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Character dolls vs. Companion dolls vs. Art dolls vs. ???

Jul 5, 2008

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    1. When I first got my doll, I got her because she was pretty and I thought I could take some nice pictures and use her as a model.

      Then I began participating in the BJD community and for some reason I was under the impression that EVERYONE used their dolls as characters for their stories (don't know where I got this idea) so I thought I had to do the same to justify spending so much money on the hobby.

      Then I decided I didn't really enjoy that aspect so much. I give my doll a "floating name" (it tends to change...) and love to sew things and occasionally take pictures. So long story short, I think these dolls can serve more than one purpose for the owners and I think it's likely to evolve overtime. Definitely not a bad thing because I think it keeps the hobby fun and interesting if it ever gets a bit stale! :)
       
      #101 Murphys94, Jun 23, 2014
    2. When I got my first BJD it was because I had this severe want for one. I wasn't really sure why, but I had been staring at them for months and I really really wanted one.

      My friends who have BJDs all have characters and stories for their dolls, so I sort of felt like I should have them for mine as well. I'm a writer and I already have a TON of characters and stories, but for some reason, giving my dolls THESE characters and stories seemed strange to me, so I gave them different ones, special to just them. It blossomed into something all its own, and I'm so happy that I went in this direction. I totally love the characters and dolls.

      I do have some dolls that have less strong characters, and not very well written stories, and I love them, too, however my love for strong characters is probably a little more ;)
       
      #102 duskblue, Jun 23, 2014
    3. I have dolls modeled after characters, but I mostly have characters modeled after dolls, if that makes any sense, haha ^^;;
      If I find a sculpt I really love and decide to buy it, I'll usually make a character around the sculpt. That being said, all my dolls could be described as "character dolls", but they also fill the role of "companions" as well.
       
      #103 Kotone, Jun 23, 2014
    4. well that is good to hear! My situation is very simar to yours. I have characters, but it doesn't feel right to make dolls based on them. It doesn't feel right for me at least! It's good to hear that it's not the only successful direction to take it!
      My dolls have names, personalities, and what I think they like or dislike, but they don't really have backstories, motivations, fears ect. I guess I just don't like limiting it :)
       
      #104 GlossReality, Jul 5, 2014
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