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polly7

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Thu Oct 1, 2015, 05:14 PM

Oct 2015

I do sell some, too. I'm not as good as the artists whose doll pictures I've posted, so haven't made nearly as much - my highest so far was 600.00 Cdn. I even have my own little following here if you can imagine! - friends who want me to try to find blank kit sculpts of their children as babies. I've done two so far .......... they take a LOT of time - micro-rooting the hair and making sure the hairline is perfect takes many, many hours/days/weeks. Depending on your painting and shading technique, and if you can find a blank kit that is even somewhat similar to real pictures of babies and toddlers, you can get an amazingly close resemblance. These aren't for children, they are baked many, many times and sealed very well, but as with all ART, they can be damaged with too much handling.

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Police smashed car window to rescue a baby on the passenger seat - but there was one problem [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

seems like a reasonable mistake. Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #1

That is a very realistic doll gollygee Sep 2015 #2

yeah rockfordfile Oct 2015 #42

Agreed. yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #105

Yup...nt joeybee12 Oct 2015 #134

Another reason to give your kid Chucky instead of one of those cute dolls pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #3

Whatever happened to barbie dolls? damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #5

Why would police need to break into a locked car to rescue Barbie? pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #7

Only if it was Malibu Barbie. Lochloosa Sep 2015 #10

They're on Fox. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #54

LOL Oilwellian Oct 2015 #103

THAT's a DOLL? LiberalElite Sep 2015 #4

google "lifelike baby dolls" or "born again baby dolls" It's a whole industry. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #8

This reminded me of a cable program LiberalElite Sep 2015 #11

I remember it. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #19

Whoa. trotsky Oct 2015 #46

"So Truly Real" dolls alcina Oct 2015 #110

Ohhh ........ she's adorable. I love these. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #117

yes, it's a doll shanti Sep 2015 #9

Here are some made by a few friends of mine. polly7 Oct 2015 #18

wow Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #20

Some of them are really gorgeous. polly7 Oct 2015 #25

those are very well done shanti Oct 2015 #49

Yes, those ones are beautiful. It takes years to get that good. polly7 Oct 2015 #61

Strange those dolls all look so very unhappy. Except for the sleeping one, it looks like they are bettyellen Oct 2015 #52

Do they? polly7 Oct 2015 #64

None are smiling. Why do you think that is? bettyellen Oct 2015 #72

Probably because those are only a few of thousands of sculpts out there that polly7 Oct 2015 #73

It just seemed like a sad bunch to me. Glad to know they are available in happier versions- tks! bettyellen Oct 2015 #76

You're so welcome!! nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #82

so very awesome that you are donating them to patients who enjoy them. that is great. bettyellen Oct 2015 #87

Thanks. polly7 Oct 2015 #88

baked- are they hard like porcelain dolls? I wonder if people who like to soothe babies prefer the bettyellen Oct 2015 #90

No, they don't get hard. polly7 Oct 2015 #96

I thought so too. cwydro Oct 2015 #68

You buy a blank kit and paint and dress them any way you like. polly7 Oct 2015 #69

For the life of me, how does anyone tell the boy dolls from girl dolls? Not seeing it. bettyellen Oct 2015 #94

Once you've looked at hundreds of sculpts and really studied them, polly7 Oct 2015 #97

okay, that makes sense. I usually just study their faces for ANY similarity to their parents. bettyellen Oct 2015 #100

But these are dolls. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #102

dolls that look like real live babies! I guess when you spend a lit of time looking at them, those bettyellen Oct 2015 #104

It really is. polly7 Oct 2015 #106

for infants, clothing manufacturing (how I know anatomy) is regulated to the smallest detail- bettyellen Oct 2015 #108

That's a great way to learn anatomy. polly7 Oct 2015 #109

I'm doing one for my mother. ladyVet Oct 2015 #125

That's great! polly7 Oct 2015 #130

The epitome of the uncanny valley. Disturbing. msanthrope Oct 2015 #29

Hyper-realistic dolls leave nothing to the imagination. I am a cloth doll artist KittyWampus Oct 2015 #36

wow, I would love to see a pic of that shoe doll, Kitty. If you have a link? bettyellen Oct 2015 #53

This is not art....this is fetish work, of a very specific kind. It caters to women, primarily..... msanthrope Oct 2015 #112

Yeah, some people make a joke of it. polly7 Oct 2015 #116

It's not a joke. It is extremely far from funny. That some people make msanthrope Oct 2015 #118

I find a lot of things disturbing. polly7 Oct 2015 #119

Btw .......... always meant to ask for a picture of one of your cloth dolls. polly7 Feb 2016 #135

Different strokes for different folks. polly7 Oct 2015 #38

That's not art. It's fetishism. The Victorians excelled msanthrope Oct 2015 #45

Like wax figures these are crafts and not art, yes. They take great skill though. bettyellen Oct 2015 #57

LOL. Did the whistle go out? I'm thinking so ..... nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #62

Not all 'babies' are awake all the time. polly7 Oct 2015 #63

Yes dolls- sorry! Long way from the painted figure craft kits of a generation or two ago! bettyellen Oct 2015 #75

Yeah, they're art. polly7 Oct 2015 #84

sure, send me an email list and I will explain the difference between arts and crafts to all of them bettyellen Oct 2015 #85

LOL. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #86

Indeed--there are people making tens of thousands of dollars selling this work....that msanthrope Oct 2015 #114

You don't think it's art - fine. polly7 Oct 2015 #115

"Make good livings from it" Indeed. nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #120

What's your problem with that? polly7 Oct 2015 #121

I think that conflating income generation with artistic merit is a mistake. nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #122

LOL. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #123

Hey, one man's art is another's fetishism. polly7 Oct 2015 #60

It's something about the "far away eyes" in all these pictures that is unsettling to me. corkhead Oct 2015 #51

The hand-blown glass eyes used in all of the dolls poster here are the exact same polly7 Oct 2015 #107

the one in the green shanti Oct 2015 #50

I agree, shanti. polly7 Oct 2015 #59

They all look real but that one is amazing damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #78

Yes, she's adorable. polly7 Oct 2015 #81

Nice work TuxedoKat Oct 2015 #127

Those are a few different friends, yes, they are. And thanks so much. polly7 Oct 2015 #128

Thanks for all the info TuxedoKat Oct 2015 #132

YVW. I use that magnifier too. My eyes are supposed to be fine, but polly7 Oct 2015 #133

I make those dolls:) polly7 Oct 2015 #17

Glad to know they are helpful to some Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #21

Oh wow.....that's something that will haunt me now..... msanthrope Oct 2015 #31

Yeah .... no worries. polly7 Oct 2015 #35

Thank you for your work Carolina Oct 2015 #34

You're welcome, it's not work, it's something I enjoy doing for them. polly7 Oct 2015 #37

that's so sweet of you! renate Oct 2015 #47

Thank you, renate. You're very kind. polly7 Oct 2015 #71

Good'on 'em cops. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #95

Yes. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #98

Actually, it looks like a DEAD baby... Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #6

Eek dat thing is creepy to give to a child. Police understandably punked. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #12

I won't fault them for this one. Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #13

At least the cops paid for a new window. NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #14

That's what I wanted to hear. Iggo Oct 2015 #67

I have no problem with this, better safe than sorry! Nt Logical Oct 2015 #15

I sure would have thought that was a real infant. WillowTree Oct 2015 #16

Pretty big failure by the cops: once they'd realized the mistake, did they not even petronius Oct 2015 #22

This was in the UK, Petronius Starboard Tack Oct 2015 #24

I think you need to adjust your sarcasm meter...nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #30

I still prefer a barbie damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #40

lol treestar Oct 2015 #58

I would have punched out the window myself if I saw that. RexDart Oct 2015 #23

Yeah, I did a doubletake. That doll looks very real. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #26

Needs a dob of spit drool. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #56

TrainSpotting flashbacks JackInGreen Oct 2015 #27

Yikes! romanic Oct 2015 #28

My Mom had mercuryblues Oct 2015 #32

I can't fault them for that. Vinca Oct 2015 #33

It's OK. GOLGO 13 Oct 2015 #39

"an abundance of caution" applies here. MineralMan Oct 2015 #41

I Sure Do RobinA Oct 2015 #43

a baby abandoned is per se endangered, nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #48

Finding what they thought was an unattended infant in a car isn't "no reason". WillowTree Oct 2015 #70

Are dead babies more acceptable? Boomer Oct 2015 #89

Cops here will come unlock your car for you Go Vols Oct 2015 #44

Sounds like the car owners may foot the bill. They should. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #55

OMG!!! Kill it!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Glassunion Oct 2015 #65

LOL. They will NEVER make women dolls look that real, ha ha. Too flawed. bettyellen Oct 2015 #91

I think the cops busted the window to put a steak through its heart. Glassunion Oct 2015 #92

HA HA HA HA HA HA. Thanks- I needed that! bettyellen Oct 2015 #93

That thing looks like a corpse. bunnies Oct 2015 #66

Better to err on the side of caution, then end up with a dead baby imo. Rex Oct 2015 #74

I agree damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #80

I don't get people saying this was irresponsible by the cops over a doll. Rex Oct 2015 #83

Seriously, if you have a doll that looks this life-like,,,, KarenS Oct 2015 #77

I agree. polly7 Oct 2015 #99

oh deary me allan01 Oct 2015 #79

I thought it was real until I read the caption. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #101

That is a creepily realistic looking doll. PersonNumber503602 Oct 2015 #111

These dolls freak me out. Seen too many horror movies, I suppose. nt pinstikfartherin Oct 2015 #113

The police and/or the nurses didn't look for movement of the chest, like, breathing? Frustratedlady Oct 2015 #124

Sure looks real! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #126

Better safe than sorry vankuria Oct 2015 #129

that doll is demonic. (shudder) n/t librechik Oct 2015 #131