November 17, 2015

Lady and the Tramp

An update on Katherine and Renate~
After receiving our new girls, we wanted to get started on their faceups as soon as possible! We were curious and excited to see if these two sculpts really are suitable for our characters, especially my Grace, since she was a bit of an impulse buy and not what I had originally planned. We were supposed to go to the doll & teddy bear fair on Sunday, but ended up feeling a bit lazy and just stayed at home to faceup these two X''D 

I had some issues with my first try at Katherine's faceup, but Sarg helped me by giving some tips and also borrowed better brushes :) I've usually used watercolor pencils for the eyelashes, but with Sarg's help I managed to get them done with acrylic paint this time! The technique was quite challenging, but maybe with more practice I get better at it. It would be nice to re-paint some of my older dolls at some point and give them painted eyelashes too~

Sarg took a WIP photo of me working on Kat's faceup~ I wanted her to have quite dark lips and eye makeup, so it took many layers and a lot patience to get the colors dark enough, without the colors smudging all over her face ^^; (Also, Pusheen pants <3)

Then here are some pictures of her with the finished faceup:

Despite the trouble and worries that I had, the faceup succeeded in the end and I'm really happy with the result ^3^ Now I can finally see for sure that Grace is the perfect sculpt for my character! ♥ I don't know if it's just me, but I think that somehow she no longer looks that much like Grace D: Or at least she seems so different compared to other photos that I've seen of this sculpt before... I kind of get a "baby Carina" feeling from the way Kat looks XD

Since Kat has no own clothes (nor eyes) yet, we made her a jewellery set so that she has at least something of her own XD I have some ideas for her clothes too, but we'll see when I have the time and inspiration for getting started on sewing them...





We also took one picture of our lovely couple~

Kat and Ren look so different, they actually remind us of Disney's Lady and the Tramp XD But difference like this makes the couple interesting, both in their appearances and the story~ Their personalities are different as well - Kat is more elegant and a bit reserved, while Ren is quite relaxed and outgoing.

Sarg took some pictures of Renate, so let's take a better look at Renren~ (Renren is the nickname that K often uses for Renate)


Since Rena's Bibiane form had freckles, Sarg realized that they made her look a bit younger than she should be, so this time Sarg left them out and gave her some scars instead. The face doesn't look too pale or blank even though the blushing is lighter and there's not so much texture. Sarg also likes thick eyebrows because they give even very beautiful sculpts some attitude and masculinity. Raffine would make a great male doll as well, so the androgynous look is quite successful!

Actually the scars suit the character well, because Ren is working at military service and it's the kind of job were you might get some bruises. Sarg gave her some slight scars/bruises on the hands as well and blushed them to match the Iple NS better. These jointed hands are actually quite yellow-ish shade, but with the blushing the color difference is less obvious.

Ren has a piercing on her lower lip and Sarg has plans to make her some tattoos later, as well as a blushed six pack :DD


Overall, we both are extremely satisfied and happy with our girls~ They inspire us a lot and hopefully we come up with some nice photoshoot ideas for them :3 We're also going to send a thank you picture to Iplehouse, since without their work we wouldn't get to enjoy seeing our characters as dolls like this ♥ I think it's great to show the companies how much their work is appreciated and how the dolls they make have the power to bring so much happiness to their owners ^^

20 comments:

  1. Kat looks stunning! I love that faceup and I agree that she looks different from what Grace sculpts usually look like.
    They do a lovely couple, and I also really like Ren! She seems very interesting. Maybe Sargg could sand the belly for a "real" six pack? But that would be harder than simply blushing it, I guess.
    Anyways, Ren's faceups is also amazing! The thick eyebrows are great!

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    1. Thank you, glad you like them ^^
      Sarg doesn't want to do any permanent mods on the body for now, as she's still unsure if the EID body will be staying. She's got her eyes on the upcoming female body from Immortality of Soul, it might be more fitting for Renate but we'll see ^^ The IOS body would have quite muscular belly~

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  2. I see that Carina vibe too after the face up. Although both sculpts are so lovely.

    You both did an amazing job on their face ups. I am constantly in awe of people who can do face ups on their own doll. It takes great talent to do it and the results are just stunning. I kind of wish I could do that (it would make fixing face ups if they chip a lot easier!) but I freely admit that I have no talent for that type of work. So I just remain in awe of the rest of you (I have a few people whose blogs I follow that do their own face ups and every one of them are incredibly talented and amazing.)

    I love Ren's scars, gives her that rough and gritty look. Definitely shows that she is a fighter and can handle herself well. And I can definitely see that Kat is the elegant reserved type. They seem total opposites in personality but they do look good together and I can imagine their personality differences is what makes their relationship work so well. Ren brings a bit of fun perhaps into Kat's life and draws her out of her reserved nature?

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    1. I like both sculpts too! I originally thought of getting Carina for Katherine's character, so it's quite fun how she ended up looking a bit like that sculpt now as Grace XD

      Thanks so much! ♥ I know people who do their own faceups and I also know those who either don't feel confident enough to do it themselves or just prefer other people's work. I think it's great how there are different ways, for me and Sarg it's a really important thing to be able to faceup our own dolls even if there might be mistakes or we might not be happy with the result from time to time. My first faceup attempts weren't that good and I was quite sad about my work to be honest, but it only takes a lot of practice and you also need to learn to forgive yourself for any mistakes there might be. Things don't always have to be perfect :)

      I think it's exactly as you said! Ren has probably brought lots of new experiences into Kat's life and has seen sides of her that no one else had seen before. If Kat's personality was just like Ren's, they'd probably just be fighting all the time ^^;

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  3. I can see how she resemblances Carina too !!!! You made an stunning work, congrats!! And Sarg as well, those are quite real looking scars!! o_o I have a question though, do they permit piercings in the military? hehe weird question but I remember someone in my school many many years ago that had to gave up all of her piercings to join military stuff ~_~...but hey, that was over 10 years ago ;_; I'm old xD

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    1. Thank you <3
      That's a good point about the piercings in the military! Ren probably takes it off while working, though the military from our story is most likely quite different from reality XD

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  4. Uppa jee miltä ne nyt valmiina näyttää! : 3 Todella ihania molemmat tapaukset ja olit kyllä oikeessa tuosta Carina vibasta joka tulee ..jännä! Hauska nähdä '' työn alla'' kuvia nukeista ja sitten valmis lopputulos.. plus katsoinkin noita pusheenpökiä jo muistaakseni instassa että omg omg mulle kans!

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    1. Kiitoksia kovasti~ Meistäkin on hauska katsella WIP-kuvia ennen valmista lopputulosta, harvemmin itse vaan muistaa ottaa sellaisia. Nyt kerrankin muistettiin!

      Pusheenpökät on ihan H&M:stä, kannattaa käydä nappaamassa omansa ennen kuin ne loppuu ;3

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  5. Wow, Raffine would make a gorgeous boy I'm sure :O I never imagined that! -kindof wants one now!- xO

    You did a great job on Kat and I adore her dark lips and dark eyeliner~~ xO xO I definitely prefer painted details because I can't stand the texture pencils leave. I tried it once but was never satisfied with the results!

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    1. Oh yes, I think I just saw a Raffine boy on DoA discussions! Some of the female Iplehouse sculpts do make stunning boys as well :)

      Thank you! I prefer the painted details too, the texture from pencils doesn't look quite nice at close distance :/ I have very shaky hands, so I thought pencils would be my only options if I don't want to get the eyelashes all over the place, but Sarg taught me a technique that helps with the shakiness~ Now I'd like to re-paint all of my dolls to get rid of their pencil lashes hahah XD

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  6. You Katherine is gorgeous! I sort of get a Pamela vibe off her. She is so sexy and seductive ;D
    I love how you gave her lips more 'fill' with the shading *__*
    Great job!! *^^*/

    Renate is really cool looking :D She looks like she is kicking a lot of ass XD'
    I like the Lady and the Tramp idea. It's very fun. ^^

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    1. Thank you!! Now that you mentioned it, I do agree that she looks a bit like Pamela too *o* I love painting lips, it's one of the best parts at doing faceups~

      Hahah Renate definitely kicks a lot of ass, at least if someone is asking for trouble XD

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  7. Both of them are gorgeous :D Katherine is so elegant and mature looking, while Renate looks so boyish and like a fun person to be around :3 They have a lot of personality just from their appearance.

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    1. Thanks so much <3 Love to hear that their personalities show from their appearances~

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  8. Mitäpä tässä enempiä höpöttelemään: Molemmat ovat upeita! :) Täydellinen pari ♥

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  9. Hahaha! When I read the title of your post I thought is was going to be about dogs Safir. :)

    They all look absolutely stunning, you've both done a superb job and I just adore the way you have dressed and accessorised Katherine.

    Hugs,
    X

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    1. Hahah, sorry to disappoint you that it wasn't about dogs ;D

      Thank you so much! ♥

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  10. I have been so smitten with these two on Instagram! Both of them are so sexy in each their own way. They make such a great couple! ^^

    I actually didn't think much of the Raffine sculpt at first, but after seeing photos of Renate, even the blank photos from your unboxing, I like the sculpt so much more!! XD

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    1. Awww love to hear that you like them so much~ Thank you for liking our girls ^w^

      Isn't it fun how the company photos might not always show the full potential the doll has? I've sometimes found myself looking at some unboxing photos and regretting not getting the sculpt ^^;

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