A Guide
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A “face up” in the BJD world is all that glittery makeup, blush, and lipstick you see on finished dolls. Unless it’s a special case, Obitsu faces will always be blank, ready for you (or a hired artist) to paint. Now there are two options when it comes to getting a face on your doll. One: you can send your doll out in the mail and pay thirty or more bucks to have a professional do it or two: you can do it yourself.
I recommend doing your own face up. You will know the good feeling of having customized the doll yourself and you’ll save thirty bucks (that is, if you already have most of the materials). If you don’t have items such as sealant, pastels, acrylics, brushes, etc, then you might end up spending thirty bucks to fail several times at painting your doll’s face. But like anything else, it takes a long time and lots of practice to learn to do a face up. If doing it yourself is something you really want to do, then I say go for it! Anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it.
