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dark spots on the corner of lips?

Aug 9, 2008

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    1. It has to look natural in my appinion, to look nice, but I tend to use a bit darker color in the corners of the mouth myself. But I think it's a question of taste. ^^
       
      #41 Kurisu, Aug 10, 2008
    2. I don't mind the spots or lines in the corners of the mouth as long as they aren't too dark or anything. I like them to appear natural and I do think they can add a nice definition to a doll but only if done right. If its too much or too dark then sometimes it ends up looking like a child with a choccy bar.
       
      #42 aquilla, Aug 10, 2008
    3. I've seen darker lips with the shading in the crease, or at the corners, and when the tonal values are similar, or the brush lines are really thin, it's fine. I really don't like it when the lips are super pale, and there are only a pair of great dollops of tar in the corners. It seems like some people are painting who don't realize WHAT the darker areas are supposed to represent. Or whether they're actually needed. It's just done by rote.

      There are also lip creases done so thickly, and then covered with layers of gloss, that make it look like the poor doll has a saliva problem.
       
      #43 hobbywhelmed, Aug 10, 2008
    4. At first I hated them but with one of my dolls who has them, she looks amazing in photos. And after a while I stopped noticing them.
       
      #44 kitteh303, Aug 10, 2008
    5. I personally don't like when the "dark spots" are added to a face up. It just makes it look a bit unnatural (especially if they are kind of pronounced) and it reminds me of when people have food or something on thier face.... It wouldn't be that bad if the color fit the lips or skin tone a bit more... But hey, that's just my opinion.
       
      #45 HoorayfortheMadness, Aug 11, 2008
    6. Ahahaha! I remember when this used to mystify me... like blonde lashes with black eyeliner. Now I just see it as part of what distinguishes a bjd from an ordinary doll.

      Raven
       
      #46 ravendolls, Aug 11, 2008
    7. A few of my dolls seem to have them, but...they seem like a continuation of the lipline. I think when kept subtle, they really add. My favorite example is my Syo, painted by Cherrystreet. Because of them, it gives him a different expression than most and I love it.

      [​IMG]

      I agree that on some of those Luts Defaults it can get really carried away.
       
      #47 Buff, Aug 11, 2008
    8. I'm rather fond of the "black spots!" I paint them personally. I hate the big, dark blobs that are thicker than the edge of the lips and very noticeable, of course, but I like the subtle little lines with the tiniest curvature around the edge. It can make a very subtle little smile or smirk possible, or even make a very smiley sculpt more serious. You'd be surprised at how expressive lips are, and how much they can change with a slight line!
       
      #48 Quilibet, Aug 11, 2008
    9. I actually thought they were holes at first, like a doll that my friend has. (I think it's a Luts)

      My Anette has that, so just a warning, if you don't like it, don't order a face-up from Angel of Dream. Here's image.
      [​IMG]
       
      #49 Senynith, Aug 11, 2008
    10. I think it depends on the way it's done and they can be done nicely.
       
      #50 Kiyono, Aug 11, 2008
    11. My Afra has a default faceup, and he has the darker line between the lips. I love it personally, but I think it might look odd on a different faceup. For the style, I think it works well~!
       
      #51 Lemony, Aug 11, 2008
    12. The spots are also used to accentuate a smirk or turned down sulky lips...or even create a smile or sulky lips that don't really exist just in sculpt.

      Here's an icon since it's small:

      [​IMG]

      That's a Bory's lips. Sulkiest looking doll in terms of sculpts but with the little dots at the ends of his mouth, he looks like he's smiling instead.
       
      #52 LKJ, Aug 11, 2008
    13. It doesnt bother me much. Depends on the face up..

      Uri has a dark red in contrast to his lips.. i actually like it =]
       
      #53 Kereneko, Aug 11, 2008


    14. i thought it looked alot like food too


      and when i made this thread id only seen huge big black spots on natural face ups and now ive seen a few that are ok

      the one that makes it look like he is smiling is actually cute, but then again those are tiny and they are not dark black either
       
      #54 octobercrow, Aug 12, 2008
    15. I think it can add a lot to the doll's expression!

      I'm not keen on it when it's extremely overblown, because I find it a bit distracting. I like it best when it's a colour which compliments the overall face-up, or even just the lips :)
       
      #55 kateb, Aug 12, 2008
    16. it doesn't bother me. In fact I think it helps when you are takingpictures of them, they shouldn't really show in a normal photo ( ie not extreme close up). they do work.

      However when I first got a doll with them, i didn't like them.

      some people make them way too big- then they look odd! i think they work well with paler lips that need a little more definition in a photo
       
      #56 littlepinkfaery, Aug 12, 2008
    17. I think that when the line/spots are 100% black, then it looks a little odd.

      But I do like a lip line because it adds depth, so for my own boys I prefer them to have it in a shade which is just slightly darker than the rest of their lips. It really does look much better that way. :)
       
      #57 Candy*Pop, Aug 12, 2008



    18. yeah the lip lines are not so bad
       
      #58 octobercrow, Aug 12, 2008
    19. I really like the lip line on most dolls and I do it in my faceups. Usually I use a lighter brownish color though. I don't like the way it looks when it's black. Different shades for different faceups is what I prefer I guess. It can really add a lot of depth as well as tone an expression up or down. n.n
       
      #59 GenkiIchigo, Aug 12, 2008
    20. This is one of those things that you never notice until one day someone points it out and it's all you see! I never knew or noticed these spots before, but now it's the only part of a face up I'm paying attention to.
       
      #60 Jescissa, Aug 12, 2008
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