by magkelly » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:28 am
I am trying to custom PIP in Delilah and failing miserably, lol. 3 attempts at repainting her face and I gave up for the night. I've repainted a few 16" dolls before and managed it okay but Delilah is a lot tougher. My usual method of using watercolor pencils and then sealer is not working well at all. Tried acrylics, not much better, it's like nothing wants to stick to this girl's face! I finally took everything off and washed her face with water, dried her. For now she's a mannequin, poor thing. I'm going to have to try the chalk pastel and spray sealer method with her I think but I will need to hit Micheal's later this week for that. I don't have any chalk pastels at the moment and the only sealer I have is the brush on type which isn't going to work here. I'll probably sit down tomorrow and lightly attempt to sketch in her face with a pencil. That's not my usual way of doing it but I think it might be best for working with her. I thought being vinyl she'd be easier to do than most BJD's, but apparently not. I'm determined to do it though. I really want her to look like a proper BJD. 10 o'clock too. D&D probably I won't mess with her face up. I rather like her as she is.