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sara zata


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Here I am posting pics of the Blank Naomi, just to show you ladies what we used to Call rule of thumb in the porcelain doll making, which I think still applies to doing eyebrows on Reborns,I you look, I have placed my thumb over the eye, close to edge of nose, the bottom of my thumb in on the under eye crease. The top should be where the Eyebrow is placed. This is just aguide to help you. In some reborns I notice the brows are too long, they should also start from the tear duct and finish just past the end of the eye. I hope this info is of some benefit.    XXXXX     June  PS.   The third pic is with my finger just incase you have larger thumbs and or smaller kit.

-- Edited by sara zata on Wednesday 6th of January 2010 01:17:00 AM

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Thanks June, that was great!
Another way is to lay a paintbrush handle (thin, since they are dolls) along the side of the nose and up the face. that should be the start of the brow, as you said, above the tearduct. Then for the end of it you lay that same brush handle along the side of the nostril and at the outside of the eye. Your brow should not extend over the end of the brush handle.

You can always put little dots on the browbone with paint or with a watercolor pencil in about the same color of brow paint you'll be using. When done, step back and look at your doll, imagining how the brow will look. If it looks wrong then re-position the dots.

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I remembered you saying this before and it has really helped me a lot.  I also put a post on it, but I did say 'someone else' had put it in before me.   Thank you so much and I can see how you might use each finger incase you get one of those itty bitty babes.  Thanks again.

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Thanks June for the visal is helps to see when explaining something. Can't wait to see your finished Naomi!

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