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 Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:14 pm
My doll should be comeing in in a few days and I haven't gone out and boughten things for face up. Most people say acrilic paint works but I just wanted to confirm it. I planed on doing face up like this with acrilic pain and a needle. Do you think acrilics are the right way to go?
And to make blush stay on would hair spray work?
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:01 am
I personally wouldn't use hairspray on your doll... that would get kinda sticky. To make blush stay stay I would recomend using either Mr Super Clear UV Flat or Testor's Dullcote. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:52 am
Oh okies!
Thank you! heart
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:51 pm
Acrylic paint and a needle? You don't want to use a needle. You can find tiny brushes at a good craft store.
Also, I would suggest using watercolours at first. They're easier to wipe if you make a mistake, and really.. easier to work with in my opinion. I just wet my brush and rub it on the end of the watercolour pencil until it has enough colour, then paint. Works pretty well. (^^ And for blush you'll need soft/chalk pastels, of course. The cheap ones seem to work pretty well and come in a vast array of colours.
Good luck, and keep in mind that you'll need a good bit of practice before really getting good at faceups. So don't get discouraged.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:55 pm
I'll try that! thank you. <3
I was thinking pinceling it first then going over it with paint.
Or maybe even using Micron inking pens. o_o;;
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:10 am
Do NOT use inking pens.
Just don't.
Spray the head before doing anything to it. You need to seal it first. Then I'd suggest using either pastels or watercolors. Acrylics need to be thinned out before they can be used properly for a faceup. Next, use a small brush. I suggest having at least two so you can have a wet and a dry one. Dry for pastel dust used for blushing and wet for detail work. Never use pens on a doll.
After you're done (or inbetween if you want to keep certian things and keep working) spray the head again. Do it outside where there's a lot of space, make sure you have a mask designed to keep out fumes not just a dust mask. A dust mask will do nothing. Also wait a few minutes between sprays. If you're paranoid about it like I am, just leave the head there for 10 or so minutes between sprays to make sure that it doesnt glob up. Also practice spraying before you try doing a faceup because there's a good chance you'll stand too close or too far away or whatever the first time you do it.
You do not need to coat the whole head in one go. It can take a few sprays to fully cover the head, but in the end you'll be happy with the lack of bubbles and lack of staining.
Make sure you have rubbing alcohol and a cleaning sponge on hand for if you need to remove things after something has been sprayed because the rubbing alcohol will get the spray off. Don't use acitone.
I suggest a light touch with a non oil based water color pencil (yes they come in oil base for some unknown reason, so check!) if you plan on penciling things in. That way you can wipe almost all of it off before you start and it'll be invisible by the time you're done.
After everything is sealed and your faceup is in place there are a variety of glosses you can use around eyes and lips. I would suggest staying away from clear nailpolish. It's not all that likely to damage the doll but at the same time it can A)eat through your seal and B) is hard to work with and can be globby. Just go to your local craft store and ask them about gloss for resin hobby kits and they'll get you what you need. It should come in a container that looks like a nailpolish bottle but isn't.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:31 pm
Thank you so much for typing that all out. n_n;;
And when you mean spray what exacly are you talking about?
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:36 pm
She means with the Testors, or the Mr. Super Clear.
Personally, i'd suggest pastels and acrylics. Watercolours aren't as fabulous as you might think. >< But that might just be me. I've never had as much luck as i'd like with them.
Also, for gloss, use what's called a "Glazing Medium." I'd suggest Liquitex, it's very nice to work with, and you can mix it with paint if you want to, or just use it as a gloss. :3
Looks like this:
Or this:
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:14 am
Oh thank you!
I don't think I'll need much gloss because my doll has no lips or folds above the eye. o_o;;
I was thinking that water colors would be realy watery and hard to work with.
And if you look at the face up up close (example) its rather simple looking compared to your adverage doll. o_o;;
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:06 am
... Sorry about that. I thought you were thinking of a resin doll. I'm not sure how you treat vinyl or plastics. Though a lot of things are the same (don't use needles, acitone is bad, ect...) when it comes to sealing and painting I'm not really sure.
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:22 am
@Tea_Time: Your advice was correct in all areas. Vinyl stains easier than resin, so all the extra precaution is good. :3 Spraying is a still a neccessity. I've done face-ups on dollfies before and the spaying helped protect it and gave it a nice surface for the paint to hold onto.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:37 am
Thank you both. @_@
And yeah... I would NOT use inking pins on resin doll... ;;>_____>
This one is sort of exspirimental.
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