Do you prefer full set or blank ?

I got into this hobby for the creativity aspect, so would prefer to get my dolls blank. Not to mention if I got a fullset, I'd be too afraid of damaging any part of it to fully enjoy playing with the doll.

 

Full set or at least the face done.

 

Blank
I like to do my own faceup or if I have an idea for a faceup I can’t do myself I’ll commission someone else to do it. I don’t really care for full set faceup or their clothes.

 

I order my dolls with faceup and buy wigs and shoes. I bought three outfits, but it is more fun to create them by myself.

 

I prefer full set if possible. I always purchase a doll with a face-up. I removed the make-up from two heads thinking I wanted to give them a different look but ended up regretting it. It is very difficult for me to paint on resin.

 

I think I prefer blank for more creativity, also it's much less expensive

 

I prefer full-sets! I wouldn't be confident doing a face-up on my own, and there aren't many artists I could send a doll to for face-ups in my country. I'd rather get the doll sent to me already with it's face-up done! I also tend to fall in love with the photos posted of sculpts in their outfits & wigs, so I do tend to want the wigs/clothes as well!

 

The full sets definitely draw me in, but blanks are a ton of fun too, especially after having gone through the process of sueding, stringing, blushing, doing the face-up and picking out the wardrobe, eyes and wig! It puts me at a conundrum, actually - I enjoy the full set clothes because of how unique they are, but then the doll feels 'locked in' to that set... but then I have my other dolls I change up quite a bit, so I guess it kind of works out.

 

It depends on the price. A lot of my dolls are second hand and either come with the company or previous owner's fullset, but I primarily purchased due to me liking how they were styled and the price. I don't think I'll buy fullsets new from the company unless I can't imagine a different look or character for the doll. I do also like blank dolls since you can make them anyway you want, although it can be difficult to style if one is lacking the time and resources to compose the right look.

 

I always try to get blank dolls when I can unless it's a licensed Dollfie Dream. Some fullsets and company faceups are gorgeous, but I have a really hard time feeling attached to a doll when I don't paint it myself and create its character design. I think customization is my primary means of bonding with a doll. I also really like that blank dolls save you money upfront and can potentially be shipped a little quicker since there's less labor on the company's end.

 

Blank, new face up makes them different.

 

Right now, I prefer fullsets.

I have like no experience crafting yet. At least not for the BJD hobby. All of my former crafts have a tendency to fall apart in the end... Also, designing face ups, sewing clothes and creating props seems a little daunting to me. So, I'm planning to get a fullset first to figure out how BJD's work, trying to glean how things like clothes, props are made before committing to creating something myself.

An added bonus is that the doll is not stuck without clothes for the undoubtedly long period of time it takes for me to make something myself. I'd feel bad putting them in a hodgepodge of rags while I'm struggling to learn.

But, this way I can also use them as a guide to figure out the size of clothes/shoes/accessories... that fit the doll and I won't buy stuff that is just too small or too large.

 

I prefer blank dolls for creativity, especially since I love doing faceups, but honestly there are some sculpts that are so beautiful that I wouldn't mind getting a company faceup. Impldoll's latest style specifically is tempting me. And Augus from Doll Leaves, too. But I would never buy a fullset doll, not just because I wouldn't be able to afford it, but because I rarely find dolls that hit all my favorite things. If that did happen by some stroke of luck, I don't know what I'd do.

 

I appreciate the photos of fullsets when considering a doll but a fullset has never had any appeal to me whatsoever. It seems much more collector oriented and less inspiring to me.

 

Blank, so I can breathe characterization into them from scratch.

Fullsets give me an idea of the potential of the sculpt, but I'd still prefer the freedom of being able to dress my dolls in the way I want them to look like.

Fullset costumes tend to not be very ideal for the usual play with dolls since they're crafted to look good in photos, but can be difficult to handle due to the fragility of parts.

 

I prefer full set as being a busy adult, I dont have the time to research and do the customization myself. It often gets commisioned out. That includes eyes hair and clothes. Also full sets often come with accessories or parts that are unique or hard to find. Sometimes that itself is worth the price

 

I prefer a full set, they're beautiful and because I don't always know what I want lol or don't have the time to do it myself..

 

For me it really depends on how in love I am with a full set. Usually I only like aspects of it. I tend to prefer blank dolls because I like doing my own faceups as it's a way to really fall in love with the doll!

 

the doll i consider my first was a fullset but his faceup has since been wiped, i have a lot of blank dolls...i think only like 4 of my dolls have faceups, some of which need to be redone. There's more potential with blank dolls i feel but if i like a fullset faceup i like it lol

 

While fullsets are gorgeous, I prefer blanks dolls. Not only because they're cost effective, but also because a big appeal of dolls for me is customizing them myself. I enjoy painting the dolls myself, designing their outfits myself, and all the stuff like that. I like creating specific characters fo my dolls and knowing the dolls are partially my creations. There are definitely situations where I'd consider getting a fullset, but I'd much rather customize the doll myself.