#custom ken

Witness my masterpiece: Dark Universe Dracula in Ken doll form!

Okay, I'm not sure if this counts as my "masterpiece" (I couldn't resist the reference), but I've definitely put a LOT of work into him! I've been working on him continuously since September, even as I was working on other projects. A rundown of what I did to this doll:

-Hairline change (base doll didn't have a widow's peak hairline)

-Complete reroot and hairstyle (fun fact, a short hairstyle like this is WAY more complex to root and style at 1/6 scale than long, flowing Barbie hair would be!)

-Complete body repaint (even though only his face, hands, and feet end up showing...)

-Face repaint

-Hand-dyed fabric for his vest, jacket collar, cravat, and cape

-Sewed his entire outfit from scratch. Even pieces based on existing sewing patterns went through extensive pattern alteration, so everything on him is entirely custom. He has a cravat, shirt, vest, pants, tailcoat, and cape. In keeping with his look on Monsters Unchained, he doesn't have shoes.

-Not really a separate step, but I need to emphasize how much hand-sewing went into his suit. There was SO MUCH fine detailing, especially with the shoulder pieces

-Made cape detachable

-Fabricated his medallion out of ribbon and a necklace charm

-Gave him custom claw-nails on his hands

I put a LOT of pressure on myself for this doll, since I spent an hour stuck in front of his animatronic. I'll admit, I keep kicking myself for not getting 1:1 accuracy, even though I know a lot of concessions I had to make were necessities of Barbie scale sizing, available base dolls, and materials I had available.

Of course, I had to take pictures of him with his equivalent tsum tsum from @idreamofthemeparks, and with my other Dark Universe custom dolls and their tsum tsum equivalents as well.

I am open for art doll commissions! Want a theme park character? Your own OC? DM me for details!

Keep in mind that every doll is a handmade unique art piece, with individual variations.

Other Dark Universe dolls I've made:

Victoria Frankenstein More Victoria

Ygor

"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:

It is secret from my boyfriend because I am making a Ken doll that looks like him! I'm nearly done but still waiting on some stuff to arrive in the mail (some things are hard to make tiny!).

Here's my concern - do I try to paint his tattoos on the doll? They are at his ankles which are covered by pants and shoes. Since I'm using a vintage New Looks Ken from 1978, the body is not in the best condition already.

In the box (my mom already had a football, so it isn’t in there lol):

Front of box:

Sides of box:

Back of box:

Patrick with Chiefs cheerleader (outfit also made by Molita’s World):

I’m tired of stores deciding we don’t need Ken fashion packs here - I just ordered like 4 outfits from Amazon because I wanted more things for my guys. Harry is happy but my bank account isn’t 😂

He doesn’t have a name, since he’s vaguely modeled after my look at the time that I made him...