For collectors of realistic looking dolls, Asian Ball Jointed Dolls are among the most fascinating. These dolls are also most suitable for making your own customized doll. These dolls have what are called "articulated joints", ie, they have ball and socket joints similar to the sholder joints that we have. So the arms and legs of these dolls can be moved just like we move our arms and legs. Manufacturers of these dolls mention the "points of articulation" for these dolls. A doll with 14 points of articulation has 14 movable joints. A plain ABJD such as the Hujoo Wings 26cm Ball Jointed Doll is customizable and can be turned into a custom doll with a doll costume.
To customize a plain ABJD, you will need a pair of eyes, a wig and a doll accessory set with costumes and stuff. The Hujoo Wings doll mentioned above requires a 20mm eyes set, a 7" or 8" wig and any suitable doll costume. You can apply make up or change the skin tone using water color paints. To make the paint stick to the doll surface, a matt spray sealer is required. Since these dolls are usually made of vinyl resin, oil based paints should not be used.
Somewhat similar to the ABJDs are the articulated fashion dolls such as the popular Monster High Dolls. These are also articulated and can strike different poses.
