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Dont you wiSh they'd show the eyes on dolls ?

Aug 30, 2012

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    1. :aheartbea

      eyeS can change a dolls character from evil to good
      or fiction to realistic ..

      but how can you tell how will these "eyes"
      your picking are gonna match your dolls character
      or fit right

      i always have problems with buying eyes
      the color looks right and then when i get them
      they just dont seem how i imagined ..

      i think they should start viewing/selling the eyes
      shown on a doll not juSt eyes alone


      your thoughts ?       ​
       
      #1 MonaXanoM, Aug 30, 2012
    2. I completely agree that more companies should show the eyes on a doll head. It's ridiculous to try to choose by looking at a ball with color on it.
       
      #2 Alrick, Aug 30, 2012
    3. Some companies do. I can't remember which, but they were very expensive eyes that I couldn't afford to buy anyway. Sometimes a company will have an owners gallery where they have photos of dolls wearing the eyes they purched.

      I agree. More companies should feature photos!
       
      #3 elfmoon, Aug 30, 2012
    4. Dollmore shows pictures, or at least a closeup of the eye inside the socket. But due to really bad positioning it doesn't tell you anything really.
      Also, even if they'd provide pictures, I don't think that would help for other dolls and other eye sizes anyway.
       
      #4 Laoky, Aug 30, 2012
    5. It's better to have picture of eyes on a doll head. But eyes can look totally different depends on sculpt and make-up. So it doesn't really help, I think. I prefer to go to doll events(like expo) and see the eyes in person.
      We usually let our customer to try the eyes on their dolls.
       
      #5 luasdad, Aug 31, 2012
    6. Seing the eyes in a doll really would be great! Also seeing them in different lightings when in the doll would be awesome! I've bought so many eyes that had a wonderful color outside of the doll or with super studio lighting, but in normal daylight they can't even reflect a single ray of sunshine and they just appear as black :( makes me sad.
       
      #6 Resi, Aug 31, 2012
    7. I can agree, it would be nice to see the doll eyes inside of a doll head. I think that's why I like Safrindoll. They don't show the whole head, but they do show the socket, so you get an idea of what the eyes look like in a doll head.
       
      #7 Ethra_VII, Sep 1, 2012
    8. I think it does help when they show the eyes in a head - the make up and sculpt can make it look different, but it's still better than just seeing the eyeball imo.
       
      #8 Aeronwyn, Sep 1, 2012
    9. I'm going to go against the general population here and say I'd rather see the eyes OUT of the doll. I know what colors I like and I'd rather not have certain skintones, wigs, faceups, etc distracting me from the basic eye. The same pair of eyes can look very different in different dolls and I'd rather see exactly what it is instead of how some other doll makes it look.
       
      #9 CloakedSchemer, Sep 1, 2012
    10. Why not have both ways? Seeing them inside and outside of the doll is probably the best way to market them, and I really don't think it's going to be terribly inconvenient to do that, either.

      Even when Dollmore shows that little image of the eye inside a doll, that really doesn't do anything to help me. It's better than nothing, but still. I'm not the best at envisioning things in terms of this hobby (I can't envision face ups on blank dolls, either), so it would benefit me if I could see the eyes in a head.
       
      #10 writerm, Sep 1, 2012
    11. This.

      Why choose? You can see the eye itself, and then see it in a doll head. :)
       
      #11 Ethra_VII, Sep 1, 2012
    12. Safrin Doll shows at least some of their eyes both in and out of dolls. But even then I don't think it's always possible to tell how the eyes will look on your specific doll, because each doll is different and things like colors can be distorted on some monitors.
       
      #12 shiori_hime, Sep 1, 2012
    13. i agree. much easier to choose that way. that's why i like ginarolo here on the forum. she shows all her for sale eyes in the dolls. =) very helpful!
       
      #13 orphansparrow, Sep 1, 2012
    14. I have bought eyes twice now that have been too dark once I put them into the head. I'd like to see both really, but to pick one or the other, I would still choose out of the head for a clearer view.
       
      #14 erellor, Sep 1, 2012
    15. I also prefer to see the eyes in a doll, and rarely do I have the opportunity to view them in a doll's head before purchasing them. I like to see how the light will catch the eye when it's actually in the head.
       
      #15 AmberLeigh, Sep 1, 2012
    16. Ginarolo shows the eyes in a doll.

      I think I do like that, seeing the eyes in the doll... In the dolls is how the eyes will be seen, after all, so if that changes the color, that's important...
       
      #16 april, Sep 1, 2012
    17. I'm with you on this one. I don't need the distraction of someone elses style choices to throw off my ideas. I think a person is just as likely to get an eye and still not get what they hoped for. An 18mm green eye in a sculpt with wide open eyes is still not going to tell what they'd look like as a 14mm in a dreaming sculpt.
      Companies show wigs on dolls 100% of the time and I still have a terrible time finding wigs that look right on my guys.

      On a practical note, all that eye changing and photography would take an epic amount of time. They'd have less time to answer questions and make eyes while they took all these extra images. And what is in it for them? There's no guarantee that it would do anything to increase their business or improve their image a company. It just seems like a PITA with no reward if I look at it that way. Maybe it would be a good marketing technique for a new company trying to build clientele?
       
      #17 idrisfynn, Sep 1, 2012
    18. No.... I'd rather see the eye au naturel. I want to see exactly what I'm getting. Having the individual eye closeup photos be well-lit, clearly-focused, and of high resolution all helps, of course.

      The eye company could never show enough different types of doll to satisfy everyone's need to know what they look like in a doll's head. At some point, you have to use your brains and your inner eye, & make an educated guess as to whether an eye is what you're looking for.

      But I do appreciate when the site has a gallery, either samples or customer submissions, that illustrate the eyes in use. For example, the Gumdrops site is great; you get glorious closeups of exactly what those eyes look like by themselves, and there's also a customer gallery.
       
      #18 JennyNemesis, Sep 1, 2012
    19. I don't really understand why they don't show them inside a doll head, as well as outside. Sometimes I think the pictures some companies take are really not helpful for a lot of things, not just eyes. Like it bugs me when none of the pictures for a particular sculpt show the sculpt straight on, because certain angles can really affect the appearance of a doll, but in general when you look at it, it will be from a straight-on viewpoint. Also limited pictures of outfits really annoys me. But the eye thing is definitely the worst.
       
      #19 Kyandesu, Sep 1, 2012
    20. You know, I'd love it if a clothing store would show me pictures of how their clothes look on my bodytype and weight, but that's not going to happen. Instead, I'll just have to see and try for myself what works and what doesn't.

      I prefer to see the eyes out of the doll. I don't want to be distracted and I want to see what the eyes look like in a well-lit picture. What looks good on the doll in the photo, doesn't always look good on yours.
       
      #20 Silk, Sep 1, 2012
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