First doll w/ or w/o a face-up?

I would personally go with faceup at least until you can figure out how to do faceups or afford a faceup that's been my experience anyway

 

My first doll came to me blank Few reasons why... I was a student so technically... poor lol So it was a matter of it was cheaper ^^ Secondly, I am a creative person... I can draw and paint ok, so I was thinking 'how hard can it be?' Thirdly, the reason I'm so smitten by BJDs is that they are imensly customisable, I wanted my first doll to be special and as close to my own as possible And finally, the default faceup wasn't what I was after, not even close.
Do I regret haveing a blank doll first..? No I dont Especially now that I don't think I could do a faceup well anymore, as my hands dont listen to me since I got diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I have done Aeryn's faceup about 5 times. I am happy with it now And wouldn't change it
I dont think its nessesary a must for a newbie to get thier first doll with a company faceup, they could easy try themselves or pay someone else to do it. Or if they have a friend that does faceups like I do, they can ask thier friend ^^I dont think anyone should be restricted to the company faceup for thier first doll if they dont want it, however, I think not getting a faceup because you cant afford it is silly... you saved for the doll presumedly, wont take much longer to save for the faceup too surly..?

 

I bought my first doll with faceup - I have since bought a couple with no faceup and done it myself, but very dissatisfied with looking at my efforts compared to the factory faceups on my other dolls, I no longer buy blank dolls - only with faceup, as I know I won't be happy with them otherwise. If I wanted to LEARN to do faceups the last thing I'd do is buy an expensive doll to practise on - especially if it was limited or discontinued sculpt - I would get a practice head or 3 and practice on those before doing a doll I really valued. Even Monster High dolls make better practise heads than nothing - the techniques and materials are the same as on a resin doll (well according to youtube vids I've seen by nicolledreams)

I agree with Mushroom that it's not a good economy to save $40 or so on a faceup if you LIKE the company faceup - it's worth the extra in my opinion!

 

I got my first without face-up, but he is so cute to me. At that time I didn't know how to order face-up of do face-up.
So my first doll was with me very long time without face-up.

 

My first BJD had a faceup.
I find it difficult to bond with a doll without a faceup. And I was really eager to get into the hobby so not being able to bond would have greatly frustrated me.​

 

Bluefairy dolls: with face-up
other: without face-up
depends on what characteristic you want them to be

 

I got my one without a faceup becouse the default one just didn't match the character I planned. Now he (my doll) is still without a faceup, so... maybe it was not a really good idea, but I still don't refret at all as planning to go to the faceup-master as soon as possible

 

First doll came with a face-up, as will the next two. However, I do have a blank doll on order and will try doing the face-up myself.

 

My first two came with company faceups, and I actually don't think I could have done a better job. I think I'm ready to try now though, and since I'm kind of attached to my two girls' current faces, my next (if I get the one I'm thinking of getting) may come blank.

Given my own experience, I think getting a faceup on a first doll is best if you're unsure at all. Otherwise, by all means, go for it blank. :>

 

I got my first doll with the face-up since I really liked the default company one. I'm pretty artistic and I feel like I can do it with little practice, but I would rather do it on a practice head then my actual doll to start off with. I wanted to enjoy my doll from the moment I open her instead of staring at a blank face, knowing I would have to do it.
But as for others they can do what they like. I think it is wonderful if people want to do their own face-up on their first doll. I admire that.
But I completely understand getting the company face up too.

 

I liked the company face-up so I ordered it for my first doll and I felt like I wanted him to be 'complete' when I opened him up, especially since I'm not good at face-ups and have never done one before. It also would have been a pain to have to send off his head for a face-up if I didn't get the company one which would mean more time away from him. In the future, I think I will probably commission someone for a face-up or even try myself but not for my first.

 

I got my first doll with a face-up, a bit like why I also ordered her with the default outfit and wig, I wanted her to have at least something and look pretty while I sorted her actual look out. Though I still haven't got round to that, so if I brought her blank she probably would still be bare-faced Plus Bluefairy face-ups are really cute.

 

I got my first doll with a face-up. Honestly, I was too scared to send him in. Our second doll Jun is coming with a face up and body blushing from Luts. I guess, since we like them, there's no point in paying someone else to do them just yet? I have an event head without a face up and I think that's going to be the first one I get done by someone else. c :

 

I personally think if you confident Enough to do a face up then you should(first doll or not),i see nothing wrong with getting a doll with a face up as long as you are happy with it!

 

I ordered my dolls with face-ups because I've never done a face-up before and I really wanted to make sure I bond with them when they arrive.
However, I do plan to learn to do face-ups on my own. I'm getting an event head, but I'm not sure if it would be ok to use it for practice. I don't want to risk some kind of newbie damage to it.

 

I prefer buying a doll with face up.

 

If it's a first doll then it definitely has to have his own face-up for me xD
Mainly because in addition to the already long waiting time, you'll have to wait for the faceup artist to finish too ?
And lots of newbies like me don't know much about the face-up artists around as well, so stock face-up it is ! xD
I tend to choose a custom for my second ones though :3

 

I ordered my first Doll with face up for the reason I don't know about face up, maybe I am bad in doing it myself so I will maybe buy one day a extra head and try on it to make face ups. but my first doll will keep the face up for a while maybe even forever

 

I got my first doll without it. One part because I wasn't thrilled about the company face up, and another because I just adored the idea of trying out face ups for myself. I am really glad I did though, because it's not my favorite part of the hobby!

 

I got her with one. It let me get a handle on things before I sent her off for a real one a few months later. It was a cheap one as far as company face-ups go though so I didn't feel like I was blowing money.