Sumire

Face-up artist(s):

Kittzel (me)

Date of acquisition:

May 14, 2016

Provenance:

Direct from Sugarble

Reason for choice:

I had been toying with the idea of finding a small white-resin elf-eared doll to shell a character, and I liked that her body was a more mature and delicate than most tinies. It was the 40%-off clearance sale that made me take the leap, though.

Best Points:

Cute face, beautiful delicate sculpting details in her ears and hands, pretty body, easy portable size. Also, her naga tail is way cool.

Worst Points:

Her single-jointed arms aren't great for posing, but not the worst. Her legs, however, have TERRIBLE engineering which makes getting her to stand an eternal battle. Her faceplate doesn't attach very solidly to her head back, and can be jostled off very easily when changing her wig.

Eyes:

12mm Oscar Doll red crystal

Favourite colours:

red, black, white

Fashion style(s):

Japanese-inspired or modern casual

Key fashion accessory:

fantasy parts

Her character is inspired in part by Japanese folklore, so her "default" look is based on kimono and hakama. She changes her clothes to fit the occasion, though (she is a shapeshifter, after all).

Name story:

The original idea was to shell a childhood OC, a fairy named Violet, but because I was living in Japan when I bought her I decided to alter the character into a Japanese spirit. Sumire is the Japanese name for violet (the flower, not the color).

Character age:

Pre-adolescent, about 6 or 7

Character gender:

female

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.