WITHdoll Mini Discussion Part 8

@Pyoko You could ask them! They are very quick to respond!

 

I have considered that, but was unsure how their English might be. Do they have good English support?

 

@Pyoko Yes, I remember it being pretty good! But I did last order from them a few years ago - pre-COVID.

 

I got my Jiho in 'real skin' (he's pictured in beige), and his face-up (particularly his brows) is slightly darker than what's pictured to better match his skin tone. Also worth noting, I genuinely feel like the face-up I got is better than what's pictured, they pay great attention to detail!

 

Thank you, it's great they matched it to the skin color

 

@snootyface good luck making link! Lol I decided I wanted to do the same thing a year ago and I bought a second hand Elf Egon. I wound up swapping the head for a DSdoll Ghost but i really like the withdoll body since it is muscular without being bulky.

Excited to see how yours turns out!

 

@snootyface Here is my Ruby's head on Egon's body. Her makeup is definitely more fem so hopefully the silhouette helps you.

 

I just put in an order for Elf Ruby (my first proper bjd!!) and never got a confirmation email. My order status says my payment was confirmed and everything, so I assume I shouldn't be worried? Right?

I'm not usually this neurotic about such things, but this is a huge purchase for me and I'm a little jittery, haha.

 

If it makes you feel any better, I never got a confirmation number either! Also didn't get a notification about him being shipped out/tracking wasn't really kept up to date. Was surprised when he arrived at my front door, lol.

 

That does help, haha! I expect that I'll be nervy for however long she takes to make it to me, but I appreciate knowing it's not a cause for concern. Thank you!

 

Thank you!! Much appreciated. I'd love seeing with the blonde wig too if you don't mind! The finished head proportion is hard to imagine.

 

@snootyface Are you looking for short/long? I currently have them redressed so if you don't mind clothes in the pic, I can take another this weekend probably.

 

If you are concerned, I would ask them on their Q and A board, just to double check that the order went through, and payment was confirmed. (It is much easier to get a response that way then by email.) I was very anxious with my first purchase from them, and that was what I did when I didn't receive an email. They usually respond quickly, and have always been friendly and helpful.

 

I can certainly vouch for Withdoll. The first time I ordered from them was in 2010 and they've always been very friendly and prompt in their communication, and the dolls are great quality.

I think the last time when I ordered from them a few years ago their website still sent out order confirmation and shipping emails, but now that I ordered the limited edition Olivia, I got neither. Luckily our country's postal service has a handy app that tells me when packages are arriving, otherwise I would've been surprised to get a notice from the customs office saying my doll is in the country and I need to pay up, haha. xD

I didn't actually get her the limited face up or outfit (although the outfit did tempt me, but I opted to get a new body for my BWD Lucy instead) so I might just as well have gotten a basic edition Olivia... but only the limited edition's styling made me realise that the sculpt would work for a certain character of mine who I've been planning to reshell for a few years now (she used to be Dream of Doll Twing-key, who was my second BJD in 2005). I did get the wig, though, and while I plan my girl to have dark brown hair, in the past I enjoyed switching light/pastel coloured wigs on her occasionally. The wig that Olivia had in the photos just looked so lovely and fluffy that I couldn't resist... Only now I realise that I should've been shopping for eyes for her, too, since her previous incarnation had a much bigger eye size so I won't be able to use those. :'D But well, she can probably borrow a pair from my other dolls until I get her eyes of her own.

 

I need to decide on a tan color for my 1/4 Ruby that I want to order.
The pictures on their website are in "brown tan" , but than again her skin looks so much lighter than the color-examples on the bottom of the page; more like the "honey brown" ?
Ruby link
I am confused

I did actually ask withdoll to confirm, and yes the pictures are "brown tan" they said. It makes me wonder if 2023 colors are so different?
I love how the "honey brown" in the example looks, but if that's much lighter than the tan in the pictures, than that's not what I am looking for >_<

 

I have a Olivia in brown tan. Let me know if you want to see comparison pictures.

 

The new colors are not that different -many of them are the same as they were before. The dolls, when by themselves, are just shot with very bright lighting and the photos are edited. The comparison chart shows you how the colors compare to eachother and it's much more accurate in how the doll will actually look -though even in that case the lighting will play a part. In Rubys photos the most accurate skin tone is in the blank and face up photo that's in studio lighting without much editing, but even that, imo, looks a bit pale. Brown tan is definitely a fairly dark color. When deciding the skin tone the comparison with all the colors is the best reference you could have.
Doll shot by themselves and edited will look different in tone depending on not just camera settings and lighting but also what they're wearing etc. Color theory and all.

 

That would be great

 

Good to know. I agree that even the head picture looks lighter than the color-example. I always have such a hard time with color choosing just by those company examples. The fact how different they can photograph doesn't make it easier

 

I have to disagree on the comparison being the best picture. As in generally it's true if it were a single photograph that showed all of them together. (If they are 'real' photograpgs at all and not just colored 3D renders.) But I believe the pictures for the color chart have all been shot individually which makes it less reliable.

I really like these pictures as reference for Withdoll's resin colors though. Here the different colors have actually been photographed together. It's not their updated 2023 colors though.

I own quite a few brown dolls and personally I find owner pics to be a lot more helpful for determining the actual color. Especially owner pictures that show different resin tones next to each other. I have gotten very careful about trusting the official color samples of the companies. Usually the colors are lighter and a lot less more red in real life.
But that's only my experience of course.