Custom Face up for DD limited head

Does anyone saw a Sakuya Maxima remake up?

 

I can only think of one off the top of my head, which is Total's:

 

You can see more shots in the auction link in the description. ^^

 

Not a lot of people seem to change Sakuya's face-up, which is weird to me honestly. Feels like a mold with a lot of potential.

 

These are all wonderful! <3 Anyone have any of Feena or Miku, by chance?

 

LOTS of people gave Miku a new face-up due to how easy you can get her. Can probably literally just look up "Volks Miku" in flickr or Google and find a bunch. I'll show my favorite though. :3

 

Volks DD Hatsune Miku by Makoto Kojima, on Flickr

 

I love, love, love this Miku to the fullest haha. The attitude change, and the eye make-up is amazing. Definitely recommend checkin' their shots out. (they actually have two custom mikus)

 

Does anyone have a link to the tan Miku that went up on Y!J a while back? Was cool seeing someone else do what I wanted to do to the one I had on pre-order originally.

 

These are all wonderful! Anyone have any of Feena or Miku, by chance?

 

LOTS of people gave Miku a new face-up due to how easy you can get her. Can probably literally just look up "Volks Miku" in flickr or Google and find a bunch. I'll show my favorite though. :3

 

Volks DD Hatsune Miku by Makoto Kojima, on Flickr

 

I love, love, love this Miku to the fullest haha. The attitude change, and the eye make-up is amazing. Definitely recommend checkin' their shots out. (they actually have two custom mikus)

 

Does anyone have a link to the tan Miku that went up on Y!J a while back? Was cool seeing someone else do what I wanted to do to the one I had on pre-order originally.

 

Wow, she looks amazing! (And 2 custom Mikus? Dangg) I didn't think Miku could be used for non-animetic eyes, but I guess I was proven wrong. And I figured a lot of people had her from seeing her around a lot of places I look at DDs in, but most of the ones I've seen have the standard faceup. Although, I could be looking in the wrong places so I'll try again and see what pops up this time around.

 

And as for the tan Miku, I do remember seeing the link in the "Cute Customs on YHJ!" thread, so I went back and pulled it up: http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c529367817

 

Although I think the custom doll turned out wonderfully, the red eyes they used I'm not very fond of on her. Not quite sure why, but it just doesn't look right to me.

I got my Chihaya back from WDS not long ago, I think they did a fantastic job with her

 

DSCF6910 by t.skaf, on Flickr

wow !!! amazing

My Asuka has a custom face-up made by anouc

 

 

Just soooo much better than the original !

She doesnt live with me anymore but I had repainted my Lucy when i had her

 

I own the Kos-Mos that Anouc previously posted, I'm working on turning my other Kos-Mos into a boy (he's about half done), I just got Sheryl Nome and she will have a new faceup, and one of the Snow Miku I preordered will be made into an entirely new character once they arrive, but even that depends on what Volks decides what to do about Rin & Len. I don't have any photos right now though...

 

Knowing that if you screw up a faceup on a limited head that it could be difficult or expensive to replace really makes doing custom faceups on them a lot more nerve-wracking, at least for me. It is really interesting to see the naked sculpt under the paint. I really wish more people would take picks of the blank limited heads.

 

~Sister Kyoya

I own the Kos-Mos that Anouc previously posted, I'm working on turning my other Kos-Mos into a boy (he's about half done), I just got Sheryl Nome and she will have a new faceup, and one of the Snow Miku I preordered will be made into an entirely new character once they arrive, but even that depends on what Volks decides what to do about Rin & Len. I don't have any photos right now though...

 

Knowing that if you screw up a faceup on a limited head that it could be difficult or expensive to replace really makes doing custom faceups on them a lot more nerve-wracking, at least for me. It is really interesting to see the naked sculpt under the paint. I really wish more people would take picks of the blank limited heads.

 

~Sister Kyoya

 

 

I wish that too...

What named paint are you using? I know it's acrylic paint tho ._.

I've done many faceups with regular acrylic craft paint (Delta Ceramcoat brand is what I have) but the last two faceups I used the Volks acrylic paints. The Volks one are really a lot better. I'm assuming since the Volks paint is a higher quality, I believe there is a lot more pigment for the same volume in a drop of paint. The biggest benefit to this is the ability to thin the viscosity of the paint with thinner, making fine lines much more possible, without the look of the color becoming watered down.

 

Another reason I wouldn't recommend standard craft paint is I'm still not sure if it has the tendency to stain the vinyl, even if a base coat of the ZM Finishing Powder Spray has been used. Since I've only painted my own DD heads I understood that this was a risk before I did it. Frankly though, the Volks paints are so much easier to use and are very nice as well.

 

~Sister Kyoya

I've done many faceups with regular acrylic craft paint (Delta Ceramcoat brand is what I have) but the last two faceups I used the Volks acrylic paints. The Volks one are really a lot better. I'm assuming since the Volks paint is a higher quality, I believe there is a lot more pigment for the same volume in a drop of paint. The biggest benefit to this is the ability to thin the viscosity of the paint with thinner, making fine lines much more possible, without the look of the color becoming watered down.

 

Another reason I wouldn't recommend standard craft paint is I'm still not sure if it has the tendency to stain the vinyl, even if a base coat of the ZM Finishing Powder Spray has been used. Since I've only painted my own DD heads I understood that this was a risk before I did it. Frankly though, the Volks paints are so much easier to use and are very nice as well.

 

~Sister Kyoya

 

 

 

Would this this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Liquitex-Professional-Heavy-Body-Acrylic-Paint-6-76-oz-tube-Mars-Black/252019519712?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34293%26meid%3Dde4c0c5ade2048b3bf6a3df907923a73%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D381323862890&rt=nc#payCntId Work?

Here's my custom Mikuru. I only have cell phone photos of my custom Rise, so I'll have to use those for now when I upload them

 

Here's my custom Mikuru. I only have cell phone photos of my custom Rise, so I'll have to use those for now when I upload them

 

 

 

 

 

SHE IS SO CUTE 3333

Would this this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Liquitex-Professional-Heavy-Body-Acrylic-Paint-6-76-oz-tube-Mars-Black/252019519712?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34293%26meid%3Dde4c0c5ade2048b3bf6a3df907923a73%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D381323862890&rt=nc#payCntId Work?

I don't know. I'm really not a painter and I've never used that type of paint. I can do my own faceups because I've made myself learn, but only enough to do faceups.

 

As an example, here's my first attempt at Rainie's faceup, and then when I tried to fix it... eventually I sent her off to Anouc to do it for me. (She is awesome!) Now compare that to my most recently completed faceup, Darla. I really don't see myself as any sort of painter at all, but I've learned enough, practiced enough to keep my hand steady, to end up with the results I wanted. Also tiny brushes help a ton too. I hope someday that I can get some of the Volks brushes but until then I'll just keep using the tiniest ones I can find where I live.

 

~Sister Kyoya

Would this this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Liquitex-Professional-Heavy-Body-Acrylic-Paint-6-76-oz-tube-Mars-Black/252019519712?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34293%26meid%3Dde4c0c5ade2048b3bf6a3df907923a73%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D381323862890&rt=nc#payCntId Work?

I don't know. I'm really not a painter and I've never used that type of paint. I can do my own faceups because I've made myself learn, but only enough to do faceups.

 

As an example, here's my first attempt at Rainie's faceup, and then when I tried to fix it... eventually I sent her off to Anouc to do it for me. (She is awesome!) Now compare that to my most recently completed faceup, Darla. I really don't see myself as any sort of painter at all, but I've learned enough, practiced enough to keep my hand steady, to end up with the results I wanted. Also tiny brushes help a ton too. I hope someday that I can get some of the Volks brushes but until then I'll just keep using the tiniest ones I can find where I live.

 

~Sister Kyoya

 

 

Actually those are cute

I paint all my dolls myself, limited or not. They just don't feel like mine, unless I paint them.

 

Here's my Kirika before I got her nicer eyes:

 

I might want to widen her mouth at some point some more, but for now she'll do. <3

I also like to give my DDs face ups/touch ups or else, they wouldn't feel like mine.

 

The ones I have done:

 

DD Momo

 

DD Miku

 

DDH-07

Woah, loving your customs faceups, jazijaz. They are very awesome.

Woah, loving your customs faceups, jazijaz. They are very awesome.

 

Thank you, Talolili

I painted a few more since last time I posted on this thread ^_^

Still want to do a bunch more, having a unique girl is really fun~

 

Custom Mio commission

 

Alice Kuonji

 

and redid all of Asuka's faceup

I'm also the type of person who wants to paint my dolls myself, limited or not. :'3 I'm really particular about my dolls' appearance and company defaults rarely suit my plans. So far I've got two limited DD girls that I painted. ^^

 

DDS Mariko:

 

 

DD Sheryl Nome:

 

 

I'll most likely end up painting all my future DD girls as well~

Wow mizya, your Cheryl is stunning!

While I think all your faceups are great, I just wanted to say that this Asuka is AMAZING.

 

 

Everything about her screams awesome. Excellent work on her!

 

 

 

Billy

Thanks! I think any DD can be gorgeous with the right faceup. It's really fun to see what folks have done, keep 'em coming! Your custom Sheryl is gorgeous mizya

 

wow!! This is like the difference between "default face-up chara Barbie" and one of those custom repainted and expertly shaded "still same chara Barbie"

Like, the original looked alright, and didn't know it could look this **MAGIC** until someone came and added a few touches