Discussing New BJD Releases

I can't help it but I love to read Den of Angels' announcement and news section. However, on the lasts weeks, two new companies (that truly are independent artists) have announced their opening and/or release of a new line, and since I really like them, I want to share them with you!

I bet you already know that I'm a sucker of tinies and mature minis, and the latter are always rare to come by. Imagine my surprise when I saw the announcements of RaccoonDoll and Dollits DKD line! You may imagine that I'm really happy of seeing more artists offering this type of aesthethic that, as I read discussions both on Tumblr and DoA, it is slowly becoming more popular!

Anyways, I wanted to share this companies that I really liked, and generate a little discussion. Who knows, maybe some of you didn't knew about them! After the cut, I will share some photos/measures of the bodies, pics of the available sculpts and more links for each store (website and social sites, discussion threads for DoA).

I will also have some questions at the end, regarding some ideas I have for a couple reference posts.

RaccoonDoll 

I'm listing this artist first because the news appeared some days earlier. It is an sculptor artist based on South Korea, who seems to have several years of experience in doll making. They currently have two female head sculpts, and the body have option for the breast size (small and large). The dolls are mostly promoted as "pin-up style", and seem to use very small eyes, although the head appears to be a 6".

Here are some pics of the doll body -taken with written permission- from the artist:

On DoA were discussing because it seems these ladies may fit Ellowyne shoes! I personally love the aesthethic, and a more curvy body on this size is great! I also read that the artist is already working on a new doll head, and that they have already planned male sculpts. Also, it seems that tan skin is coming!

Here are some links related to RaccoonDoll. If you check the Flickr, there are tons of photos of the blank sculpts, the body, hands, feet and even from the sculpting process:

• Website: http://www.raccoondoll.com/index.html
• Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/raccoondoll/
• DoA's Discussion Thread: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php/684597-Raccoon-Doll-Discussion
• BJD Collectasy Interview: http://bjdcollectasy.com/2015/08/23/raccoon-doll-2/
• Comparisons: http://fantasy-blog.ru/?page_id=2229

The last one of the above list, is a link (found it on the Review part of Raccoon's site) to a huge comparison between the Raccoon ladies and several Iplehouse's sculpts and sizes, and with Feeple65, including a head swap with a JID.

Dollits DKD Line

The company (also individual artist) Dollits is from J. Baek, who also has several years of sculpting. If you check their site, they already have a 70cm line, with two boy sculpts. The mature mini line is the newly released DKD and, for now, the body only offers a medium sized bust... I say 'for now' because when I asked on DoA, the Baek answer me that they have a small and bigger size already planned.

Here are some pics of the body, also taken with written permission:

As far as I gathered, the heads wear 6-7" wigs, and eyes are 10~12mm, depending on personal taste. Shoes seem to be Minifee-size (5.5cm and slender). You can see the measures here. Also, there are four heads available, and two skintones (classic white and normal). The site also has a category for "boys" on the DKD size, so hopefully some mature mini boys will also appear.

When I saw them, I completely fell in love with the Julia sculpt. A girl on the DoA Discussion Thread told me she had the Miso sculpt from when the artist released it with DiM (Doll in Mind). She is so unique!

Here are some links regarding this sculptor and brand:

• Website: http://dollits.net/index2.html
• Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dollits/
• DoA's Discussion Thread: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php/684776-DOLLITS-DKD-Mini-Discussion-Thread

Both the site and Flickr has several pics of the blank sculpts, and the default faceups they offer are really stunning! Clothing seems to be available too.

Questions Time!

After these beauties came out, I started thinking that maybe it would be nice to pull up a list of mature/realistic mini BJDs, because I'm sure I'm not the only one that likes this style, and some brands are not that popular to be honest.

Talking with the amazing Tsukiyono (you should check her webcomics, they are amazing!), we were able to draft three lists:

• Semi-realistic minis (mostly 6-7" heads, with 10~12mm eyes... like Iple and Withdoll).
• Realistic minis (with fashion doll proportions, like the Dollshe Fashion line).
• Mature bodies (bodies that are mature, but heads not, so they could work for hybrids).+

I was also considering making a 30cm mature tinies list. So far, we have lots of companies listed (some of them I didn't knew they existed!), and the semi-realistic list is huge. My question is... will you find this useful? Which list would you prefer first?

I need time to prepare them, since I need go permission-asking-hunting for posting the photos, and organizing the content. I was mainly aiming for a couple pics of the available bodies, sizes, price range, skin tones available, and other info. Maybe link to hybrids if I know about them.

Anyways, let me know what you think about these new companies, and about the reference posts!! :D The Dollits Julia is definitely on my wishlist!