Artist made heads for Fairyland Chic-line bodies

[muizenstaartje]

In the DoA discussion thread for Chic-line dolls some people have expressed interest in artist made face-plates for C-line dolls, because it seems unlikely Fairyland will make more themselves. Holes in my head, I need them just like I need another project, but challenges and such

Comments

[roterwolkenvogl]

Speaking from my awe and love for your other sculpting project I'd be all over it if you'd attempt heads for C-Line bodies.
Personally I'd love to see a bit larger head as in my case the rather pin-headed C-Line Faces don't fit in my existing crew and are therefore not really appealing to me.

Though I'd also kill for optional C-line Parts like hooves and the liking XD

[asliceoflove]

At the moment chiclines have the same head size as dollmore's fashion dolls (16' FMD). I'm not sure if actual Genes and Tylers and Avantguard has the same head size or a little smaller proportionally (their wigs tend to run tight on these here poor chics)

If you're looking for a slightly larger head size (~5") the only existing mold I can think of in the bjd world are orientdolls. They're pretty much gone as well. (Trivia : the artist who sculpted the orientdolls is the same as the artist who sculpts migidolls xD )

[muizenstaartje]

I didn't know that about orientdoll and migidoll. XD

I'll have to see when I have time to work on a head and perhaps leg parts. I'm still not sure about the size, because I think FL uses a 3D modelling program and that makes sculpting at such a tiny scale the same as sculpting something bigger, but I work with clay and sand paper.

[josav]

Not much input I can give you except that know the feeling of too many projects running. Commercially interesting or not you should always pursue the things you really want to. And I do enjoy looking at your projects and the versatility you display in all of them. =3

[muizenstaartje]

It's true I should make what I want and not what I think will sell. Yet, when I want to use a professional company for reproduction, I will need to have some people buy those heads as there's a minimum amount I'll have to order.
Perhaps I could try to learn how to cast myself, as it is a very small item (about the size of a Barbie head). I would still face the problem of having no work space and uncured resin is very toxic.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a Jack of all trades and master of none.

[josav]

Well mastery is relative. I for one think being a jack of all trades is admirable and it means you have a broad field of interest even if you feel you could have excelled more in one field had you wished it. I would not try your hands at casting without a decent workspace what with ventilation and all. Of course hobbies are expensive and it'd be nice if what you want to make is also commercially interesting. Given that you're not a company and profit is not your top goal the first priority is having fun - even though keeping costs to a minimum would be a nice bonus.

Making a head that small sure sounds like a challenge, though!