The Doll Forum

Hello ladies and gents -- Happy holidays to one and all, and pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm reporting here from the East Coast of the United States and this forum has already been a terrific resource in my quest that began fifteen years ago to get a hyper-realistic doll. (At that time, I wa...

Thanks very much for the pointers, Anung! (Those are some awesome looking dolls that you have in your sig, by the way). Iambrian1983 -- as a heads-up, I received your PM, so thank you for the very prompt response. I have some other posts working through the moderator queue that should enable me the ...

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. As an aside, is anyone else amazed at how much difference a wig can make in appearance? I never noticed this until I started browsing the RD2 models with different wig configurations. Makes me interested in getting a bunch of wigs for myself for fun to...

I did -- once I saw the Tanya model, I knew I had to do it.

Without going on a philosophical tangent, my first reaction upon seeing my doll (RD2) was that it was a cross between a very attractive lady and a high-performance car, i.e. the best of all possible worlds.

That's some amazing photography.

How much is from setting/lighting/filters, as opposed to post-photographic processing?

I don't have any experience with the particular dolls that you asked about, but a lot of the impression of skin tone is due to lighting. One way to illuminate (no pun intended) the truth about skin color is to ask the manufacturer to send you a photo of the same model of doll -- but with contrasting...

Hi Iambrian1983 - happy holidays, and please send me a PM when you get a chance (unfortunately, I can't send PMs due to my junior status here).