Monday, July 14, 2014

Out of the Box: Laura (Limhwa half-elf)

Her current look.
Time to unpack the last of the big dolls! Or at least the last of current big dolls. ;)

Laura is a limhwa half-elf in tan resin.  Limhwa is a one-person operation (the arist's name is Jung Ji Youn), and the dolls sculpted with fairly soft facial features.  The joint engineering is fairly simple (and not my favourite to pose, if I'm honest), but they more than make up for that with their charm, and with the impressively detailed sculpting of the hands and feet.

The resin has a solid weight to it, with a nice natural grain (I'm not a fan of sanding, so I prefer that slightly rough feel).  This batch of tan was rather orange, but I've seen others that turned out in more of a brown - but that's not an unusual thing to see from a tiny producer like this.

I bought her back in 2011, but it took me a good two years to find a final look for her - and as soon as I settled on one, I accidentally ripped out her eyelashes, so now she's back in the work-in-progress pile!  Still, that's an easy one to finish (as long as I don't decide she needs a new faceup in the meantime!).

Resin comparison: with Island Doll tan.
I had too-small eyes in both dolls at this point.
Resin comparison: with Iplehouse Lt Brown
On her own.
You can see some of the hand and finger sculpt details here.

6 comments:

  1. She's lovely! Limwha dolls are so elegant. :)

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    1. Thanks! It's true, they do have a certain dignified look, don't they?

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  2. How did you rip out her lashes? Were you trying to change them or something? She's very androgynous. I like that in a doll... and people, lol.

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    1. Heh, I'm not sure how I ripped the lashes. I think they were loosened when I changed her eyes, and then when I took her outside all it took was a bump and then out they came.

      And thanks! The base doll is very girly, and I tried to downplay that with her, so I'm thrilled that it worked! :)

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  3. She's pretty! And looks like she enjoys posing.

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    1. Thanks! She does look like a natural, doesn't she?

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