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The painting method I use on my dolls, focusing on the eye area.Blushing guide here:
I seal with MSC UV-cut.
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This is super cool! You've done a beautiful job. I have a few questions (sorry if they're obvious - I've just gotten started with BJDs):
1) what kind of doll are you painting? I know that Volks dolls are made from resin, but BJDs can also be made from clay?
2) what did you use to draw the thinner lines on the eyebrows? With paint, I would guess a very fine paint brush - if so, would you happen to know what size it is (at least roughly)?
3) have you worked on smaller dolls? If so, do you use the same techniques?
Sorry about all the (late) questions; you've done such a beautiful job using such simple techniques (and so few resources), you make it look so easy to do, even for a first-time doll-painter! Thanks for the photo-walk through! It's super helpful ^-^
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1) LoongSoul Emily. All BJDs are cast in resin except for artist prototypes (sculpted from clay or made with 3D software).
2) Acrylic paint. No idea what brush size; I have a ton of brushes and I just grabbed one that looked about the right size.
3) Yes & yes.
It's only easy if you've had previous experience and instruction with chalk pastels (or charcoal) and traditional painting. You'll get frustrated with the results if you don't understand the media you're using.
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1) Yay for Emily! Loongsoul is one of my favorite companies and I'm glad to see more of her around.
Some people also consider certain vinyl dolls (Dollfie Dream, Obitsu, VMF50 dolls) to be BJD, since they also have ball-and-socket joints. Vinyl BJD possess a rigid internal skeleton, unlike resin BJD, which are strung with elastic.
2) When I pick brushes I usually go for medium-stiff synthetic fibers - white nylon brushes or sometimes golden takalon; the package or display will usually specify that they are meant to be used with acrylics. Natural fibers seem to shed too easily and are too soft. I really like flat brushes with an angled or rounded edge.
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DDII, DDIII, MDD, Obitsu, etc have sphere-shaped hinge joints made to imitate the appearance of ball and socket joints; they are technically NOT ball-joints.
DDI and Goodreau are true BJDs made from vinyl, but they were not very popular and are in the non-resin BJD minority.
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Ah. I see. I'm not as familiar with them.
Though you could say the later dolls are grandfathered because the original was ball-jointed.
If you want to be technical, many resin BJD don't strictly use ball-and-socket joints either, especially if they're double-jointed.
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