Island Doll Discussion

@Cydril, your dark Dove is so beautiful! Definitely hoping that that you post more pics.

 

He's very handsome, SteamWitch! Thanks for posting, I've wanted to see user pics of Eric and would love to see more of your guy! It is a nice face-up, I can see your reluctance to change it. But his face does have such possibilities!

 

Yes he has those amazing lips and a bump on his nose similar to mine though I didn't know it when I bought him. He looks good in dark hair but I don't think I like the gray tones on his lips any more so I guess he'll be getting a new faceup next year. I made his eyes because I couldn't find any glacial ice colored eyes but I will probably buy smaller iris eyes for his new look. The gauges are just stick ons and I took them off once I took this photo.

 

@SteamWitch , Eric is very handsome. He has awesome cheekbones. You made those eyes? That's really cool!

@thedarkeststar13 , thank you! Im excited to do his faceup, but this never-ending rain needs to cease first

 

Yes I bought DIY eye blanks a few years ago and made the iris inserts in photoshop.Then tweaked the color to just what I wanted. It was fun but I also wasted lots of paper and ink trying to print it at the right size. I eventually figured out how to print it in scale. Eric is a wonderful sculpt.
I love that resin color, it is really beautiful.

 

@Cydril, your Dove is lovely. I can't wait to see what you do~

I recently stumbled on Wind Island Quelle. I think I really like him, but I can't find any information on him. Is he new?..
And it seems like that body he's being sold on is kinda short in the legs. I think he'd make an awesome hybrid on a Dollits DAD body (if the resin matches).

I also quite like Sparkle. She resembles a character of mine, who has Downes Syndrome.

 

@PineRain , thank you!
Yes, I think Quelle is brand new. MoC doesn't even have him in yet. I think the body is new as well. Its def not the same as the 1/3 boy body they've had out.
Sparkle as a person with downs syndrome-thats a good idea! He has that type of sweet face.

 

I just looked up Quelle and he is awesome. I love Sparkle too, what a sweet face. The Wind Island line has some truly unique sculpts. Maybe SOMEDAY l'll manage to finish the wig I am making for my Noah girl..... :P Even bald, she's one of my absolute favorite dolls.

 

What style and color wig are you making for your Niah @thedarkeststar13 ?

Ive tried a bunch on Naledi and nothing seems to look right!
Dark brown is my fave so far but its still meh...

 

@Cydril--- I like the dark brown wig on Naledi, I can't get over how gorgeous that resin color is!
My Noah is on a 5Stardoll girl body and she's kind of a gothic evil queen type of girl, so I wanted her to have black and purple hair. I picked the most time-consuming wig making method EVER; it's taking so long that I almost regret it but I have gotten way too far not to finish it. I'm actually rooting the hairs onto a tulle hardcap, following this tutorial:
Making lace realistic wig for BJD
I chose that method because I wanted to be able to style the wig in many different ways without having wefts show. I'm sure it will be worth it when it's finally finished, but since I often am too busy to work on it, it's taking a really long time. I absolutely love the Noah sculpt so much though, she's still fun to play with and look at even though she's bald. =)

 

Hoooly crap that looks difficult to do! But I bet the result will be completely awesome

 

Bumping this thread to share my Vivian....

 

She's lovely!!!!

 

Happy May Day!

 

Just my luck. The two dolls I want appear to be fairly obscure. I hope the Sparkle mold doesn't go out of print before I can get it. I know the chances of seeing a dark tan Sparkle on here are close to nil, so how about spamming any dolls with dark tan skin (or maybe even a Sparkle)?

 

I just sold my Eric, he is going to a new home. I've had him 3 years. He was fun but never worked out as the character I wanted him to be. Now I'm moving on to another doll who will be one of my OCs.

 

@stellarphenomena , she is lovely! Great spring outfit

@SteamWitch , sorry Eric didnt work out for you...

@iamkathybrown , I really like sparkle too, but I have never seen any owner photos. I would be more tempted to buy him if they offered a girl body as well.
I have still never taken a decent photoshoot of Naledi since she came back from getting a faceup, but heres a quick shot

 

Thank you! That shade is so lovely and that face up looks great! And yeah, I wish they offered a female body for Sparkle. I was going to get the angel body and dress them like a girl. But sizing looks like it will be a mess.

 

Thank you! Wow, Dove in dark tan...she's gorgeous!!

 

@Cydril I love Naledi's faceup and the dark tan resin is so beautiful.

@stellarphenomena Ugh, Vivian's sculpt is perfection and I love everything about what you've done with her. At this point, I'm pretty sure that Vivian is going to be my second doll.