Why is it so difficult to find the perfect sculpt same as my own gender?

I can relate to the part about finding beautiful sculpts on Instagram, here, Facebook, etc. and they are no longer available. But I also find that the exact same sculpt can look very very different depending on wig, eyes and especially the faceup. One of my favorite dolls, which I own, is very unappealing to me in the photos I found of him on Facebook. So maybe you can take a blank doll that is close to what you like and turn it into something you absolutely love.

 

This is why people start sculpting their own dolls, tbh.

I would go with digitally sculpting, if you can, rather than sculpting in clay, because then you can get it 3d printed to test it out before committing to getting it cast, if you go down the sculpt and cast route.

 

Pearl? have you done this? if so , where did you get it 3d Printed? I have extensive experience in Maya and Blender, so 3d Sculpting is not an issue, but I have no clue where to go to get it printed. Seems the places near me only do large printings, not smaller doll stuff

 

If you post here about dolls whose faces you like, people might be able to help you find similar dolls you haven't previously thought of. Also, there is hybriding, but I'm not sure if the male faces you like would also work for your female faces or that you just like them as male faces.

 

Besides blank sculpts, I would also suggest looking up owner pictures of dolls. Seeing a doll in a bunch of different faceups and styles can give you a better picture of what they actually look like in person.

And as for dolls where the companies won't let you buy the head separately, you could always look for the head on the secondhand market, or do a split and see if someone else wants to buy the body off you.

 

Seems that I just have the completely opposite problem because I nearly love every sculpt I saw There are so many adorable doll pics in DOA galleries and doll profiles, maybe you can have a look and get some ideas from them

I personally like gentle-and-"big-sister"-like sculpts, and elfdoll Vivien is my favourite girl sculpt

 

I’ve had this problem, and even after doing proper research, sometimes the doll looks totally different in person. If you find a doll you think you like but need to see better angles, ask an owner! That’s how I decided to buy one of my girls. There just weren’t many photos at all but I found an owner willing to take a ton of pictures for me!

Also, @Mireylena pleasd don’t apologize for your English, it’s very good and better than many native speakers!

Second this! I have a ZiXi and her company photos are terrible but she’s so cute in person with a custom faceup!

 

I have the same problem. Only one of all my girls is something I was initially fond of, and I think I have had seven girl heads so far? Right now I have three girls (plus two that are boxed away and that I never even look at). One of my girls is a sculpt I started liking after giving her a face that cheats the duck lips away a bit, and the other has just stuck as she is a discontinued rare and unique style doll and I really like her body, paid very much for the full doll because I couldn't find the body for sale separately, and have not found any other head to go with the body. I used to hoard girl bodies I like, and then keep looking for a head that pleases me, but I never did find nice heads, so I have had to let the bodies go in the end, they were just collecting dust.

My only hopes are in individual artists, and I follow a lot of those on Instagram. I have long lost my hopes that any actual company will ever make a woman head that I like. I have even seriously considered sculpting my own heads at this point, because I'm making my situation very hopeless by being so picky. Maybe the difficulty in women is that I want very realistic women and cannot stand thick lips, big eyes, cute faces or round faces, while in males I accept much less realistic looks, so the range is wider (I do not consider Venitus realistic, yet I like them).

 

I have my own tiny 3d printer, but Synthetic Ephemera does 3d printing for dolls and accessories, and multiple types of printing.

 

Somehow I understand your situation very well. I am also very picky, as indeed I do not want to have a large collection. But ladies have a really difficult time with me. The only one I truly and absolutely love is Iplehouse's Carina. And as you can get her mostly only as a full doll, and I do not like Iple's bodies at all, I have only one (although I have ideas for several Carinas).

The other female doll I have is Elfdoll's Tasha, a limited one I got by more by accident than anything else. I searched for a very strong and realistic face which can match Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts).

Regarding guys, I have no problem owning two or even three of the same sculpt. All of my dolls are rather realistic, I do not like cute boys unless they are...well, boys. And yes, different face-ups do wonders.

So I cannot really help a lot here, as the more realistic ladies are only a few in the BJD world. Maybe the one DollShe did. But DollShe is a whole other chapter...I like the sculpts, but I dread the waiting times.

 

If you posted in the workshop under visual concepts no one would be upset. You could say things like "I love souldoll Karina but her eyes are too narrow for me" or "I adore Iplehouse Rexy but her cheeks are too round" and people would go off of that and tell you ideas that they have for your 'perfect sculpt'. Speaking of "cat eyes, small chin, bitchy expressions, and no chubby cheeks or huge nose" my first thought honestly is Souldoll Karin, but she's discontinued. Another issue could be her lips, as she has a full bottom lip. It might be a start though. You could also say you're looking for a doll similar to (one that you find is close but not perfect) but without the (whatever issue they have). This place is full of collectors who have seen a million different dolls, it never hurts to ask. Just say you're looking for that perfect face and see what people throw at you.