r/CustomDolls

My attempt to repair Paramedic Barbie with the Lina face sculpt. Right side is acrylic, left is watercolor pencil.

I don't know if I just need practice, or of o need better tools, or if I just need to accept that I have the motor should of a very tired toddler.

I know my inspiration image says AI, but everything is AI now. It's really frustrating because when you just assume every image is AI modified you don't know what's possible anymore.

Anyway, advice is appreciated

Hi guys :) im making an alien for a college show and i want to give it long tendrils for legs but scared if i make the whole thing out of clay the legs will snap, ive been looking into plasticine stop motion dolls and convinced this would be good for the legs, does anyone know if this is a good idea/ has any other ideas on how to do this.

This is my first time having a barbie in over 10 years and my first time repainting one. I'm not keeping her, but she's so cute and looks even more pretty irl.

Nova Bright from Zombies 4. I added a little blue eyeshadow with lightly tinted matte varnish, darker lips, and painted nails. Purse is modified ILY (repainted and chain added) shoes are customized Barbie Dream Bestie Malibu.

I’ve been making custom dolls for a while and I’ve become pretty confident with rerooting and finding my painting style! I think it’s time for me to finally do a “big” project but I’m unsure if my idea will turn out how I want it.

I want to turn a g3 Clawd Wolf into my Baldur’s Gate character. I can easily definitely do the face, makeup, and hair. I’ve never changed a doll’s skin color before but it doesn’t look too bad.

My main concern is sculpting his horns, tail, and ears. I might cut off the ears from a Draculaura and glue them on as a base since Clawd has wolf ears lol.

Should I do smaller projects for a bit more practice or just jump in 😅

Here is my completed custom Lagoona in a Gyuaru style! Had lots of fun with this one and the face did give me a bit of trouble. I love her!

So, I ordered myself Mattel's BTS Suga to use for this custom. Since I live in the middle of nowhere, it took 3 weeks to arrive, and I got the wrong doll, bts Jungkook. I did NOT want to wait any longer to exchange it, so I decided to try my best;

I wanted a round jaw, slim chin, slimmer nose bridge, less noticeable and lower cheekbones. So I just carved out thin layers of plastic until I got the rough shape, then sanded to hell until it was smooth enough. I think the chin, especially, has a very noticeable difference. And the cheekbones when looking at an angle!

The hair & face-up aren't completely finished, but I think already looks so different.

Rishi got to wear a squill in his hair; i almost was able to pose him with a little wolf spider, but it bolted when i got too close. maybe next time

(quick request; if you decide to comment on him, please refrain from using coarse/lewd language. thank you so much!)

So Im kinda new to rerooting and I wanna know if Im putting enough hair in each whole, cause I feel like it's not enough. I was just reminding myself to not put too much cause then it looks weird and yeah....

Also I know I didnt repaint the scalp which I should probably had done

Apart from the obvious lack of blush, and how dirty the skin looks, do y’all have some tips/feedback?

Playmobil crocodile painted with acrylic on the lower jaw.

Venus g3 base, rerooted with hair from a LOL OMG doll, repainted face with acrylics. Her eyes are loosely based on a crocodile and her baby hairs are supposed to be teeth.

wearing a mix of monster high, LOL OMG with handsewn trousers.

I just wanted to share this thrift find from today! It's an Our Generation Trista styling head. I'm sharing here because this head has the nicest hair I've ever felt on a doll! And she has a LOT of it. I'm pretty certain it's saran and the product info says it's suitable for braids and updos (which supports the idea it's saran imo). I paid $7 for her and they retail for $30 (i was truly shocked it isn't more expensive) but it looks like you can find them for pretty cheap on mercari etc. anyway, of course I bought her with the intention of stealing her hair for reroot on a monster high doll lol (i can surely do more than 1 reroot with the amount of hair she has!) does anyone else here transplant hair from other dolls?

Please can somebody offer some advice?

When I get to the parting of a wig and do the glue in an opposite direction and then flip method it doesn’t flip enough to cover the glue bit and becomes really bulky.

It just looks crap.

I am going to use dye on the hair (attempting a creative colour method) so i need it to be a wig, otherwise I would risk staining the doll head by rerooting or gluing directly

Hi everyone! Since I like to go big or go home on everything I do, I decided the very first thing I should print ever was a BJD, I didn't intend for it to be a 2/3 scale but oh well. I’ve finished printing all the parts (used a few different colors as you can see, and 1 arm & leg aren't in the picture but I do have them), and now I’m looking for advice on the best way to achieve that creepy, weathered, antique porcelain look. I'm pretty sure that the material is PLA, and I *think* it's about 24.5" or 62cm. I have no idea where to start. My main questions are:

What paints, primers, sealants should I use so that it won't look streaky and won't stay tacky on plastic? (I've heard mixed things about MSC on plastic)

what grit of sand paper should I use for sanding it?

How do I give it that weathered look?

Any relevent advice? (ie. how to protect the joints so paint doesn't rub off)

Hayley williams custom!🩷