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

For right now I rather have someone else do my faceups for me but one day I hope to do my own. I just don't want to be unhappy with a doll because of my own lack of ability.

 

I'd rather do it myself, but I'd need a practice head so I don't ruin anyone's face xD So far, I'm just reserving my first doll for doing my own faceups. My second one is going out for hers as soon as I get my paycheck, but Aela's gotta be done by me just because she's my first one :3

 

As an artist myself, I'd like to think that I can do it on my own. I need to gather supplies though and that's where I'm falling apart and feeling nervous.

 

If I had something in mind that I knew I wouldn't be able to do myself then yes I would get someone else to do it, otherwise I am fairly determined to do mine myself

 

Definitely do it myself! I'm an artist so I would have a hard time letting someone else actualize my intended vision. That being said, their are some amazing face up artists, that I might consider commissioning in the future.

 

I would love to commission faceups. But after waiting for a few months to get my doll I hate to send her right out the door. So I usually do them myself.

 

I want to do my faceups myself BUT there are a couple artists I would hire. Just because I love their work so much!!

 

Do it myself. I´m illustrator. So I saw a few tutorials and videos to learn about it. I´m still learning. But i'm very interested in make this things by myself. Get the materials has been the hardest.

 

Currently, I am not comfortable doing face-ups on my lovely girls, but I would love to practice on some less expensive heads for fun and who knows, I actually may be good at it. If I ever end up being anywhere to awesome I would do my own, but until then I will continue to send my heads off for face-ups.

 

I am too much of a cheap-skate to cashout for face-ups. So its just practice, practice, practice.

 

Since I'm terrible at face up, so I send it to my friends to do it
I tell them what i want they look like so they can face up and I still love it..

 

I'd definitely rather do it myself. I would be too nervous to ship my doll's head somewhere else and leave it in their care, even if they were very professional. I'd rather it was me who accidentally broke my doll (if it had to happen) than someone else. I'd also worry they'd get lost in the mail. Plus its fun to do face ups, because they can drastically change the entire look of the doll and form their personality. Its a good bonding exercise for me.

 

I am going to the STL BJD Covention this Friday coming. I am an artist with a " Michael's " store as their art Instructor but want to do Face ups. The Convention has a panel that will show me how. So.... there is my answer. I would rather (and hopefully will ) do it myself .

 

I'm going to do them myself! I've done all the research, have an artistic background and a very clear vision, so why risk losing my doll in the mail if I can paint her myself? And, if I don't like my first few attempts, mess it up, or scratch it, it's removable and I'll have everything I need to fix it!

 

When i first decided my boy needed a faceup, I went out, collected the necessary materials, had at it, and was pleased with the results. Im an artistic type so why not is my reasoning. I have enough mediums, so why not pastels and MSC. A time later, I wanted a boy with burn scars, again I did it myself and was actually blown away with the results. HOWEVER, i recently started getting IPLEHOUSE dolls and wanted someone with more experience to get the lifelike look the manufacture faceup captures and had a commission. My style is much less accurate in that arena. But i know i will enjoy the results.

 

I like to do the faceup myself. The character of the doll evolves as I plan and work on her faceup, so it's an ever-changing process for me. I love seeing the end result of my faceup, because it usually ends up different from what I originally had in mind and builds the doll's personality in my mind. Also, creating the faceup is a fun part of the hobby! It's super relaxing and calming for me. However, if I ever buy a super limited edition bjd, I would definitely have it commissioned.

 

I'm very happy to say that right now I would rather do the face ups myself. no more stress over sending heads out and wondering if the artist will get the commission right or even send the head back. It took me awhile to gather all the tools and willingness to do them myself because I was afraid to mess up. I'm still learning and thankfully, I enjoy it! every time I do a face up I find a new method to do them and I learn more and more.

 

Commission for sure at the moment. I have no experience with face ups and haven't had any practice, so I know it won't turn out well.

Maybe I will try to experiment with them some time, but not at the moment. Right now I am happy with the Junky Spot face up he is sporting.

And when I do, I will probably get a practice head first.

 

I would like to think that i could do it myself, i repaint other dolls and do have some extent of faceup knowledge. Besides i don't have the money for a commission either...

 

I can never be happy with my attempts at crafting, I think it's because I'm a perfectionist and seeing the process makes me get caught up on all the little tiny imperfections. Therefore I KNOW I can't ever attempt a face-up it would just upset me to dislike a dolly because of something I messed up on.