Is there a way to cover up the BB indentation stamp on the back of the neck? Some of my kits have this, and someone thought it looked like I was reselling. I put a lot of work into my babies. It’s very frustrating to look like someone else did it. Yes, I can explain it, but looks deceiving. I had someone who wanted a babydoll, but decided against it after seeing the stamp… I used to cover with hair, but I want to stop putting hair on them (I have arthritis) and I just want to use a hat. My husband said we could probably melt it a bit, but I’m not sure how without ruining it.
Maybe you could fill it with some thick medium or clay?
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Can you explain that the BB mark is for the doll mold but not the art work. Lots of painters don’t stretch their own canvases.
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No, it is not deceiving, it shows it is genuine BB kit, or whatever other maker kit. You just paint it, you did not make the kit, and anybody who knows anything about reborn dolls knows this. I have been reborning some 8 years, and sold several hundreds of dolls, and I have never heard of anybody complaining about the stamp. But I can imagine many people would complain if there is going to be strange patch on the back of the neck.
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As Ludmila was explaining, it’s basically like “authenticating” and identify the sculpt/kit. You’ll find that if you do create kits other than Bountiful Baby, 99% of other sculpts/kit has this on the backs of there necks as well. It is not limited or not only a bountiful baby thing. It protects many hand sculptors as well in a sense from having illegal copies and manufacturing or their kits made. Sometimes parts of “signature” if you will be missing or say something different for instance if a sculpt was being copied illegally or not authentic.
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Thanks for the responses. It was just kinda disappointing that I put so much work into it for it to look like I was reselling someone else’s work.
You can fill it with thick medium and then use a file to smooth it out when dry.
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If you messed with it to try to cover it up ( other than hair) people would think it was a fake kit (copied ) and it could be a bigger issue. Some sculptors won’t sell to you if they know you have been buying copied kits.
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Most artist who “mark” their work sign it with ink on the body or neck flange or stitching on the body. Sculptors use the stamp/indent. Explaining is honest. altering the stamp would be deceiving.
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