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natural face ups or fancy face ups?

Jan 2, 2013

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    1. It depends on the dolls characters ^^ But in most, I love those smoky kind of makeups more than the naturals ~
       
      #81 FreakyViki, Jun 28, 2013
    2. I prefer to have natural face ups, since none of my dolls have a specific character to them, it allows for more versatility
       
      #82 DarksStars, Jun 28, 2013
    3. I like more Natural face ups but I am ok with fancy ones too. It all depends in the mood I am in the moment I do the face up.
       
      #83 Aliko, Jun 28, 2013
    4. It varies doll to doll, most of my girls have natural faces but my pongpong and a girl coming in soon are both going to be a bit OTT. Their characters call for it :)
      In terms of doing them, I much prefer OTT because it's easier
       
      #84 waywardangel, Jun 28, 2013
    5. I love pretty much all kinds of faceups, especially elaborate fantasy faceups. But for my own dolls, I tend to do natural faceups because I change my mind really easily about makeup and stuff! I always feel like if I did a fantasy faceup I'd get bored of it really fast, or it won't go with an outfit/look I'm going for, whereas with a natural faceup, there's not as much of a chance of that, you know?

      I really hope that my boyfriend tells me to go with a fantasy faceup for the new doll he picked up the other day, though. Since he bought her it's up to him... haha
       
      #85 DaiLinn, Jun 28, 2013
    6. For me, it really depends on the sculpt. Very realistic sculpts (like Elfdoll or Iplehouse) usually look better to me with realistic faceups. More stylized, "doll-like" dolls seem to carry off fantasy faceups better. But there are tons of exceptions on both sides, and I think it really comes down to how well it's done, and how well it works for the character.
      My own dolls have about half natural and half fantasy faceups.

      I do think a natural faceup is easier to do well, so that's a good place to start if you're painting your own doll. :)
       
      #86 wildwoodflower, Jun 28, 2013
    7. I like the natural way :)
       
      #87 pecore00, Jun 28, 2013
    8. It depends on the doll. I have two more or less realistic dolls that have natural face-ups that match their wigs colors, and that's all that they will have. I also have an anthro doll that will have a fantasy face-up. I like both for different reasons, and plan on having dolls with each type of face-up.
       
      #88 chanarivka, Jun 28, 2013
    9. Natural, no matter what! The less usage of blush, the better. :)
       
      #89 Wintryabyss, Jun 28, 2013
    10. For me it would all depend on what I want my doll's personality and characteristics to be. I tend to write things out on paper what I want certain characters to look like, and then I draw them out. For example if my character was a broken haunted doll I'd give her a 'shiny' look with marks to show where her face is cracking away. If she's just a normal school girl then a normal face-up would work best. It all depends on the character.
       
      #90 YamiEnzeru88, Jun 28, 2013
    11. If there was a certain theme that I wanted to continue, then I would get a fantasy faceup. But for other dolls, I would get natural faceups to fit the character in many outfits and settings.
       
      #91 AnyungBunny, Dec 27, 2015
    12. BOTH. There are some ideas I have for not-very-natural face ups. More artsy. But I want to do super realistic.. as one can get with odd proportions.
       
      #92 CeeKay, Dec 27, 2015
    13. I'm pretty partial to a more natural face-up as well, but I do love my boys with some black or dark shading around their eyes :love
       
      #93 queenbijuu, Dec 27, 2015
    14. I'm for fantasy type face-ups, but my crew are mostly (and soon all will be) in an original story located in a fantasy world.

      I love natural face-ups, just when I do them myself I use ALL the colours. :XD: I have two rainbow dolls, though one is an animal (Dollzone Big Dipper).
       
      #94 Rodent, Dec 27, 2015
    15. On my own, I only like natural, or the appearance of regular makeup at most.

      I don't care what anyone does with their dolls, but the every day human types will catch my eye a thousand times faster than the fantasy faceups or the ones with lots of extra stuff stuck on there. I know stickers, jewels, piercings, band-aids, scars, face paint and glitter are popular, but they don't do a thing for me. The most extra I want to see on a doll's face is freckles, moles, maybe one piercing or a tiny scar or birthmark. I don't really even care for heavy makeup, like goth or scene, on a doll most of the time.
       
      #95 CloakedSchemer, Dec 28, 2015
    16. I'm going with the "it depends on the doll/character" crowd. Certain sculpts/characters look better with more realistic faceups, while others look better with more stylized faceups. I personally don't have a preference. Some of my dolls have realistic faceups, while others have more stylized ones.
      I do, however, have a preference when it comes to artistic style, but that is something different altogether.
       
      #96 Silver_Unicorn297, Dec 28, 2015
    17. I'm more for natural faceups just for the versatility ^^ although if a doll is modeled after a character, i see nothing wrong with fancier faceups!
       
      #97 BJDWanderlust, Dec 28, 2015
    18. Natural for me. I got a fancy faceup for one of my dolls, all gold, with custom body blushing to match and it just... doesn't fit. I'm all about the natural look for my dolls.
       
      #98 Starfish Chan, Dec 28, 2015
    19. More natural too ! First because it's what I'm the most comfortable doing, and also because it's much more versatile.
       
      #99 Calimello, Dec 28, 2015
    20. Having natural face up is better because you can pair up with clothes easily~ but with fancy ones, it is indeed beautiful but the outfit should have to be as fancy as well. I think it still depends on the person's taste, but for me, I'll take natural face up more but I'll also want to try a fancy face up someday~
       
      #100 Meguroika, Dec 28, 2015
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