#ooak bjd

[slaughtergutz]

He's nowhere near completion, but I wanted to get him put together so the final painting looks more cohesive. And matching. And also to see how bad chipping will be.

Unfortunately with painting bjds, or any kind of doll, chipping is inevitable on joints unless you dye them. (But obviously given the nature of his design, I can't do that lol)

Most of the chipping will be covered up by wraps so I'm not super pressed.

[kosomolski-dolls]

So...

Painted the first one of the Link Click antagonist trio

He turned out incredibly cute imo.

He's crying for his laoban. I guess I should paint Vein next.

[tiffannythecat]

Dawls

1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/12.

(That’s a small 1/3 and a large 1/6 ,btw)

[plus-dolls]

Reminder that we’re selling our OOAK BJD prototype!

She comes with all 4 faces, multiple hands, feet & shoes! When you buy her- you actually get 2 dolls! With the prototype comes a code to redeem later this year for a custom Plus Doll!

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[khaoskrakenart]

Lance walking into Galatic meetings without a care in the world.

[Bodyguard Keith just stares menacingly]

[zzazuooak]

Tada! I ordered a Yun Doll from aliexpress a few weeks ago and I'm already done painting her haha. It took me ages to track down the source of this 3D printed doll, the artist is located in China and has put out several BJD STL files for free, which explains why it's so easy to find on sites like aliexpress, alongside Dollightful's original rabbit BJD that was also released for free. I read somewhere that the artist has since partnered with some online stores, so you can buy official prints of these dolls, but all the info was in chinese and I kinda hit a wall there. I didn't manage to find the STLs themselves, unfortunately.

Anyhow! she's done! This is my first time customizing a BJD, and it was a really fun process. I did make some quick green cabochon eyes, but I have more options coming in the mail. I'm also hoping to make some clothes for her too :)

[bloodrootarts]

2011

[greyarts]

With winter having rolled in, ive been taking some time to work on an old hobby of mine that i dont think ive posted much about here. Bjds! I have 3 hujoos, the freya and freyr models as well as the fox that i dont recall the name of.

Anyway, while theyre all on the work table for some much needed love, the first up is the fox as he's the only one i havent at least started to customize. I wasnt sure what to do with him for the longest time, not wanting to do simply a grey fox. One thing lead to another and here we are with a marble fox kitsune. Only 2 tails because any more might actually kill me. Prepare for terrible sewing and questionable tactics.

We begin by making our camera as greasy as possible before attempting any pictures, and then we make a masking tape dress form for the fox. We then use paper towels and tape to create mockups of the outfit.

That went well and was wildly annoying but little did i know it was going to get far worse. We'll get there. Next i broke out my schmancy new airbrush that i hatelove because i dont have airbrish paint and i have to clean it A Lot. I got pretty good results with it though and im Very happy with the paintjob. Here is stage 1 with basic color blocking. Oh yeah, i sculpted on the head, cheek and ear fur with some epoxy! I also built up his lower jaw a bit, amd used my even schmancier new dremel to carve out his mouthline some more. The airbrush was crucial here as i needes thin layers of paint to help cover the epoxy. Please disregard the mess, i live like an Animal

Oh, i added epoxy fur to his chest, forearms, and calves too. Minor other adjustments but its small details. Stage 2 of paint! I switch between airbrush and a very small spotter brush and some heavily watered down acrylics to get the smaller spots on the hands and feet, and for the fur texture across the grey areas. I also took off about 5 years of my life by spraying msc without a mask on, forgetting how strong it was. I did maybe about 2 or 3 coats across all pieces, and the head got 4 to 5 coats. My pencils suck so i need more tooth. And also to protect it better from chipping.

In the meantime, i work on translating the paper clothing mockups into actual fabric and here is where i begin to regret my design choices. The pants didnt fit well enough the first time. So i ripped off the waistband and made a new pair. Which are also a little too tight, but you know what? I'm not resewing all of those pleats for a third time. I wont. So this is good enough. And yes i should have used blue thread on the shirt but i didnt have any and its been snowing like crazy so im not inclined to go get more. Some drawstrings needed to be added to the waist and ankles but other than that, we're looking good.

Ive hit image limit so this has come to a natural stopping point because i also need to wait on some more fabric to be delivered so i can do the coat next. After that comes the tails and final faceup work!