When is enough enough?

I made my doll look like a doll I saw which had covered itself in the hair to look 'real' and asked you all what you thought of it. When is enough enough on dolls looking real?

Kirsten stated "Subtlety is the key c: I just think that this is a website with cartoon dolls, not dolls covered in translucent hair trying to look 'real' :s" Kaylee, Sophie and Cass agreed.

Anji added ''Hm, I quite like it, though, it'd a bit dark, if it were lighter, I'd probably have it.." giving an interesting different view while Kaylee disagreed:

"Personally, it looks a bit over done. It's easier to have lighter shading, and have them individually bought, so you could pile them on. Everyone is trying to do realistic dolls, some of them I love, but some are just overdone, and look like plastic. :s"

Additionally, Georgia added "It looks really overdone for me aha. Some 'realistic dolls' actually look really nice and different, only some people can pull it off. But now everyone is tring to do them, and they look d!rty or plastic.I'd rather have a 'normal' doll than have something that looks stupid.Like Kirsten said, it should be subtle c:"

Personally I do agree that the example shown is far beyond real and is looking plain dirty but that might just be my dodgy making skills as I for one can never pull off the 'real' look. Dolls are taking the third dimension to extremes now and their doll is looking angry and dirty, 'subtlety is the key' so if you're going to go for a 3D look, make sure you keep it minimal. Take Happyangi's for example, it's used the stardesign hair but still managed to look real yet not dirty.