3D Printing Any advice on getting my heads printed?

I have a resin printer, and you can definitely change the colour of the resin (base of white resin will work the best). You can buy pigments, and mix them in to get your desired colour.
That said, it can be really hard, and the colour will more than likely mean your exposure settings will change too, so they would need to have test runs after changing the colour.
You also need to account for the curing process potentially changing the colour as well, so also test out the curing process on the pigment.
I personally use the CMYK Pigment set.

 

Wow, what a cool sculpt.
you can copy the eyecut design from another doll. This is what ive printed, and works well, Its only a round cavity inside the head where the eyes are.

 

I need a ''war'' doll, that I can carry anywhere without being frightened of what can hapen to the doll XD. So im printing one, I used PLA, and the smallest layers I can use with my printer. I think 0,1.
And then... sanding. primer painting, sanding, primer painting... and sanding... and again and again and again....

 

This is where I am now.

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@Simsi - These heads are wonderful! I especially like the first one - what a great nose!

There are some artists who will 3D print your project for you. Check out @syntheticephemera on Instagram. They take commissions to print and also 3D-sculpt their own designs so could probably be paid to create eye-holes for you or could help you figure out how to cut them out yourself.

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@MeridaUK - I sure understand the desire to have a "war" doll. I don't have any complete dolls at the moment, and that's partly because my favorite one is rare (discontinued, and a tiny, so delicate) and I don't want to break her! Your design is looking great so far - I like the little smile and the shape of the eyes!

 

What type of 3D printer do you use?

 

I used a Creallity CR10s-Pro for this project. But now I’m doing a backup with an Ender 3, for testing resistance and painting, and the results are practically the same.

 

Okay and Thank you!

 

I colour match my 3D printing resin by eye. Some people recommend using pigments, but I have never used these pigments. I just mix the printing resin of 2 different colours together. For example, to get a nice skin tone, I mix white resin with a tiny amount of beige resin (of the same brand and type) and this works a treat.