#custom ken

[so-i-grudgingly-joined-this-site]

"This Barbie can get you anything you desire..."

And here's the latest Endless sibling I decided to make for my figure collection: Desire of the Endless!

They were a real challenge to make! I taught myself several new techniques for this doll, including my new favorite-- real eyelashes!

See HERE for Death of the Endless doll

See HERE for Dream of the Endless/Morpheus doll

"Before" photo and tags under the cut:

(picking a base doll was one heck of a challenge)

(Fun fact: that's the same face mold as Dream's base doll)

@serenityspiral @duckland @orionsangel86 @roguelov @academicblorbo @notallsandmen @ambercoloredfox @lizajane2

#the sandman #neil gaiman's sandman #desire of the endless #ooak doll #ooak barbie #custom doll #custom barbie #custom ken #ooak ken #the sandman netflix #the sandman comics #art #fanart #original post #original art

[dat2ndaccount97]

She's Everything! He's just Steve (Fox). While the character customization is a little more limited compared to T7, i'm still making some great fits in Tekken 8, like Cowgirl Barbie Lili and Ken Steve Fox

#Lili #lili rochefort #Steve #Steve Fox #Ken #Movie Ken #Cowgirl Barbie #Barbie #Movie Barbie #Barbie Movie #Barbie The Movie #Tekken #Tekken 8 #Tekken 8 Character customization

[travatul]

#doll #mattel #barbie #ooak #doll custom #ken #aemond targaryen #targaryen #visenya targaryen #targaryen doll #aegon hotd #house of the dragon #aegon targaryen #aemond doll #visenya

[clockworkphoebe]

{{{ WIP: The Spine Custom Ken Doll }}}

So, this is actually a project that I started back in the summer of 2020. My sister (@arcticusluna) had been making custom doll clothes for a while and she wanted to start a full doll customization project. When she told me about it we thought it would be fun to do it together. She was going to make a Rabbit custom and I would make a Spine custom.

I still have quite a bit left to go before finishing this. I still plan to add stripes, buttons, and pocket to the vest and to make some edits to the hat I ended up finding and settling with. I also had plans to make his long trench coat. but that will probably be a project for the future. I honestly just wanted to post this since I worked really hard on it but just haven't had the time/motivation to finish it yet.

The Rabbit my sister made will probably not be posted as the paint and glaze we used have deteriorated quickly on her over the last few years and we are unsure as to why, considering that we used the same materials and mine only has a few minor issues. We think it may have been the doll she started with as the rubber seemed to be a lot more flimsy and soft. She might post the clothes or parts of the doll later.

Work in progress photos and process under the read more:

For the edits on the face I used 2-part Apoxie Sculpt. I would lightly score the rubber after removing the hair and then gently shape the apoxie to the face. After getting it as smooth as possible I lightly sanded it. The lines on his head and faced were referenced from the Hot on the Trail music video.

The fins were probably the most challenging part. I cut out paper to the sizes I wanted and made marks where I wanted the fins placed. Then I cut pieces of cardboard to size and covered them with a thin layer of apoxie to make them more sturdy and smooth. once the fins were cleaned up I scored the back of the doll and carefully molded the spines to the back. This was very tedious as they tended to not hold in place when the apoxie was still drying. It was also hard to get the spacing right so that the back was still movable/posable. They are not completely accurate to the Spine's but the bases had to be widened so that they would be more sturdy and attach to the back properly. Once everything was dry, I sanded it the best I could and began painting. I used FolkArt acrylic paints and then a glaze top coat. If I were to do this again I would probably have primed the doll first and use spray paints instead so that the layering was more even and smooth.

As I was working on the main doll, I was also working on the guitar. The guitar was made entirely from scratch since I really didn't like any of the doll/model guitars that I found. Most were extremely thin/cheap or not really to scale. I used my own acoustic guitar for scale and then drew out The Spine's guitar as close as I could with the proper dimensions. From there, I cut multiple layers of cardboard until I got the right thickness. The bottom two layers were full, the middle layers were hollowed out in the center, the top layer had the sound hole cut, and an extra layer for the neck was made and rested on top. I glued all these layers together, and like the fins, I covered it all with a thin layer of apoxie. I sanded it until smooth and sculpted in all the extra details such as the tuning pegs, the 20 frets, the bridge, and small pegs to hold the strap. Everything was then painted and glazed. The strap is made from a ribbon and pieces of faux leather glued together with the ribbon sandwiched between them.

The hat was a struggle. I could not find a single hat that was close to the one Spine wears so I tried a few times to make one by hand. In the end they ended up way to heavy/bulky when I tried to make molded ones and I couldn't get them to sit on his head quite right. (I have absolutely no clue how to make a fabric one.) A few months ago I randomly found a hat while shopping that was actually pretty close to Spine's. So I will be using this for now until I can either edit it or make a different one.

For this project the pants, shirt, and vest were all made from scratch. I have no prior experience with doll customizations at all and while I know how to sew, I have only ever sewn plush animals. I have never made clothes or my own patterns. To make my patterns I used the plastic wrap and tape method. This is when you wrap the body with plastic wrap, cover this with tape, and then mark out the pattern on the tape. You can then cut out the pattern and use it to measure out your fabric. This was very tedious since the dolls are so small. The small size made it very difficult to get clean seams and to have the pattern actually line up properly once fitted to the doll. In the images above you'll see that I had to make most of the patterns twice to get it the way I wanted. Another challenge was trying to get the clothes to lay properly around the fins without leaving giant holes in the fabric and without the fins tearing up the fabric around them. I ended up gluing an interface on the insides of the shirt and vest to help keep the fabric sturdy and then glued along the edges of the gaps to keep them from fraying. I ended up finding the shoes I needed on ebay.

Here are more closeup photos of the finished guitar. I also put it next to the guitar I used for its design just to show the size difference.

Here are more pictures of the doll without the guitar and hat.

Also if anyone was curious this is the original doll used for this custom.

#steam powered giraffe #spg #the spine spg #the spine steam powered giraffe #barbie custom #ken custom #doll custom #my art

[bane-amesta]

The rest of the crew for those curious, all of them made with second hand dolls (because I'm cheap) and fully articulated (because I have standards lol)

Still missing Dedusmuln, I haven't got any idea on how to make the armor yet (because of course it has to allow the articulation lol)

#hylics #wayne hylics #somsnosa #pongorma #custom dolls #handmade #barbie #max steel #barbie ken

[sincerethoughtsblog]

Giving 10s were 10s are due!!!

#80s barbie #barbie movies #ken and barbie #barbie barbie #barbie movie #barbie #barbie my scene #barbie movie 2023 #barbie moodboard #barbie clothes #barbie classics #barbie custom #greta gerwig #margot robbie #queen margot #margotdaily

[hamilpop]

"The world can have Ken's voice but only Barbie can have his eyes."

Ryan Gosling is the patron saint of ridiculous humans. 🩷💖💗💓💕💞💘🦩🎀🌷🌸🐎

#hamilpop #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #custom funko pop #custom funko #ryan gosling #barbie #barbie movie #barbie 2023 #oscars #oscars 2024 #academy awards #i'm just ken #kenergy #kenough #ken #barbie and ken #Spotify

[boanerges20]

Built For Speed Rolf Steinhaus+Ken Arthut

#motorcycle #sidecar #racing #rolf steinhaus #ken arthur #motolegends #sport bike #motorsports #built for speed #ride hard or go home #experience speed #madness #custom bike #classic motorcycle #please reblog #moto love #lifestyle

[annlarimer]

Sadly, getting the dog head onto the Ken body will take boiling water and shoving.

#custom doll #Ken #Has science gone too far #hybrid doll

[kenanonsthoughts]

Look what I made

They're all totems of undying

-Ken Anon

#ken anon thoughts #ken anon doodles #south park #minecraft #this is why my non ken name is minecraft related #sp kenny mccormick #ken anon #sp mysterion #sp princess kenny #mothra #this is a weird assortment of tags #minecraft texture pack #my art #custom model

[frecklystars]

“this Barbie is a doctor” “this Barbie is a lawyer” “this Barbie is a Nobel prize winner” well this Barbie is working at a liquor store on New Year’s Eve and absolutely crushing it!!!!!

#Ken walks in and asks me where the brewski beers are and then he gets distracted by all the wine with rainbow patterns #he sees the pink glittery one and says oh Barbie would love this one #he snacks on the gummy life savers and sits on the counter while I ring up customers #swinging his legs back and forth and humming to the radio #woof

[so-i-grudgingly-joined-this-site]

Finally got a shelf that can fit these four together! I hope to add another near it to fit the rest of The Endless when I get around to making them.

Unfortunately, Delirium's custom-made stand broke (and wouldn't fit on this shelf anyways), so she just gets to hang out with the Yellow Submarine for now. I switch out Morpheus's outfits between his different looks every so often.

#custom dolls #custom barbie #custom ken #custom doll #ooak doll #ooak dolls #the sandman #neil gaiman's sandman #the endless #dream of the endless #death of the endless #delirium of the endless #desire of the endless #my art #original post

[custom-emojis]

Barbie (2023) emojis! voted on by my server boosters! Barbie, Ken, Sasha, Weird Barbie, and a bonus Alan!

Feel free to use in your servers and if you like what I do, maybe send me a tip? | or join my discord server to see emojis ahead of the queue

[Please read my Carrd before using my emojis]

#custom emoji #discord emoji #emoji #emote #barbie #barbie 2023 #ken #weird barbie #sasha #alan

[myndless88]

*Hide to one of his coworkers*: I made sure Kaneki had a smile on his face before I left for work today.

*coworker smiles*: Aw, that's really swee--

Hide: But then he told me I'm not allowed to use the Sharpie anymore.

coworker: ...

#Hideyoshi Nagachika #Ken Kaneki #HideKane #Tokyo Ghoul #this conversation is based off a joke a customer told me at work #and HideKane came to mind #Hide would actually do it too #But Kaneki really did laugh about it when he saw himself in the mirror #myndlessthoughts

[benjiedrawings]

I love gay people I wish they were real-

After dozens of days and quest after quest from finding second hand ken dolls that fit these two to spending hours going to different fabric stores to find the fake leather for Dirk's jacket I've finally finished these two!! All of the itens are made from scratch aside from Dirk's shoes and Todd's shirt (that I painted)

Image descriptions in alt!

If you'd like or are able to, please consider getting a sketch from me in exchange for donations to Care for Gaza and ESims! Free Palestine 🍉🇵🇸

#dghda #dirk gently #dirk gently's holistic detective agency #todd brotzman #brotzly #doll customizing #ooak doll #one of a kind doll #ken doll customizing #dirk gently doll #todd brotzman doll

[dandelionadrian]

Fox God and his Moon Spirit 🦊🍃🍂🍁🌕

#hideken #hideyoshi nagachika #ken kaneki #hidekane #tokyo ghoul #custom made #cotton doll