#bjd manicure

[izasfaceups]

I got to work on two absolute cute Fairyland RealFee girls in a style inspired by Brian Froud's pixies. This one is specifically the Toki sculpt in natural skin.

Want to see more of my work or commission me? Then please check out my website at www[dot]IzasFaceUps[dot]com!

[prince-rosalium]

val while i was doing his nails. he is so funny it is so funny to have little guys sitting all over my house like this

[tabaaha]

Finally finished blushing the jointed hands I got for Estelle 5 years ago... It's so great to finally use them!

I really like having her sign "I love you" in ASL.

[quilleth]

So I unboxed Ying Zhou (my phone once again going “girl no. please don’t make dick jokes” by refusing to record another cursed video at all xD) and he’s really pretty!  Buuut I feel like i overestimated the 5 cm difference in height he has with Xie Lian because i have 0 spatial reasoning and forgot that that’s only like...2 inches. Oh well. With the bookshelf I have for display, they’ll be on separate shelves so hopefully that won’t matter xD 

The urge to make Hamlet style “alas, poor Yorrick jokes” is strong (my phone probably also saving me from recording any of those for posterity in refusing to record xD)

I will be modding his ears to be pointy, but I need to decide if I’m going to dye him first, since the apoxie sculpt will take dye differently than the resin and i can just color match that with paint and pastels. I think the listing says he takes 16mm eyes, but I kind of feel like 14 might be a better fit, so I’m going to make some of that size and see what i like better. On the plus side, the extra dicks he came with can be used for testing dye baths if i do decide to dye him, since other than finding them hilarious, i have no use for them xD

[katharynthethird]

It’s almost Halloween so here’s a quick little photo of my very fun impulse hybrid femme goth.

They’re an earlier version @logan.dolls valentine sculpt l, color matched to go with my fantasy color resin soul that I loooveee.

The eyes are AB black flat back cabochons. The manicure features some of the new stuff I got to make more goth styled manicures! (That I obviously did not get done in time, but who cares; goth and Halloween is forever.)

I do not know what the bunny is from, if you do; let me know! It reminds me of the plush accessories in The World Ends With You.

I don’t know if this is their final styling but I definitely want to yo be very goth, possibly a bit visual Kei leaning.

Hope you’ve been having a spooky month! 🎃

#Halloween #bjd #LoganDoll #LoganDollValentine #ArtistDoll #October #Goth #BallJointedDoll #LegitBJD #HybridBJD #ArtDoll #DollPhotography #ResinSoul #FantasyBjd

[bon-bon-blog]

Unoa Freak 1, 2 and 3 [Review]

Summary

The Unoa Freak series is specifically written to celebrate and discuss Unoa dolls. Created in 2003 by Gentaro Araki, founder of Alchemic Labo, they were one of the first BJD available on the market. They are not as popular as they once were but Unoa dolls come in many common sizes, making these books a great resource to this day. The books also contain tutorials on face-ups, manicures, modding, stringing and more.

These books have been created with so much love and creativity, from the beautifully illustrated covers, to the fashion editorial style spreads for the patterns. They are one of my favourites to take off the shelf just to flick through the pages.

The number of patterns varies by book and each one has been created by different artists, so do take a look at the tables below before purchasing.

Details

Language: Japanese Author: Graphic Sha ISBN-10: UF1-4894253720 UF2-4798600261 UF3-4798609021 Patterns UF1: Pirate set,Mod set,Country set,Babydoll,Punk dress,Traditional fabric set UF2: Freie Shirt, shorts, socks. Honeymeryl corset body and skirt. Silver butterfly Jumpsuit. Elolita jacket, dress and bloomers. Dollsdrugkingdom Blouse, skirt, petticoat. Atri corset, garter, skirt, bustier, bra, stockings and miniskirt. Sekiguchi uniform set for girl and boy UF3: FLC shoulder bag,FLC Pants,FLC Socks,FLC Beret,FLC Suspender pants,Poupee Mecanique pants,Poupee Mecanique shirt,Silver butterfly jumper skirt,Hanon onepiece dress,"Galum shorts, sailor shirt, socks, beret",FLC Blouse,FLC Tunic,FLC ruffle shoulder blouse,FLC piping shirt,Atri bustier,Atri tutu skirt,Atri Skirt panties,Atri Panties,SilverButterfly sleeveless dress,FLC Cropped Pants ,FLC Denim pants,Poupee Mecanique pants  Sizes included: Unoa sister, Unoa boy, Unoa Zero, Unoa Fluorite, Unoa azurite, Unoa Ani, Unoa chibi

Visual pattern list

UF1

UF2

UF3

Pros

Gorgeous cover art with a partially transparent layer

A real must if you love Unoa dolls

The photography is superb

So many patterns for any size of Unoa doll

Includes a few accessories 

Tips and tutorials for common doll styling and mods

Cons

Minimal instructions for the patterns, sometimes just a couple of drawings

The patterns in the book don’t work for every size of Unoa doll, usually each pattern is designed for a particular body sculpt (cries in Unoa Zero)

My copy of UF2 had a few pages come loose from the binding - not sure if it's a common problem but something to keep in mind

Final thoughts

I don’t think I would recommend these as pattern books for beginners, as the patterns are sized so specifically and the instructions are quite minimal, but if you are an experienced sewer I think you will enjoy the variety of styles here. My main reason for recommending these books wouldn't be the patterns though - it's the peek into BJD history that make them special. I think they are a great addition to any bookshelf. 

[dollsonmain]

oh, hey... I think this is the doll that was copied to make Spoopy, my cheapass halloween decoration doll....

uh......

maybe not....

Close, though.

[tempestprogression]

Results! I'm ecstatic with how these hands turned out! I want to blush all the doll hands now 😂

[lilyindollyland]

Natural, realistic manicure on DZ B70-003 hands

>Commissions

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[theugliestwife]

⠀ Mani & pedi on blue Pasha’s body ✨🪲⠀ ⠀ #pashapasha #pashapashadoll #pashapashanewyork #pashapashabjd #bjdbody #bjdbodyblushing #dollbody #bjd #balljointeddoll #dolls #manicure #blacknails #blueblood #ooak #customdoll #bluedoll #bjdstagram #dollsofinstagram #bjdphoto #custombjd #ooakbjd https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIRWFBj0md/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dollycoffee]

Oh my gosh, I completely forgot to post these! For one of my raffle winners, @moonlight-pirate, I did a manicure and light blush on a set of jointed hands. It's a little hard to see since my camera is horrible quality, but I did a periwinkle base with some white speckles and a blue ombré gradient. Both middle fingers have a silver dot instead of speckles! Feel free to ask any questions you like ❤️ I don't bite!

[izasfaceups]

Got another Popovy Doll painted, this time a Bony on the version III body with version II hands in sand skin.

She was a challenge as she does not have inset eyes, so I had to paint them myself. I still think she turned out pretty! I also gave her a full body blushing, manicure, and a pedicure too.

Want to see more of my work or commission me? Then please check out my website at www[dot]IzasFaceUps[dot]com!

[prince-rosalium]

I gave Hawthorne fake nails today. With no tutorial to help me, I expected to crash and burn.

I did not. They are lovely.

Here are some notes on what I did, in case you want to attempt this yourself:

Before attempting this, I highly reccommend watching a few youtube tutorials on how to sculpt polygel over a nail form. It helps if you have knowledge of how to form gel nails.

I purchased a polygel nail kit for $20 off Amazon. It came with a curing light, a nail file, a brush, a spatula, slip solution, and tubes of polygel. I highly recommend this. I used everything in the kit, and it is much more expensive to buy everything separately. The only complaints in the reviews were that you get too small of an amount of polygel and slip solution, but if you are using this for dolls, this shouldn't be a problem.

You may want to replace the slip solution with 72% alcohol. It works the same way, is probably better for your doll than slip solution that is made for humans, but I did use the slip solution in the kit.

The first thing I tried was making nail forms out of Scotch tape, but instead of cutting a hole for the nail like a traditional nail form (the hole would be too small) I chose to cover the nail and sculpt with the polygel on top of them, then try glueing them onto the nail afterward. This would probably work with more practice, but it was much more effective just to sculpt right on top of the nail without a form. With this method, you will not be able to make them very long, but they will be sturdy, stick well, and look pretty clean and smooth.

The only issue one might have is the way it looks from some angles, but I personally don't mind. I'll try and explain what I'm saying:

I sculpted these without a form, and as a result, from some angles, the nails can look heavy and round. I chalk this up to it being simply unrealistic to expect paper-thin sculpting on a pair of tiny hands.

Personally, I don't think this shape is a downside at all. I've seen a lot of long-nailed BJD hands that have the nails sort of... "molded" into the finger, probably for ease of casting?? But probably also because they won't snag on clothes and break. If I hadn't made the nails this shape, it'd be a lot easier to break them.

However, the reason I am embarking on this journey of doll manicuring is because I have a gyaru boy on the way, who I want to give long, ridiculous, sparkly pink nails, covered in gems. This formless method will not work for him. For this, I am going to make long tips out of plastic from straws, glue them on, and build the polygel on top. In order to reinforce it, however, I will be adding more polygel underneath, because I do *not* want these to break. This is definitely going to be "hands-off when taking off his shirt" situation.

Polygel... is sticky. I had to cure these nails multiple times. It's hard to get a small enough bead on the tip of the nail because polygel is meant to be applied in one large bead on a human nail. It takes a lot of slip solution to sculpt it, and using too much slip solution can make the curing go too sticky. It takes a little practice, but the nails look great regardless. Didn't even have to redo any.

My work process was as follows:

1. Sculpt the nails

2. Cure 30 seconds

3. Add another layer of gel to get them a bit longer and stronger

4. Cure 1 minute

5. Clean off the stickiness on top of the nails with alcohol or acetone

6. File the tops of the nails AND the bottoms (with respiratory protection PLEASE) and shape them how you like

7. Gel topcoat. Very important.

8. Cure 30 seconds.

After that, I just cleaned off whatever stickiness the polygel left behind with acetone.

This was my first attempt at this, but I always have trouble finding tutorials about this that I understand. I don't think I can fully be an authority on how to make these after one set, but I hope these notes help anyone looking to attempt this! All it took was a kit and about an hour, not even.

[poupeesdecirque]

This is how I cheat at getting gloves.

[micaeverywhere]

Unoa L-Bi and matching natural manicure painted by me

[atra-in-wonderland]

Louis's hands.... maybe it's only my opinion, but a pair of hands without chocolate are not real hands😎 #bjd #balljointdoll #venitu #fifthmotif #hands #ooak #atradolls #customservice #aesthetic #manicure #chocolate #London #louisdepointedulac (at London, United Kingdom)