul! He's so beautifuuuul T___T <3 show us pics when he arrives!

Etoile

TabrisDuCiel ; Yeonho is my favorite from the game so I'm lucky to have found him after so long (٭°̧̧̧꒳°̧̧̧٭) I highly recommend it if you have the time! I'll be interested to know who you end up liking best! (〃^▽^〃)

I think it's difficult to find completely white wigs. Usually, they are some variation of silver or blonde. The white ones I like are usually sold out too orz.

&Yes! I definitely will! Yeonho's current outfit is actually from Loongsoul too~! I love their incredibly detailed and quality designs!

Are you a fan of Fairyland as well? I believe they currently have preorders open for Dragon Erda.

TabrisDuCiel

Etoile I have dl'ed the demo on Steam! I will get on it and purches too when I have the time XD lucky you tho! <3 congrats on having him =u=<3 and true about variation of silver/blonde, sometimes I do like light silver more bec it comes out more natural than pure white ones~

doll outfits nowadays are more intricate and better quality! which is great but not so much for our pockets hahaha--and I am not much on Fairyland but my first doll and favourite boye is Luts (if I am not mistaken they used to also work for Luts? not sure if I remember that right--) but I checked Dragon Erda just now! So cuuuuuute uhu~ but he won't fit with my crew aesthetics  >__< and I don't have the budget for dolls atm haha


zinnia so cute and cool! I've been wanting to make custom Nendos of my OCs too!! maybe someday XD

Etoile

TabrisDuCiel ; Thank you~! I must admit I don't really know the history behind the various companies asdff but I've heard good things about Luts and have had my eyes on Claus from their Delf line in the past(*´▽`*)

Are Luts dolls easy to find outfits for? Or would they need to be made with custom measurements? Ideally, I prefer dolls that fit Loongsoul although I've heard Sadol also produces good quality outfits and can be quite flexible with sizes?

My first doll was Ringdoll's Wei Wuxian but he's no longer my favorite... I feel a bit bad because he was the one that started this hobby for me.

&I feel ya. So many companies are releasing new dolls so fast. Often with limited releases. (;•͈́༚•͈̀) I've set some funds aside ever since Dolk announced Tsurumaru. Really excited to see the prototype so I can decide... My wallet is suffering...

TabrisDuCiel

Etoile dw! I only know some that I hear about too haha~ 

I believe so though @ Luts on clothes but I only ever bought from Luts themselves and some local custom ones! Sew some pieces for my boy too myself~ But I usually see other BJD item shops that says they do fit even SSDF (mine is SSDF Cane) Alice bjd and the likes. The shoes however, I am not too sure with smaller dolls like Delf but SSDF feet are huge T.T can only buy from Luts;; 

RD's Wei Wuxian is so handsome tho! I've always wanted a RD, have Lucifer on my wishlist for an OC but not prio T_T Hope you'd be able to play with him again one of these days =u=b show us photos as well!

I try not to fall in love with Limited dolls bec I want to keep my sanity intact HAHA and my wallet safe ajksdfhasdf;;; they're all very beautiful and limited for a reason SOB

Etoile

TabrisDuCiel ; Of course~ Here's another photo of Wei Wuxian ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ https://sta.sh/0s632092sr0 I am...incredibly bad at tying his hairpiece. orz I also currently have him in this ridiculous outfit https://sta.sh/02bq8nbjvfoe He doesn't seem too happy with me... The outfit includes a sweater but I was...too nervous about taking off his head and there was no other way to put it on so I left it off...

Those are wise words! I think, apart from Spirit Doll's Spruce, the ones I fall in love with tend to be limited. I recently found out about IllusionGarden but the head sculpt I want has been impossible to find on the aftermarket. (;﹏;)

TabrisDuCiel

Etoile He is still so pretty tho! hahaha but oh yes, I really don't like clothes that need the head to be removed to put on =__=;; I feel like they would keep on loosening the stringing.

oh gosh tho, you are doomed jk jk but yeahh it's really hard to fall inlove with limited TuT and I've only seen IllusionGarden now~ Bane is a lovely sculpt saaah!! Inspiring with faceup look for art too =u=

Etoile

TabrisDuCiel ; Omgosh yes~ Anything that requires removal of parts makes me anxious. Yeonho's outfit actually required the removal of his hands first but since he arrived with hands unattached that lessened the stress somewhat.

&Actually, I've recently considered selling my Wei Wuxian because Angell Studio announced they'll be making a Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji too. I don't know if I could justify having two...

IllusionGarden makes beautiful head sculpts and the promo pics always have wonderful faceups! I'm not sure how many people are on the team but preorders tend to sell out in minutes. I think they only open a small number of preorders each time. (╥_╥)

TabrisDuCiel

Etoile oh! I've had clothes too that needed removing of hands TuT;; but I still feel like it's too much work ahaha~

And yes, I saw a friend from the local BJD community here post about Angell Studio's WW and LW oh gosh haha;; she was praying she won't like it bec if not she's doomed to get them hahaha ;w; Maybe you can wait for the promo pics before selling your RD one? but then I don't think I can ever sell my very first doll, it's got too much sentimental value to me even if I've been planning to reshell him I'm not selling his old head haha

IllusionGarden is possibly just a small team, especially that they can only produce very limited amount and judging from their site too o.O also let me send you a DM--

Mercenary_Ike

zinnia how did you get the parts for your custom nendroid since those things are expensive.

zinnia

Mercenary_Ike i got parts from chibichopshop! they sell split nendoroid parts :0

goldneko

zinnia looks super helpful! i'd love to make some custom nendoroids of my ocs.  Thank you for the resource! Do you have any tips for a noobie nendorioid person like me? 

zinnia

goldneko generallty just use figure painting tips! you can google around to fine tutorials that'd be more helpful :'0!

but for me, i primed, painted, and then sprayed the parts i customized (hair, clothing) so i imagine it's not much different than customizing or painting any other figure ^^

goldneko

does anyone have tips on changing the color of a bjd's skin? I got a new doll and want to change it's white skin to grey. Also, any care tips? This is my first bjd ;w;