She'll be painted by Vitta Vera who kindly agreed to work on a doll that dark! Mainly opted for her cause she also does tattoos and for once I wanted a doll come home done and not have various parts in various countries xD
Oooh, nice! Her face-ups are gorgeous, so your doll's going to look so great! It's also great she'll have tattoos! I look forward to seeing them. I think I might wait for Pearls of Danube to open again and try to nab a slot...
Yeah, I'm thinking so too! And at least a year ago she used a different sealant than MSC for very dark resin, so one avoids frosting.
Oh hey, I didn't realise there was a Minigenue thread! Awesome! She looks gorgeous! I love the colours in this photo, they're so warm and rich. And those fiery eyes look beautiful against her skintone. Wow, that wig is stunning! - I'd imagine it took a while to make. What kind of material is it made from? And more gorgeous orange eyes against the dark skin; definitely a striking combination. I hear both of you about faceups on dark coloured skin; I'm waiting on a Minigenue in the black resin and I don't quite know how to approach doing her faceup. It all depends on how well Games Workshop Purity Seal sealant works against the black resin. Heck, I might just decide keep her blank since the sculpt looks gorgeous as is.
Ahh, thank you so much The braids took quite a while when I did make them yes (I usually can make about 20 braids an hour, but these gradient ones take about twice as long), but I've had them laying around for about a year. I originally braided them for an Oakbottom Beechkiss I had on pre-order, but then there were complications and that doll couldn't be cast, so I saved them for any future doll. They're made from alpaca fibre. I've used Purity Seal on super dark dolls with good results, so unless they've changed the formula it works great. Doesn't whiten or cloud at all. I'm just really crap at face-ups, so even though I own the materials I can't paint her as well as I'd prefer. The sculpt does look amazing as is though, and I myself want a rather simple face-up for mine. But I want her to have one at least :P I look forward to seeing how you'll style yours!
Can anyone please tell me the under bust measurement on their Minigenue, please? Like the bra strap measurement...
Oh, awesome, thank you so much! Any chance you could also measure the rise of her nipple? That is, the height from the bra strap to the point of the nipple. I didn't realize that my seamstress needed that as well. ^_^; My girl should be home in a few weeks (she was just shipped from Haru to Twigling last week) and I'm trying to get some clothes ready for her. ^_^
No prob. 1,8cm You mean from the strap underneath her breasts, not the ones holding the bra onto her shoulders, right? Oooh, sounds exciting! I look forward to seeing her when you receive her!
Received my light tan girl yesterday! Here is a comparison pic with aGatti Daniele and a FairyLine body: IMG_4117 by t4124, on Flickr I am currently sueding her hips and knees, as recommended. Hope to post more pics afterward
I had quite a bit of trouble with her hips and knees until I sueded her, now she holds poses great. IMG_4284 by t4124, on Flickr
aha! was gonna ask how you got her to stand at ease - mine arrived mid-week and seems to be hung up on practicing her yoga tree pose. ^^
Congrats on your arrival Yeah, I couldn't even get mine to stand when leaning against something, her legs would buckle. I barely got the comparison picture with the aGatti before she crumpled. ^^; I sueded every socket large enough to accommodate it with leather, and others with hot glue. I also added a hot glue ridge to the backs of her knee peanuts to act as a lock. I'm not sure it was necessary, but her legs do stay straight now.
oh wow. that's a lot of sueding. the knee joint did look like it could use more grip. I was wondering about adding epoxy notches - sounds like hot glue ridge is a great and better idea! thanks for sharing your method! this is going to be fun learning for me
@Lucilia ... Absolute pure Joy!!!! These pics are wonderful to see, the poses are great. Plus the wig choices really suit her. Can I ask about the long straight one with horns? How are the horns affixed to the wig / headband ? I missed out on ordering this mini Twigling, but I will most definitely be waiting for the next mini pre-order, thanks for sharing these great pics. Congrats
@Lucilia She is gorgeous, love the way you've styled her! How did you get her legs to stay straight? Did you have to suede yours??
