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Tina W. · Guru

Painted Hair

ronelhamaty · Senior Member

Hi Tina

Yes I have done a doll with painted hair and he turned out lovely. I also used the prisma pencils and they work great. Just keep the tip sharp to be able to draw fine and crisp strokes. By the by way its alot faster than rooting but I prefer the rooted mohair. But again not all babies have hair on their heads.

Give it a try and decide for youself.

Hugs

sara zata · Guru

I'm like Ronel, I like to root the hair, even though it is my pet hate. But as for the pencils, I have been told that after you have finished you can put a thin layer of Matt varnish over the top and bake as per GHSP. Hope this is a help. XXXX June

Tina W. · Guru

I like the rooted look as well but I have seen some beautifully done babies with the painted hair. So you wet the area before/after using the pencils or do you just apply the pencil and let it set a day or two for it to sink in? I want to try at least on with the painted look.
Thank you for your input ladies!

ronelhamaty · Senior Member

Tina I didn't wet the head at all. Just draw the hairs on the dry sculp and I used the heat gun on the head but I left it any way for a two days to set. Plan your hair style before you start .

Tina W. · Guru

Thanks Ronel,
Do you have a picture of the one you did? Ilove to see how it acame out. I went out a bought somenew pencils today I really want to give this a go. How does it hold up over time?

Nana1029 · Newbie

Tina,
I recently saw a beautiful reborn on eBay that had painted hair. The artist used a combination of GHSP, watercolor pencils and matte varnish.

Heres the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250429390100

I have carpel tunnel syndrom and just started to learn to root. It's gonna kill me, so I am looking for alternatives to rooting other then using wigs.

I guess I will be doing alot of experimenting.

Michelle :)

Nana1029 · Newbie

Tina,
Here is a tutorial by the the artist I just mentioned.

http://www.angelsinwaitingnursery.com/tutorials.htm

Hope it helps. I'm looking it over right now!

Michelle

Tina W. · Guru

Thank you Michelle,
I'll give it a look.

Buffington · Guru

Thanks for sharing that link and info, it's really pretty good! :)

ronelhamaty · Senior Member

Tina I've posted a pic of the painted hair in the artist showcase.