Tattooing a smart doll/dollfie dream by heat press or any method?

Could you hypothetically engrave a tattoo onto a Smart Doll or Dollfie Dream part? 

I don't have (or want to) do anything to test this with yet, but I do have tattoo designs one could put.

You don't need to engrave a thing.... just paint it and seal it?  Or make some decals! (and also seal them)

Everyone does face-ups and body blushing, how is a tattoo for a doll any different?

 

..........unless you want the doll to have a deep scar/brand sort of thing..... then a very light-handed exacto blade will do the trick

Pretty sure you can use a decal, nail art sticker, or even possibly a temporary tattoo, yea, as well as your standard face-up options. If you wanted to engrave, you could maybe break out a dremel?

What kind of decals would work for dolls anyway? I've seen them before for faceups (usually face stickers or bandages) but I don't know very much about them...

25 minutes ago, RozenGermain said:

What kind of decals would work for dolls anyway? I've seen them before for faceups (usually face stickers or bandages) but I don't know very much about them...

Have you ever done model kits? They come with these decal sheets that you carefully soak in water, so the image will slide off. You then very carefully get the image onto the desired surface, and smooth it out and get excess water off with a brush. Brush extra clear glue or sealant over it, and you're done!

Volks has released some dolls with decals (Miku's 01 arm stamp, Rin's Command Spells for her hand, Belldandy's face markings...etc) in the past, so we know it's a thing!

 

Anyway, I do believe you can buy blank decal sheets to print your own images on them. Similar to how you can buy blank sticker paper or similar

ha ha, I personally am terrible at decals. Not patient and steady enough for 'em

My last experience with 'em was making StarWars model kits, and soooo glad they can be "battle damaged" because my fingers too chubby to transfer a sticker over w/out ripping it.....  The last doll that came with decals - gave someone money to transfer them for me!

Yeah water slide decals work well.  You only need a special printer if you want to have white or other colors lighter than the vinyl in the design as normal inks/toners can't print white and the decals are clear.  Otherwise they make sheets for laser or ink jet printers.  There's also a solution that softens the decals so they follow contours better but it does slightly damage vinyl so consider how much you care either way before using it.

Here's an example of a larger decal I printed and applied.

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what would you recommend for a sealant