I made a 3d model to see how much faster drawing would be is a started with a base. The actual drawing and coloring itself was only an 1hr - 1 1/2hr (though this was quickly done) but making the model was over 4-6 hrs; and this model was just a lazy test. It doesn’t even have a proper butt (or boobs).

Atleast with this test I know what I need to do.

1) is make the limbs more BJD-like like adding sockets and balljoints so the mesh better sits together.
2) Make not shit hands/feet. They’ll probably be realistically (i.e. not separated into parts).
3) add a simple face so I know where her eyes are.
4) Figure out how the fuck blenders armature system works.