Give Your Doll A Head Of Real Human Hair!
Give Your Doll A Head Of Real Human Hair!
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I feel much better now that I've given up hope.
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I´d also be interested in durability, once the projekt is finished for the various purposes imaginable.
Could the implanting process be probably sped up by combining these needles into a single device to work over larger areas? Maybe a 9 piece device for this case and single needles for detail and outline works.
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I think a small handheld machine could be rigged up with an actuating needle that automatically 'loaded' itself for each insertion, this way you could have a more uniform amount of hair going into the head on each punch.
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-Ragnar66- wrote:Could the implanting process be probably sped up by combining these needles into a single device to work over larger areas? Maybe a 9 piece device for this case and single needles for detail and outline works.
As I was starting out, I thought the same thing about having multiple needles but then quickly realized how fragile the needles are after I started snapping the tips off in the doll's head. This is a VERY intensive project and took me dozens of sessions to complete. Still, the longer you take with something like this, the better the results.kklouzal wrote:I think a small handheld machine could be rigged up with an actuating needle that automatically 'loaded' itself for each insertion, this way you could have a more uniform amount of hair going into the head on each punch.
I contemplated some sort of gluing system using permatex on a section of the hair but after some stress tests with implanted hair, I realized this wasn't necessary.
Hair only gets pulled out of the head if:
-it's improperly implanted (multiple hairs in a punch means the hair slides along another hair, smoothly pulling out)
-or if it's too shallow
I will make a follow-up video showing the very final results and an example of how even a small bunch of implanted hair can be held by my hand and support the weight of the doll's head. It's surprisingly strong with a deep implant!
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Yes, easing and speeding up the process surely is among the very first ideas coming in mind. It´s the little details then or insufficient material that gets in the way unfortunately. Maybe someday a manufacturer invents something that makes use of some the electro static hair properties then pulled to a half melten heads surface maybe.kabuki wrote: As I was starting out, I thought the same thing about having multiple needles but then quickly realized how fragile the needles are after I started snapping the tips off in the doll's head. This is a VERY intensive project and took me dozens of sessions to complete. Still, the longer you take with something like this, the better the results.
Sounds promising with regard to probable durability. One reason more to handle our silicon beauties with even more care at last.kabuki wrote: I contemplated some sort of gluing system using permatex on a section of the hair but after some stress tests with implanted hair, I realized this wasn't necessary.
Hair only gets pulled out of the head if:
-it's improperly implanted (multiple hairs in a punch means the hair slides along another hair, smoothly pulling out)
-or if it's too shallow
I will make a follow-up video showing the very final results and an example of how even a small bunch of implanted hair can be held by my hand and support the weight of the doll's head. It's surprisingly strong with a deep implant!
Looking forward to your next video!
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Forgot to respond to this earlier. Yes, there is danger of this if you use a tight toothed comb or hard brush, so I would recommend the Tangle Teezer as others have recommended on this board for doll hair maintenance. Wide enough for the hair to slip through but does a great job at detangling without pulling hairs out. If lots of hairs come out, they were not properly implanted to begin with.Stewie studmuffin wrote:Very impressive! But how well do the hairs stay in place? Is there any danger of them being pulled out during brushing?
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My attempts was a complete fail, I made a custom neddle, so i guess I need a better one an a lot of patience.
I am so glad for you.
I will look forward to see the hair line job.
Regards.
MexDL
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think the results are worth any your made efforts! Very nice and real looking! I might try in future as well, but off course need more than just one head, or at least a second doll for my further uses in photo shooting and the "other things".kabuki wrote:Gave her a wash and a trim today, she smells delightful.