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Welcome back to another episode of Reborn with Me! With Alissa Beth's glues and tears fully cured and set, we're now ready to clean her up for her trip home! Baby's First Shampoo removes all our hair plan markings from the scalp, rinses any excess dye out of the mohair, and leaves baby smelling soft and fresh.
There's no one right way to wash mohair, but here are some tips that have worked well for me and kept my babies tangle-free:
Welcome back to another episode of Reborn with Me!
Now that we have finally finished rooting Alissa Beth we're ready to take care of those final details: the first is gluing With the matte skin texturing all set and thoroughly cured, there is only one varnish left to add: the gloss!
This video will show you how to create beautiful lifelike skin texture on your reborn baby doll using Matte Varnish and Genesis Heat Set Colors. Sweet spots add extra rosiness to those super cute areas. Warm cheeks and rosy toes create a doll that your client will not be able to put down!
Blushing goes a long way in the process of bringing a doll to life. However, it can be challenging to know just where are how to blush your doll for maximum realism. This tutorial goes into detail on how to do just that!
With the complexion layers complete, we're now ready to start blushing! Blushing is one of my favorite reborning steps. It warms the skin and brings out all those cute little baby details.
We've finished and cured the Mottling, Veining and Blue Shading layers, we're done with everything needed to create the illusion of blood flowing under the skin. Now its time to add some skin!
Of all the reborning steps, blue shading is the most difficult to explain. But it adds such richness and dimension to the baby doll, that I at least have to try! Once you're satisfied with the mottling and the veins, blue shading is the last "under the skin" step before we add the complexion layers... Mottling is one of my favorite reborning steps. This is where the doll really starts to look like a real baby!
Few tutorials will tell you to paint a base coat on your doll kit. But it is certainly worth the time you'll spend doing it!
Before you paint, you've got to be sure that the vinyl is free of dust, dirt, oil and debris as this can interfere with your painting.
You're invited to Reborn with Me! Join me as we walk step-by-step through the process of turning a Bountiful Baby Realborn (R) Asher Awake into a lifelike Portrait Baby Doll!
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AuthorHi! I am Kim. I've been creating dolls all my life. I started stuffing cotton balls into my mom's pantyhose when I was a little girl. Now I hand-craft dolls that look and feel like real babies. Archives
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