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Ukrainian Artist Continues To Remove Makeup From Dolls To Repaint Them In A Very Realistic Way (New Pics)
The unrealistic portrayal of dolls and their effect on the female self-image is a persistent discussion surrounding the kids' toys industry. Dolls for girls were, and in most cases still are, an ideal of proportional body shape and beauty, which has been influencing girls around the world from a very young age. This perfectly symmetrical and flawless image has become an aspiration, though it‘s far from realistic. This is why we are thankful for artists who think of the box and contribute to a change by carrying the message of individual and unique beauty.
Ukrainian artist Olga Kamenetskaya specializing in doll repainting and modification, takes what‘s considered ‘perfect’ and gives it a realistic makeover which results in gorgeous, one-of-a-kind creations. What has started as a hobby of repainted dolls from Monster High, has turned into a career which is now admired by almost 60k people on Instagram.
Every popular doll you can think of: Barbie, Blythe, BJD, you name it, turns into extremely realistic dolls and foremost, unique works of art. All the fine details, such as little features, imperfections, body shapes, realistic wigs, add charisma to lifeless, mass-produced toys and are definitely what makes her life-like dolls stand out.
It is safe to say that dolls look much better after the dramatic makeup has been stripped off, and it goes to show the so-called ‘flaws’ are what actually makes us beautiful.
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Amazon QT 5 years ago
There’s YouTube videos out there on the whole process. I think I saw that it takes a span of a few days working 10-14 hours a day for some.
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Dejia Smith (QueenDey) 5 years ago
She looks like a younger version of the fair god mother ing Shrek
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Hello please don't judge 5 years ago
I am glad 'realistic' is in '' because they definitely look more life like but still unrealistic! but omg the before in this one is scary and the after one is BEAUTIFUL
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Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
This one is somehow closest to the original, which was more natural to begin with.
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Benjamin Boysley 5 years ago
Absolutely stunning work, very well done. Really shows the surreal image of women these dolls portray.
Night Owl 5 years ago
Amazing work. They look much more realistic and with some real character. Also: I wish the original doll makers would make more realistically proportioned necks (and the rest of the bodies too, of course)
Rose mary 5 years ago
I appreciate the artist's talent but how is this connected to body positivity? Originally, they looked disproportionate and unnatural. Unless you are someone obsessed with becoming 'human barbie' or 'human Ken', everyone knows that these are fake. But the artist had made all them beautiful in a conventional and realistic manner, which can actually cause insecurities to many more people.
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FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago
These are so beautiful. Women are always beautiful, no matter if they wear makeup or not!
Miriam Hirsch 5 years ago
This is more than just repainting. Replanting the hair, replacing eyes, new costumes, all a huge amount of tedious exacting work. Brava!
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
And she's working on such a tiny scale too - the faces can't be more than 2 inches high, probably a lot less.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
So, the main question is probably not why toy companies make dolls like these, but why people buy them. We are a seriously weird kind of animal, aren't we? Her stunning artwork makes the "deformities" of the dolls stand out even more.
Eunice Probert 5 years ago
She has amazing talent. I love how some of the dolls have little freckles.
Ilovesugar 5 years ago
Beautiful makes them more lifelike and shows that humans don’t and shouldn’t look like Barbie dolls so we shouldn’t compare ourselves to them because they are fake. They are truly amazing
Magdalina777 5 years ago
While these(especially some of these) are really beautiful and well done, let's be honest here, it has a lot more to do with a talented artist taking their time to hand-paint the dolls with their professional paints, brushes and skill (as opposed to cheap machine-done factory version) than with the whole natural vs makeup look. I do like the natural style, personally, but I also wouldn't mind seeing some made up dolls done like that, would be interesting :P
Random Panda 5 years ago
These are not even natural looks. It's just better applied make-up in the after photos.
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Liesa Yopp 5 years ago
There have been a lot of these stories in the past year involving Ukrainian artists. It makes me want to go visit and explore that country.
Bonita Bielawski 5 years ago
They quite freaky. Especially the huge gap between tiny eyes sometimes. I love them.
orenji 5 years ago
The work is stunning but I think the goal of it (although very noble) is a bit confusing... the reason the dolls don't look hyper realistic is due to COST, plain and simple. It would cost a lot of money to hand brush each doll with this much detail. This is why hand painted models and statuettes cost a lot more than a barbie. This is why these cheap dolls have simplistic artwork on them that look cartoony. Kids also love cartoons, not hyper realistic miniature adults.
Douglas Campbell 5 years ago
AMAZING!!!! If you aren't selling these as serious art, you should be.
glennderman 5 years ago
I think this is one of the most wonderful issues of Bored Panda that I have ever seen. Congratulations to all the contributors! I especially liked the dolls that are repainted and the Maine C**n Kittens. I only wish that the kittens had been paired with their grown-up pictures.
Jody Hewston 5 years ago
Amazing work, but the idea they support body positivity is nonsense. If anything the less cartoonish, more "realistic" dolls are more damaging to young psyches.
Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago
Doll repainting in general has less than nothing to do with "Toxic Imagery" topics and is just about painting prettier faces than the mass produced plastic ones. Don't attach that much meaning to what is mostly just art. It's good art, but you should know what it is.
Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago
#21 isn't even a repaint, that's a face painting of a ball jointed doll. Not mass produced, artist handcast and painted.
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Light 5 years ago (edited)
It would be nice if she commisions parents to have their kids’ faces painted into dolls or to make miniatures of them.😊
Isabella 5 years ago
This is something Sonja Singh does. Tree Change Dolls is her brand. She works on thrift store dollies.
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SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
They're really good but the eyes on some of them - staring into my soul!
Bobby's Girl 5 years ago
So beautiful! It would be interesting to see which version a child would choose if dolls were placed side by side.
Wallace Lemmons 5 years ago
Good work, but the Bratz ones look like anorexic girls when redone. Kinda creepy.
Isabella 5 years ago
I work on these dolls too. And lots of other artists do.
I personally work as Handmade from Ooak Tree. But just go to Etsy and check for "OOAK Monster High" - there are plenty of them :) DSC07103_m...62e353.jpg 
Mark Gollihur 5 years ago
I call shenanigans. The artist may be repainting these digitally, but several of them are clearly not repainted physically. take a look at some of the lips, they have physically changed shape and width. so if these were done in real life, it's more than just paint.
Isabella 5 years ago
You know nothing, Jon Snow. These dolls can be sanded, resculpted and other ways adjusted by chemicals like acetone. I do it for living.
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Effseven Six 5 years ago
How?! How are you doing this?! Its amazingly beautiful!!! I would buy these in a heart beat!!
Sarjana Lastname 5 years ago
why she sexualize children toys? Present these bare breast and show pants. Would be nice to show to child but has to teach thst artist are not always smart and realism is technique not intelligence and imagination .... not nice. Imginative toys has point that childs brains develop, what realistic toys dont support but make them dull, dullness has been serious diagnose, counted also dangtous because nothing else than killing, blood and guts shakes them, so called wake.
Isabella 5 years ago
Those dolls are meant for ADULT collectors, honey. Maybe educate yourself before leaving a comment?
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FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago (edited)
Sorry. Is it because you want to see women with makeup? I'm disgusted at your attitude towards this.
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Benjamin Boysley 5 years ago
Absolutely stunning work, very well done. Really shows the surreal image of women these dolls portray.
Night Owl 5 years ago
Amazing work. They look much more realistic and with some real character. Also: I wish the original doll makers would make more realistically proportioned necks (and the rest of the bodies too, of course)
Rose mary 5 years ago
I appreciate the artist's talent but how is this connected to body positivity? Originally, they looked disproportionate and unnatural. Unless you are someone obsessed with becoming 'human barbie' or 'human Ken', everyone knows that these are fake. But the artist had made all them beautiful in a conventional and realistic manner, which can actually cause insecurities to many more people.
Load More Replies... FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago
These are so beautiful. Women are always beautiful, no matter if they wear makeup or not!
Miriam Hirsch 5 years ago
This is more than just repainting. Replanting the hair, replacing eyes, new costumes, all a huge amount of tedious exacting work. Brava!
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
And she's working on such a tiny scale too - the faces can't be more than 2 inches high, probably a lot less.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
So, the main question is probably not why toy companies make dolls like these, but why people buy them. We are a seriously weird kind of animal, aren't we? Her stunning artwork makes the "deformities" of the dolls stand out even more.
Eunice Probert 5 years ago
She has amazing talent. I love how some of the dolls have little freckles.
Ilovesugar 5 years ago
Beautiful makes them more lifelike and shows that humans don’t and shouldn’t look like Barbie dolls so we shouldn’t compare ourselves to them because they are fake. They are truly amazing
Magdalina777 5 years ago
While these(especially some of these) are really beautiful and well done, let's be honest here, it has a lot more to do with a talented artist taking their time to hand-paint the dolls with their professional paints, brushes and skill (as opposed to cheap machine-done factory version) than with the whole natural vs makeup look. I do like the natural style, personally, but I also wouldn't mind seeing some made up dolls done like that, would be interesting :P
Random Panda 5 years ago
These are not even natural looks. It's just better applied make-up in the after photos.
Load More Replies... Liesa Yopp 5 years ago
There have been a lot of these stories in the past year involving Ukrainian artists. It makes me want to go visit and explore that country.
Bonita Bielawski 5 years ago
They quite freaky. Especially the huge gap between tiny eyes sometimes. I love them.
orenji 5 years ago
The work is stunning but I think the goal of it (although very noble) is a bit confusing... the reason the dolls don't look hyper realistic is due to COST, plain and simple. It would cost a lot of money to hand brush each doll with this much detail. This is why hand painted models and statuettes cost a lot more than a barbie. This is why these cheap dolls have simplistic artwork on them that look cartoony. Kids also love cartoons, not hyper realistic miniature adults.
Douglas Campbell 5 years ago
AMAZING!!!! If you aren't selling these as serious art, you should be.
glennderman 5 years ago
I think this is one of the most wonderful issues of Bored Panda that I have ever seen. Congratulations to all the contributors! I especially liked the dolls that are repainted and the Maine C**n Kittens. I only wish that the kittens had been paired with their grown-up pictures.
Jody Hewston 5 years ago
Amazing work, but the idea they support body positivity is nonsense. If anything the less cartoonish, more "realistic" dolls are more damaging to young psyches.
Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago
Doll repainting in general has less than nothing to do with "Toxic Imagery" topics and is just about painting prettier faces than the mass produced plastic ones. Don't attach that much meaning to what is mostly just art. It's good art, but you should know what it is.
Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago
#21 isn't even a repaint, that's a face painting of a ball jointed doll. Not mass produced, artist handcast and painted.
Load More Replies... Light 5 years ago (edited)
It would be nice if she commisions parents to have their kids’ faces painted into dolls or to make miniatures of them.😊
Isabella 5 years ago
This is something Sonja Singh does. Tree Change Dolls is her brand. She works on thrift store dollies.
Load More Replies... SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
They're really good but the eyes on some of them - staring into my soul!
Bobby's Girl 5 years ago
So beautiful! It would be interesting to see which version a child would choose if dolls were placed side by side.
Wallace Lemmons 5 years ago
Good work, but the Bratz ones look like anorexic girls when redone. Kinda creepy.
Isabella 5 years ago
I work on these dolls too. And lots of other artists do.
I personally work as Handmade from Ooak Tree. But just go to Etsy and check for "OOAK Monster High" - there are plenty of them :) DSC07103_m...62e353.jpg
Mark Gollihur 5 years ago
I call shenanigans. The artist may be repainting these digitally, but several of them are clearly not repainted physically. take a look at some of the lips, they have physically changed shape and width. so if these were done in real life, it's more than just paint.
Isabella 5 years ago
You know nothing, Jon Snow. These dolls can be sanded, resculpted and other ways adjusted by chemicals like acetone. I do it for living.
Load More Replies... Effseven Six 5 years ago
How?! How are you doing this?! Its amazingly beautiful!!! I would buy these in a heart beat!!
Sarjana Lastname 5 years ago
why she sexualize children toys? Present these bare breast and show pants. Would be nice to show to child but has to teach thst artist are not always smart and realism is technique not intelligence and imagination .... not nice. Imginative toys has point that childs brains develop, what realistic toys dont support but make them dull, dullness has been serious diagnose, counted also dangtous because nothing else than killing, blood and guts shakes them, so called wake.
Isabella 5 years ago
Those dolls are meant for ADULT collectors, honey. Maybe educate yourself before leaving a comment?
Load More Replies... FortnitePlayerGirl 5 years ago (edited)
Sorry. Is it because you want to see women with makeup? I'm disgusted at your attitude towards this.
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