How important is resin matching, really?

For my personal crew I'd accept 85% match and above, with the body being darker--if not matching--than the head (it's much easier to blush the head than to blush the entire body). This should hold both for photographs and real-life matching (some resin matches look OK in person but show up noticeably on camera, and vice versa). The head-body scale is just as important to me as the resin match.

For other's dollies I don't actively look for them, especially when they're amply clothed. And even when the mismatch does stand out, it doesn't mean much to me, other than recognizing it as a hybrid.

 

I don't think I care much, either :/
what I value more is the proportion of the body, how it's structured, etc.
I tend to give up the colors more than the ideal anatomy that I want.

 

Oh, they'd have to match for me! D:
I'm way too OCD with things like that, I wouldn't be able to stand parts not matching.
But hey, cheers for anyone who can body blush nice enough to hide mismatched resin.
I've seen dolls on bodies where the colors are way off, but you can hardly tell. :3

 

How important is resin matching to you, personally?
As long as not really different, I can live with it.

How do you feel when you see someone else's doll on a body that doesn't match by size or resin?
Not my problem.

Does it put you off or do you not notice/care at all?
I don't care as long as they don't nag on me if they found my dolls' resin isn't really match.

 

Well, I'm having a few issues around preparing for a hybrid right now that's made me decide to postpone picking his body until I have the head... But my issue isn't a color one, it's based on scale! The resin can always be blushed to be a closer match, and honestly it seems like, unless you're going for some really out there colors, it's not too hard to find something that could be at least a photographic match, which means it'll be close enough to work with. Getting a doll not to look bobble headed is a lot more important to me than making sure the skin matches perfectly. Between blushing, lighting and photoshop, there's enough color-adjustment tools out there to compensate.

I've actually noticed it seems like WS tones are more popular because they're easier to match and therefore hold resell value better (I would guess) but that just doesn't hold any appeal for me, so I already know I'm diving into a trickier world by avoiding that skin color....

 

For me as long as there's no huge difference, it wouldn't bother me. How ever I do have a female Implehouse head on a male body, the neck is a tiny bit to big so the head kind of sits on top of the neck instead of resting or cradling it. But it doesn't bother me, I may switch it to a girl body. But I'm happy for now with her as a boy...

 

Eh... the head and body and being a little off from each other doesn't bother me. I don't know about having htem be completely different colors, though...

 

How important is resin matching to you, personally? How do you feel when you see someone else's doll on a body that doesn't match by size or resin? Does it put you off or do you not notice/care at all?

Although it's a personal preference thing, I do think many people are overly picky about exact resin matches -t he chances are that once the face is blushed the match will no longer be exact anyway (unless they're going down the body-blush route too).

In reality, how many people do you know whose face is the exact same shade as their body?

I'll bet it isn't many.

Heads/faces and hands are more exposed to the elements than bodies and legs as they are less likely to be covered by clothing, and very few people are blessed with perfgectly even complexions anyway.

So it can be argued that a degree of mis-match in resin between head and body is actually more "realistic" than a perfect match.

As long as it isn't an obvious, glaring difference (paper-white head on a "normal" body, or a dark tan head on a whiteskin body, for example) then I don't even notice it so I don't get too bothered by it when I'm lookign to marry up a head with a body.

Teddy

 

How important is resin matching to you, personally?
It can be fun to accomplish a good match, but it doesn't bother me if it isn't exact. It bothers me more to see shine on the neck and body against a soft mat on the face. Kinda weird I guess, and I don't know why, but that bothers me much more.

How do you feel when you see someone else's doll on a body that doesn't match by size or resin?
I like exploration and creativity.

Does it put you off or do you not notice/care at all?
I don't care. Except if I am trying to describe a doll to someone else who is considering buying a doll from me. That being because it matters to other people.

 

What others do with their dolls - whether they match or not - is none of my business. Personally, I have to match mine or it will bother me.

 

How important is resin matching to you, personally?
To me, it's not the most important thing, if it's a few nuances wrong I probably won't even notice. If I do notice, however, it would probably bother me too much...

How do you feel when you see someone else's doll on a body that doesn't match by size or resin?
Honestly, most of the time, it does bother me. Especially if I think the doll is otherwise beautiful. I mean, anyone can do whatever they want with their doll, I won't interfere, I'll just sit quietly and know that I wouldn't have done it like that, but if it makes them happy, then I guess it's all good. Of course, sometimes the mismatch can actually be quite beautiful in itself, if you do it right or if there is a reason behind it, so it all depends

 

I can live with it, as long as the diference isn't too glaring.

 

I faced this issue recently with the purchase of an unoa/AE hybrid off the MP. The resin was a perfect match, I couldn't even tell the difference, but the proportions weren't what I wanted for her and I have ended up putting her on a resinsoul body which I much prefer. The resin match is not great at all, and I thought it would really bother me, but in fact I really really like her with that body and would rather have the size be closer than the color.

 

I'm not terribly bothered but I don't want my dolls having a completely different color between head and body. What I call 75-80% resin match is quite a comfortable zone for me. My DD head on an Obitsu body has that kind of color difference (although that's more vinyl match than resin) and to be honest, with all the shadow her hair casts on the neck it's almost impossible to tell it's there.

 

If it's not super noticeable, I think I'm okay. I've been trying to find a body for my Lishe head, and I found one that was a great resin match and good for proportions once dressed. But in the end I didn't like the body itself! So I just got him on another body, the resin match isn't as good, but I'm way happier now. I've learned finding the right sculpt is more important to me.

 

I think it's really important. I mean if the face is a bit lighter than the body, then I guess that's okay. But I am a huge stickler for resin matching.

 

I think if a camera could pick up a resin difference I wouldn't want it. But its just because im kind of weird and picky.

 

It's kind of a big deal for me because I wouldn't be able to do any customizations myself to make it a more clean match. So, I look for matches the or buy the body the head would be for if it comes with that option.

 

How important is resin matching to you, personally?
Not very important at all, I guess. I don't want a doll to be two opposing colors (such as white and black), unless that's the look I'm looking for. I don't care if a doll is two different shades or whatever. I suppose I really don't see the big deal? xD

How do you feel when you see someone else's doll on a body that doesn't match by size or resin?
I usually don't notice! If a doll's beautiful, it's beautiful!

Does it put you off or do you not notice/care at all?
Like I said, I don't really care.

 

I don't mind if there's a slight difference, but I pick up on the smallest imperfections. I would say for me the resin would have to match 90%