I had to apply a layer of matting fluid after this to reduce sheen. I can tell the new products are more matte but I think the fact that she started out with so much sheen from the primer I had used on her it was an uphill battle all the way. I am of the notion that if you start out with a shiny base, the RebornFX paints have a hard time overcoming it.
Today I also primed a Levi kit using the RebornFX 2 in 1 sealer as a primer. I will be curious to see if the Levi does better about not taking on sheen while being painted. He is not nearly as shiny being primed with the 2 in 1 sealer nor does he feel tacky.
For the paint layers on Frances, I mixed the new more matted formula RebornFX paints with the more matted Emulsion and RebornFX Diluent I had left from my initial paints set. No water this time other than dampening the sponges. I kept a damp sponge on hand to blot any excess color deposit. I did not even use any Open Time in the mixes until the Pink Flesh layer. I have to say for that layer I forgot and just grabbled my JO Sonjas Retarder and added it to the mix quickly because it was drying a bit pasty looking for me and it worked fine after I added that. The Retarder seems to help the flesh tone not to dry pasty looking and gives more working time so I could pounce it out more. Open Time would probably have worked as well but I forgot I had gotten in some newer version of that too.
Anyways, here is baby so far
