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You read it right!! BeautifulParallel finally has a YouTube channel 🎉🎉🎉 You've been asking us for ages when we would start creating tutorial content, and it's finally happening! We've got big plans for the future of BeautifulParallel and this is just the start. Go here to see our first video and give us a cheeky subscribe while you're there!

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✿ Commissions Masterpost ✿ 

BeautifulParallel will open limited commission slots at regular intervals, please keep an eye on our Instagram for updates! 

Bases We will be happy to work on almost any doll! If you send us your doll, we can repaint it. If you don’t want to send your doll, we have a limited and variable access to doll bases, just ask about what we have if you want something specific! We have the greatest access to Monster high, but can also use barbie, shoppies, hairdorables, hasbro Disney princesses, or any hybrids of those!

Artist choice Want a doll from us but don’t have a clear picture of what? Give us a one to two word prompt and choose a doll from our stock boxes, and let us do the thinking! You even get a discount!

Shipping We are located in Australia, so please take into account that overseas shipping can take several weeks to arrive. We ship free within Australia, and AUD$25 tracked outside of Australia, plus extra if you’d like it to be insured.

Payments All payments are processed directly through PayPal. A 50% deposit is required before beginning the project, and the doll is shipped when 100% of the payment has been processed and you are satisfied with the outcome. Please note: prices are in USD, we use PayPal’s currency conversion for all transactions.

Please note: The commission can take anywhere between 3 and 6 weeks to complete, depending on our queue and the doll itself. These are made from toys, but are fragile. We do not recommend them for young children who intend to play with them. We do not recommend displaying the doll in direct sunlight, or subjecting it to extreme temperatures.

We know plans can change and unfortunate circumstances arise, if at any stage you are unable to proceed with the commission please take the time to communicate with us and let us know. 

Please check our Instagram for commission availabilities, and email [email protected] with all inquiries. We look forward to helping you realise your doll dreams!

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I made Chocmint some high heeled sneakers ･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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I made Chocmint some high heeled sneakers ･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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❤️ Happy Valentine's Day ❤️

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This lil Samurai is inspired by Oda Nobunaga, a Daimyou of the Muromachi Period, and reunify-er of over half of Japan during feudal conflicts. And now I’ve got a lil doll of him! He was a project for a Medieval Japanese History class, and I had a blast making doll armour for the first time!

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This four-eyed cutie has been sent to her new home! It's so motivating to have people wanting the dolls we make at BeautifulParallel. Thank you so much for your support, large and small <3 Check out the BeautifulParallel etsy to see recent additions and who's still available!

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What materials do you use for face ups? Specifically sealant, watercolors and acrylics?

Thanks for the ask! You pretty much hit the nail on the head with the things you listed, but I’ll try to include some specific brands too. Typically it’s Mr Super Clear- UV Cut, assorted oil pastels, watercolour pencils (Fabre Castell) and craft-grade acrylic paints (Mont Marte). There are two of us and we have slight individual preferences for materials, but they’re mostly the same. Mr Super Clear is unanimously our favourite sealant, in the early days we used Testor’s but it just doesn’t create the same, nice surface. A good sealant can make a huge difference to doing a faceup, MSC is super great because the pencils go on like the face is made of paper! After that we tend to blush with crushed oil pastels and use water colour pencils to build up layers of detail on the face. Acrylic paints then go on top for bold details. We have collections of assorted brands of materials and some of them are better quality than others, but honestly as long as your pencils are sharp and you thin your paints down (we use Jo Sonia’s Stroke & Blend Medium) pretty much anything will do. ModC is going to start playing with an airbrush soon! But up to now these are our usual faceup materials (◡‿◡✿)