Working on Owen Frances kit with more matted version of RebornFX products

Here is Owen Frances - Now Frances, in progress using the primaries method to start. My baby is painted with RebornFX paints in their newer version that are more matted. So far she only has 2 layers red, yellow ochre & blue mottled on her, blue veins and a layer of Pink Flesh skin tone (a RebornFX color I really like a lot). Obviously she is lacking depth right now as creases will come next. Once I have done that I will apply some warming color, maybe another blending color and a final blushing on palms/soles, cheeks etc.

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