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

I would like to do my own, i think I’ll buy a blank face to practice on, but to each their own for sure- but I think being an artist who can create work is easier than relying on a face up who may not have the same vision as you I guess

 

i would definitely commission someone (or get the factory faceup). I know my own limitations.

 

Unfortunately I can not make it myself . I am not even good at this . I will ask from an artist to make it for me even if I have to pay some money . And I really hope that the artist will make what exactly I want or something similar .

 

Definitely commission!

 

I collect mostly Fairyland, and I really tend to like the company faceups, so I usually stick with the default faceup. And takents definately are not in painting or drawing, so I would likely destroy the doll. I do see some really beautiful artist faceups though. There is some awesome talent out there.

 

I'm artsy, but I'm no painter. I'd rather commission a faceup from an artist, invest some money so that I know for sure I'll be happy. That being said, I'm neither painting my own faceup nor commissioning one for my new doll because I tend to really like that company's faceups.

 

I usually like the faceups made by companies so I'm mainly buying "finished" dolls. Even if I didn't like them, I wouldn't have any talent for doing my own faceup. So I'd rather commission someone. But I have to admit, I'm extremely envious of people who can do their own faceups.

 

I tried doing one on my own once, and while I think it turned out pretty good for a first time and even sold it for $100, I would never do it for a doll that I didn't plan on selling. Professional faceup artists have put in the cost to get good quality tools and supplies, plus have experience that I don't have or plan to get. I just love telling an artist my vision and seeing it come to life.

 

Commission but sadly I'm too scared to mail off my doll heads. Also saving up for them on top of dolls and such. I would rather get a doll with a face up from the company then decide later if I want to change it

 

I did my own face up once and while it came out alright, I wasn't really satisfied with it. In general, i like drawing, but painting has always been a struggle for me. I can draw out how I want a doll's face up to look but translating that onto the physical object is out of my ability. If I were to get another blank doll, I'd commission someone to do the face up.

 

I always do my own face-ups; making them look exactly how I want and being able to customise them myself is half the reason why I got into BJDs in the first place.

 

I'd love to do a face up myself as have so many ideas but I'm a bit nervous (even though I have all the gear needed). At the moment I go for company face ups but would consider commissioned face ups too.

 

Definitely commission for me! I'd love to be able to do faceups and whatnot on my own, but my hands shake horribly and I'd be way to worried about messing something up. I've found amazing artists for my dolls and enjoy sending my dolls to different artists for different looks so all of them look super unique which I really enjoy!

 

Even thought I have no experience yet I'm planning to do it myself because I know exactly how I want it to look and it will be so satisfying to know it was my own hard work, even if it doesn't end up quite how I want

 

I like my face-ups by commission or by the company purchased from. I can paint but not face-up paint. I think it takes a true artist to create a face-up. And I have no business doing something I know I will mess up.

 

100 % commission! I would be too worried to mess it up if I do it myself.

 

Most of my dolls I've painted myself. I enjoy the process of doing faceups myself even if I'm not very good at it. I can usually capture the vibe I'm going for despite the skillfull technique not quite being there.

 

Comission 100%
I would rather trust an artist with exp instead. I would need to spend time that often I dont have

 

I would rather do it myself. It's one of my biggest joys of the hobby, and I'm so picky, I'd hate to put another artist through working with me, lmao.

 

i have MANY blank heads somehow and with all thats going on in the world currently have been too nervous to send off heads for faceups...so i guess ill have to learn to do it myself eventually if i want some of these guys to not stay blank.