Which do you prefer and why?
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I prefer sleeping newborns; they look more realistic to me than a baby who never blinks.
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I prefer asleep. I think they are more realistic, posable,
The awake are cute in pictures but they are obviously a doll when they donât move or blink, etc.
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Lol, jinx? 
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Figures, right??! 
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AsleepâŚsame reason
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Sleeping is my preference.
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I like sleeping for the peacefulness but my mum watches very closely when I paint a sleeping one âbecause if theyâre done badly they look deceasedâ. For me itâs more of a matter of the actual mouth expression, for example Ellie Sue is open-eye but she has a fairly relaxed face/mouth, and so does my realborn Owen (Percy), Arianna, Angelica, Esmae and another kit I just ordered. I can take an open-eyed baby for a walk (not that I ever have yet) but sculpts with distinct expressions are less âversatileâ, lol. I donât think Iâm making sense.
Iâll put it this way: Thomas Auer is asleep/ closed-eye, but he has such a distinct crying expression that he is obviously a doll because it never changes. On the other hand, Twin A has a very open mouth, but itâs relaxed like a baby whoâs been sleeping for a while.
But if the mouth can be covered by a dummy, I donât mind. My policy when selecting a kit is âOkay, you have an engaging face, youâre mine now.â Like Tink. Canât wait for Tink.
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I love the realism of a sleeping reborn in a realistic pose. But thereâs something about some awake sculpts that, if you can get the eyes and brows just right, they just pull you in and grab your heart!
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exactly!! Eyebrows are the make-or-break, I think. Eyebrows and hairline.
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Awake. In my family the ones who like to interact with the babies like the eyes closed. The ones that like to do less interacting prefer Awake which is most of them. lol. They also like more hair (human hair) because most of them had a lot of hair as a baby. So I paint the way my family wants. I have not sold a baby, my family pays for the materials and I paint. My Hobby and I enjoy every second.
P.S. I still struggle with eyebrows, lol!
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I bond better with the awake onesâ I think they have more personality! Thereâs something nice about having a baby that looks at you back. But I agree that sleeping dolls are more realistic.
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I used prefer the awake ones. Good eyes make them come alive. But the sleepers are so easy to root lashes, and so now I am making mostly sleepers.
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Sleeping cause they look more realistic. Babies usually blink lol so its obvious.
I prefer awake babies. I like to hold, cuddle, and pose them⌠I have only made 2 sleeping babies and have found there was only 2 things I could do either them: hold them asleep, pose them asleepâŚ
But I DO like the not having to buy 30 dollar eyes aspectâŚ
My daughter (7) exclusively likes awake babies. I am currently working on summer rain who my daughter has called âuglyâ because her eyes âdonât openâ.
On the other hand I usually donât like extreme expressions such as yawning or crying because, like sleeping, there is only one way to pose/interact⌠Also for me this is where they start to look âweirdâ and âdollyâ or âfrakishly frozenâ
(I do like moderate expressions, like Saski or sunny tho)
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I like both, but as a collector, I feel like I bond more with my awake babies. They have so much more personality for me when they are awake and I especially have a soft spot for smiling babies 
This being said, my favorite reborn is still my Levi (who many of you met at the doll show).
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I prefer sleeping babies. Theyâre easier to make and as others mentioned, they look more real.
For taking pictures I like awake ones, though.
Im very new at this, working on my 11th and 12th babies right now, Precious Gift and Kaelin, soon to be rooting Landon and Charles. I have bought, and painted, more closed eye than open but I think I like both for different reasons.
Perfect for Alternatives, lol!
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