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Tina W. · Guru

Hands and Feet

jburle · Senior Member

I haven't done mottling yet! I am curious to know what it is?

Mottling is when you take a different color and apply it with a see sponge or a sponge (the kind you use for dishes) and sometimes you use the color of the baby's skin and or sometimes use the Blush as a mottling look? did I get it right? lol I was doing a search on it. Because I am taking the next step and trying to create a realistic baby, I know the three I did look real. But I guess I am looking for the ultimate realistic look... if I made any since... lol..
Please correct me if I am wrong...I would rather know if I was wrong than be let alone an find out that I was not correct. thanks ladies

Tina W. · Guru

Your right! Some babies have more mottling, blotchiness blushing than others. I think the older they get the less noticable it is.

sage brush nursery · Guru

i guess the easy way to say what it is could this.........you ever have a day where your hand was kinda red but with kinda white circle areas.thats mottleing. i litely apply blush then useing a berry maker i subtract spots all over the the area i applyed the blush.to subtract you wet berry maker with thinner dot in paper towel,now touch to blushed area then dot on paper towel repeat tell satisfed. sage aww

-- Edited by sage brush nursery on Monday 19th of July 2010 10:51:29 PM

jburle · Senior Member

Thanks!! You wouldn't want to do to much mottling? I mean so it lookes fake? I am so inquizative.. lol the spelling is def. not right... hahaha!!! Go me!

Tina W. · Guru

Now that we got mottling down ...LOLOL ...what coloring does everyone use for the palms and soles of thier babies? I see some with a beautiful pinkish coloring, I have try but can't quite get it right.

-- Edited by Tina W. on Monday 19th of July 2010 10:18:03 PM

Play Days Dolls · Guru

Wish I could tell you what color I use for the palms and soles. I am one of those who is constantly mixing to create skin tone variation. I always intend to take better notes. I tried writing the "recipe" down on paper, but got carried away and then forgot what color steps I took.

Also the color I might mix for a darker complexion baby may vary from the one that would look more natural with a lighter skinned baby.

Basically, I try to mix a color that was once explained to me as being the color of blood--only very transparent so it doesn't look too red when applied. Some colors I might mix: Genesis Pyrrole Red 02 with a dot of Pthalo Blue 03 and Burnt Umber. Sometimes I skip that mixture and use Quinicridone Crimson 01 as the base.

Linda

Tina W. · Guru

I just love the coloring to your babies feet that's the coloring I'm trying to achieve or at least close to it =)

Liselle · Guru

Since I'm using ADP, I just use a combination of the darker creasing paint, and a tiny bit of the flesh highlighter or the lighter blush, either one.

Buffington · Guru

If I am doing a caucasian baby, it's just the flesh color and then the blush I use for all over the baby for mottling and blusing.
If I'm doing a bi-racial or AA baby, then it's a fleshtone and the same blush color. Since the feet and palms are lighter on them I still feel that the same blush works for all. :)

Tina W. · Guru

I use the blushing as well but miine sometimes either comes out too light or too dark. I like the pinkish look but can't get that yet.

Tina W. · Guru

OKay I have a question about the palms and soles. I see on alot of babies a creamy flesh color all over their palms and fingers toes as well. Well how does everyone accomplish this without over lapping the nailbed or leaving "pores" by pouncing? I need you master the hands and feet. I see some videos where they brush the paint on all over then pounce but wouldn't this still leave pores? I tried the dry mop brush but that seems to remove the paint.