CreatingCutie

Ball Jointed Doll faceup artist and photography blog. CreatingCutie is a freelancing digital artist and college student. Also goes by the pen names: Inkeed, Inkbreed and Inklet.

[bjd-confessions]

“People are anti recast don’t like me because I’m poor and don’t have an expensive legit doll, that’s why I’m not liked for having a recast!” No, it’s because you’re choosing to pay people to actively steal from artists while you claim you love the dolls of the artists, but own recasts of their dolls. That’s why people aren’t too fond to you. We don’t give a flying fuck how much money you make, if you buy a recast or defend them, you’re not going to be welcomed with open arms.

~Anonymous

[raps-toybox]

Even though I’m not able to go to LDoll this year, this still is so disappointing….

“Recasts aren’t putting artist out of business and aren’t a big deal, a company hasn’t shut down yet so stop overreacting!”

Even though they say there hasn’t been a “clear“ connection to a company shutting down due to recasts, but doesn’t mean that counterfeits don’t lasting affects on the artists and everyone else in the community.

Artists are not faceless people. They have feelings and valid concerns and with them seeing other artists in the works stolen people and seeing people would rather support recasters, does effect them deeply and emotionally. It starts with things like these with Lillycat pulling her convention appearance due to recasts becoming more of a prevalent problem and build up over time until it reaches a tipping point.

Companies not shutting down left and right is still not a valid reason to see recast are “harmless” and are not debatable.

There’s no excuse to buy a recasts. You are making a selfish decision that affects the people who make the dolls that made you join this hobby and are supporting theft.

End of story.

[bjd-confessions]

Recast owners, if you have faced real bullying, TELL US and/or SHOW who it is so we can shame them. Telling us it happened isn’t enough. And I’m not talking about a person retorting back to your posts or talking about how recasts hurt the hobby, I’m talking about people who are legitimately threatening you, demeaning you, or wishing you’re dead. We may not like that you have recasts, but we do not condone bullying, and if someone does, we will call them out. Period.

~Anonymous

[rap1993]

My @lillycat.doll Poulpy came in today! Sorry for no box opening video, I’m a bit tired and got work later today QvQ Anyway! I’ve wanted this sculpt for a while now, pretty much ever since I saw her being sculpted in 2014, there were times where I almost bought her and I’m glad that I waited to be able to get this color, can’t wait to paint her 😍 #bjd #balljointeddoll #lillycat #lillycatpoulpy #lillycatcerisedolls #cute kawaii

[fauntastic-hoofstatic]

here’s the thing

when I first started getting into BJD, people at meetups told me stories about how when the “hobby” first started, some people would be assholes if your doll wasn’t Volks, Fairyland, or Luts.  

I’ve seen threads on DoA about how “offensive” it is to copy someone else’s faceup, or the look/theme they did for their doll.

now since recasts have gotten more attention, you’ve all decided that THIS is the worst thing ever and that clearly this is why the hobby is “dying”….  I mean have you ever honestly considered that a hobby that is only accessible to those with lots of money doesn’t have a long life anyway?

[fauntastic-hoofstatic]

there’s even been drama when a company releases a sculpt that’s “too similar” to someone else’s design.

I mean, just own the fact that you want to be The Most Special and you’re willing to figuratively shit on anyone who threatens that. just admit it and go.

[pomomos]

Ok.

I wanna be the most special and I’m willing to figuratively shit on anyone who threatens that.

Now that we got that out of the way and I’m the most Valid™️ I’ve ever been let’s move on from that.

This whole argument is centered on one thing and one thing only and that’s elitism.

You’re gripe is clearly with elitism but you’ve got yourself CONVINCED that people who are anti are all elitist, which is why you’ve got elitist snubbing, elitist aesthetic hoarding, and anti thoughts/feelings in the same post.

Like, idk if you think that elitists are complete morons with zero sense of self awareness, but I can’t tell you for sure that the owner with 20 Volks dolls who shits on resin soul constantly isn’t stupid. They KNOW what they’re doing is elitist and that elitism is NEGATIVE, they just don’t care. (Just like how pros that own recast know that in the context of this hobby being a pro owner is a negative, but they just don’t care).

Same thing with the person hoarding aesthetics. They know that hoarding aesthetics is wrong and they don’t care, and they actually go one step further and paint the scene as if it’s a non issue because it benefits them personally whereas shit talking resin soul is beneficial to no one. They’re just being a sneak about it.

Which is literally what you’re trying to do.

Like, I caught that lil wiff of slick that you tried pulling.

You made sure that you were absolutely clear when it came to elitism and even went the extra step to reference two types of elitism, where then happen, when they happen, how they happen, who they happened to, and even name dropped companies.

But when it came to recasts suddenly it’s just “recasts have gotten more attention”.

Attention?

Child please!

Call it what it is.

Like, you really chose a throw away word like “attention” as if that’s what everyone has been talking about lately.

It’s not “attention” that’s hurting the hobby, it’s the morally bankrupt tactic of pushing out legitimate companies from a country while claiming their names that’s hurting us as a whole.

Recasts are getting talked about, there are attempts being made that benefit only recasts, legal action is being taken, people are putting in physical effort on both sides, and you’re really gonna pick such a soft word like “attention” to label it when that isn’t even half of what it is (but you can go full out when you wanna label elitism right??)

And leave the “lots of money” argument behind.

Everyone and their mama has already given every list and resource possible to prove you can be broke and still be legit in this hobby and I personally have bought a high end legit doll on eBay for like $150 so y'all pro folks need to step it up.

Also stop playing like L*o being a snake isn’t the worst thing to happen in this hobby. There hasn’t been anything remotely close to bad as what L*o is doing and to air quote “dying” like we’re all being drama queen issa joke. But go ahead, name something “worst” then this recast cluster fuck. I’ll wait.

[fauntastic-hoofstatic]

how exactly does it help the original artist if everyone is just buying secondhand?

go ahead. I’ll wait.

[pomomos]

So I guess we’re gonna just breeze past my question and ask one of our own huh?

ANYWAYS

Idk why you’re asking about secondhand purchases being helpful to artists because neither me nor you even touched that subject here at all, but I’ll totally go with this distraction (for now).

Buying secondhand, in that moment, doesn’t add to an artist’s doll making revenue at all.

OMG HOW SHOCKING!! GUESS THE PRO PEOPLE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG!

Lmao PSYCH!!

But it’s true, me buying a secondhand Villitunes doesn’t instantly line her pocket at all, but as someone whose spoken with her many times before I know it would make her happy to see it (and I know this because she’s featured other people’s dolls on her IG before and gushed about how great they styled their doll that she casted).

Lillycat loves seeing her casted dolls. Kaye Wiggs loves seeing her casted dolls. Pidgin loves seeing his casted dolls. Popovy loves seeing their casted dolls. Momoni loves seeing her casted dolls. Like, I could go on forever. And I can tell since your only focus is on cost that you don’t see the value in help sans money, but buying secondhand absolutely ~helps~ the artist feel good about their work, it helps them receive customer feedback, and it helps them grow their confidence enough to want to expand.

And tbph the argument that “buying secondhand doesn’t help the artist” is an argument that doesn’t surface often so clearly this is from your bag of tricks and you wanted to snap up any opportunity you could to pull out this unrelated topic, but whatevs.

Like, even tho this is an artist centered hobby the artist doesn’t need to be benefited financially during every transaction for to be helpful to them, because the truth of the matter is secondhand transactions are beneficial to US and that’s still just as valid!

The most “important” kind of help doesn’t need to be us giving well deserved money to the source, because us buying from each other who will end up giving money to the source is just as important and helps the hobby stay afloat which helps the artist have an audience to continue selling too.

Me buying a secondhand Volks head isn’t me directly “helping” Volks, but the person I’m buying from almost exclusively buys Volks, and trust me, that $100 is gonna find its way to Volks eventually. Whether she spends it at Volks right then and there or it helps incentivize her to save up and buy another Volks doll/accessories.

You seem to be under the impression that money and “help” stays stagnant in this community but it’s NEVER been like that. That kinda stuff is always moving fluidly thru the hobby and no amount of stingy hoarding outliers is gonna effect the fact that legit secondhand sales are going to always benefit artists, indirectly or otherwise.

[creatingcutie]

Im going to try and make a doll “information” page that should be easily accessible on my profile for anyone interested. All my dolls will be tagged with company name and sculpt from now on, along side with a legit tag.  I will be linking company links, sculpt, cost, etc. This is to help make doll information of legits more accessible for anyone new and starting the hobby. I might even add some useful videos I found via youtube on how to still save a good buck while buying legit via hybridizing. Or highlighting more budget-friendly dolls that have a lot of amazing potential.  It might be some time, but if you are always curious and want to know where I get my dolls please please feel free to message me and ask.  If and when I ever do start faceups again, I will be offering either a discounted price or a free faceup for those going all-legit. I’ll work details later.  I want to celebrate you. I want to say “thank you” for changing your ways and supporting a beautiful hobby I am so passionate about.

[bjd-confessions]

Some of you pro-recasters seem to not acknowledge that this is a small niche hobby, and if doll companies sold their dolls for a lower price, everyone that wanted one could easily acquire it, and then that would be it. The dolls would be out there to re-sell and circulate. The company would lose a massive amount of money from the secondhand market alone. Dolls aren’t something that need to be constantly replaced like ink cartridges or clothes, once you’ve sold that product it’s good to go. You’ve got that doll for a long time. Which means less money going to the people that created it in the first place.

Factor in this: you make a doll for a hobby that’s already small. Not everyone has the same tastes in dolls. This makes the pool of buyers smaller. Some people will like your doll but their collection is complete or they don’t have a “character” for it. Again, the pool of buyers shrinks. Some won’t like that the doll is single/double jointed. The buyer pool shrinks, again. Some people want the doll in only a certain color and you’re not selling it in that color. Shrinkage. After shrinkage… ad nauseam.

Creating and selling a doll is a total gamble and you can never predict how well it will sell in the first place. It’s a labor of love and takes a lot of time and money to perfect to begin with. They’re not factory made. Now after all this: if you sell this doll for $150 and only a few people buy it: you might hardly break even. But if those few buyers that absolutely adore your doll buy it for $300/$600/whatever or more, you’ll actually make a living and can have some leftover to make even more dolls. Do you understand yet now that’s it’s laid out in hopefully the most painfully obvious way? Maybe not. Maybe some of you are still too blind to how a market works.

The way I see it - this hobby needs to be considered a luxury hobby. The time and energy that goes into the mechanics behind a doll take an extreme amount of time and money. The artists aren’t being greedy, they aren’t “large corporations”, they’re simply trying to make ends meet in an already tiny market.

If you can’t afford to be in this hobby, don’t join it. You have that choice. But don’t trample in here with your entitled attitude and assume everyone will welcome you for stealing from artists and destroying a hobby that could be on the brink of ruin at any point with how small it is.

~Anonymous

[bjdconfessions]

Pro-recasters: “LOL HOW ABOUT SHOW US SOME PROOF THAT RECASTING DOES ANY HARM” Pro-artists: -directs attention to prominent recaster filing for trademarks of all kinds of doll companies that he doesn’t own so he can prevent them from selling in China- Pro recasters: “BLAME THE RECASTER! THAT’S NOT OUR FAULT”

[creatingcutie]

But I promised dolls! Here is my most recent inclusion. My beautiful LUTS centaur! Please excuse photo quality. I figured some lower quality photos were better than none!  At the time (about January), I was still living with in-laws. They have an older (but fairly nicer) home and were kind enough to let my husband and I get a bit more stable financially. Thus the orange counter tops! A lot of good things had happened just this December that are just life changing! Along side with just positives was the inclusion of a doll I have always dreamed about and became available around that time!  I have always wanted a LUTS centaur since I first saw one. I never assumed I would be able to get one. I passed up the fairyland release of their centaur dolls, and when LUTS released another batch of these beautiful dolls it was like the stars aligned. She is by far the favorite in my collection! She is still without a faceup and will be until we are unpacked and settled. We are currently in our own apartment! I cant believe it is already May! 

[creatingcutie]

New account linked, more activity. MORE DOLLS.

So I have just linked my main tumblr account to this blog. We have just moved and there are a lot of plans I have. I just need to find a nice camera and get unpacked/settled in.  I also want to remind everyone who is following with recent BJD events, I am strictly anti-recast. Please be advised I will not support nor ever point anyone to counterfeit BJD dolls. It is nothing personal with the person collecting counterfeit, it is just my stance on “doll politics” as an artist myself. With aspirations of possibly creating my own dolls in the very near future. I do not have any feeling about the person, but I am against giving money to people who take peoples work and make money off of something that is not theirs.  This is a luxury hobby, and if a doll is expensive please considering saving up. Or looking for a better option more within your budget. I am a starving artist (not starving just don’t have a huge income and lower-class), I know it sucks, but just hang in there. The feeling of receiving the doll you want after saving up is such an amazing feeling.  Thank you for your time and sticking with me!

[creatingcutie]

Dolly Update.

So two of my precious darlings made it home safe! I had ordered a Dollzone Abby, and she made it home. 

Then right after, my Island Doll An-An arrived the next day. I should take pictures. They are un-patinted, but still so cute. 

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There is so much toxicity in the tumblr portion of the BJD hobby, and i want to send a reminder to those out there that might need to hear it:

You can have whatever legit doll you want, whether its from Fairyland or Mirodoll. You can have whatever size doll you want, from the biggest giants to the smallest critters. You can make your clothes/do the faceups/make the wigs or you can buy them. You do not have to have a high end, certain sized doll in order to be taken seriously in the community. 

Pair your Resinsoul with an Iplehouse, give that Soom a fabulous sock dress, try doing your first faceup on that Migidoll head, hybrid that Ringdoll with Mirodoll. Its YOUR hobby, just as much as it is everyone elses, and nobody has any right to police you or put rules in place that don’t exist.

As long as you buy legit, then you are welcome here, no matter what kind of BJD you have.

[creatingcutie]

These pictures are older. 

One of my first time taking pictures of one of my dolls.

This is Cassandra, my Fairyland Miniffee Rissie in tan skin. I ordered her frome Denver Doll Emporium and was my second BJD. She holds a special place in my heart because she was a gift from my husband after I had gotten out of the U.S. Navy for medical reasons.  By far one of the most precious gifts he has ever given me. She still has this older faceup done by myself many years ago. I think I need to give her a new one, but not for awhile. 

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Since it has been brought to my attention that some people use the image of my Lillycat doll Melody to promote recasts, well, here is what Melody has to say about this.

Please respect the work of an artist and buy legit dolls only.  

[creatingcutie]

I know this might of already been brought up, but in the future maybe some watermarks for your photography may help. If anything, it would make it easier for fans to spot. I know recasters are going to use photographs without permission, as their entire “business practice” is well... bootlegging, taking what isn't theirs and selling it.

Lovely picture and beautiful doll though. Amazing message. <3

[sugaredmuffin]

THERE IS AN ANTI RECAST COLLECTORS BLOCK LIST!

Check it out! 

Basically its a list of all the anti recast collectors for pro recasters to block. I know, IRONIC! Just one thing to say: YO PRO RECASTS PEEPS WE DONT WANT YOU HERE! FUCK RECASTS!

[creatingcutie]

Im back.

I dont use tumblr much anymore. Im back though. 

I want to post all my BJD updates here. All more work here. All my faceups here.

I took a long break from the hobby due to money troubles, but we are doing way better.  I also want to clarify for those who are new. I do not participate in hobby drama. However, I AM ANTI-RECAST. As an artist, and one who may be making my own dolls sculpts in the future. I am completely against recasts. If you are not okay with this, please feel free to block me. 

I want no part in any of the drama-llamas. Thank you for your consideration of following me, and checking out my work. <3

[creatingcutie]

My precious DearMine Girls. I love them to death. 

I did the faceup on both of them. I hope you enjoy.