Sanding down Dollfie Dream busts *NSFW*

NSFW warning: This post contains photos of nude Dollfie Dream parts.

A while back when I was photographing V0 of my custom Arcueid Brunestud Dollfie Dream, I quickly noted something bothering me when I was reviewing the photos. Something that stood out. Literally. That something was the pointy nipples of the DD L bust. Like in this photo:

For a modest character with a modest outfit like Arcueid, the overly-pointy and obvious nipples looked completely out of place. I remember reading a tutorial written a while back by Archangeli about sanding down the nipples, so I decided to try it on my newly arrived L shapely bust.

Took me about 2hrs cause I didn’t have a rotary tool and had to sand it all down by hand. Also didn’t wear a mask or anything so I probably lost a few years of my life, but it was definitely worth the effort. The sandpaper that I bought from Amazon was a variety set ranging from 400 to 1500 grit (Archangeli used 2000 grit) but I actually found myself only using 400 grit. I probably could have gotten better results with the 1500 grit sandpaper, but my hands were pretty tired by the end and it looked “good enough”.

So here’s some photos of the process. The final results are at the bottom. Definitely worth the effort in my opinion. For full-sized photos, see the complete Flickr set. Enjoy!

~Keripo

Sandpaper

Here’s the L shapely bust that’ll be operated on today. Note the obvious pointly nipples.

Cheap sandpaper bought from Amazon

Six sheets of sandpaper of different grit, alon with some blue strap that I had no idea how to use

Sandpaper roughness ranged from 400 grit (rough) to 1500 grit (fine)

Sanding down dem pointies

Me trying out various different ways of sanding down the nipples. In the end, I found it easiest to hold the bust with my hand and scrub it across the sandpaper held down on the table.

Since I was sanding it down by hand, it took quite a bit of effort

My table was quickly covered by bits of vinyl (don’t inhale this!)

Half way there

Here’s the result of one hour of sanding

One nipple worth of sanded down vinyl

Double the trouble

Repeated this for the other nipple.

Two nipples worth of sanded down vinyl

Washing it clean of vinyl flakes – so shiny and smooth

Results

Aoi volunteered to be the model, borrowing Arcueid’s turtle-neck sweater. No more pointy nipples! \o/

~Keripo

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keripo/sets/72157635203344039/
MyFigureCollection: http://myfigurecollection.net/blog/9901
DollfieDreams: http://www.dollfiedreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8058
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