{"id":2287,"date":"2015-09-16T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T06:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eternalwinter.org\/blog\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2018-01-25T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T07:44:59","slug":"painting-dollfie-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/dollfie-dream\/painting-dollfie-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting Dollfie Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

This blog is terribly backlogged, I’m really sorry about that. \u30fd(\u00b4\uff65\u0434\uff65`)\uff89 I’ve been busy with real life things and also visited Tracon and Korkeasaari Zoo so I’ve been travelling all over the place again, too. I’ll try to get things organised soon, please bear with me in the mean time! ((\u00b4\u2200`;))<\/p>\n

But anyway, onto today’s blog post… I was asked on flickr about how I paint my DDs, but I only had some crappy instagram WIPs to show. So, now that I painted Megumi, I tried snapping some WIP shots with an actual camera to show a bit about my progress… I don’t really know how to give advice on painting dolls, I barely know what I’m doing half the time… basically I just paint lines and hope for the best, lol! But I guess seeing photos might give some tips, at least, even if I suck at explaining. (\uff65\u2200\uff65\uff1b) 
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\nMy tools for painting both my resin BJDs and Dollfie Dreams are MSC for coating, soft pastels for blushing & lines. And I of course have brushes, too. Here’s a photo of my trusted set of brushes, sometimes I use other miscelanneous brushes too if needed:<\/p>\n

I think the line brush with the brown handle was from LeekeWorld, as are the blue lip detail & eyebrow brushes. The clear handled lip brush is from Thailand and the eyeshadow & cheeck blushing are make up brushes brought within Finland. White handled one is Ibero’s and blue Lumene’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The pastels that I use are these cheap Mungyo pastels<\/a> from LeekeWorld. It’s probably true that if you use better quality pastels (that cost like 80\u20ac+), you’ll get a much smoother result… but for now I find that these are enough for me since I’m not a professional face up artist or anything. (-\u2200-`; )<\/p>\n

I use different gloss for resin BJDs and DDs. In the past I only had this Tamiya X-22 Clear enamel that I used for resin dolls with no problems… but it does not work for vinyl at all. It never dries and remains sticky and collects all the dust, ugh… not recommended. So, I bought this Tamiya X-22 Clear ACRYLIC that is water-based and works for vinyl nicely.<\/p>\n

You can<\/em> use the acrylic gloss for resin, too, but I labeled them like this from a vinyl dolls customiser’s viewpoint. Also, I find that the Enamel gives a really nice glossy finish for resin dolls, while this acrylic is quite lame in comparison… but that’s my personal preference.<\/figcaption><\/figure> 
\nUsually I do the coating like this:
\nDD:<\/strong> base coat to protect the head \u2192 first layer of lines and light lip & cheek blushing \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 darkening the lines & blushing \u2192 finishing coat \u2192 glossing the lips<\/p>\n

BJD:<\/strong> base coat to protect the head \u2192 base blushing around the eyes, lips & eyebrow shape \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 possible eyeliner, eyebrow hairs, lip lines & lashes \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 darkening the blushing & lines \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 more darkening the blushing & lines [ \u2192 optional:<\/strong> MSC coat \u2192 possible fantasy themed patterns ]<\/em> \u2192 finishing coat [ \u2192 optional:<\/strong> for girls: adding shimmer on the eyeshadow and\/or lips -> a very light coat of MSC to attach it ]<\/em> \u2192 glossing the lips<\/p>\n

So generally for DDs I do only 1-2 coats in between, depending on how successful I am and if I need to fix some things.
\nFor BJDs I need more ’cause they have more blushing & lines, so the coats in between are anywhere from 2 to 4. But I try to keep the coatings to minimum. Especially with tan skinned dolls, MSC UV-cut tends to lighten them, so the less coats the better.<\/p>\n

Also, if you use a lot of coats, the face up is more likely to chip. Even more so if you paint with acrylics. Pastels are a little more forgiving, but they can chip as well. \u03a3(\uff9f\uff9b\uff9f\uff63)\uff63 
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\nAnyway, here are photos that I took while I was painting Megu:<\/p>\n

I thought that I’d photograph her head blank for reference. I couldn’t get all of the brown acrylic out of her mouth (as it’s pretty deep) and decided to just leave it ’cause I’d be painting on top of it anyway… \u30fd(;\u00b4\u0414\uff40)\uff89<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/p>\n

And then the actual face up WIPs:<\/p>\n

For the first layer I sketch the shape of the lashes with a light brown pastel. Oh, and note that the pastels have to be wet for you to be able to paint lines: scrape off some pastel dust on a piece of paper, dip your brush in it and dip the brush in water: make some test lines on the paper (or your hand) and take the brush to the doll’s face when you feel you’ve got enough pigment on your brush.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I also usually have the eyebrow shape here, but I screwed up too many times so I had to leave that for the next layer completely. The lines look quite ugly at this point, haha…\uff08\u3000\u00b4\u2200\uff40\uff09The lighter coloured pastels are hard to spread smoothly. I also blush the cheeks and lips lightly at this point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Once you’re happy with the base lines, do a protective coat in between. Then, it’s time to darken the lines with a dark brown pastel. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look smooth at first, just keep adding more pigment as you paint the details and…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
… the pastel will smooth itself out eventually, ahah. (;\u00b4\u2200\uff40) After I get the lashes darkened, I finish the eyebrows and add more blushing on the cheeks & lips and also blush the eyebrows & lashes lightly to soften the lines a bit more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
So the end result ends up being something like this. I also do those blushing lines \/\/\/\/ on the cheeks and the white dots on the same layer as the darkened lashes & blushing. Then I do the final coating with MSC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As a result, we have a cute custom dolly, yay! Megu’s face up is a bad example ’cause I screwed up her eyebrows and lips… .( \u0335\u02c3\ufe4f\u02c2\u0335 ) Shows I still have a lot to learn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t know if this was helpful on any level, but… at least I’ve made a post about it, lol! \uff08\u3000\u00b4\u2200\uff40\uff09<\/p>\n

Here are the twins’ face ups, although you’ve most likely seen them before:<\/p>\n

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This blog is terribly backlogged, I’m really sorry about that. \u30fd(\u00b4\uff65\u0434\uff65`)\uff89 I’ve been busy with real life things and also visited Tracon and Korkeasaari Zoo so I’ve been travelling all over the place again, too. I’ll try to get things organised soon, please bear with me in the mean time! ((\u00b4\u2200`;)) But anyway, onto today’s blog post… I was asked on flickr about how I paint my DDs, but I only had some crappy instagram WIPs to show. So, now that I painted Megumi, I tried snapping some WIP shots with an actual camera to show a bit about my progress… I don’t really know how to give advice on painting dolls, I barely know what I’m doing half the time… basically I just paint lines and hope for the best, lol! But I guess seeing photos might give some tips, at least, even if I suck at explaining. (\uff65\u2200\uff65\uff1b)    My tools for painting both my resin BJDs and Dollfie Dreams are MSC for coating, soft pastels for blushing & lines. And I of course have brushes, too. Here’s a photo of my trusted set of brushes, sometimes I use other miscelanneous brushes too if needed: The pastels that I use are these cheap Mungyo pastels from LeekeWorld. It’s probably true that if you use better quality pastels (that cost like 80\u20ac+), you’ll get a much smoother result… but for now I find that these are enough for me since I’m not a professional face up artist or anything. (-\u2200-`; ) I use different gloss for resin BJDs and DDs. In the past I only had this Tamiya X-22 Clear enamel that I used for resin dolls with no problems… but it does not work for vinyl at all. It never dries and remains sticky and collects all the dust, ugh… not recommended. So, I bought this Tamiya X-22 Clear ACRYLIC that is water-based and works for vinyl nicely.   Usually I do the coating like this: DD: base coat to protect the head \u2192 first layer of lines and light lip & cheek blushing \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 darkening the lines & blushing \u2192 finishing coat \u2192 glossing the lips BJD: base coat to protect the head \u2192 base blushing around the eyes, lips & eyebrow shape \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 possible eyeliner, eyebrow hairs, lip lines & lashes \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 darkening the blushing & lines \u2192 MSC coat \u2192 more darkening the blushing & lines [ \u2192 optional: MSC coat \u2192 possible fantasy themed patterns ] \u2192 finishing coat [ \u2192 optional: for girls: adding shimmer on the eyeshadow and\/or lips -> a very light coat of MSC to attach it ] \u2192 glossing the lips So generally for DDs I do only 1-2 coats in between, depending on how successful I am and if I need to fix some things. For BJDs I need more ’cause they have more blushing & lines, so the coats in between are anywhere from 2 to 4. But I try to keep the coatings to minimum. Especially with tan skinned dolls, MSC UV-cut tends to lighten them, so the less coats the better. Also, if you use a lot of coats, the face up is more likely to chip. Even more so if you paint with acrylics. Pastels are a little more forgiving, but they can chip as well. \u03a3(\uff9f\uff9b\uff9f\uff63)\uff63    Anyway, here are photos that I took while I was painting Megu: And then the actual face up WIPs: I don’t know if this was helpful on any level, but… at least I’ve made a post about it, lol! \uff08\u3000\u00b4\u2200\uff40\uff09 Here are the twins’ face ups, although you’ve most likely seen them before:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-2287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dollfie-dream","tag-customising"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3062,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions\/3062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dimensiondolls.com\/colourless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}