Many people struggle to find the right doll for them. Epecially their first doll,and unfortunatly alot of people go about choosing their first doll the wrong way, by settling for the cheaper doll.
The most important rule for finding the doll you will love is to go for the one you REALLY love. Now, by this, I dont mean if your doll happens to be a rare, limited edition, or discontinued doll, that you should save up thousands to get it, there is nothing wrong with figuring out your price budget and aiming for it, but if you find a doll you really love for 600 and a doll you think is pretty cute for 300, i recomend getting the $600 one, yes it will take alot longer and yes the cute doll might work but your more likely to be happier with the hobby by getting the one you really love. There have been people who left the hobby for years because their first doll wasn't the right doll for them so they thought BJD's just weren't for them, and then come back a few years later with a doll they adore and wish they hadent given up so easily.
The first thing i would recomend doing when searching for your first doll is to look through threads on doa (denofangels.com) that have pictures of dolls and owners and pictures of dolls next to odd measurments (like how many soda cans tall a 60cm is) and figure out which size is right for you. Many people get out a ruler and look at the measuerments and are still shocked by the size of the dolls.
From there, start searching through the dolls that size, you may change your mind on what size you want at this point if you see the type of dolls that catch your eye are fewer in the size you thought you'd prefer (for example if you want a childlike bjd but you liked the 60cm dolls you might have better luck finding a doll you would consider buying in the MSD's)
By now you should know what size you want as well as what style of doll you like the most (more anime styled dolls such as the ones found at eltus.com or more realistic dolls like the ones found at http://ail-dolls.com/) you will probably have a favorite or two picked out as well. By deciding what kind of style and personality as well as what your dolls hair and eyes will look like should help you narrow down your options.
During the time it takes to save up for your doll your tastes could change drastically. You will also probably be torn between two or more dolls, this is normal.
When you have picked out a doll or two your considering buying for your first the next thing i would do would be to search owner pictures of the doll (on doa or deviant art) as well as the database for that doll on denofangels. This will not only show you if the doll looks like it does in its company photo's but also how versital the sculpt is and how well it might pull of the style you have in mind for your doll.
Eventually you will have to make the desicion on which doll will work better for you, and you may still make the wrong decision. Some people have to actually have a doll in hand to realise its not the right doll for them. There will be future blog posts on things you can do to try and bond with your doll as well as other things you should know for getting your first doll.
I wish you all luck on finding your perfect doll!
until next time -OC
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Hey Katie, I didn't know you were into collecting BJ dolls. How long have you been doing it? Actually, I did not know about such a hobby until I read your blog. I did some googling and found out that BJD definitely has a presence on the web. How many dolls do you own (I take it you only have one considering the cost:) )? I continue with my own hobby of film score collecting. I just bought my 140th score yesterday. By the way, who is OC? I hope all is well.
OC (octobercrow) is my roomate, OC is her alias or nickname. I personally don't own any but Siren is her doll and she shares him with me =] (or you could say I stole him, we had a custody battle and the result is shared custody)
I've been into BJD's since I moved in with her in October. I have plans to get 4 of my own as of right now, and OC has plans for atleast 8 more and most likely eventually 12 so our basement will be overrun with dolls between the two of us
but for now we only have one. oc is about to buy her second one and soon after her third (she has most of the mony saved, just needs shipping) and as soon as i get a job i want to start putting away money for my first.
Post a Comment