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

I would really love to do faceups on my dolls myself, because I find working on faceups especially fun and I like doing things myself rather than relying on others......but I can't do it well enough yet to get my dolls looking like I want them to look. I'm not bad at simple, natural faceups, so I will keep practicing until I can do the kind of lushy, dramatic faceups I especially like.

 

As I do not have the skills to do a face up, I prefer commission. I have a friend who does AMAZING work, and since I trust her I like to get her to do them when she can. Then I try to find little ways to pay her back.

 

I prefer doing the face up myself (though I've almost no experience) since I love painting and want to try new stuff.
But I'd really like to commission, some face up from artist are really awesome but I can't afford it at the moment...

 

I would love to say do it myself but I am hopeless and have very little imagination/creativity. I'm just so grateful there is talented people that I can turn to.

 

I would much rather do it myself...unless I screw it up really bad...then I would send it off for repainting.

 

I love painting them myself

 

I have a blank doll, and he is in desperate need of a faceup. I would never, ever attempt a faceup. I have no artistic skill or experience, and even if I did, I would be too stressed about making a mistake. Since I have never done it before, it would turn out like a disaster.
I will definitely commission someone for him. Even if the faceup isn't exactly the way I pictured it to be, it would be exciting waiting for the end result, and I would love it nonetheless.

 

I think i would just commission a face up because I don't know how to do it. ( and I'm afraid to mess it up xD)

 

I commission despite having an art background because doing that sort of work on a 3D surface is a skillset I don't have time (or energy) to learn. I'd rather concentrate on my primary masteries than add something I'd use once a year.

 

I'd rather do it myself. The entire reason I started buying dolls was to customize them (I used to customize My Little Ponies before I discovered BJD), so it doesn't make sense for me to spend extra money on a faceup that I'm just going to wipe. That being said, I do wish more artists would post before and after shots or tutorials, just because I like seeing different people's methods.

 

Considering I do not have the materials to do a face-up and would not know where to start, I would definitely commission someone. I already have XD.

 

I scared to do my own face-up. Also I do not have the material to do so. But who knows I like to practice it with a cheap head...just need to buy one...

 

I'm an artist and already have all the materials needed to do the face-ups and it's fun for me but I've purchased lots of dolls with face-ups already done. Depends on if I like the default face-up that is offered, if not I order them blank.

 

On all the dolls I didn't order with a default face-up I've done the face-ups myself, so far. They're in no way perfect, but I keep on re-doing them every so often and really am happy about the results every time. ^^
I've yet to find someone, who doesn't overdo the face-ups in colour or shading.
The default face-ups I like are mostly really subdued. Where that isn't the case I prefer to do them myself. ^^

 

I would rather be able to do my own faceups, but unfortunately I don't have the talent to turn my ideas into reality. I have done a few faceups myself, but when I have a specific idea in mind for one of my dolls, I generally commission somebody else to do it because I know that there are lots of talented people out there who do have the skills to create what I am looking for.

 

At first I was scared, but I feel the more I practise the better I will get.


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I would love to have the talent to do it myself. There is always the worry that, no matter how beautifully done, a commissioned faceup will not turn out quite like you hoped. And then there is the whole trauma of having to send your doll away if you don't know someone close who can do the work. But sadly I do not have the talent, so it's really not an option I have.

 

I am going to try to do my own face ups. My third doll came with a standard face up and I just didn't bond with it. So I've wiped it off and hope I'll be good enough to have her look happy and beautiful. That'll take some doing but she is not going to grow into a teenager any time soon so I have all the time in the world!

 

Regular make-up, blushing and eyebrows/eyelashes I'm going to try for myself when I get my dolls, although the event head is the only one I'll be getting without a default face-up done.
I've watched tutorials and read up on it. It doesn't seem too risky, and seems enough up my alley to be worth a shot.
As long as I use the recommended materials the worst that could happen is I clean her up and commission someone if I fail.

I think if I wanted anything special done, like tattoos, or other more drawing based artwork, I'd have to commission it.

 

I'd prefer to commission a faceup but do all other detailing such as tattoos or blushing myself!