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Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

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Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Trethowan » Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:42 am

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Eeeeehhhhhh.... it's my trademark bland, expressionless eyebrows! whohoo!

Not done yet. I'm having a bit of a problem. The resin is rough. Like drawing with chalk on asphalt rough. It's got a frustrating little grit to the forehead, lips, and all around the eyes. Even after sealing in hopes it would smooth things out a bit, the grit picks up the pastels unevenly and it's quite frustrating. /sigh. That aside, I'm happy enough with how he's turning out.

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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby jemlovecraft » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:27 am

I like it! The eyebrows are a little too "pretty boy" for his character, imo--I expected him with these sort of bushy angry eyebrows; at least, that's my conception from what you've told us. But the shading on his cheekbones, around his eyes, and above his brows is really good! :D
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby richila » Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:44 pm

I like the neutral brow. He doesn't need to look angry to intimidate; he can do it through size. It can be done-I have seen my husband intimidate while grinning at the person he is fighting on the list field. (He is a knight in the SCA.) :D
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Trethowan » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:07 pm

jemlovecraft wrote:I like it! The eyebrows are a little too "pretty boy" for his character, imo--I expected him with these sort of bushy angry eyebrows; at least, that's my conception from what you've told us. But the shading on his cheekbones, around his eyes, and above his brows is really good! :D


I don't have any skill at making any sort of eyebrow except for that little straight line thing that follows the brow ridge. It is the weirdest thing. I did the same thing with Abe, he's got these lovely little lady brows. HAHAHA. I've wiped faces over and over trying to do something different but I always end up with these thin, well-groomed brows that are all... meh. BLAND! I'm just lucky they're somewhat symmetrical. I do have Floating Brow Syndrome. Once, when I wasn't looking, one floated right up into the forehead and ran away from me. True story. ;-)

I ought to mail him out for a proper job, but that would cost a zillion dollars in shipping alone.


richila wrote:I like the neutral brow. He doesn't need to look angry to intimidate; he can do it through size. It can be done-I have seen my husband intimidate while grinning at the person he is fighting on the list field. (He is a knight in the SCA.) :D



Why thanks! The SCA sounds like awesome fun! Jim's a grouch on the outside, but inside he's a squishy-pie. :-p Give that man a puppy, he'll be all cuddlykins.
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby K2! » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:14 pm

There's nothing bad about a neutral (expressionless) face-up, especially since you use your dolls for photostories.
What ever difficulties you're having with the surface, they don't seem to be showing up in pictures. Now he'll look a lot less like the Hulk. He looks good.
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Trethowan » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:33 pm

K2! wrote:There's nothing bad about a neutral (expressionless) face-up, especially since you use your dolls for photostories.
What ever difficulties you're having with the surface, they don't seem to be showing up in pictures. Now he'll look a lot less like the Hulk. He looks good.


Thanks! I suppose I could order a second Titan and paint it green. :mrgreen:
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Iwa_Hoshi » Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:17 pm

He looks good so far. My own dolls are prone to the raised left eyebrow themselves
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby jemlovecraft » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:07 am

It is true--seeing him on the body will probably change everything. My default image of "BJD boy" is the kind of soft, feminine DollZone thing; not the hulking Titan. ;) I definitely second a Hulk Titan!

Or maybe a regular male SD for Jim when he gets cuddly ;) "Don't hand me a puppy! I don't like me when I'm soft and adorable, but you probably would!"
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Gift_in_Edge » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:28 pm

I suck at making even eyebrows. His lips look nice and natural.
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Re: Attempting a Face-Up for Jim

Postby Trethowan » Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:48 pm

woo for updates!

Sooo... the camera and lighting make a huge difference in how this guy looks. I swear in indoor light he doesn't look so shiny. And I swear his lips got darker on their own, it wasn't me! It wasn't me! The way this cheapo camera picks up the light is totally freaking me out, man! waaahhh! (dramatic moment brought to you by Subway. eat fresh.)

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This totally looks like a mug shot. HA. Now I just have to find this guy a wig, and a pair of shoes big enough to fit. Yahoo!

As for the eyes, they were originally bought when I was going to buy a Spiritdoll Herculean for the Jimster, but the eye-holes in the Granado are a bit smaller. I could do with a size down. The blue fills up an awful lot of the space. :shock:

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