Natsunekko ([info]natsunekko) wrote,
@ 2009-02-23 12:29:00
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I've wanted an Asian ball joint doll since... um... some time in the 90's? They cost too much for me to spend on a foolish hobby, particularly now.

So here are my first two! They're 43cm tall, made of resin, fully jointed. The joints aren't very good, probably because my girls are both the less expensive Chinese variety. They're terribly cute, their little faces have so much personality! And they're just the right size to sew for. Large enough that I can get some good detail in the costumes, small enough that I can make whole dresses out of my scraps boxes.
 

 


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[info]natsunekko
2009-02-25 07:03 pm UTC (link)
Oooooh, Soom makes beautiful, beautiful dolls! Cassandra has one of the Soom Super Gem Honey Dews, and I'm very jealous... My two girls are both Bobobie Sprites, with BBB child bodies. I really like the head sculpts, but the bodies leave much to be desired. I'm only about half done with their face-ups. One still kinda smells like cigarettes (I got her from the DOA Marketplace, used), so I'm waiting to see if that will fade before I do any more work on her.

Tell me about your Soom!!! They have really beautiful bodies. How is the posing and motion?

For print sales, not right now. Margaret Summers, mom and agent, is sending my artwork out to art shows, but I don't have the time or money to do any other sales right now. I love Epson's print quality, but the ink costs are killing me right now. I used to sell prints and originals via ebay, but sales dried up and ebay raised rates, and it just wasn't worth it any more. I'd like to do etsy, but won't have time to set that up and monitor it until school is out.

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[info]elspet
2009-02-25 10:19 pm UTC (link)
The doll that I have is the Mini Gem called Uyoo. I haven't really done much with her --- she does keep a pose well, but her joints are a little tight (they're supposed to loosen a bit the more she's moved and posed) --- but she mostly stays in her box.
As for prints and Epson inks: I have the R2400 (which I love despite that it's a behemoth) which prints like a dream, especially on Ilford paper. I wind up buying the ink sets off eBay --- it's usually cheaper than Epson's site --- and a least one of those vendors has his own website where he sells the inks as well for very nearly the same price as on eBay. :) I'm not much for making big print runs of anything because my sales are so erratic and I don't go to lots of cons or do mail-in, so the ink cost isn't bad.
On another note: did you get the mass e-mail (sent out early this year) listing which cons Paul and I will be at/staffing for? Ravencon is pretty full (it's a small room, so someone would have to cancel to open up any panel space) and Balticon takes mail-in art, so the next one for sending us anything would Anime Mid-Atlantic. We miss seeing (and trying to acquire) your art.

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