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In this video I show you my recently painted Nina by Adrie Stoete and I talk a little bit about the RebornFX paints.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
IF YOU LIVE IN GA AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A CLASS
IF YOU LIVE IN GA AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A CLASS
For some time now I have been planning to start teaching local reborn doll painting classes using air dry paints. I would like to set up a class later this summer or early fall if we have enough participants. Costs to take my class would be based on the cost of supplies & space rental as well as how many people we have in the class. Keep in mind that reborn supplies alone can constitute a significant cost. If you are seriously interested in taking a class from me, please email lildumplins@gmail.com. It would be held in the Athens, GA area and you would be responsible for your own lodging if needed. We do have a nice Marriot Courtyard here nearby.
For some time now I have been planning to start teaching local reborn doll painting classes using air dry paints. I would like to set up a class later this summer or early fall if we have enough participants. Costs to take my class would be based on the cost of supplies & space rental as well as how many people we have in the class. Keep in mind that reborn supplies alone can constitute a significant cost. If you are seriously interested in taking a class from me, please email lildumplins@gmail.com. It would be held in the Athens, GA area and you would be responsible for your own lodging if needed. We do have a nice Marriot Courtyard here nearby.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Answering some of your questions about RebornFX Air Dry Paints
As someone whe has been trying the RebornFX paints, I will share my experiences with the paints so far.
The biggest thing you will notice with these paints is that you do get some sheen as you paint with them due to the binders added to the paints. However, using the Matting Liquid either mixed in with the paints or applied as a pounced on layer ever so often helps immensely to knock the sheen down so that you can better judge how your skin tones are looking.
I found that using too much water with the premixed paints can cause the blushing colors and blues to lighten some over the course of 2-3 weeks. Using damp sponges, adding 2-3 drops water to mixes is fine but much more water than that and you may see some color lightening as it cures. The best thing to use to thin the paints is to use their Diluent and Open Time & Matting Liquid if you need those. If you do add any water, just adding one drop of the Emulsion will help to offset that in terms of adhesion. However, keep in mind the Emulsion can increase the sheen a bit. I have also found the Jo Sonjas retarder medium works well with these paints if you like to use it.
Their primer can leave a slightly sticky finish behind but as you paint it that gets better. It sorta depends on the vinyl. It does not do it on all of them. Applying a layer of the RebornFX Matting Liquid along the way seems to take away any stickiness for me. However, I am told that their primer does not work well at all on the very soft Dolldreams vinyl that are like silicone and goes very sticky. The person who contacted me with that issue asked me what I suggested and I said to try priming it with the Golden Fluid Matte Medium. She did and reported that it works very well. In fact, you can use the Golden Fluid Matting Medium to prime all your kits if you wish. I like it a lot.
Sealing: I REALLY like the RebornFX Sealer for 2 things. It is great to seal powders and can be thinned with a little water and put in a spray bottle for this if you wish. I just pounce it on straight with a wedge. The new formula is more matte and helps to reduce sheen as well. I bought the 4oz bottle of it as I use it a lot. It is meant to be applied before you use a varnish. They also say if you do not wish to use a varnish you can just apply 2 layers of this. I personally recommend some type of varnish so I have not tried using this alone. I apply Genesis Heat Set varnish over this after a couple days cure time and everything heat sets very well for me.
2 in 1 Sealer - this is their newest sealer that is meant to replace the 2 step process of their regular Sealer plus varnish. Honestly, I use their regular sealer after painting no matter what kind of final sealer I plan to end with because I find the matting properties of the regular sealer works well for me. Therefore, you CAN apply the 2 in 1 sealer over the regular Sealer. The 2 in 1 Sealer is not totally matte. It is not as much sheen as most air dry varnishes but it is very dewy. They recommend applying a layer of matting liquid over it when it dries if you want it more matted. I have not tried this yet because so far I have used the 2 in 1 sealer on hair only where I wanted a little sheen. I use Genesis for my varnish. I also find that the 2 in 1 sealer goes over the Genesis very well if I choose to paint hair after I have Genesis sealed my baby.
I tried using the 2 in 1 sealer as a primer and did not work well for me. I found the paints were not curing properly over the top of it and ended up stripping the baby. Not sure why unless it forms such a shield that it does not allow any moisture trapped between it and the paints to escape but it did not work. (When using it as a final sealer we would have allowed the paints to cure long enough that moisture has all escaped before sealing.) Use the RebornFX Primer or Golden Fluid Matte Medium I recommended as primer.
Here are some photos of nakie babies painted completely or predominently with RebornFX by me so that you can see the coloring well.
The biggest thing you will notice with these paints is that you do get some sheen as you paint with them due to the binders added to the paints. However, using the Matting Liquid either mixed in with the paints or applied as a pounced on layer ever so often helps immensely to knock the sheen down so that you can better judge how your skin tones are looking.
I found that using too much water with the premixed paints can cause the blushing colors and blues to lighten some over the course of 2-3 weeks. Using damp sponges, adding 2-3 drops water to mixes is fine but much more water than that and you may see some color lightening as it cures. The best thing to use to thin the paints is to use their Diluent and Open Time & Matting Liquid if you need those. If you do add any water, just adding one drop of the Emulsion will help to offset that in terms of adhesion. However, keep in mind the Emulsion can increase the sheen a bit. I have also found the Jo Sonjas retarder medium works well with these paints if you like to use it.
Their primer can leave a slightly sticky finish behind but as you paint it that gets better. It sorta depends on the vinyl. It does not do it on all of them. Applying a layer of the RebornFX Matting Liquid along the way seems to take away any stickiness for me. However, I am told that their primer does not work well at all on the very soft Dolldreams vinyl that are like silicone and goes very sticky. The person who contacted me with that issue asked me what I suggested and I said to try priming it with the Golden Fluid Matte Medium. She did and reported that it works very well. In fact, you can use the Golden Fluid Matting Medium to prime all your kits if you wish. I like it a lot.
Sealing: I REALLY like the RebornFX Sealer for 2 things. It is great to seal powders and can be thinned with a little water and put in a spray bottle for this if you wish. I just pounce it on straight with a wedge. The new formula is more matte and helps to reduce sheen as well. I bought the 4oz bottle of it as I use it a lot. It is meant to be applied before you use a varnish. They also say if you do not wish to use a varnish you can just apply 2 layers of this. I personally recommend some type of varnish so I have not tried using this alone. I apply Genesis Heat Set varnish over this after a couple days cure time and everything heat sets very well for me.
2 in 1 Sealer - this is their newest sealer that is meant to replace the 2 step process of their regular Sealer plus varnish. Honestly, I use their regular sealer after painting no matter what kind of final sealer I plan to end with because I find the matting properties of the regular sealer works well for me. Therefore, you CAN apply the 2 in 1 sealer over the regular Sealer. The 2 in 1 Sealer is not totally matte. It is not as much sheen as most air dry varnishes but it is very dewy. They recommend applying a layer of matting liquid over it when it dries if you want it more matted. I have not tried this yet because so far I have used the 2 in 1 sealer on hair only where I wanted a little sheen. I use Genesis for my varnish. I also find that the 2 in 1 sealer goes over the Genesis very well if I choose to paint hair after I have Genesis sealed my baby.
I tried using the 2 in 1 sealer as a primer and did not work well for me. I found the paints were not curing properly over the top of it and ended up stripping the baby. Not sure why unless it forms such a shield that it does not allow any moisture trapped between it and the paints to escape but it did not work. (When using it as a final sealer we would have allowed the paints to cure long enough that moisture has all escaped before sealing.) Use the RebornFX Primer or Golden Fluid Matte Medium I recommended as primer.
Here are some photos of nakie babies painted completely or predominently with RebornFX by me so that you can see the coloring well.
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