Obitsu Doll Update

The Obitsu doll that I am working on is going to turn out fine now that I've ordered a new head for her. (LOL) I've examined the Obitsu head from every angle and I've decided I want something else. I am going to consign the Obitsu head to the practice bin.

I've ordered a resin doll head from Illusion Spirit. It is the head used for their Spirit doll and is quite lovely. The added benefit to using a resin head is that they are easier to face up than the vinyl heads. The Obitsu head is made of a particularly soft type of vinyl and is more difficult to work with than the hard vinyl commonly used for most dolls, so it is doubtful that I could ever make it look as good as the Illusion Spirit head.

There are artists who do incredible work with Obitsu heads, but with my level of experience, I believe I need to start with something easier.

Spirit (Photo from authorized Illusion Spirit dealer, Alice's Collections, at http://http://www.alicescollections.com)

 As mentioned in my 1st post, I did work on painting the Obitsu head. Although I cannot say the results were disastrous, the face up was rough. It sort of reminded me of those terrible factory face ups you see on old Dawn dolls. I cleaned it up and did a considerable amount of additional research and realized that as a beginner, I need to tackle a few easier projects first. The research also benefited me in that I learned a few tricks that will help to make my next attempt more successful.

Alice (Photo from Domuya at http://domuya.com)

I have two full size SD heads that I plan to complete before I attempt the Illusion Spirit miniature head. One is a Aidoll/Custom House Cebee and the other is a Domuya Alice. They are beautiful. I prefer the more normal looking Alice to the Cebee, but both dolls have the potential to be very lovely once completed.

Cebee (Photo from Aidoll at http://www.aidolls-en.com)

I also have plans to do a repaint on a Horsman Urban Vita (a string-free bjd). The doll is lovely, but her factory face up is like something done by a heavy handed prostitute. These dolls have highly posable bodies. In fact, this is my most posable doll after the tiny Obitsu. She has a lovely figure that works well with more feminine clothing, so it would be wonderful if the face up was as pretty as the doll itself.

Once the Urban Vita is finished to my liking, I will tackle two Madame Alexander (MA) dolls and an Ellowynne Wilde (EW) Desolate Dreams doll. Although I like the lovely MA face-ups, I think it would be wonderful if they were just a bit more realistic. The EW Desolate Dreams doll has an amazing head of curly red hair and I think she would be fantastic with a bit of a make over.

I have a Doll in Mind (DIM) SD bdj male, which has a beautiful factory face up and I don't plan to touch him. Right now he is wearing a beautiful hand made wig and a pair of amber glass eyes. He is like a work of art. I can't wait till his friends CeBee and Alice join him and his friend, a Napi Doll I've ordered, arrives in August.