Aesthetics Pukifee, First BJD Faceup

As a small amount of background--I got the doll second-hand, she'd been wiped and had a....very amateur....face-up, then I gave her to a friend who tried to face-up her a couple of times, before I gave her to @Twillow to practice on.....

 

Heyy the images' links are broken >.<

 

Yayyy I'm really glad to see the images! I really really like the freckles! In my opinion, if freckles look too round they don't seem real, so I wouldn't try to make them "perfect". I like them the way you did them. I even saw a technique on youtube where they used a big brush with paint on it (not too wet, not too dry) to make some splashes. I used a toothbrush and it worked too. The small spots really looked like freckles, because they were not perfect or follow a pattern.

About the body blush, I wouldn't change anything, I really like how you did it.

On the other hand, I would try something different for the face up. I don't know if it's because the photos are close ups (where every little mistake is magnified lol), or you can see it without a magnifying glass, but I think the eyebrows, eyelashes and the small lines on the lips would look a bit better if they were thinner. I think I would try to sharpen an awful lot the pencil colour, and wouldn't let it lose its sharp end. It may take more time, because every hair would be as thin as a real hair, and maybe sealand should be used one or two times before finishing with all the hairs, but it's totally worth it

Here's the video I mentioned, if you're interested:

 

The eyebrows and eyelashes need work, but otherwise it's decent. You won't get it completely right the first time, anyway. Plus, I've made the exact same eyebrow and eyelash mistakes on my own DIY faceups, so at least I understand.

 

First I'd tell you to take some more pics outside because half of the face is in shade.

The eyebrows are a bit too round and low, but pukifee have such a cartoonish kind of face that it doesn't look too bad.
And based on the redhead+freckles theme you chose those purple lips look off, I think you should use a warm shade.

 

I actually really like the eyelashes but a damp thin paintbrush would fix the slight grainy look if you used water color pencils. honestly, for a first attempt it looks great. Close up pictures can be so unforgiving, anyway. If it were my doll, I'd slap a wig on her and call her good. Face-ups, like any other skill take practice. I found working on larger heads helped me, maybe you'll find them a little easier

 

For a very first bjd faceup, you have a really good grasp of whats needed (ie, face blush is in a good area, lips are done with a lot of consideration, good job!). In addition, my suggestion would be a bit of blush on the top of the head (forehead area), and maybe a slightly more delicate color to blush with (unless you want intense rosy cheeks to match a wig or some similar concept). Also, maybe try to "blush" the eyebrows in first with a brush and pastels, to get a basic outline, and then use only a few lines of watercolor pencil to detail the brows and a white pencil to high light. Overall, again, it looks awesome for a first try! More practice will only make it look even better!