#scarred faceup

[izasfaceups]

My Impldoll Azalea Elf in real skin got a new body and therefor she got a new faceup with a color match to 2D Doll normal yellow.

I love the new body, and the new faceup, but sadly the head is simply too small to fit on the 2D68 girl body, so I am saving up to buy a new androgynous and larger head for the body and reshell the character fully... The new faceup was a last ditch effort to try and bond with the hybrid configuration, but not even with photo angle tricks can I make it look good.

Quick comparison of her previous and current faceup. I am gonna be sad to wipe it again when I list it for sale. At least it is nice to see my improvement in the last several years!

I will wipe it and offer it for sale with a 50% off faceup of choice.

Want to see more of my work or commission me? Then please check out my website at www[dot]IzasFaceUps[dot]com!

[in-tentationem]

Second part of the Dollshe Saint commission, final shots this time. Very much in love with the SA faceplate, which is why I dressed him up for one candid shot at the end too. ???, Dollshe Saint - belongs to PacificBlue Customization, photos and editing by me

[volfoss]

I'm working on a faceup and using a lot of pastels to get the eyeshadow vibrant. This is definitely a struggle on grey resin but i think the funniest side effect (since I'm using the pastels for eyeshadow) is the entire inside of the head is bisexual colors instead of grey

[izasbjdphoto]

I’m pleased to introduce Zai, doll number 51. He is Jazz’s first mate and lover, and the father of her daughter (Bonnie). I still need to get a picture of the 3 of them together…

Zai is a Dollzone Raymond-1, who took Val’s previous body (B70-003). I knew he’d fit as Raymond had been originally released with that body way back when. I got the head secondhand.

He is normal pink, though the body is the old dark normal yellow from 2015. I knew I’d have to color match no matter what head I decided on. I’ve always liked the Raymond head, just didn’t know which character he suited, but his gaunt features are perfect for Zai!

Here’s some closeups of his Faceup. I’m really proud of his scarring, I always forget how much I love the look of them. They require patience as I use the glue method to apply them, which means I gotta wait for the pva glue to fully dry before I can seal and continue…

The what is what:

Sculpt: Dollzone Raymond-1 in normal pink color matched to normal yellow on a DZ B70-003 body

Eyes: EyesinaBox on Etsy

Wig: Monique Gold 8-9 Reeva in black-brown

Faceup: me over at @izasfaceups

[the-bjd-community-confess]

I've been working on a character doll starting with just a head I found on the DoA MP. Recently his wig came in and he looks so close to the character already! Even though I haven't done his distinctive faceup including extensive scarring, and his eyes haven't even shipped yet, and he doesn't have a body yet (I've picked one out though)... but I'm still so excited to see progress. He's going to be so wonderful when he's complete- it already feels so good to look at him on my shelf, even in his WIP floating head state. Sometimes doll projects are just that fulfilling.

~Anonymous

[coolcatsodalite]

Excuse my mess, but here's a look at mini Luffy's progress! Added his scar (tacky glue + paint) and his outfit is complete! Almost done. Just need to finish his faceup, trim his hair, and add elastic to his hat!

[kosomolski-dolls]

My big Luts order arrived with lots of bodies inside 🥰

Now my Nagano Trio and HagiMatsu have bodies.

Kansuke will need dyeing, and Yui needs her neck modded. And I'll have to think about whether the colour mismatch of Yui is bothering me enough to redo her faceup or dye her body to match... or if I'll live with it.

I might also check if the body I matched her to is maybe a bit more yellow, so maybe I can just switch them...

Aaand I'm still kinda unsure about Hagi. He looks a bit too feminine for my liking 🥲 I got a second Bliss head with his body, thinking I could use it for a scarred version for my survival AU, but maybe I'll do another faceup attempt on that one 😥

[saintalectoshomeforwaywardgirls]

9/1/2024: Please have an official introduction to our lovely ex-Wives. Who are all in love with each other and nothing can ever hurt them again. They hail from Mad Max: Fury Road.

Angharad popped up in some of the Pride and disability photos, but here's your official introduction to her! The Splendid Angharad is the unofficial leader of their group; she incited their rebellion and she's outspoken and fierce and perfect. In their little modern AU, she's a women's studies major. She's also Capable's primary.

She was born a McKenna and given a faceup (lips, scars) to better resemble Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in the movie. She's wearing a dress by SewCuteForever on Etsy and the shoes from Rebecca's Movie Dress.

Capable has also been around before, but this is her proper intro as well. She's our girl Friday, our quick adapter, our surprising optimist. In their modern AU, she's a poli sci major. She's also Angharad's primary.

She was born a Saige and the only necessary change was a trim of her bangs. Here's Riley Keough in the movie for comparison. She's wearing a top and shorts from Sew2Repurpose on Etsy and the boots from Saige's Meet Outfit.

Next, Toast the Knowing! Toast is the worldweary one of the group; prior to the events of the film, she lived in the Wasteland and had to know how to shoot and drive and take care of herself. She's still got a big protective instinct. In their modern AU, she's a science major. She's ace-spectrum and doesn't really have a primary as such, but she's okay with that.

Toast was born, possibly, JLY 58. She was rewigged (with a custom-cut xanimestuffstorex wig) and given a faceup to better resemble Zoe Kravitz in the movie. She's wearing a sweater from JulesNmeDollDesigns on Etsy, overalls by BellasDivas on Etsy, and black boots from... somewhere.

The Dag is the "weird one" of the group for sure, and she doesn't mind one bit. She's inclined toward nature and healing. In their modern AU, she is in fact a naturopathic medicine major. She's also Cheedo's primary.

Dag was born a Just Like You 116. She was rewigged (with a Bbeauty Dolls wig) and given both a faceup and her little finger tattoos. She's wearing a dress from EclecticDollStudio on Etsy, a kimono from SewCuteForever on Etsy, boots from, again, somewhere, and one arm warmer of forgotten origin.

Cheedo the Fragile, then. Cheedo is definitely the baby of the group; she's very innocent and sweet, although not terribly trusting at this point. In their modern AU, she's still choosing a major. She's also Dag's primary.

She's a currently-unaltered Nanea. She's wearing a dress and shoes by AdollablebyRita on Etsy.

Here are some more pictures of them hanging out outside with their new car (an Our Generation car that was generously given to us by @incomprehensiblelentils' boss after his daughter no longer wanted it). Look how happy they are.

[jumpscaregoose]

hello monkie kidders. today I offer you mk doll

tomorrow? who knows

(doll infodump below cut if you're curious)

this doll has been sitting as a wip on my desk for waaaaaaaaay too long at this point. like at least six months

he was originally going to be a g1 frankie with a skin tone change when I started (made the clothes first) but then I changed my mind at the last second and switched him to g1 clawdeen which was a very smart choice because I didn't have to paint him and I could repurpose the ears

I made the clothes months before anything else and oh my god I love them they're some of the best I've ever made (except the bandana which I hastily cut out ten minutes before the photoshoot). I captured all the details I wanted to from the show (and learned that animated pockets are at unrealistic angles and scrapped my functional pocket plans). the jacket is my absolute favourite it's my beloved.

the hair sat in wefts for less time than the clothes but still way too long before I made the wig. the wig was so simple this time thank you lego character designers. for other dolls I've done (ren) I had to do so much mental math to figure out how to get the hair to lie properly. this time? circle. easy. the wefts are three colours of acrylic yarn and I had enough extra to not suffer through the ears.

the ears were repositioned with a pin and some glue, and I covered the seams with some sideburn hairs. the only other body mod is my usual Doll Top Surgery™ done with usual primitive nail file techniques.

the tattoos are based off of this drawing I did a while back and they're pretty neat. he also has some actual top surgery scars I added but they're not visible in these pictures

he has no shoes because doll shoes are so annoying to make and he's the monkie kid he doesn't need any. I also scrapped plans for a tail because augh preparing yarn hair suuuuuuccksss

the faceup is my usual acrylics with real human eyeshadow and the body is blushed as well. the whole doll is also covered in real human highlighter for sparkles, which works a lot better on human skin toned dolls because my highlighter is tinted

that's it that's my boy :3

[thedandydollmaker]

New faceup for Mito (I ran out of energy so eyelashes are waiting for another day) 💕

I had an Oopsie with a watercolor pencil that I couldn't get off completely on the bridge of his nose so... scar? It may not fit his Thing One persona, but sometimes he moonlights as a useless witch who insists on helping his boyfriend who follows a religious calling to fight demons so I guess Amias probably has a couple scars ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠╭

[ithilien-bjd]

Going to be posting some backlog photos from shoots that I'm still proud of. Here's Jae-Seong inspired by Ophelia.

Doll: K Doll Khan full doll

Faceup, scars, and tattoos: ithilien-bjd

Wig: unknown (switch?)

Eyes: ashuradark

[izasfaceups]

It was high time I repainted my tan Dollzone Stramonium, as she'd had the same faceup since 2015 and I have definitely improved.

Since I got her partner (Dollzone Raymond) in and painted him in November 2023, I felt she needed an update as well.

I still need to take a family picture of them and their daughter. It's on my dollieh to do list for 2024.

The faceup from end of 2013 was my first faceup where I used brush with paints instead of watercolor pencils to do eye details. I'd been doing faceups for about 2 years back then, but it felt like I had to relearn faceupping from scratch!

That's why my big advice to people that want to get into faceupping is to start with the techinques and mediums that they want to achieve, meaning if they want feathery lashes done with brush, they should start with that, not watercolor pencils.

Want to see more of my work or commission me? Then please check out my website at www[dot]IzasFaceUps[dot]com!

[in-tentationem]

Commission on Dollshe Saint faceplates, first part! I first took on this commission ten years ago, on another SA Saint faceplate. Now the new owner asked me to give that guy a fresh attempt, with a matching OE face this time too. Since the old SA should not be wiped I was able to make a comparison between the two SAs, pretty crazy to see them together like that. The OE was airbrushed to match, since it was quite yellowed. Because of that the surface is pretty grainy, and the details as well, but I am pretty happy how well the skintones match now. You win some, you lose some :D ???, Dollshe Saint - belongs to PacificBlue Customization, photos and editing by me

[volfoss]

Franken faceup (finally lol) under the cut :) very very long and text heavy because i had a LOT to say with the new stuff I tried :)

^ mockup :) you can see the placing of a lot of the stitches shifted slightly and that it was pretty dark makeup around the eyes! My big inspo for this was early pics of avril lavigne since I wanted to capture that vibe in the way of silly skater girl in this doll. I very much was kind of on the fence on this one, going back and forth on what I would do with the doll (which is why I um was postponing working on the head [outside of painting it] until now) but was convinced I would go with this.

I promise you I had plans to use this mockup. It just did not feel right when I *did* get around to the faceup so I went into it with my usual tactic of ehh it's fine I'll figure it out later which either goes really well or really bad from my experience. I had gotten some tips from a friend of mine who is a PHENOMENAL doll artist so was very hyped to put those into use as well!

I started with blushing the normal resin, not even touching the other colors until I had already gotten this layer sealed so there would be less color contamination (or that was the hope lol)

I just was focused on building up the pinks in the VERY yellowed resin to hopefully balance it out a little (with my experience with very yellowed dolls, this helps a lot in making the color a bit more balanced and life like instead of just. YELLOW. And with this head being from ~2006, she needed all the help she could get lol)

Next coat was the dark purple which shocker. This paint gave me even more issues lmao in the way that I struggled getting my pastels dark enough to really blush the cheeks and lips :/

Like it's there a bit but not a ton and that was ok! My lip lines kept disappearing with my sealant so I added more and more each layer.

Eventually decided that the small areas I had to blush on the teal and the light purple could be done on the same layer, so did that next

Added a bit more of the lip lines and blush around the eye area on this layer too :)

Brows were SCARY bc i was going to be trying new tactics next coat but for now, just a simple pastel outline was my goal! I was SUPER torn on how to proceed with eyeshadow (whether neutral, bright or dark) so focused on everything else (mainly getting the body blushed and getting things to look good there).

Then well. I would like to say i was just gonna do a TINY bit of watercolor to darken the purple side of the lips but then i got lost in the sauce of watercolors, adding moles, freckles, liner, and lashes with it! My favorite thing about this method of sealant (and this is a drawback to some people but to me it's a fun part) is that sometimes dust or small hairs get trapped in the sealant. And why I find this fun is that I can turn it into facial features on the doll, ie moles or scars. It's something where obviously I would prefer to NOT have it in there and I could pick it out but on this doll I wanted to gain as much skin texture as possible on each color so I let it be as messy of a sealant job as I wanted, which is why she's got the moles you see on the normal resin :)

I also used watercolors to add a bit of color where the pastels were not working well (the dark purple and teal parts of the head were giving me grief so I just got my brush wet, dipped it in my watercolors and placed it where i needed it, dabbing at it with a dry [or wet depending on what I needed] makeup sponge cut into small squares. It helped add a bit of color to the lips especially and I was very happy with how it turned out!

I am THRILLED with it so I'm letting it dry a bit and then sealant time! Honestly i do not think this faceup could have gone better :) i was NOT expecting it to go well but it came together and it feels very much like my doll announced her personality of hey. This is what I wanna look like and who am I to not follow those vibes!

Bonus pic w the eyes in (not perfectly aligned bc i didn't wanna budge the paint, I will be making them look a bit better later but I just was ready to get a pic and then put gloss on lol) :)

Also bonus bonus pic of the finished hand bc i am so so happy w it!!

^ gloss is still drying but :)

I'll post pics once it's all dry and ofc more progress as the body comes along but I'm really happy with it!

[izasbjdphoto]

Finally, after almost 3 years, I repainted Lily as I greatly disliked the last Faceup I’d given her. She looks so much gentler now, as her last Faceup gave her a bit of rbf and the eyebrows and lashes were a mess.

A friend pointed out that her scars look much more healed this time, which makes me happy despite having been an accident. Happy little accidents, right?

The what is what:

Sculpt: Loongsoul ShenLuo Western white tiger in normal pink

Wig: Natrume on Etsy (tibetan lambskin mohair)

Eyes: 14mm acrylic cat eyes made by me

Faceup: me over at @izasfaceups

[dollimusprime]

All The Dolls

The goal of this is to have a sort of directory of all my dolls; this will have some basic facts about them (name, sculpt, description to make IDs easier in the future, etc) and a portrait photo. I'll try to keep it up to date as the clan grows and changes, and it'll be approximately in acquisition order.

Ara

Sculpt: Impldoll Avery in dark tan

Faceup Artist: Sugarcoated Stars

Year of Purchase: 2021

Description: A dark-skinned boy with a lithe, rectangular body. He has a six-pack despite little definition elsewhere. His face is blushed noticeably darker and warmer-toned than his body. He has downturned elf ears, a stitched scar across the width of his face over the bridge of his nose, and a slight mischievous smile. His lips are cherry red like he's wearing lipstick. His eyes and scar are both silver. He has slight dark blushing under his eyes. His eyelashes and brows are cool purple, and his hair now matches with cool purple and hints of pink. His hair is shoulder-length and curly wool. In pictures before July 2023, he wears a warm purple, wavy mohair wig, also shoulder-length.

Nova

Sculpt: Seed.Arts Wol on Doll Zone B45-012 body, both in white

Faceup Artist: Sugarcoated Stars

Year of Purchase: 2021

Description: A thin doll with wide hips, which exaggerate how skinny her legs are. Her body has a yellow-green tint in contrast to her paper-white head. Her face is owlish, with large eyes and a hooked nose. Her faceup is styled like a barn owl; she has a dark line down the tip of her nose, small brown "dot" brows, and reddish-brown blushing around her dark red eyes. She has a touch of pink on her lips. Her eyelashes are black. Her hair is shoulder-length auburn mohair with a slight curl to some strands.

Monday

Sculpt: Goodreau Mirror in dark tan(?)

Faceup Artist: Company/dollsahoy

Year of Purchase: 2021

Description: A dark-skinned girl with a top-heavy hourglass figure. She has a rectangular face and a stern expression, with downturned eyebrows and lips. Her lips, fingernails, and toenails are painted cool purple. She has dark eyeshadow, hazel eyes, and thin black eyebrows. Her hair is a cool purple yarn, with the left side flocked, and the right side covered in chunky yarn "twists" that fall just past her shoulder.

Tian Ni

Sculpt: Huajing Doll Tian Ni in normal

Faceup Artist: Company

Year of Purchase: 2021

Description: A thin, pale-skinned girl. She has a soft, sweet faceup, with pink cheek blush and lips. Her face is gently rounded, and her eyes are a bit downturned. Her eyelashes are black and her eyebrows are blonde. Her eyes are pale blue with a bit of pink in the middle. Her hair is nearly white, with bangs that almost cover her brows. It falls to her hips, with a curl inwards at the end.

Suha

Sculpt: Black Cherry Dolls Zeri in dark tan

Faceup Artist: Me!

Year of Purchase: 2021 (received 2022)

Description: A dark-skinned girl with a pear-shaped body. Her palms and the bottoms of her feet are blushed peach. She has a tattoo on her right shoulder depicting the Big Dipper, rendered in white dots. Her face is square, with full lips parted to show gapped front teeth, a wide nose, and small eyes. She has freckles. Her faceup leans towards a natural look, with no eyeshadow and lips blushed slightly darker brown than the rest of her face, with a touch of pink in the middle. Her eyelashes are long and black. Her eyebrows are thick and also black. Her eyes are dark brown. Her hair is shoulder-length with middle-parted bangs, and is black and tightly zig-zagged.

Orchid

Sculpt: Nihilum Dolls Cusp in a one-off gradient

Faceup Artist: N/A

Year of Purchase: 2022

Description: A thin, wide-hipped doll with skinny limbs. Her resin is transparent. It starts as fruit punch red on the head and chest, fading to sky blue in the torso and upper limbs, then pale green for the lower arms and legs. Her fingers are jointed at the first knuckle. Her face is a wide, toothy maw with a tongue sticking out and small eyes on the side between the two jaws. Her eyes and tongue are a solid, matte pale green.

Fiadh

Sculpt: Black Cherry Dolls Agave in normal

Faceup Artist: Me!

Year of Purchase: 2022

Description: A pale-skinned doll with the same pear-shaped body as Suha. Her square face is particularly accentuated by a wide jaw. Her lips are thin and also parted to show gapped front teeth, though not as open as Suha's. Her eyes are small. She has medium brown eyes, long white lashes, and arched pale grey eyebrows. Her face is blushed pale pink. Her hair is curly and pale grey with a middle part, and falls to her chest. Some of the curls are much thicker than others.

Megu

Sculpt: Volks Megu on a DearSD body in normal

Faceup Artist: Company

Year of Purchase: 2022 (cast approximately 2015)

Description: A toddler-like doll with an immature body. Her face is heart-shaped, with a pointed chin, big eyes, and a slightly open mouth. She has pale, warm pink blushing. Her skin is pale with a slight yellow tone. Her eyes are dark brown, and her eyelashes and eyebrows are medium brown. Her hair is a nearly black purple, with choppy bangs covering her brows. It falls past her waist and has a slight curl at the end.

Nikki

Sculpt: Ringdoll Nikki in normal

Faceup Artist: Company

Year of Purchase: 2023

Description: A pale-skinned doll with a slight pear body. She has a sweetly sorrowful expression, with slightly open, downturned lips and upturned eyebrows. She has three red stripes under her right eye. Her lips are pinkish red. Her open eye is pale blue; her left eye is closed and covered with a white eyepatch that has a black X on it. Her eyelashes are black and her eyebrows are mousy brown. Her hair is white and falls just past her shoulders; it's straight and has a middle part.

Captain Thalassus

Sculpt: Goblin Tales BJD Cassie in Blue

Faceup Artist: Me

Year of Purchase: 2023

Description: A fat 1:4 scale doll with an hourglass shaped body and a more realistically proportioned head than most dolls. Her face is rectangular with a double chin and hints of her cheekbones. His eyes are small, and his nose and mouth are neither particularly large nor small. She wears a wavy red wig with a single braid on one side in front. Her eyebrows are arched upwards and are a similar color. One of his eyes is gold and the other is silver; both have gears in them and are steampunk themed. His lips are blushed teal, as is the area around his eyes and cheeks. She has multiple scars; one across her nose and a couple on both sides of her head. There's also two larger ones crossing from her forehead down through her eyebrows and eyes, leading to her mouth. Those two have color shifting blue-purple shimmer in them and look unhealed compared to the others.

Clover

Sculpt: Dream Valley Olivia Rabbit in white (dyed)

Faceup Artist: Me

Year of Purchase: 2023

Description: A 45cm slim MSD. She has a thin body with a slight pear shape. Her legs are anthro rabbit legs, with digitigrade jointing, sculpted tufts of fur, and fluffy round rabbit feet. She has sculpted fur tufts and pointy nails on her hands, too. She has a magnetic bunny tail and large upright bunny ears. She is dyed pale tan and lilac to resemble a dilute blue tortie rabbit. Her facial features are small with a serene but aware expression. She has pointed ears where they'd normally be on a human. Her faceup is subtle with bare hints of blushing, soft pink lips and a touch of pink on the underside of her nose, and white lashes and brows. Her eyes are pastel yellow-blue-pink tricolor with white gems for the pupil. Her wig is the same color, has bangs, and has loose ringlets that fall to her mid-back.

Nawra

Sculpt: Faewoods Dolls Cattleya (2023 version)

Faceup Artist: Me

Year of Purchase: 2023

Description: An about 40cm slim MSD in light tan resin. She has a pear-shaped body with notably thicker legs than arms and wide feet. She has almost hobbit-like proportions, with a big round head, big eyes, and large, splayed ears. Her full lips are slightly parted, showing her upper front teeth. Her wig is dark brown double Dutch braids and long enough that the ends of the braids reach to the top of her hips. There's wavy bangs/baby hairs framing her face. She has hazel eyes, long eyelashes, and thin black eyebrows. Her faceup leans towards warm colors, with sunkissed blushing, rosy lips, and sunset orange eyeshadow.

Incoming Dolls

MerryDollRound Fang

Past Dolls

Resinsoul Zhen in dark grey with transparent fantasy parts (Beryl)