A BJD (ball-jointed doll) is fun to have because you can easily change his look by changing his clothes, his hair, his eyes etc. Over the years, I've bought many pairs of eyes for the boys. I prefer glass eyes to silicone or acrylic eyes because they are more life-like. Glass eyes come in different sizes and styles. You can also get different looks by positioning the eyes differently. If you show more iris, you get a younger, cuter look. Less iris, you get a more adult, more knowing look.
This is one of my favorite pairs. They are handmade glass eyes from Silver, a Japanese doll eye-maker. Every pair of glass eyes are unique since they're handmade!
These are such a clear and beautiful color, that just seeing them on J makes me wish I had green eyes too. 8D
I'll suwannee! Those are biggest, prettiest green eyes I've ever seen and on a doll! This is also a unique doll! I've read a little bit about them and its fascinating! I'll bet they do cost a small fortune, too! Your pic is excellent, Livia and you've posed him to look like he's maybe day dreaming about far away places and people or maybe a girl! LOL!
Thank you for all your comments! I really enjoy my boys and I'm really glad to know you have enjoyed seeing J.
@bobfoto: There's a removable plate on the head that allows access to the eyes. I found a few Youtube videos that might interest you. They are not the same doll as J so there are differences in size, style, plate shape etc but but they are all BJDs and are similar.
You can find lots more tutorials and videos when you're there. There are many kinds of BJDs with different kinds of eyes and faceups and body types and I'll recommend this page again which is an interview with a BJD faceup artist: http://www.bjdcollectasy.com/articles/interview-with-lyn-raftis.html
You will find lots of other photos and articles on BJDs on that site.
The eyes are so amazingly life like. I never get tired of seeing your BJD dolls. It looks like changing the eyes would involve a major operation. Apparently I don't know much about these doll but I surely do like them.
wow-never heard of that, very cool! I am curious if you know are the eyes crafted out of hot glass or are they painted and fired later, or maybe not fired at all? Interesting. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you so much, everyone, for all your comments! It makes me unseasonably happy to know you've all enjoyed seeing J. Thank you! I truly appreciate that you've all taken the time to stop by and write a comment.
@hillcrest: Unfortunately I have no idea how these glass eyes are made, so I'm unable to answer your question. Googling didn't seem to help. Very sorry about that. I imagine these eyes are fired, because they are high quality glass. But I do not know the details of the process.
@debsphotos: I know what you mean! Photographing these dolls isn't easy. Without posing them properly and using the best possible angle, they can look lifeless and very doll-like. So I try very hard to photograph my boys as well as I can, knowing that camera angles are very important.
Again, everyone, thank you so much! I hope you'll all be able to stop by again when I have more photos of the boys up. Thank you!
Aawww..I can't get enough of your boys and you always have the lighting so perfect on them! I thought of you and them when I bought Fred the other day! I guess you could say you were the inspiration for Fred's purchase, L! He'll be featuring in my project very soon!!
The links were fascinating! Thanks so much! I wonder if you could do a selfie 'wearing' those beautiful green eyes??
@tabbycat: Oooh! Fred! Who is Fred!? *BIG CURIOUS EYES* Can't wait to meet Fred. 8D
Glad you found the links interesting! Google around. There are lots of amazing BJD photos and videos online.
Selfies are out of the question. 8(
I can't stand being in front of the camera because I look terrible in photos. I'm not being modest or anything. It's just a massive, insurmountable hang-up of mine. I haven't had my photo taken in years. (Except for my passport photo. And it's ghastly. But I don't have a choice there!) I remember, about 7 or 8 years ago, when my son's teacher asked everyone in class to bring a family photo and I had to give him two photos to take with him---one of him and his father which I had taken and an old one of me by myself---because there was simply no family photo of all of us together. I love my family and I love taking photos of them. But I hate having my own photo taken. Even when I travel, I don't do it. (I have no evidence of me being in any of the countries I have visited in the past 18 years apart from the photos I had taken---but not of myself of course---and the immigration stamps in my passport.)
So, yeah. There will be no selfie in my project. Ever. 8D
He's such a handsome boy- it's funny when I see these guys I think they look like you....(and if you look at your profile pic- you'll see I'm right) They always make me smile!
@bobfoto: There's a removable plate on the head that allows access to the eyes. I found a few Youtube videos that might interest you. They are not the same doll as J so there are differences in size, style, plate shape etc but but they are all BJDs and are similar.
Changing Eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDvktaeL2g Doing Faceup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4EeTRd9kgk Elf Doll Faceup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_JJnIV7mWc Restringing BJD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvTDpNYf0ow Making BJD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKHRPHz9bA
You can find lots more tutorials and videos when you're there. There are many kinds of BJDs with different kinds of eyes and faceups and body types and I'll recommend this page again which is an interview with a BJD faceup artist: http://www.bjdcollectasy.com/articles/interview-with-lyn-raftis.html
You will find lots of other photos and articles on BJDs on that site.
Too much information? 8D
Lovely shot again!
@hillcrest: Unfortunately I have no idea how these glass eyes are made, so I'm unable to answer your question. Googling didn't seem to help. Very sorry about that. I imagine these eyes are fired, because they are high quality glass. But I do not know the details of the process.
@debsphotos: I know what you mean! Photographing these dolls isn't easy. Without posing them properly and using the best possible angle, they can look lifeless and very doll-like. So I try very hard to photograph my boys as well as I can, knowing that camera angles are very important.
Again, everyone, thank you so much! I hope you'll all be able to stop by again when I have more photos of the boys up. Thank you!
The links were fascinating! Thanks so much! I wonder if you could do a selfie 'wearing' those beautiful green eyes??
Glad you found the links interesting! Google around. There are lots of amazing BJD photos and videos online.
Selfies are out of the question. 8(
I can't stand being in front of the camera because I look terrible in photos. I'm not being modest or anything. It's just a massive, insurmountable hang-up of mine. I haven't had my photo taken in years. (Except for my passport photo. And it's ghastly. But I don't have a choice there!) I remember, about 7 or 8 years ago, when my son's teacher asked everyone in class to bring a family photo and I had to give him two photos to take with him---one of him and his father which I had taken and an old one of me by myself---because there was simply no family photo of all of us together. I love my family and I love taking photos of them. But I hate having my own photo taken. Even when I travel, I don't do it. (I have no evidence of me being in any of the countries I have visited in the past 18 years apart from the photos I had taken---but not of myself of course---and the immigration stamps in my passport.)
So, yeah. There will be no selfie in my project. Ever. 8D
One day I plan to buy my own, but for now I will just have to be incredibly jelly!