A ball jointed doll is an articulated doll which was first made in Rome and Greece out of clay and wood, but the start of modern bjds started in France and Germany in the late 19th century. Today the market is dominated by Asian ball jointed dolls which are normally made out of polyurethane resin.
I own an Asian ball jointed doll. She is from a company called Angel Fantasy and her sculpt name is Alice. The name I gave her is Pandora I have had her for about 4 years now.
Why do I like bjds?
I got into bjds after stumbling across them on the internet while looking for manga and anime related artwork, I was taken a back by how stunningly detailed they were.
Bjds are fully customisable you can buy eyes, wigs, clothes, shoes EVEN eyelashes and you can paint their faces however you see fit (or have a face up artist do it for you). It is a great (but expensive )way of bringing a character to life. Since picking up the hobby I have noticed most people who partake in the hobby are artists and writers wanting a visual representation of their characters.
How are bjds influencing my representation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
I thought dolls fit in rather well with the story and is the closest thing I have physically to an automation. And automations are the aesthetic I am going for with the characters, like the red queen, mad hatter and tweedle dumb and tweedle dee.
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