its so pretty. what did you use/do to get the marking on and staying on? I want to attempt something like that on one of my BJD's but i dont know where to start.

Thanks ^^ I didnt paint it my self, my hands arent steady enough for such fine lines. I paid for a custom face-up from the company, and they did a lovely job with my design. Im not sure what kind of paint they use.. I know they use MSC (mr. super clear) sealent though.

Foxxian: thanks anyhow ^_^

First your going to want to obtain a sealent... MSC if you can, but I know it can behard to get (but if your in the states I think it can be shipped to you... * If youcan't findit...gotoahobby storethat sells planes/trains and such... and look for something called "testors dullcoat" or"purityseal" just make sure it has a matte finish. I dob't know ifthereareany other safe brands to use on dolls (some products will melt resin.. it'sascary thing)
Next,youneeda REALLY REALLY tiny brush... I went to my art store and asked for their smallest one (it was abig store with awhole wall of brushes,so Iwasable to findwhat Iwas looknig for)
Then for paint.... any water basied acrylic should work...nooils, no usinghuman makeup.... Iliekto use abrand called P3... it'sused for painting miniatures froma wargame,but Ilove the wide range of colours (especially natural tones) but I wateritdownso itdosn't applytoo thicky...I usually go half/half then build upwithmore paint if I need to...

so fora markingliek that...yousprayyour dolls face with tehsealer...
wait for it todry...
paintusing your tiny brush and acrylics...
srpay again afterwards

doing face upsand tatooesis somethginthatcan takeal ot of practice ^_^;;; I still needa lot of timyself!!
good luck!

Well that was helpful even to me. But.. is your spacebar broken? O.o That was hard to read.

yes it is x_X
I have to mash it really hard for it to work ;;o;;

x.x That sucks. I hate when that happens..

wow such piercing eyes. im not one for these kinda of dolls but i always thought they were some awesome looking. btw, great design around the eye

They arent everyone's cup of tea. Alot of people dont like them because they are too real looking. Thanks! ^^

lolwut.. the real factor is what makes them incredible

SOMEONES been watching too many Child's Play movies.

Yeah, alot of people dont like it because they are used to "baby dolls" or baby faced puffy cheeked porcilien dolls.

Geh! I hate those movies.. x.x

Oh so you have these dolls? I think my mum sells jewlery and trinkets for them

Yup. Im a BJD collector. ^^' Oh?

Yeah, so far she only sells them in fairs, she's going to make a whole new batch of them soon and putting them on her website for sale. They're tiny headpeices/tiaras for the dolls.

Cool ^^

Also, amazing work on the design!

Thanks. ^^

The eyes are amazing as well, but the painting around his one eye is remarkable. I love all the small things put into it. Very simple, but very elegant. Helps that I'm a huge fan of swirls, dots, and dragonflies, haha.

Thank you. ^^ Dragonflies are my favorite kind of bug.

WOW! O_O
did yoo make this?
Thats amazing!

Hehe. No, I didnt make him. I only customized him and designed his make-up.

Wow
...thats still awsome!
....how did you get that eye in? ..... if you did
lol

Hehe, Thanks.

I did. These type of dolls have hollow heads. They have what is called a headcap, that can be taken off, so you can get inside the head. Then you just remove the eyes and put in the ones you want.

WOW!!! O_O
THATS SOOO COOL!!!!
Ima gonna get myself one :D
...how you make the eyes?

Heh. Good luck with that. They are kind of expensive.

I didnt. The eyes I got from a doll company, they are made of glass.

wow O_O
hmm.... expensive .-.
damn
lol
dont think i would have the patience anyway XD

I've always found dolls creepy, but I don't really think of these as creepy, more serene and beautiful.

Thank you. ^^

super cool design!!I didn't know company faceups could looks SOSO good!!

Where's hefromandwhat's his facetype?XD the droopy earsslayme,andI mustinvestigatefurtur!!

also..UGHhis eyesare enchanting!! where did you get themmm?
yourdollsallhavesuchAWESOMEswag!!

Hehe. Most of my dolls have company face-ups. There is one thing that irks me about his face-up. The eyebrows are crooked. XD It isnt that noticable though, I only noticed because Im an artist.

Nalin is a B&G afra, the eyes are d glass eyes from dollmore. ^^

Dollmore! I should ahve known!!
EverytimeeI see osmeone's doll lately and they ahvecool orreally good quality eyes I findout it'sdolmore;s glass line... I'm like really impressed bythem lately XD

XD I love dollmore. I got my first doll from them.

But yeah, their glass eyes are REALLY nice. ^^ All but three of my dolls have dollmore d glass eyes.

I steered away at first becasue theprice isatouch steep.... but now I wouldn't hesitate to buy some becasue they look soooooo good!!!
2 ofmy dollshave souldoll acrylics in... theyare nice, and vibrant.. but I'dlike somethign a littleless flat.... in Nemo I shelled out forurithane eyesfrom enchanted doll....theywereexpensive butthey are SO lovely it's worht it...

Turned out excellent! Never thought I'd ever say this, but I wouldn't mind seeing a few more shots of him!

Thanks ^^ Oh really? I might post a couple more.

Very pretty design :)

If you painted on that design freehand that is really good brushwork :O

Thanks.

I designed it, but my hands are too shakey to do it, so I commissioned the company he came from to do it for me. They do it all freehand with tiny little brushes.

That was nice of them to acquiesce to a modification like that. You don't see that sort of thing, well, anywhere these days. It turned out excellent so you got your money's worth I'd say.

I also forgot to say how much I like the eyes. All great character design on your part :)

It was. They did a fabulous job. (even though his eyebrows are crooked. XD ) but yeah.. most companies these days dont do custom face-ups anymore.

Thank you!

I love the tattoo design on his face, looks good!

Thanks ^^

The dragonfly was added on? Interesting :3 Guessing there are special markers or something to do that.

and his eyes are gorgeous ^^-

I designed the markings around his eye. Markers... -snickersnort.- They are hand painted with paint, not sure what kind of paint they use.

Thanks ^^

ah, paint ^^; sorry ^^;

And no problem ^^

Heh. magicwhitelady explained pretty well how a face-up is done, and what is used, up in the first comments.

Oh wow, this is just beautiful. I must say I have always enjoyed these dolls. I actually looked into getting one at some point then I saw how expensive they are and decide to be content to watch from afar XDD

Thanks ^^ Heh, yeah they are expensive. But most hobbies are if you think about it. When I had first looked, I was put off by the price also, it took me a year to really deside if I wanted one.

Yeah that's how it goes sometimes. It's the same with artwork as well depending on where you wanna go with it. Quality supplies and such things.

Yeah. Thats how things are. Even art programs are expensive. Especially if you want a good one.

Okay, so I may get shot for this ...

I don't like dolls, and I find them creepy ... WAIT I'm not done yet ...

I don't like dolls, and I find them creepy and yet I would buy this and very happily have it in my room.

Dolls are those things that grandma had in her house to scare you when you had to leave your room in the night and walk past them in the hall to go to the bathroom.

This ... this is a work of art.

I had been going to. -hides gun.-

But I am very much pleased! Thank you very much, I am glad even someone who dislikes dolls likes my Nalin. ^^ I admit I actually dont like most dolls. Im horrified of baby dolls, and hate pordilien dolls.

Thank you!

That's what I always mean when I refer to dolls ... porcelain and even worse porcelain baby dolls *shudders*

But, if its not being too nosy ... how much does something like yours here cost and where would you even find something like that?

No, I dont mind. They are rather expensive, but most hobbies these days are. It takes me quite a bit to save for any. You can do a search on the net for them, just type in BJDs or Ball jointed dolls. You should get several results. You will probably think Im crazy. -hides-

WOW, they even have lil fox ones, and bunnies, and squirrels and and and ... damnit ... I can't afford any more hobbies ...

*blinks*

Did you get this from Denver Doll?

Hehe. Yeah, I have a fox one also. He is somewhere in my scraps. They have stolen all my money...x.x

No. I got Nalin off of an ebay store called Boy&girl (B&G).. he is an elf afra.

Denver Doll (not all that far from me) also sells B&G dolls, along with the custom face art too if you desire it ... and yes, he's not cheap is he

Yeah I know about Denver Doll Emproium. The thing with them is they take forever since they are basically a go between.. from what I have heard anyhow. I prefer to by direct from the company. Nope, they arent..x.x But for me they are worth it. They have helped with my depression. Nalin was actually one of the cheaper ones for his size.. other then Rail, who I got for 150.

So are you going to get ... well I guess I shall call him Nalin's brother ... meaning a Sapphira model as well? I will admit that I have been having a very hard time deciding which of those two I prefer. Yes, my big guilty secret is that elves are one of my biggest turn on's throw in blond hair and green eyes and you have a real life melting Driger on your paws (um, i know TMI ... but those are the only physical turn on's I have *shrugs*)
Um, since my Chinese is somewhat rusty (or non-existent) what are they made from? I mean in some of the images on B&G's main site they look like porcelain - but in others they look like some kind of resin. (oh and I see what you mean about go-between ... doing the currency conversion Denver throws on a $100+ price bump up, i can import it for less than that markup).

Hehe, no, I didnt really like the sapphira sculpt very much. And character wise Nalin is an only child. Iv decided to take a little break from buying anyhow, since I maybe moving.. so moving with more then I have right now will be a bit stressful.. Haha XD Are you looking at Rozen Garden? Or the store on ebay? The main site is run by a lady named Layla.. or something like that, and doesnt respond to e-mails or anything.. Its best to get them off of the ebay store.

Ball jointed dolls are made from a high quality resin. Its much more durable then porcilien, making them easier to play with without the worry of breaking them.. although they do break some times...x.x so Id watch out for dropping them, or having them take a nose dive, even though they stand on their own and are completly poseable. Yeah.. so I prefer to just buy from the companies.. even though shipping can be pricey. Are you seriously interested in getting one?

actually I was looking here ... http://en.ibgdoll.com/ ... which I found a few hours ago as the English version of the company's (which is based out of China) website. What amuses me is the fact that they sell them for $389 (well Afra is) however if you pull up B&G's main site ( http://www.bgdolls.com.cn/ ) they are ￥1880.00 which works out as $275 ... what a nice markup for selling outside of their own country huh?

But yeah, I must admit that I am seriously considering getting Afra but I'm kinda wondering if I have the nerve to hand paint it myself or have it done for me ... I'd hate to screw up something that expensive and I do tend to second guess my own lack of talent when it comes to things that are 'artistic' so to speak.

Now admittedly I do have to pay off a couple of bills first (tv, computer ...) but once that's done (hopefully the first few months of next year) I think I can honestly say I'd rather get myself an elf than go to Furry Fiesta 2010.

That is funny. I got my afra off the ebay store. Since I got no response from the main sites.

For a first time Id suggest getting a face-up done. They do custom, or so Id assume, and so you can design your own face-up for him. Id also suggest looking into getting clothes with him for your first, so he isnt sitting around in the bathrobe he comes in, as well as a wig that you like.

Good luck in your saving. ^^ If you want any more help or anything, Id look up Den Of Angels. Its a great forum with lots of info and pictures.

Thankies I will do :)

Although .... you could do one other thing post a few more pictures of him

No problem. ^^

Hehe. I will, but I am going to wait till I get his propper wig in.. The blond isnt the right color for his character.

I totally dig!

Thanks ^^

Really makes me want to get another one.