Painting for the artistically challenged

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Painting for the artistically challenged
By the artistically challenged
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Tools

• Head
• Sandpaper
• Exacto
• Sculpey
• Brushes
• Paint
• Finish

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Heads

• Good casts make better finished product
• Paint will not hide problems
• Clean and prep as needed before starting

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Heads

• Patch holes and smooth problem areas
• Bake at 225 for 10 minutes

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Heads

• Gently sand sculpey areas smooth
• Sand any other rough spots
• Fit neckplug
• Remove dust from head

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Paint

• Acrylics
• Delta Ceramcoat, Folkart, Apple Barrell (no
  Americana)
• Cheap
• Washable
• Easy to mix

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Brushes

• Taklon synthetic
• 6 or 8 for flesh/hair
• 0 for eyebrows, facial hair, etc
• 10/0 spotter for eyes and detail
• Cheap brushes cause mental health problems
• Clean after each use
• Replace often!

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Getting Started

• Organize yourself
• Place for brushes, paints, painted heads, tools

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Prime?

• Color heads
• Slick heads
• Prime white if needed

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Painting

• Flesh first
• 6 or 8 brush
• Thin coats, one at a time. Let dry between
  coats.
• DO NOT GLOB
• Use Exacto to pick bits that show up after first
  coat when dry

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Painting

• After 3 coats of Flesh

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Painting

• Hair next
• 6 or 8 brush
• Dont worry about perfection yet
• This is one coat, several coats may be needed

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Painting

• 0 brush, rough in eyebrows and eye whites
• Only one coat on the eye whites at this time

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Painting

• 10/0 brush add black eyeliner
• 10/0 brush, clean up hairline with flesh
• Dont worry if you have to fix your fix

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Painting

• 10/0 brush add black eyeliner
• 10/0 brush, clean up hairline with flesh
• Dont worry if you have to fix your fix

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Painting

• 10/0 brush, Touch up eye whites
• 10/0 brush, Touch up Flesh around eyeliner and
  eyebrows
• Fix your fixes

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Painting Eyes

• 10/0 brush, Add first circle if needed.
• Let Dry

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Painting Eyes

• 10/0 brush, Add 2nd layer, eyecolor
• Let Dry

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Painting Eyes

• 10/0 brush, Add black circle
• Let Dry

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Painting Eyes

• 10/0 brush, Add white glint
• Let Dry
• Touch up where needed

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Painting Eyes

• If all else fails.
• EZ Eyes!

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Painting Eyes

• If all else fails.
• EZ Eyes!
• http//www.archertransfers.com

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Finishing

• Brush on Matte Varnish
• Old 6 or 8 brush
• Light coat, thin as you go
• Spray finish is an option

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Mixing Paint-Megoflesh

• Store bought Peachy flesh
• Brown
• Yellow
• Red

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Mixing Paint-Blonde

• Tan (Brown/White)
• Yellow

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Makeup

• Extend liner
• Add eye shadow
• Lipstick
• Blush- Use old 6 brush and dab on color
• Re-dab with flesh

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Too much work?