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Tips for painting heads
I have an LJN Jim Street (SWAT) head that needs a slight touch up to the hair. Any tips on paint and proper brush for me to use?
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I use sharpie for small stuff, but not for eyebrows or around the hairline, because it can soak in and run. I use acrylic paints for anything else. I also use a matte finish clear sealer.It's not a doll it's an action figure. -
I always use Delta Ceramcoat acrylics. They are inexpensive and work well. And then, like megocrazy suggests, use a matte varnish. I used to use a gloss varnish followed by a matte coat (because the gloss brings out the colors) BUT, after about 6 months, the gloss finish gets really sticky. So, just use the matte, it works the best.sigpic"Sorry for the noise. My pet cricket has restless leg syndrome."Comment
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Hiya Action,
Some of my thoughts on custom painting. Use a brush that is comfortable for you. Doesn't need to be the most expensive, but try not to have hairs pointing every which way or you will just get frustrated. Get a few different sizes so you will be in the ballpark with your task. If you repaint an entire hairdoo with an 00 or something small, it will take forever and you may add more brush marks if the paint begins drying before you are finished. For large coverage areas, thin acrylics a bit with a little water. This allows for quicker and more even coverage with less brush marks or bumps. If you are trying to match skin tones, go real thin with the paint and build with multiple coats being sure to allow ample time for drying between coats. And finally, if you do something you don't like, don't fret. Just wash it off, give yourself some time and try again.
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Curious what you you all do for really small details like eyes? Eyes are really the hardest for me.
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Hiya Seeker,
Magnifying lamp. and as many redos as it takes.
rcheComment
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There is a tutorial on painting, including how to do eyes in the customs tutorial section.Comment
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Re: eye painting, as a newbie to customizing, I'm getting good results by using a very fine round or liner brush (long, thin, skinny tip/bristles) and GENTLY "dotting" the paint in the eye area (like doing a poitilistic painting) until it's filled. You can also look for some acrylic paint pens and "draw" in the eye.
I also followed the painting tutorial in the CustomMego area and added the eye liner first before putting the white eyes in.
Hope this helps!
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I use FW acrylic inks. They are already thin and very concentrated.
You can get great thick to thin lines like comic art inking.
Simple India ink works great too. Hobby Lobby and michael's carry them.
For resin heads I prefer spray paint for the base you avoid brush strokes that way.
I seal my original mego heads with Aileen's stretchable flexible fabric glue thinned a bit. the same company makes Tacky Glue.
Any of the above posts are great tips too.
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