Scarring dolls. How come? Curiosity...

For character reasons, I think. If you have a character that originally had a scar, giving him or her the scar in their resin form just makes sense -- it makes them suit the character better. So I think if you would question further you could ask what is the appeal in having scarred characters?

For me, it's guro artwork. X3; I was going to have a character with a permanent missing arm, but I decided against getting him. If I ever get Bright again, I'll mod him to have an artifical, metallic leg. I think it helps make the character more unique and interesting, and differentiates them from others. Eye scars are becoming a little cliche, though, but I still like them. Yum, eyepatches. ^^

That said, though, I think it's important that scars actually LOOK like scars and not like fresh, still-bloody wounds. It's looks a little weird if a doll is eternally bleeding. ^^

 

Two of my dolls have scars; Perseus, my BW Vampire Breakaway boy has an old duelling scar just below his heart, and a branding scar on his collarbone - both are part of his back history.

But the one most people tend to remember is my CP Shiwoo boy, Eric:

Eric's scars are also part of his backstory; but the scars on his face came before I had finished planning out his past fully. Each cut on his face is supposed to represent a past rejection; almost as though he wears physical scars as an outward indicator of the inward ones.

Eric is the doll with whom I feel the most kinship, strangely enough. I have seriously contemplated making the scars permanent by actually carving them in; resale value is completely not an issue, because I would never let him go.
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My baby will get a big scar on his face... But, that's only because it's part of who he is. ^w^;;;

 

Arkady, your doll is beautiful!

Where on EARTH did you find that eye (the one incorporated into the scar)? I imagine it was custom. ^_^

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Baakay, thank you for this thread ^^. This is one of the things that I've always wondered but never knew quite how to phrase it in question.

I myself don't see a reason to scar my boys. When I see scarred dolls I have the same reaction: "ouch, how painful that looks. I wonder why people do that to their dolls". But then again, my boys are destined to be happy and spoiled brats (as if they aren't already >_<) so I wouldn't in the world scar them or put them in pain (they did have ear percings, however ^^.

But I can see if a character is to be developed in a doll, then it makes sense to scar the doll to match his/her history. But still, personally I'm not a great fan of them.

I find one particular scar case disturbing to me...I think I saw it on DoA the other day that one person is concerned about feeling self-imperfection when in front of her beautiful dolls, and then there were comments along the lines of "you can scar your dolls to make them imperfect, so that you wouldn't feel insuperior". It just felt...wrong all over. Like really harming your dolls so you can feel better, not that the scars come from past history or being part of the doll's character.

 

I love the look of scars, and it can make a character really come to life. Just the way some anime characters are scarred as a defining feature, the same with BJD characters. There can be beauty in imperfection to some people's tastes, and I can understand why a BJD owner would want this expressed in their doll, as these dolls are such personal expressions oftentimes. They are, after all, dolls and not human beings or animals, so if a person knows what they're doing enough, I say go for it XD

If I had the money for a custom job involving scars (body and face), I would do it. But I don't ^^ So my boys are normal to the point of boooring lol One day, I might pop up with a scarred boy. My brothers wanted the zombie DIM head on Ebay a while back lol They thought it was so cool. It's to taste, and if you know what you're doing enough to make it look like you want, there's nothing wrong with it.

Then again, I like Living Dead Dolls, especially Misery, so, um...yeah...

 

fraud's scar is part of his history.. i painted it on, so it shifts a little everytime i repaint XD
I had every intention to mod him, but when i just got him I was afraid that I will screw up and have no $ to buy another head for him. Not long ago I wanted to buy a head to mod for him incase I screw up, but.. I didn't quite like the newer batch of DS resin, so I guess his shall stay painted ^^;;;

Anyway most people did not realise that he had a scar as it blends in on the same side as his tatts

 

Eric wears custom Masterpiece eyes, made to my own design. A bit on the pricey side, and I had quite a wait for them - but they were well worth it! It was the only way I was going to be able to get a pair of eyes that actually matched whilst having only one of them be "blind".

You can't see it too well from those photos, but attention to detail doesn't just stop with the custom eyes - if you look closely enough, you'll see I've actually used two different colours of eyelashes - the ones that grow directly from the "scar tissue" are very pale blond, whereas the rest of his eyelashes are brown.

I'm glad people think Eric is beautiful. That was part of the point of making him scarred - proving that even something "flawed" can be beautiful. None of my dolls are perfect; even the ones without scars have personality flaws - because in real life, no-one is perfect.

Most people have scars. Sometimes they're on the outside, where you can see them. The worst ones tend to be the ones no-one can see though - the ones on the inside.

 

I'm going to have a scarred girl, (she's what I'm going to spend my spring OT on) She's going to have a facial scar from a tramatic event that is part of her (recent) backstory, and probably some on her right hand/arm from doing blood magic and needing to cut herself to get the blood.

...so they match her character. (If I ever make a doll of her father he'd have more scars, but they'd be hidden by his clothes, from the same tramatic event...)

 

My friend has a lot of BJDs, and he has a cousin who completely adores them as well, except she's blind, so her experiences to do with them are limited to touch. Because she likes to feel their features, he scarred a few of them so that she would have more to touch.

Personally, I really love scarred dolls, just because they look so unique. Even though a tonne of dolls have scars over their eyes, no two can ever be done in the same way, so they're all special to me ^^

 

I couldn't imagine scarring my dolls... at least permanently. I could see it being done in a face-up, or whatnot. I'd be terrified of screwing up, and really hurting my lovelies. Now, if I ever get a doll for one of my characters, I may reconsider... she's got a big scar on her torso. We'll see though. For the time being... while I can see the beauty in these scars, I don't think I could ever do it to my own.

 

I hate my own scars, so I really wouldn't want my dolls to have them.But I guess some people think they are cool....From personal experience, I don't think scars are cool at all..

 

I think alot of people find dolls with scars really attractive. Sometimes things that are 'imperfect' seems more beautiful and unique than those things that are 'perfect'.
While i dont have a dolls with scars, i do own a pretty bruised and beaten up chiwoo. Because i simply have a soft spot for everything that's broken and battered! It reminds me of myself i guess.

 

FWIW, I don't think scars are "cool". I have several of my own; I don't see them as some sort of fashion accessory. I do value them of a reminder of the things I have lived through and of my own strength as a person; I'm 34 - no teenage emo brat! - and I've done a lot of living over the years.

I see scars as being a form of visible roadmap of a person's life experience. In that respect, they are nothing to be ashamed of.

 

I totally agree with you! I am not ashamed of my scars either although many people stare at them or ask painful questions. I too think they are a part of me as a person, and in the future will be a part of my doll's personality.

I don't think there are many people who add scars just for the beauty. Most of the dolls I've seen carry them for several reasons.

 

Exactly! I think that's one of the reasons I find them (even my own) so fascinating. It's a visible reminder of the life you've lived, and how you became the person you are today.

 

For me scars are a way to tell a story without saying a word. To tell Blayke's story in words takes up so much space and seems drawn out. But to show you his scars tells you half of that story without having to write anything at all. It's like the others said. It's about showing that a person has lived their life. And scarred dolls do seem more real becasue they aren't like any other doll. they are unique and therefore precious. Personally a scar makes the doll seem that much more tangible.

 

In my story for Mykal and Matthew, whatever happens to what shows up on the other. Meaning if you Slice Mykal open, Matthew develops a scar in the same location. Unfortunately, i can't figure out how to do the "raised" scarring" I've asked a few people, but no one has answered me ::: sigh :::

EDIT: I was finally given some tips on building up scars on my boys!!! OMG!