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karen · Senior Member

skin texture

precious_lullabies · Guru

what do you mean by the texture exactly??

karen · Senior Member

What I actually mean is the skin pores I suppose you would call it, not the colouring.
sometimes when you see a baby on ebay and you see a close up the skin looks a little bumpy like real skin and I wondered if you need the matte varnish for this or the thick medium.
Thanks

heartme_4ever · Veteran Member

when i make the "skin pores" i use the matte varnish. you have to make sure yu get the limbs and head fully or you will see and feel the places that the varnish didnt cover

karen · Senior Member

I will give it a go with the matte varnish.
Thanks for the tip.

Zweers · Veteran Member

Karen,..
Yes its the Matt varnish that gives you the skin texture,..you can one or two drops of odorless thinner to make the varnish more workable.Pouns it on with the stipples brush only a thin layer and bak it for 11 minutes in the oven.

Danielle

LovesDolls · Guru

Zweers wrote:

Karen,..
Yes its the Matt varnish that gives you the skin texture,..you can one or two drops of odorless thinner to make the varnish more workable.Pouns it on with the stipples brush only a thin layer and bak it for 11 minutes in the oven.

Danielle

Unfortunately, if you thin it it looses its Matte quailty. It should really go on *straight* if you want it to keep the baby from getting shiny.

karen · Senior Member

thank you all for your advice

Buffington · Guru

I say try it all those ways on a test limb first so you can see which way works best for you and gives you the results you are looking for!!

karen · Senior Member

I think I will try that, I hadn't even thought of a test part (silly me, LOL), thanks Pat. aww

Zweers · Veteran Member

Karen,..
It does not loose the matte quality if you thin it down just a little ,..i have done that test before ,...there is no differance in the quality.

Danielle

karen · Senior Member

Thanks for that information Danielle, I think I will try thinning it just a little as I find it very difficult to work with straight out of the jar. aww

Buffington · Guru

Don't forget... if you are using any Genesis products, stir them up first! They are made to be stiff and thick in the container (thixatropic) so Genesis says "always stir first!"

karen · Senior Member

Will do, Thanks Pat. X

Buffington · Guru

You're welcome, any time!

Date: Jun 28, 2008

Hi everyone! I wanted to add to this subject something about the texture of the babies skin that I had received in a package of pre-mixed paints I bought from a seller. She said she liked to mix up a mixture of 1/4 tsp. of the thick medium to 3/4 tsp. of thinning medium. She said she takes this mix and dabs it all over the whole baby to give it the look of real skin, just like you would the flesh paint. It makes sense to me that it would give the look of real skin, though I hadn't tried it myself yet. I'm going to try on a practice piece to see what it looks like. This was told to me by a person that sells a lot of dolls, so I'm guessing it turns out quite well. I thought I'd share this information! biggrin

If anyone tries it, PLEASE contact me and let me know how it turns out! Tina

LovesDolls · Guru

Thank you, Tina for that information. When I do my next caucasian baby I'll try it! Does she use any color in it or is it just the two mixes?

Cathy · Veteran Member

Tina, this may be a stupid question, but do you apply this before you start the base layer? Or is it something you do as a final application?

Buffington · Guru

I would use it as a final layer because if you use it before, you may have your paint getting in all those little textured areas and gumming up the whole works.

Cathy · Veteran Member

Thanks Pat. That makes sense. I think I may try it on the little mini I'm working on.

Buffington · Guru

:)