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Miss Reborner · Senior Member

My custom Jayden WIP

Tina W. · Guru

Awesome as always! New mommy will be in love =)

jburle · Senior Member

WOW!!!! Jayden is done very well... She is looking good!!! I dont' see any but that's me..... lol Great Job Can't wait to see her all finished up!!!! Looking forward too!

Liselle · Guru

Very nice looking, very realistic!!

Buffington · Guru

Her coloring is very realistic. Lips are fantastic, and blushing/mottling... devine!
Nipples are a tiny bit too dark. Glad you didn't put baby tears on her. Maybe just a little matte or satin varnish on the lids and lips (IMHO).

Her new mommie will just LOVE her to peices! I know I do!

For the mottling, what did you use? The jumbo mop, the little dot sponge stix (I don't remember the name of them). Just curious

Dee · Guru

Andrea she is beautiful, your babies are always awesome. smile

Miss Reborner · Senior Member

Thanks, everyone! Pat, I used several things for her mottling. Firstly I used a cosmetic sponge that I plucked with tweezers to make it very similar to a sea sponge. I also used a 3/4 inch stipple brush. Lastly, a small 1/4 inch stipple brush was used to give a few small "imperfections". By the time I was done with her, she had had about 40 layers of paint, which is the way she got all that depth.

jburle · Senior Member

one word WOW!!! lol

Buffington · Guru

Thanks for the info Andrea. Your techniques and painting are always exemplary! I wish you had the time to paint one of my kits for me. Not assemble or root, just the painting. Maybe I can get you some time to just paint a leg/foot as a sample.
You should have the title of master reborn artist! Or do you already? No kidding!

I have several natural sea sponges that I use and then when I apply the paint with them I lightly pounce with a cosmetic triangle sponge. Maybe you could take some pics of some of the steps and what they look like and post in here if you get a chance.
I do so love her. :)

I usually have about 15-20 layers on my babies. Maybe more depending on the effect. But my babies don't hold a candle to yours hun. Fabulous, simply fabulous!

Play Days Dolls · Guru

Outstanding as usual!!!!

Andrea, do you use odorless paint thinner or do you use the Genesis paint thinner?

Buffington · Guru

Good question LInda. I have as yet to use the Genesis thinner with my paints. I do use the premixed with thinner added and it's all good though. Just haven't tried it with my custom mixed paints yet.

Miss Reborner · Senior Member

Yes, sometime when I have time I will do a tutorial. I will just have to see when. At this point, I do a lot of different things and don't have a real "pattern" to the way I do it. Lots of trial and error, but I'm glad you like the results. I use odorless thinner for the most part, and I do add it to my premixed paints (though I custom-mix most of my paints). I use Genesis thinner every once in a while, but don't like it as much.