Doll Modification

  I've been seeing a lot of modified Monster High dolls on tumblr lately, and I really like them. I like the idea that you can customize the doll into a new character that you invent yourself. It makes the dolls so much more interesting than they are when they're just taken out of the box and put on display as the factory made them. I've actually gotten quite bored of their original faces and clothing, having seen them so many times. Custom dolls are so much more fun.
I'm sort of nervous about giving examples without asking people's permission to use their photos. But... I'll just source them as best I can ^-^;

Lolly, by glossowl.tumblr.com

Lily, by limbiclullaby on Flickr

Accident, also by glossowl.tumblr.com

  I think that's enough of an example for now, just search "monster high mod" on tumblr and you'll get a bunch more results.

 I've done not-so-serious/well done doll modification before with Bratz dolls, using sharpies to give them tattoos and darker makeup. Some of them came out pretty good, but I plan to take off my previous work on most of them and do it a little better.

 The only Monster High doll I currently own is Draculaura, the first/original one, and I've decided to customize her. So far I've just taken off the original paint and taken her hair out of pigtails/washed the weird sticky "hair spray" out of it. I'm not sure what kind of character I'll make her into yet, but I shall post her when I'm done.
One thing I really want to do but I'm not sure whether or not is possible is to dye her pink streaks black. What I'd REALLY like is for them to be a much more pastel pink, but lightening synthetic hair is impossible, from my research.

My Draculaura, pre-modification

  I hope to get a few more dolls, the ones I'd like most are Frankie Stein, Ghoulia Yelps, and Spectra Vondergeist (I love that name :P oh lovely made up German surnames ♥).

  I think doll modification will be a fun thing for me to get into, it's drawing people, but on a 3D surface ^-^ I'll also get to sew the dolls clothing, which will be sort of difficult (they're so tiny and oddly-shaped!) but interesting and good practice.