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Date: Sep 2, 2008

painting eyebrows

Tesa · Veteran Member

For fine details like eyebrows and nail tips I like to use 18/0 round brush. I usually take some scissors and trim some of the bristles out and trim the end to a very fine point. This seems to work perfect for me but everyone usually has their own methods. This next suggestion might sound a little crazy but it works great for me when I'm painting very fine veins on the checks, eyelids or in the ears. I trim a whisker from my cat and dip the thinest end in the paint and drag it along the check in different dirictions to acheive the look of very small veins. Everyone comments on how real it looks. I try to save the whisker for my next doll so he is not completely whiskerless though. Poor Kitty! biggrin

-- Edited by Tesa at 19:28, 2008-09-04

Need help · Senior Member

Hi Tesa,

Good idea about the cat. I never thought of that. I have two cats. Watch out cats !! biggrin

I love your Tanner from BB. I'm doing their Joey.I also want to do a Tanner. Hoping to do his hair like his picture. This is my first time reborning. Again wonderful job on Tanner. LINDA

Tesa · Veteran Member

Thank You Linda. Please post pics when your done. I would like to see your babies.

Nai Nai's Nursery · Senior Member

I'm going to need to get a cat!! idea

What a great idea!

sara zata · Guru

Anonymous, It would be realy nice to know who we are sharing our information with, all though it doesn,t realy matter, we do seem to have formed a caring family and would like to welcome you to it. Our information is free, and as you can see we are willing to share. I use a cat tongue Canadian Squirrel small cats tongue brush for lips or the same type shortsquare shader, this is good for blotting off excess paint, for the eyebrows, I use a Tacklon Mini script, they are made by Designer and in Srilanka. I hope this is a help for you. weirdface June M from Oz.

-- Edited by sara zata at 01:47, 2008-09-05

-- Edited by sara zata at 02:46, 2008-09-05

sara zata · Guru

Also, when you paint eyebrows, if i can explain it correctly, Instead of them standing up straight, take a picture out of a magazine and study it. Eyebrows are like the hands of a clock ticking. They start straight upslightly straight and then bend as the clock ticks, you also can use two different colours, to give a more natural look. Put a couple of little short off strokes at the beginning after you are happy with what you have done. June M from Oz

tianakaesha · Veteran Member

June, I have a feeling a couple of the Anonymous users that are posting questions are the people who have had issues with the login page.. :)

sara zata · Guru

Tiana, you must admit that since I have been posting for them to come out from under their covers, we have a lot of newbies. I just like taking the Micky out of people, no harm intended. weirdface

June M from Oz

janet · Veteran Member

Sorry ladies, I just posted annon. because I was in a big hurry at the time and knew I would have to reregister.
My name is Janet, Bonnandbows.com. I've been making these beautiful dolls for about 4yrs. now and still love creating them!
I have a lot of my own techniques for painting reborns but there is always something new to learn!
Thanks for all of the responses, janet

sara zata · Guru

Janet , It is finally nice to meet you, I hope the information I have given you has helped in some way. Brushes can be very tricky, sometimes they have a mind of their own, especially new ones, they seem to need to flow with you, if you know what i mean. They have to get used to the way you hold them and load them. Any of your tips would be greatly appreciated. June M from Oz. weirdface

conniescherubs1 · Member

Well, this is very clever to use a cat's whisker to paint eyebrows-guess I'll ask my mother-in-law if I can get a whisker off of her cat ! It is so hard to find a really good brush that doesn't disappoint, maybe this will work for me. Thanks for the good tip! Blessings,Connie

sara zata · Guru

Connie, How are you. I have been using Designer brushes for over 20 yrs, I find the long Tacklon one is good for eyebrows, and what I do is cut them untill there is only 6 or 7 bristles left, that gives you fine strokes and holds the paint so you don't have to keep filling the brush every stroke. June M from Oz.

Tesa · Veteran Member

Connie,
The cat whisker doesn't work well for the eyebrows. I just gave that suggestion for painting the very fine capillaries on the face and ears. Thats what has worked best for me. For the eyebrows I like to use a small detail brush and trim out some of the bristles if its not thin enough. The cat whisker isn't stiff enough or holds enough paint for eyebrows but does work well for little red veins.

Have a great day! smile

Cas · Member

I also use a cat's whisker for fine veins! Great minds think alike! I have spent endless amounts on different brushes for eyebrows. I now use one I trimmed down myself. My tip is this, when cutting bristles from the brush to make it fine, trim hairs from all round the brush, not just one side. This way, the balance of the brush in relation to your hand isn't affected.

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-- Edited by Buffington at 04:20, 2008-10-08

Cas · Member

Huge pic. Sorry!

sara zata · Guru

The eyebrows in the pic looks nice, and I cut the brushes all the way round ,it seems to give the ones that are left a bit of streangth. June M from Oz.

janet · Veteran Member

I bought one of the Secrist brushes, "fine", and it worked perfectly, I was rally please with the way that the eyebrows came out. thanks for all the responses, janet

Buffington · Guru

I use the long script brush that comes in the deluxe brush kit. I like it cause it holds a lot of paint so I don't have to keep loading my brush (or whisker, poor kitty). Also after I load my brush, I drag and roll the tip on a flat tile to make it very pointed so I get that fine point. Works for me!

janet · Veteran Member

Thanks so much for all of the tips! If there's anything I can do to help you let me know. janet, bonnandbows.com