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kforbes97 · Member

Genesis Matte Finish on top of acrylic paints

TinyEarthAngels · Guru

Hi hun I hope Naomi pops along to this thread she knows of a cloth you can buy that gets rid of the shine on our babies im sure it would work with acrylic to I cant rember the name of it or i would tell you, Naomi!!! calling Naomi yoooohoooooo!!!! where are you! hehehe ((hugs))

sammi · Veteran Member

The thing naomi knows about is called a magic eraser it is found in the cleaning isle of the supermarket, you apparently wet it and wipe over and the shines gone.

precious_lullabies · Guru

yes its by chux called magic erracer - its for removing drawing on walls etc but works a charm to rmove the shine on a baby without effecting the paint work. Does it work with acrylic painted dolls too?? i don't know, but its probably worth a try???

TinyEarthAngels · Guru

thanks guys i was trying so hard to rember where i wrote it down but couldnt find it ive re written it now and put it in my nursery hehe mind you i got stuck in the nursery i couldnt resist doing little sassy's eyebrows hehehe my night has been filled with rooting michaels hair checking the forum and painting sassy checking the forum lol

kforbes97 · Member

thanks everyone I will give this a try.

Kathy

sara zata · Guru

Kathy, have you tried the eraser and did it work, I'm not sure if you can bake it over the acrylics but I know you can bake the baby in the oven after the hair is rooted. Some teachers, teach painting and doing the hair at the same time. I used AS oil paints and didn't like it but am waiting on my Genesis paints to arrive. I've been using inks since the first two and I don't mind that. weirdface

June M from Oz

sara zata · Guru

By the way I love your little girl, she is just beautifull, June M

Angel baby · Newbie

i have tried the magic eraser for the shiny bits and it does work. hope this helps, della

Buffington · Guru

Just wanted to let you all know that Genesis does NOT recommend using their products with any other kind of paints. So that would be a no for over the top of acrylics. I have corresponded with them many times on all kinds of issues.
So sorry kiddo! It's a no go :(

Since they are acrylics you might try an acrylic "matte" varnish as it's just made for that purpose! I know there are some good ones out there. Duncan makes several good acrylic varnishes. You could also use a "porcelain spray". It's made for porcelain and ceramics stuff. Gives a very matte finish. :)

Glad you ladies figured out the magic eraser issue and Nomes! hope you're feeling better now!

sara zata · Guru

The acrylic paints dont even come close to using GHSP, I have tried them also as well as heat set ink, but GHSP are by far the more natural and easiest to use. And even when using the sm pots you can get at least 5/6 babies painted and then have some colours left. XXXXX June.

Buffington · Guru

Thanks June! :)