Liv Doll: Daniela Customised

I've decided that the look  I was going for before wasn't the look I wanted. But this look is way better. It's so much more flexible with choosing outfits and can suit most styles. So I am pretty glad how she turned out. I have given her a whole new face-up with added false lashes to get a more realistic feel to her face, also painted on lashes don't look as good as false lashes. I've dressed in a more costume-y outfit that I could work with what I already have, which is a fairy. She sort of reminds me of Flora from Winx Club just a bit.



Close up of her face



Pose with her fairy costume

Wallpaper picture

Just a small comparison to Flora

Another wallpaper picture

You Tube Video

I was planning to take pictures of all my dolls last weekend but it was raining and might stop late this week. So instead of posting new pictures I've decided to upload a video of all my Liv Dolls old pictures. This is from You Tube and my channel AUTUMN261 which mainly shows Liv Pullip and Anime.

Hope you enjoy it.

Liv Dolls Customised

Since I have changed my subject to any dolls I own instead of just one particular doll, I have decided to show my favourite type of doll :).
Yes it's the Liv Doll and I also customised her also to suit a more punk-ish genre.
I currently have 8 Liv Dolls but only old photos of them, so when I get a free weekend I'll take pictures of all my Livs and maybe some of my Moxiez and Barbie Basics.

Update on Kiyumi's Face

Damn... It's been a long time since I last posted a post. I haven't really been paying attention to this blog because I don't think anyone really reads it so...


iPod touch fun! :)



Besides that I thought that for the people that do read this awesome blog, I would like to show how my first Pullip Kiyumi looks after her 13th face-up.

I also have a flikr account so you guys can also check that but it's usually my pullip, but will try to get some other dolls on it.

I am planning to change her face again, because it is problematic when half her face is pratically covered with pastels during after time pastels tend to discolour and fade. Which probably means I would HAVE to buy some proper spray-on sealant. But there is another problem -_-". The bottle is like massive and I would only use it only a couple of times but it's for $12 or something like that. Also I would rather buy that than MSC for $30 which has a smaller spary can. Other than her face I will change her eyes, hair and also her body. Her eyes aren't that bad, but would be nice to have a different colour for her birthday which is 26th of April. Her hair is a disaster after I tried cutting it, because it kept on a flicking to a particular, even after been straightened. And her body is just simply annoying. The thing with Pullip bodies is that they tend to be weak, because of how thin they are. And because of these thin bodies Kiyumi's ankle broke :(.
All of these things would have to be bought probably after her birthday, like near the end of the year, because I'm more worried about my school certificate for the end of year 10 :O. Also it costs around a total of $100 or less which I do have, but I would have to wait until I can purchase things online -_-"
Nearly forgot to mention my flikr account, so here it is my awesome flikr account :).

Indoor pic next to my window

Outdoor pic in my garden

Outdoor pic in my garden on this ball of flowers ;)

Update on Kiyumi (or Kim for short)

So, I thought of a name that is easier to say and in english, which you can guess by now is Kim. The reason for this is simple, my mum just can not pronounce Kiyumi (KEY-YU-ME). So there you have it :).
So.. here is an update on what Kiyumi looks like. In one photo she has brown hair because I was trying out normal hair colours.
If you were wondering why I haven't taken good of Kim is because I'm usually sleeping or doing studying or something else other than taking good photos. Another reason is also I haven't really stuck with one face-up, and the time to have a photo session with Kim.

So here she is Kiyumi (v.10)

Customising

For all those Pullip collectors out there there is no need to rush when re-painting your babies faces. Trust me it's taken me awhile to figure out how I do face ups which kinda sounds ridiculous now, but when you become a customiser you'll know what I mean. In everything you do there is always some little difference when you try to copy someone else, because we are all unique, and that reflects in everything we do.
So, what I'm trying to say is it takes time to get the "perfect" face for your babies when starting off, but eventually you do get the hang of things.

So here are few tips to customising:

1. Always use ACRYLIC paints and chalk PASTEL and I'm pretty sure most colouring pencils (I'm not also certain about charcoal pencills or sketching pencils) will do perfectly.
2. Use a sealent  not hair-spray unless you want a shiny, vibrant face
3. Use small thin brushes for painting and a (not-so) thick, short brush for using with pastels and always clean your brushes after use
4. Sharpen your pencils before use
5. Only seal the areas that you have peniciled or painted
6. Pastels are a big NO-NO to seal as is tends to darken discolour when you want a natural shading effect

Now, these tips are not my intentions to be guidelines for I have had experiences that I wouldn't want anyone else to suffer. There are endless possibilities to what your Pullips can end up and they're all beautiful in their own and unique way, just like all customisers.

Oh and here is an update to what Kiyumi looks like

Introduction to my Blog

Introducing Kiyumi she arrived in the mail around April and I was so excited when I was unboxing her like I could scream at the front of my house, which I couldn't because it was at the middle of the night. The day after I took photos with my awesome camera which sadly isn't an SLR but it still takes great pictures which you will soon find out. The moment I got her I also started thinking about customising her, on her birthday but why wait. So I bought everything I need which did have a few setbacks and I started working on her face :)

Here we have a Pullip Chelsea and I have renamed her Kiyumi (Should've been Ki"yo"mi but there was a typo when my friend suggested it) which simpy means "Pure Beauty" in Japanese.

She is a sweet girl who loves to be cheeky. She doesn't mean to make friends as everyone simply loves her. As I only have 1 Pullip at the moment I will be making a room on my shelf soon, more details on that soon ^_^.

2nd and 3rd time I sed the kept the same lips but changing the eyes and eyebrows with paint and pencil

4th time I painted everything except the eye-shadow

5th time I painted everything except the eye-shadow and eyebrows

6th time I have finally acheived a more "natural" look with pastels with most of the face and pencil for eyeliner

Here we have Kiyumi without photo manipulation ^_^
Kawaii-ne !!!

Finally we have her face up till now which I quite like at the moment. Wouldn't you agree that this is A LOT better than my previous  ones? I think so too :)