Hey guys! I've been trying to look for korean bjd faceup artists that accept overseas commission because I realised they have a really unique style trend for some reason that's like.. round pink blush and shiny lips? I think this style is very minimalistic, clean and cute. Here are some links that may give u guys an idea of what I mean. Honestly even if they're not korean but have a similar style please send them my way T_T ChicaBi (@doll_chicabi) • Instagram photos and videos Rablisang (Rab) (@rab_vly) • Instagram photos and videos Just trying my luck, not really expecting anything but thanks in advance!
I can't help you with contacting a Korean artist unfortunately - I know there are folks who send their dolls to artist in China and such, but I've never tried it - but if you send those pictures to a faceup artist of your choice I'm sure they would be able to do something similar! I always specify blush placement, lip color and glossiness when I have my dolls painted. I think anyone who did a relatively stylized painting style would be able to give it a go. It is a really nice look, I see what you mean!
Haha I'm actually one of the people who send their doll heads to China but I haven't really seen one that produces the look I was thinking of > < The problem with sending photos of other faceups to artists is that it can easily come off as disrespectful because u know they all have their own style n artistic license etc etc. For future reference though, could u link me your fave faceup artists? Thanks!!!
Oh yeah, I don't mean like "replicate this down to the last detail", but I think it's okay to say "I really like this look, with blush here, lips this color," and so on. Like not exactly the same but similar ideas, if that makes sense. I often use reference pics to get my ideas across since I'm not super good at describing what I want in words. My wife @Mimiko paints most of mine, so I'm quite biased but I think she does wonderful work! there are a lot of pics of dolls she's painted on her Instagram. I got super lucky having a faceup artist in my house haha
Goyo & Rou are 2 of my favorite artists! I've commissioned Goyo before, so I can say her work is incredible (but she does have long wait times). (Rou posts more faceup work on their Twitter). I also love Nightnuit's work, but I'm not sure if it's the style you want. Their faceups are pretty versatile though... There're also R.Dean & Poppy. (If you need Chinese faceup artist recommendations, I'd be happy to give you some too ^ ^)
Perhaps Foveo? I know they sell their dolls overseas, I'm not certain about just faceups. They certainly have this cute style!
Thanks so much for the many many recommendations ~ I am heavily considering goyo/rou Please give me your Chinese faceup artist reccs too really appreciate it!
No problems ^ ^ I’m glad I could help! Goyo & Rou are so incredibly talented! Rou charges $65 for a faceup, which I think is such a great price for her work! Goyo’s faceups go from $90-$130 (you can see the details on her website) Do you mind if I ask which doll you’re planning to send out? > < Here you go! Tianba Brothertiti Tuncai1 The voice (Yukilovecomic) Aikoko Lord white crow Monochoria I’m not 100% certain if these artists are open for commissions now, but you can drop them a message ^ ^
Thank you so much for the reccs!!! I was thinking of maybe sending my volks yotenshi una, volks saki (and my future sunlight volks fcs F75 which I think I’ll get next year) altogether to one artist because... I’m lazy... haha... I’m currently waiting for my volks Belle and lucia to come back from tianba which I’m super stoked for!! (Clearly I have a favorite company lol.) Rou’s price is looking real appealing and I think it’s actually very reasonable for the quality that I see~ so thank you so much again! :3) out of curiosity can I see a pic of the doll u sent to goyo? She/ he must be so well painted
Anytime!! I hope they’re useful & to your liking ^ ^ A lot of Volks dolls I see hehe (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵) I love Saki! I’m excited to see which artist you decide to send her out to! It’s way more convenient to send a whole bunch of heads to one artist, especially if you’re in love with their style ~~ Oh!! You managed to get slots with Tianba!! That’s incredible, I love their work so much ಥ_ಥ Did the slots disappear fast?? I agree, the quality is great for the price! It was my pleasure ^ ^ feel free to ask anything else! It’s rare that I get to interact with people in the hobby, so I enjoy the chances I get (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) Of course you can!! I truly can’t praise Goyo’s work enough ;-; I would write poetry about her faceups if I could > < Would it be ok if I messaged you a link to the Dropbox folder?
LOL the slots for tianba disappeared in a matter of 3 days. It was the overseas commission so I was really lucky I didn’t need to compete with her Chinese fanbase!! Also yes please!! Send me the dropbox link I’d love to take a look~ I’d love to be your doll friend cos I also hardly get any chances to talk to other bjd owners hahah I usually talk to my one IRL friend who collects dolls too. Will be anticipating your msg
Man I kinda expected that... Tianba’s work is breathtaking (。 ́︿ ̀。) yeah you really are hehe~ I can’t wait to see the faceups!! Sure, I’ll send it right away! Ahh I’d love that too!! (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) it would be great~ It’s nice to have friends who you can get excited with about BJDs ^ ^ I’ll message you in a bit !
Hope you don't mind me popping in to recommend my favourite artist: Seony! Her style is quite similar to the users you mentioned above. She has painted almost all my dolls, since like you, I love blush and shiny lips ^w^ You can also try contacting Peony, who has a rather similar style too! I have never commissioned her before, so I'm not sure if she accepts international commissions though! Dropping a little pic of one of my Unas! Painted by Seony! ^_^ If you have any questions regarding commissioning Seony or would just like to chat about BJDs in general, feel free to drop me a PM! I also noticed you are from Singapore which is so cool because I am from there too o/ All the best with finding a perfect artists for your dolls! Can't wait to see their finished looks!
I recommend these artist, all mentioned I have commissioned them! I believe all of them are from Korea and China! Faceup styles are similar too~ chopin / 쵸핀 (@chopin_vv) • Instagram photos and videos Rou (@rou_u_) • Instagram photos and videos 啊U/RU (@yukilovecomic) • Instagram photos and videos
Thank you dear! I ended up commissioning this korean artist called lovelycat, but I will definitely keep these artists in mind as well!
Hello . Thank you so much for letting me know so many amazing artists . I was trying all this time to find more discussion about Chinese artists , Taiwanese and any other artist similar as naro6711 and tianba0830 and I could not find . Please if you know even more artists since then , let me know !