Dollieh Sanctuary

Three is the most amount of dolls I have had sitting at my place waiting for faceups. It took longer than I would have liked because as soon as I had all the things I needed it rained.

The 1/6 ones didn't sit well with me so I ended up wiping them for a redo.
Its a good thing I did since the water color pencil I used for lips somehow was starting to stain the vinly.
Not sure HOW that happened when I sealed them first.
So next faceup for them I'm using a paint on sealer for the base coat to make sure its everywhere.

I liked the eyebrows but the lips is what was bugging me on them.
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Whats with that derp face? Close your mouth *facepalm*
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Dirk's faceup I kept though since I'm really happy with it.

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I love how Dirk's face-up is simple but expressive, and his overall look.
I had a doll lips stained by red acrilyc even if there was sealant, so it seems to be a common misfortune! Now, lacking a decent paint on sealer, I always spray two or three layers, even if it's boring.

MitisFeles wrote:I love how Dirk's face-up is simple but expressive, and his overall look.
I had a doll lips stained by red acrilyc even if there was sealant, so it seems to be a common misfortune! Now, lacking a decent paint on sealer, I always spray two or three layers, even if it's boring.

Thank you, even with all the faceups done now, Dirk's is still my favorite.

Yeah the only thing I can think of is I didn't seal it well enough.
I never thought watercolors would stain! I'm not using those watercolor pencils anymore they are grounded!

Some pigments stain more than others, regardless of the medium! It surprised me the first time I realised it (which was trying to clean a plastic palette - I thought they'd all just rinse straight off )

Here's a list of staining pigments - your colours may or may not be named after the pigment. It's aimed at painters, but the comments at the top of that section mention that some will even stain plastic palettes and other non-porous surfaces.

Actually, for anyone who does paint, or likes going down those sort of rabbit holes, the whole watercolour section is pretty interesting reading, even if it hasn't been updated for 5 years now.