Dream Valley BJD Tiny Dolls

I got my Bless head today! I ordered him with a Glen I fullset back in July but he shipped separately and I was told Glen would take another month.

I got Bless with a faceup but completely forgot he had a forehead tattoo. It's not very obvious in promo pics because his wig covers his forehead but it is listed in the description on Alice's Collections page for him. I'm pretty sure I saw that when he first released, but when I actually got around to ordering him from New Clover Singing I forgot about it and didn't ask if they could do the faceup without it. The wig I'm planning on using for him will cover most of his forehead anyway so it's not really a big deal but I did try to spot remove it only to find it stained I was worried it might since the tattoo was completely black.

I also found some sanding marks that were kind of hidden by the black paint. I don't have the proper materials and equipment to attempt sanding so I think I'll just try to come up with some other design to make as a forehead tattoo for him to cover it up. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them! I'll be using his head with the fox body!

Here is a pic of him with the official faceup before I tried to remove the tattoo:

 

My Samander arrived today. He's getting a different head (DZ Little Carter-1 head), I'm hoping to somehow be able to string a Zhao cat tail on him (or stick a magnet in that stringing hole) and he'll be getting some body mods and a pair of the 1/6 demon heel feet and then he'll be the demon version of one of my DZ Carter-1 twins. The other twin will be getting the B6-12 body with backarm A, mods and heel feet. I will be keeping Samander's head though, I'm intending to mod his expression into something a little less "derpy". B6-12 body, B6-13 body and two pairs of heel feet I ordered a few days ago, so the second twin is going to take a while^^;;.

Dream Valley Samander by jefvonk, on Flickr

 

@Ekuisun He's adorable! I didn't even realize he had a tattoo either.
@ShuriTigerH Sounds like a cool hybrid! The dragon body really is cool. Looking forward to seeing your twins completed.

I finished customizing my little mischievous dragon. They fit really well into Barbie clothes, although the velcro has to be left partially open for wings and tails, of course. This is Taro (like the milk tea).

 

Holy Heck guys! I actually managed to paint up my Gru and it wasn't a complete disaster Given how bad i've always been with a brush I guess the years of practise has started to pay off

The plan to use coloured gel for the eyes and put a balloon light inside works quite well but I did have to line the head with black foam so the light doesn't shine through everywhere. That was a bit fiddly but worth it in the end Still got to think up clothes but at least these guys look fine without clothes too.

 

@Epicari They look amazing, very unique and the painting looks really clean! I really like the stark black&white color scheme with the blue eyes, and then that cute little blush^^.

 

@Epicari - he looks great! i love vine and leaf work
what a cool idea with the gel and the ballon light

i love Gru, his little hands and feet are so cool.

 

Just finished customizing my new tiny DV dolls, Ghost a DV Bless who arrived on February 15th, and his sister Hollow who's on a B6-13 body (DV accidentally sent me the female body instead of male, but I'm happy with her anyway).

 

@slight I love your dolls so much, they look amazing. Creepy, cute and halloweeny, right up my alley^^. Nice to see both those bodies side by side too, I own a 30cm (dragon) body and a 27cm (human) one, but I didn't quite realize just how much thinner that 30cm body is. Also now I know how that nekomata tail looks next to the 30cm body, gives me an idea on how it will look on my future demon boy, thanks^^.

 

@ShuriTigerH Ehehehe thank you! Creepy, cute, and Halloweeny is my aesthetic to a T :3c
Just for fun, I actually put the nekomata tail on Bless's back magnet in place of his back-arm, and I think it looked really cool. Kinda gave me Tokyo Ghoul vibes lol. Looking forward to seeing your demon boy!

 

@slight Ooh, that does sound cool^^. I'm looking forward to seeing him too, but I just ordered him a few weeks ago, it's probably going to take another 5-6 months before that body (and the nekomata one) gets here Also here's my pumpkin girl Lady Samhain (Winnie or Lady for short) , she's on a B6-01 body:

Circe outfit by jefvonk, on Flickr

 

Thank you so much! I'm honestly relieved that the doll turned out so well as wasn't sure if I had the skill to do it. It's always nice when you succeed at something I have to admit the hands are my favourite part of the doll, they're so tiny but expressive

 

Oh wow, they both turned out so good! I love the black to white gradient on Ghost and I hadn't thought about combining a pumpkin head with an anthro body so it's fun to see that combination

 

I want to start body blushing my Bor, but I have no idea where to start. I’m a bit scared to take him apart because of how many pieces he has and how tiny the hooks are. Not to mention I can’t decide on a color for him. -3-
Anyone have any advice or experience with Bor or similar sized dolls? He’s so adorable but he needs a little color to make him pop a bit more.

 

Honestly, I rarely take dolls apart to blush them, unless they are super huge. A tiny thing like Bor could be blushed in one piece, just take the head off and spread out all the limbs so you get the most even coverage of sealant. Also take out the eyes from the head before you seal it (I know, I'm captain obvious). I am curious to see what direction you will go with him!

 

I had a friend who just gave me the same advice. I don’t have any MSC and for faceups in the past I have used a sponge on Winsor and Newton matte varnish. I’m curious to see how it turns out since the resin feel of DV seems a bit different from other companies. While I was at the hobby store today I found some really nice green/blue glitter that could work as scales for him so I might try that as well when I’ve looked up some more information.

 

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I managed to completely miss the sheeptaurs they had in December somehow, I just discovered them in stock on Denver Doll the other day and I bought a Pany for my birthday cuz I loved his face.

The original plan was to dye him black and make him look like a Valais sheep, but when I got him in the mail Tuesday the light tan looked so nice that I'm gonna keep him that color and make him a pretty tan sheep instead.
I think I do still wanna flock parts of him like I was originally planning though, he'll be my fuzzy boi.

 

The sheeptaurs are so cute. And a Valais sheep would be adorable! But panys tan face is very sweet!

Just came over from the mini disscusion. But I was wondering if anyone knows if there's a size comparison photo/image between the B6-07/b6-08 and an 42-45cm msd?

DV Julie is so cute with the giant ears! And I love her face. but I haven't seen many pictures of her out side of the company ones. Is she just not that popular?

I'm also a little concerned with how delicate her wrists look.


I hope this is the right forum. I'm so confused as to what size she falls under.

 

I’m still waiting for my Lami to reach me. T^T She shipped from Alice collections on the 16th of May and hasn’t moved since the 19th. I really want to see her sweet face in person! How frustrating. :/

Size wise, it looks like B6-7/8 are both ‘standard’ yosd though they are a bit slimmer than other companies. So next to MSD they would be more kid like in size comparison. I’m also still waiting on a DV Gloria who is MSD so if I can get both side by side I can take a photo but the wait for this company has been so tough for me.

I do have a Bor with me and at first I was worried about breaking him but I’ve given him a good tug around when blushing him and their resin is quite sturdy. Not saying accidents couldn’t happen but it seems like they are well engineered.