Genesis Tutorial part 2...... Painting
ok now we have dried our baby we can add the veins using pre-mixed vein blue if you dont have this colour you can mix your own by adding a little pathalo green 01 to ultramarine blue .....For this part you will need a fine liner brush i use one from a nail art supply store on ebay.
mix a tiny bit of you paint with Genesis thinning medium and 2 drops of odourless thinner so you have a transparent thin colour oh and make sure you have a clean cosmetic wedge handy
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN PAINTING VEINS.....
NEXT WE ARE GOING TO HEAT SET THEM WITH OUR HEAT GUN ,,,HOLD THE HEAT GUN APPROX 1INCH AWAY FROM THE DOLL TURN ON TO THE LOWEST SETTING ,,,GET COMFORTABLE NEVER HOLD THE HEAT ON ONE SPOT OR YOU WILL BUBBLE YOUR VINYL THIS PART TAKES A FEW MINUTES IF YOUR NOT SURE GET SOME WATER ON A COTTON BUD AND RUB SOMEWHERE THAT WONT BE SEEN IF IT DOESNT RUB OFF ITS SET!
nEXT WE ARE GOING TO DO TWO COATS OF VERY THIN ULTRAMARINE BLUE POUNCED ALL OVER WITH A COSMETIC WEDGE.
HEAT LAYER ONE WAIT FOR THE VINYL TO COOL RIGHT DOWN (DO NOT ADD MORE PAINT WHILE YOUR BABY IS WARM AS IT WILL SET TO FAST CAUSING PROBLEMS!!!)
mix a tiny bit of you paint with Genesis thinning medium and 2 drops of odourless thinner so you have a transparent thin colour oh and make sure you have a clean cosmetic wedge handy
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN PAINTING VEINS.....
- VEINS ARE NOT STRAIGHT LINES
- VEINS HAVE BRANCHES THAT JOIN TO LARGER DARKER VEINS
- YOUR VEINS SHOULD BE MAPPED OUT LIKE A T JUNCTION WITH OFF ROADS
- BABIES VEINS ARE MOST APPARENT ON THE HEAD,FOREHEAD,SIDE OF THE EYES BEHIND THE EARS UNDER THE CHIN,ON THE HAND FINGERS AND UP THE ARM ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT JOINING TO THE ANKLE AND HEAL.
NEXT WE ARE GOING TO HEAT SET THEM WITH OUR HEAT GUN ,,,HOLD THE HEAT GUN APPROX 1INCH AWAY FROM THE DOLL TURN ON TO THE LOWEST SETTING ,,,GET COMFORTABLE NEVER HOLD THE HEAT ON ONE SPOT OR YOU WILL BUBBLE YOUR VINYL THIS PART TAKES A FEW MINUTES IF YOUR NOT SURE GET SOME WATER ON A COTTON BUD AND RUB SOMEWHERE THAT WONT BE SEEN IF IT DOESNT RUB OFF ITS SET!
nEXT WE ARE GOING TO DO TWO COATS OF VERY THIN ULTRAMARINE BLUE POUNCED ALL OVER WITH A COSMETIC WEDGE.
HEAT LAYER ONE WAIT FOR THE VINYL TO COOL RIGHT DOWN (DO NOT ADD MORE PAINT WHILE YOUR BABY IS WARM AS IT WILL SET TO FAST CAUSING PROBLEMS!!!)