BJDs / Ball-Jointed Dolls

BJDs, or ball-jointed dolls, are specialty dolls characterized by their ball-and-socket joints. Unlike most mass-produced fashion dolls, they are made of multiple seperate (typically resin, but plastic and clay are sometimes used) pieces and strung together with elastic cord. Each doll is created by either a company (one example being Dream Valley, my personal favorite) or an individual artist, and are usually hand sculpted or 3D modeled & printed before being cast. Due to the pricey resin used to make them, BJDs tend to be very expensive, $200-$300 minimum in most cases. Despite this, I'm really fascinated by these dolls; there are so many unique sculpts and creative ideas in the world of BJD sculptors, and I do want to collect some myself one day (and am currently trying to sculpt my own!).

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