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

I would rather do them myself since I can drawing and paint pretty well. But its the sealant that gets me- it always makes me sick even with the epic mask I wear. ZM spray is a little better though.... so I must send the heads out.

Fortunately there are many many excellent faceup artists....

 

IF i was better at faceups i would do them all by myself, but since i am still learing the dolls that i want to complete and make sure i dont screw up on i ask for a person with expirance to do the faceup for me

 

I need to practice, so I would rather do it myself. It's better for the bonding process.

 

I do them myself whenever possible. How else am I supposed to get better? And for me it's the best part of doll ownership. n_n

 

I've done both but I prefer to do them myself since I don't like my dollies being away from home so long


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I commission. I am not very good with a paintbrush, but one of these days hopefully I will get an event head that I can practice on! Fully creating the face by your own hand does look to be very rewarding.

 

I know for a fact I would fail miserably if I attempted my own faceups so I have to leave that to the professionals. Though it's hard because im quite the control freak and so particular so I WISH I had the talent to do it myself! I'm so nervous that I won't be able to convey what I want to the faceup artist and they will come back not as I had hoped...and that's why I currently have three girls and none have left for their faces yet lol!

 

I do my own because then I can let the sculpt and creative process guide me vs. having to try and explain to someone else what I think I want. Like others have mentioned, the fun of doing my own face-ups is one of my favorite things about the hobby.

It took me quite a while to really get proficient at face-ups and there was definitely some frustration along the way, but I am so glad I kept at it and now am good enough to do pretty much what I want without the hassle and additional cost of commissioning someone else.

 

I usually do my own. Once I commissioned an amazing artist to do a faceup (Illness Illusion) for a gift, because I wanted a certain look.
My dolls are part of my art.
I am having another artist do a very special doll for me, because she asked.

 

I commission, I don't think I'll ever be able to do a face up myself I'm always terrified of the idea of messing up.

 

I have a huge box of pastels, acrylics, pencils and brushes, because I originally planned to do my face-ups myself. Guess there are people who just can't learn a new trick. They always turned out horrible and left me frustrated and angry (and angry me is like an angry Hulk, only not as cool). Eventually I grew tired of hating myself afterwards and started commissioning face-ups.
Still, I've painted my BJD kitty's body (nothing special, just a generic tabby pattern), and she's pretty.

 

My sad attempts at faceups are laughable. I thought my doll looked ok until I went to a meetup, then I promptly got her commissioned because she looked horrible compared to the dolls with company faceups. I do my own blushing, but I will never attempt another faceup.

 

Doing Faceups is one of my favorite part of the hobby . I am not " GREAT " in it , but I love the creative outlet it gives you - and also I love that I do not have to be scared to handle my dolls - if faceup chipped , I can redo it - even improve it

 

Commission - no question about it. Face up artists are absolutely amazing!

 

I don't think there is any shame in not wanting to or being able to do a faceup, there are about a billion things I can't do myself.
I am a painter, and a makeup artist professionally, and I find painting on resin really hard.

 

I would love to commission a faceup. I just fail at describing what I want. So I muddle through with what I can do myself.

 

I usually do my own. I don't like my dolls being away from me so long. I am not very good in it , but I love my dolls in my variant of makeup. I can redo it and improve it if it is not so good

 

I haven't got my first doll yet but when he arrives I will be doing his face up. Because 1) I want to be able to capture his character and since I know the character best I would trust myself to do the face up and 2) If I don't like the face up, it will be my own doing and so I will not have spent money on it. Not to to say that I could do anything near as good as a commissioned face up, because I know I couldn't.

 

I'd love to be able to do my own faceups, and I did give it a try at first and the frustration and continual disasters made me give up on it. However, it was a good experience and I'm glad I had a chance to try a new part of the hobby.

It is nerve-wracking to send your doll out for a faceup, but finding someone skilled and trustworthy really made a difference! I like having dolls done by different artists so I have a range of "looks" in my dolly family. Also, having a doll absent for a while (or at least their head) and the anticipation of seeing them with a new faceup can be a lot of fun and keep things fresh and interesting.

 

I would rather attempt the face-up first because I would stress about my head getting lost in the mail or getting chipped from rough handling when shipping. If I absolutely couldn't get it right, then I'd have to send it away for a pro to handle because I'd be too sad to stare at a blank head. XD There are so many amazing face-up artists out there that it would be a shame not to commission someone at least once.