Ball Jointed What? A Guide [Continued]

I’m certainly going to try doing my own face up. I’ll fail the first time, erase the face, and try again. There’s no such thing as a permanent face up, unless you do something REALLY damaging to your doll, such as using oil-based products, etc. I opted to do my own face up because I already have most of the materials and the free time to waste them with *cough* There are plenty of face up tutorials on the web as well as forums with helpful BJD fanatics. So do plenty of research before you jump into anything – that’s something I’ve had to learn the hard way in the past. Curse my impulsive nature!

^ Frankie Chillin' ^

Once you have your blank, ready-to-customize-doll, you can begin to think of her or his character. It sounds silly, I know, but once you know “who” your doll is, it will be a lot easier to pick out clothes and hair and names. Is your doll a punk rocker? A miserable emo chick? A celtic princess? A vampire? A woodland fairy? (Small Obitsus can’t take pointed ears, but if you buy a 60cm model and Gretel head, you can make a fairy). Anyway, I found that once I figured out who my doll was, it was a lot easier to picture what kind of clothes I wanted for her (Not telling! You’ll just have to wait and see!). I hope this little “guide” of mine helped out another beginner. Below is a list of good websites to visit. Take care and good luck!

Visit These Places! For Our Dolls An Ebay Guide to BJDs Our Asian BJDs (personal site) Basic Customizing Wordy Faceup Tutorial Mimi Collection (GREAT ebay store)

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