Volks default face-ups

I was wondering about what Volks uses to do DD face-ups. They look air-brushed with paint, but what are they sealed with, does anyone know?

 

I'm starting to wonder if they are sealed at all, since it seems you can remove parts of a face-up without there being any traces of sealant layers (I can't remove part of a home done face-up without the sealant turning white, it's all or nothing)

There isn't a seal. You can remove parts of the faceup without there being a difference in seal/coating. The parts that aren't painted are just plain vinyl. Because the faceups aren't sealed and the new vinyl is so soft, you can rub the paint off from the newer limited heads. It is harder to remove faceups on the older heads. I took off some of the eyelash paint on a Nanami head by accident just by using my finger and a towel to push the animetic eye in to dislodge it from the socket. It seemed to smudge off pretty easily.

and btw they use stencil and airbrush yes...

Good to know! I should have asked this before I altered my girl's face up I removed her lipstick very carefully and reblushed her lips. But I would have redid her cheek blush too if I knew there was really no sealant to worry about.

This is new information to me I had always assumed there was some sort of sealant on the face-up. I'm already careful with my girls, but now I'll be extra careful

  Yukamina said:

Good to know! I should have asked this before I altered my girl's face up I removed her lipstick very carefully and reblushed her lips. But I would have redid her cheek blush too if I knew there was really no sealant to worry about.

 

 

 

But only to be sure, you need to sealent her befor you reblush her, because most of the colors go in the vinyl?!?

Volks dont seal the finished faceup maybe, but they seal the head befor they paint on it. (i think so?!?!)

Or they use special colors, but i am not 100% sure.

  mitsuki said:

There isn't a seal. You can remove parts of the faceup without there being a difference in seal/coating. The parts that aren't painted are just plain vinyl. Because the faceups aren't sealed and the new vinyl is so soft, you can rub the paint off from the newer limited heads. It is harder to remove faceups on the older heads. I took off some of the eyelash paint on a Nanami head by accident just by using my finger and a towel to push the animetic eye in to dislodge it from the socket. It seemed to smudge off pretty easily.

 

Gah! >_< Sounds awful, like innocentsake im gonna be super careful!

I had no clue they didn't seal the faceups That kind of sucks, well at least there are customizers out there (and all the more reason for me to learn myself!)

  Anouc said:

 

 

But only to be sure, you need to sealent her befor you reblush her, because most of the colors go in the vinyl?!?

Volks dont seal the finished faceup maybe, but they seal the head befor they paint on it. (i think so?!?!)

Or they use special colors, but i am not 100% sure.

Oh yes, I sealed before and after I blushed her ^_^;

  Oni-Chan said:

  mitsuki said:

There isn't a seal. You can remove parts of the faceup without there being a difference in seal/coating. The parts that aren't painted are just plain vinyl. Because the faceups aren't sealed and the new vinyl is so soft, you can rub the paint off from the newer limited heads. It is harder to remove faceups on the older heads. I took off some of the eyelash paint on a Nanami head by accident just by using my finger and a towel to push the animetic eye in to dislodge it from the socket. It seemed to smudge off pretty easily.

 

Gah! >_< Sounds awful, like innocentsake im gonna be super careful!

 

It is pretty hard to take the eyelash paint off older heads, so I wasn't expecting the new heads to be so easy to smudge. I have some of Volks' acrylic paints so I was able to paint the smudged off part back on. I think the vinyl is quite different on the new heads.

  mitsuki said:

  Oni-Chan said:

  mitsuki said:

There isn't a seal. You can remove parts of the faceup without there being a difference in seal/coating. The parts that aren't painted are just plain vinyl. Because the faceups aren't sealed and the new vinyl is so soft, you can rub the paint off from the newer limited heads. It is harder to remove faceups on the older heads. I took off some of the eyelash paint on a Nanami head by accident just by using my finger and a towel to push the animetic eye in to dislodge it from the socket. It seemed to smudge off pretty easily.

 

Gah! >_< Sounds awful, like innocentsake im gonna be super careful!

 

It is pretty hard to take the eyelash paint off older heads, so I wasn't expecting the new heads to be so easy to smudge. I have some of Volks' acrylic paints so I was able to paint the smudged off part back on. I think the vinyl is quite different on the new heads.

they be cutting cost recently. just look at body parts. they be alot thinner compared to early dd2/dd3

This is news to me! I should go and seal my girls up... or find a professional to do it so it's not all shiny.

  shinegamix said:

they be cutting cost recently. just look at body parts. they be alot thinner compared to early dd2/dd3

 

Good point, shinegamix! I think you are right.

  shinegamix said:

they be cutting cost recently. just look at body parts. they be alot thinner compared to early dd2/dd3

Since it keeps the dolls light and lets Volks keep charging the same price, I am okay with this.

Things aren't a big problem too with the reinforcement options we have.