Audrey Stoete after day 2 of painting

Here is Audrey after day 2 of painting. I think I am done with all her coloring. Just some final details left.  This body style is much better for her too.

Audrey Stoete Is Going To Be Stunning!

Audrey is going to be stunning! I was struggling as what to do with this dark brown pink toned vinyl. Then it came to me! Go Mediterranean! The Mediterranean skin tones are working perfectly with her vinyl! This is the end of painting day 1 and she only has base skin tones. I do not care for this body that came with her kit so I think I will be replacing it with a front loading full leg body but you can at least get an idea of her.

Here is the blank kit before I started. 

Custom baby Knox #2 is now finished!

This baby is on a borrowed body because his Mama is going to be finishing him herself.  She is a good repeat customer who knows what she is doing so I trust her to finish him out correctly.

Custom Baby Knox #2 In Progress

I am working on my second custom Knox kit to have had the joy of painting.  This baby is to be a Caucasian.  Once again, I am incorporating PanPastels Pigment Powders in the painting process.   I am so very happy with these Panpastels!  Once you get the hang of how to use them, I am convinced they are the BEST pigment powders on the market!  They cling to the vinyl very well and produce wonderful translucent results that make the baby look natural and alive!

First day painting Knox.  This day's focus was trying to neutralize the pink vinyl so he isn't such a pink baby and on laying skin tone layers. I stopped at this point and let him cure 4 days until the weekend  when I could work on him again.

The next set of photos are custom Knox #2 at the end of the next session of painting. His creases were painted with PanPastels Permanent Red shade mixed with blender.  He also got Panpastels color highlights in yellow ochre and violet.  He was then given a layer of Baby FX Sunkissed mix with some Sure Bond added in to set the powders.  Baby Knox was final blushed with Baby FX Cherry Kisses mixed with Rosy Blush, one drop each mixed with distilled water.  I wanted the blushing not to overwhelm him.

This vinyl is a challenge because it is so pink  so I tried to neutralize thepink some, then warm it up and bring back some distinct blushing without over doing it making him too red again.  I tried to pull in some purples to give him some depth without going to the red side.  Overall he is going to be pink toned compared to the other Eagles kit babies but he has fabulous detail in person.  He has a little sheen right now but that will matte at the end.   After some cure time, he will be ready for painted hair and nails and then sealers.