I was originally going to make a 63 cm girl out of LaDoll, but I've put the idea aside temporarily to start small. I started working on a 7.5 cm(3 inch) little doll in Sculpey firm that I've decided to name Misao(mostly because it sounds like "mouse" ^_^ I'd love to post pics(this would be in the unfinished works section if I did), but I don't have easy access to a camera right now, and she's still in the rough stages. When/if I finish her I certainly will, though. I find working with the tiny pieces not as hard as I thought it'd be(though I may regret that later). Has anyone else tried making a bjd under 10 cm? But that brings me to the next question: what is the smallest bjd you've seen? The smallest dolls on most companies I've looked at is around 10 cm, but I think DreamHighStudio has one that is 6.5 cm(so tiny o_O). Then I saw another on DeviantArt that was 6 cm. Are there any smaller ones in existence? Just curious; I'm really amazed to see size extremes(largest/smallest) in bjds ^^;
La Legende de Temps has one that's very small (I think 6cm?) called the Puzzelf: http://lltdoll.weebly.com/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.html
you might want to look into nendoroid petits, which are a bit under 10cm, I think? (nendoroids are partially posable)
Yeah nendoroid petit are very very small but not as articulated a "normal bjd...well being that small and posable must be difficult xD My doll is small to me but she ended up around 15 cm so she doesn't really fit..^^'' That 6 cm bjd is impressive! I thought my joints were frustrating, but this is really incredible!
Well, I'm not that good at making them yet, but I made a couple attempts at around 10cm OOAK dolls. The first one was a prototype, though. I also made a 3cm (1 inch) test doll that was sort of bjd ish (more like a bead doll). I could probably make a simple actual bjd at that size. I've thought about it before. But the features would have to be really simple because it gets really hard to sculpt detail that small.... The face on my most recent doll (a 11ish cm bug-girl) was largely detailed with a sewing needle as a sculpting tool... also not sure how I would attatch the string on a 1 inch doll, my test doll was just knotted at the extremeties, I'd have to figure out a way to hide the knots? And I have no idea if it would be moldable/castable :p I'm still figuring it out too. my tiniest test doll: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/jipsy/20107942_Boots.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/jipsy/20107809_Boots.jpg
Sorry I haven't replied lately ^_^ Jipsy: It's so adorable It seems easy to lose, yes, but who cares; it's so terribly cute :3 I discovered a little while ago that Dream High Studio also has a 5.5 cm doll. It's so sad that I can't even afford even the smallest dolls yet. I want a job >_> Anyway. Now I've started on a 5 cm(2 inch) doll X3 But I've paused because I need to go to the store and buy some elastic string and other supplies. Making tiny dolls is fun, though obviously a bit of a challenge ^_^
Mine is really small too, she is about 9.5 cm, but I still have to wait for the final size after the first clone (Due to mold shrinking)....... Hiding between roses por Iki Alvarado, en Flickr It´s really fun to make tiny bjd, but they are a little bit tiring to the eye
DreamHigh's micros are 5.5cm. I know the recommendation for starter bjd makers is the 45cm range because they say it's easier to manipulate everything that way (such as straws/foil/joints/stringing/etc.) I have been pondering sculpting my own bjd for several years now, but I honestly want to start with a 14cm mature dollhouse size, and if it's too difficult then maybe up to a YoSD size but I don't want to try anything larger than that.
I've got a OOAK dragon/human BJD I made myself from polymer clay. He ended up 16cm tall, but he's my first real try at making one. The Sculpey Superflex attempt didn't get past the first bake. He's non-gendered, has a one piece body and is kind of goofy looking, but he can stand! Trying to make a BJD 6 cm tall or less seems impossible to me, but it's been done! I'm working on a slightly smaller one now, and my method has been to make the limb cores on a kebab skewer and the body and head over foil. Then bake it and more clay, bake it again.
Personally the tiniest one I had seen was this one http://nevertoomanyfrills.tumblr.co...fodil-is-made-of-sterling-silver-the-doll-can of course it might not be that small but the proportions really make it seem tiny!
