Would you rather commission a faceup, or do it yourself?

Commission. I am never happy with my own work and single flaw will prevent me from enjoying my doll. I don't have that problem with a good commissioned piece. Not to mention I love the diversity of having different styles.

 

I would rather commission someone. I am an artist, but I wouldn't dare to attempt a face-up. My hands are way too shaky and there's no chance my results would turn out good.

 

I would prefer to commission , but I Have to choose someone in Europe... On my french forum, I saw that somtimes the face is blocked at the custom, because they want the bill of the face, which is impossible to give when you buy the whole doll ! So, either the doll comes with the compagny faceup, either I have to find someone that I like in Europe...

 

I do my own face ups because for me it's a real bonding experience with my dolls.

They're not perfect, but they make me happy to know that I was the one who breathed life into my dolls, not anyone else. Also, every doll I do is slightly better than the last and seeing my improvements makes me so proud of myself.

 

I do my own faceups and I do have a faceup shop for people that don't want to do theirs. But if I didn't think my art was good enough for my dolls I would definately commission someone I admire in the faceup field. I have lots of respect for talented people and I want to encourage them to do their thing - commissioning them is a fine way to do it! I'm not talented in any other field like sewing or photography but the painting is my thing, I'm really happy that I can make someone's doll alive/come true when people decide to order stuff from me. I don't question anyone's decisions, I just like when people do what they enjoy of. It might me making your own faceups or commissioning the fabulous paints on a doll just the same. It's all worth it.

 

I actually like to commission face-ups as I really like how to see they come out in the end with their artistic skills.
A close friend of mine has started her own face-up, mods etc commissions and I'll always let her do my dolls face-ups as I think she's great. ^^

 

I think I would rather do my own face-ups. If my first face-up goes well, I'm sure I'll prefer doing them myself!

 

I would love to do it myself but I'm not really an artistic person and there are some many other artists' styles that I love & when I picture what they can do with my kid I'd rather have them do it! But the wait is unbearable!

 

I'd do it myself... way too terrified of packages getting lost or damaged, or something else happening.

 

I'm too cheap to commission all my dolls face-ups, and I'm happy (for now) with the ones I've done. I have commissioned a few of my dolls' face-ups before, though.

Honestly, I haven't had the best of luck with commissioning artists. The first time I asked my friend to do a face-up for me, he took so long (seriously, it was months) that when I finally got the doll back, I turned around and sold it because it didn't feel like my doll anymore. I understand that there are more important things than a free face-up, but it was an extremely frustrating experience. A couple years later, I commissioned an artist to do face-ups for some heads I had struggled with. When the artist was struggling with what a had asked for, instead of starting again, just erased the parts she didn't like and sealed it without trying to hide or fix the erased spots. It was one of the first face-ups I'd commissioned, so I was too shy and polite to mention anything, and just had her send it back. I removed the face-up almost as soon as it got home. It was a total disappointment and a waste of money.

So I'm not really sure which method I prefer. I'm really wary about who I commission now. Most of the time, it's just easier to do it myself. At least then won't end up with a face-up I hate because I'm too polite to say anything.

 

I really doubt I will ever do my own faceups. So it'll be commissions for me all the way. I'm just not a very artistic person and I don't have a very steady hand. Also I already know that I'm bad at things like eyebrows and making them symmetrical.

I couldn't agree with this more, I think that's exactly how I would feel if I started doing faceups myself. I'm never happy with my art and I always find something I want to change with it. I think that would drive me crazy.

 

Commission, definantly. Although, it would be nice to learn how to do your own face ups and stuff, but I'm such a perfectionist with my dolls. They have to have the perfect face, wig, personality etc. So never gonna happen. xD

 

I do my own faceups. I admit that a professional could perhaps do a cleaner and more polished job, but I feel that by doing it myself I can still get the look closer to what it is I actually want, which is usually extremely specific.

So, I guess because I'm a control freak xD;

One day I'd like to have a doll with an artist faceup, though... Just a random one that came on a second-hand doll, even. They're so pretty. e-e

 

This is a hard one because I do not draw very well. So right now I am thinking of sending out my dolls for a face up. But I do want to learn how to do it myself.

 

I'd do it myself. I always have a hard time describing what I like, and am super picky about little details. At least if I do it myself, I only have myself to blame is something goes wrong :P

 

Commission!!!
I got my first blank head of MD Vampire Miho last year. That was when I was still quite innocent about BJD things, such as "FACE UP". When he came... I laughed and thought, "Face up must be easy as pie, since I always got A in art at school". Then I began to face up him without any experience or...just found some info from internet. The result was really shocking me He looked like a monster from hell! I tried it 6 times but still the same. Now I understood, I had totally no talent. And decided to pack him up and waited until I joined German BJD forum and found a reliable artist who saved me from this nightmare. I swear, I will never try to DO FACE UP by myself again. That is too scary! My parents and friends still laugh at his old face up photos until now.

 

Definitely commission as I have zero knowledge and a pair of shaky hands. For the happy lives of my dolls, I should commission an artist to do their face up LOL

 

I would actually try it first by myself and if I see, I really cant get a vision real, I would 'give up' and send it to a faceup artist.
But its still a hard decision, because I feel quite attached and would be afraid to send parts of my doll away.

 

I would rather have someone that was more skilled than me do it....because Im really afraid that I will mess up and then something terrible will happen LOL

 

Commission. I can't draw well, so I ask people who are more professional in it