Painting Dolls

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:00 am

PhilKer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:22 am Hello Treepusher

I can feel that I am repeating myself, but you really master your art !!! Your portraits are so original and amazing ! and

By pure curiosity, did you publish some 'standard' pictures of your girls without any post processing? Just to admire even more your style
I have searched some of your post but I could not find any.

BRAVO !!!!!!

Thanks, Philippe. Glad you’re enjoying them. I’ve actually blown up and framed a few of the better ones.

Several unpainted shots are posted in Head Shots, Somewhere around page 153 and several following pages. And there are a few posted here and there as well.

Seeing many members here—including yourself—are far more accomplished at photography than I, painting seemed the way to put my own stamp on the photos. It’s cheating, I suppose, but it’s fun and I like the results, lol.

Thanks again for your kind words and stopping by!

PhilKer · Post by **PhilKer** » Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:16 am

Hi again

Thanks for the link. I checked the Head Shots topic
I am glad to be able to put now a name on your beautiful girls

Lucie looks absolutely gorgeous and Lexie has her very unique charm ♥❤

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Do you have any other dolls?

I think you are too humble: your pictures are great !!!! I love them, especially because of the way your capture their eyes. It makes a lot of difference

Yes, there will be always people who are better than you or me, but I do think that the most important thing is to have his own signature, his own style, what you have

And to have a lot of fun !!!!!

About post processing ... I have seen that a lot in several forums: Post processing is BAD, BAD, BAD !!! Never ending story ...
But I am sure that people saying that watch movies full of CGI without issues or even without knowing it. And also that mostly all the pictures shown in magazines are altered in a way or another.
And yeah, what you do is not pure photography but it is still Art and it is beautiful !

So again, Bravo for your amazing portraits ! And I am sure that the printings look fabulous

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:01 pm

PhilKer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:16 am Hi again
Thanks for the link. I checked the Head Shots topic
I am glad to be able to put now a name on your beautiful girls
Lucie looks absolutely gorgeous and Lexie has her very unique charm ♥❤.
Do you have any other dolls?

I think you are too humble: your pictures are great !!!! I love them, especially because of the way your capture their eyes. It makes a lot of difference
Yes, there will be always people who are better than you or me, but I do think that the most important thing is to have his own signature, his own style, what you have And to have a lot of fun !!!!!

About post processing ... I have seen that a lot in several forums: Post processing is BAD, BAD, BAD !!! Never ending story ...
But I am sure that people saying that watch movies full of CGI without issues or even without knowing it. And also that mostly all the pictures shown in magazines are altered in a way or another.
And yeah, what you do is not pure photography but it is still Art and it is beautiful !

So again, Bravo for your amazing portraits ! I and I am sure that the printings look fabulous

Thanks very much for the compliments, Philippe. You are too kind! I’m pleased you’re enjoying the shots. I liked doing the straight head shots, but they’re pretty run of the mill. Competent, but no more than that.

Add some paint, and voila—now they’re eye-catching and fun. At least, I think so, lol.

Post-processing is fraught with peril. It won’t make a bad photo good, but it can make a good photo better, if used judiciously.

CGI is the same. Done poorly, it ruins the movie, or at least blows away your ‘suspension of disbelief.’ “The Day After Tomorrow” —if you saw that one— is a good example. The ocean wave crashing through New York City was done pretty well (not perfect, but pretty well) and you could accept that it was real. But the CGI wolves were terrible, pulled you right out of the action, as they were cartoonish fakes done by computer, and no way could you believe that these were living creatures and a threat to the protagonists.

Anyway, my ladies and I again thank you for your praise. There are only the two dolls, but I do have a couple of other heads I shoot on occasion. Mostly it’s been Lisa and Lexie, as they’re my two favorites. I’ll get around to doing the others at some point.

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:46 am

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Vicvic · Post by **Vicvic** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:05 pm

Superb!

Beautiful work, very pleasant to look at

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:34 pm

Vicvic wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:05 pm Superb! Beautiful work, very pleasant to look at

Thanks very much, Vicvic. Glad you’re enjoying these. Some are better than others, but they’re all fun to do. Thanks for stopping by!

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Vicvic · Post by **Vicvic** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 pm

These faces are fascinating.

Will we ever see the wonderful doll that serves as a model? Perhaps she has a thread?

SimonSays7 · Post by **SimonSays7** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:28 pm

Lovely work!

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:20 pm

Vicvic wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 pm These faces are fascinating. Will we ever see the wonderful doll that serves as a model? Perhaps she has a thread?

Thanks, Victor. Lisa is beautiful, and I am in awe at how a doll can make my heart jump at just the sight of her, first thing each morning.

I’m reasonably good with headshots, not so much with full-body work. Need practice! I’d like to share those, as I do dress her to the nines most of the time, lots of gorgeous gowns and such. But like I said, need practice on that.

This lady is a Jiusheng 162E Lisa, and the Leathermans (former members here) did her advertising display photos far better than I could, and they include full-body photos.

Thanks again for you kind words and stopping by!

Treepusher · Post by **Treepusher** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:28 pm

SimonSays7 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:28 pm Lovely work!

Thanks very much. Great fun to do these, and some actually turn out nice!

Appreciate your kind comment and visit!

Vicvic · Post by **Vicvic** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:24 am

Treepusher wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:20 pm Thanks, Victor. Lisa is beautiful, and I am in awe at how a doll can make my heart jump at just the sight of her, first thing each morning.

I’m reasonably good with headshots, not so much with full-body work. Need practice! I’d like to share those, as I do dress her to the nines most of the time, lots of gorgeous gowns and such. But like I said, need practice on that.

This lady is a Jiusheng 162E Lisa, and the Leathermans (former members here) did her advertising display photos far better than I could, and they include full-body photos.

Thanks again for you kind words and stopping by!

Thanks for the information. Lisa is a beautiful doll!