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Introducing Matias

7/25/2023

 
It's been quite the journey but I think I finally have Matias at the point where I'm ready to share some photos.  He was introduced by SartoriaJ back in December 2022 for a short pre-order as the Emperor in their Tarot card series.
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I was looking for a guy to be Dominic's son, and Elf Agnes' love interest, and thought he might work, so ordered him.  He arrived in May, but looking nothing like his promo photos. His makeup was way too 'harsh' and he had bright red lips. I thought he looked awful.
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So I contacted Jay at SartoriaJ, and they told me they wanted me to be happy, so to just send his head back and they'd redo him.  Which I did.  I was sent photos of his new makeup. Much better.
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We were supposed to be leaving on a trip, so I asked them to wait to send him back until after we got back home. When he came back he needed a wig. I had envisioned something long in dark brown, like his promo photos, but then ended up trimming it way too much. I didn't like it.
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I needed to make a new wig but didn't have any more dark brown mohair. His eyes weren't showing up in photos very well either, so I switched them to blue, and then just for fun I tried Jude's long blonde wig on him. 
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I thought he looked so much better.  Definitely not what I'd originally planned, but then dolls often have a mind of their own. So I went through my stash of mohair and chose a light antique brown, and proceeded to make him another wig. After gluing on the mohair strips I only wet, conditioned, and combed it. I didn't dare do any trimming as I didn't want to ruin this wig as well.
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He is currently wearing the Outlander outfit since it's the only spare costume his size. But I was curious to see how he'd look in other outfits so went the easy route and just did a head switch with some of my other guys....
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My plan is to make him a knight outfit, something different then my three Iple knights, something with armour, but who knows what he'll actually end up with?  So I'll wait to trim his wig until he has his costume.  Or maybe I'll just leave it.
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Sara
7/25/2023 09:28:01 am

He looks great! That first face-up was a bit feminine in my opinion. I also like the light wig you made him as it is. It looks awesome!

Dorothy
7/25/2023 11:08:25 pm

He looks kind of exotic in the first photo. I agree; the face up on the doll you received looks nothing like the first photo.

I like how you have styled him. I thing that Agnes will be happy to meet him.

Brigitte
7/27/2023 12:34:34 pm

Congratulations! I got one too, but either the resin is darker or the face-up lighter, because my Matias doesn't look like a kid tried his black pencil on him.

The new face-up suits your Matias great and the light brown wig is the perfect color. He looks great and will even more as a knight in armour or any other outfit.
I feel like a cheerleader but i can't resist: Do your magic, dear Martha! :-)


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    Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.
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