TUTORIALS FOR NEW REBORNERS By Amy Wilson
THIS PAGE WILL ALWAYS BE UPDATED AS I LEARN NEW TRICKS OF THE TRADE
REBORN START TO FINISH TUTORIAL GET A PEN AND PAPER TO MAKE NOTES ....FOR THIS TUTORIAL WE WILL BE USING A BERENGER LA NEWBORN DOLL FROM ELC (£20). AS YOU ARE NEW TO THIS LETS USE ACRYLIC AIR DRY PAINTS (I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO MIX YOUR COLOURS) OK LETS GET STARTED ......
THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
MIXING TRAY OR CLEAR GLASS DISH I USE ONES MY CREME BRULEE COME IN!
DISTILLED WATER(YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN BY BOILING WATER AND LETTING IT COOL DOWN)
ACRYLIC PAINTS..COLOURS WE WILL USE ARE: DEEP RED,BURNT UMBER,BURNT SIENNA,YELLOW OCHRE,ULTRAMARINE BLUE,SAP GREEN,VIOLET & WHITE,BLACK.
YOU WILL ALSO NEED ACRYLIC SEALER MATTE £1.29)
CLEAR PAPER GLAZE (£6.99)
CRAFT KNIFE(£1.00)
PAINT BRUSHES WE WILL USE:NATURALS MAKE UP BRUSHES 1.3/4 MOP BRUSH 2.1/2 INCH MOP BRUSH 3.BLUSH BRUSH 4. FINE LIP LINER BRUSH 5.FAN BRUSH. WE ALSO NEED ONE SEA SPONGE AND 4 COSMETIC WEDGES(TWEEZERS TO ATTACK WEDGE)
EPOXY GLUE THIS IS TWO PART RESIN AND HARDENER(FOR SEALING HAIR INSIDE THE HEAD)
MOHAIR OR REAL HAIR 1/40Z WILL BE ENOUGH TO ROOT YOUR BABIES HEAD £6.50-£20.00)
BLUE RED AND BROWN WATER COLOUR PENCILS
FELTING NEEDLES GAUGES 38,40 AND 42 (THE HIGHER THE NUMBER THE SMALLER THE NEEDLE WE WILL BE MICRO ROOTING)
TOOTHBRUSH & SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER
ACRYLIC CLEAR NAIL VARNISH
OLD THICK SOCK & RICE...FOR HEATING HEAD TO ROOT.
NOW WE ARE READY TO START PREPARE YOUR WORK AREA AND MAKE SURE YOUR BRUSHES ETC ARE DUST FREE!!!
THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
MIXING TRAY OR CLEAR GLASS DISH I USE ONES MY CREME BRULEE COME IN!
DISTILLED WATER(YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN BY BOILING WATER AND LETTING IT COOL DOWN)
ACRYLIC PAINTS..COLOURS WE WILL USE ARE: DEEP RED,BURNT UMBER,BURNT SIENNA,YELLOW OCHRE,ULTRAMARINE BLUE,SAP GREEN,VIOLET & WHITE,BLACK.
YOU WILL ALSO NEED ACRYLIC SEALER MATTE £1.29)
CLEAR PAPER GLAZE (£6.99)
CRAFT KNIFE(£1.00)
PAINT BRUSHES WE WILL USE:NATURALS MAKE UP BRUSHES 1.3/4 MOP BRUSH 2.1/2 INCH MOP BRUSH 3.BLUSH BRUSH 4. FINE LIP LINER BRUSH 5.FAN BRUSH. WE ALSO NEED ONE SEA SPONGE AND 4 COSMETIC WEDGES(TWEEZERS TO ATTACK WEDGE)
EPOXY GLUE THIS IS TWO PART RESIN AND HARDENER(FOR SEALING HAIR INSIDE THE HEAD)
MOHAIR OR REAL HAIR 1/40Z WILL BE ENOUGH TO ROOT YOUR BABIES HEAD £6.50-£20.00)
BLUE RED AND BROWN WATER COLOUR PENCILS
FELTING NEEDLES GAUGES 38,40 AND 42 (THE HIGHER THE NUMBER THE SMALLER THE NEEDLE WE WILL BE MICRO ROOTING)
TOOTHBRUSH & SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER
ACRYLIC CLEAR NAIL VARNISH
OLD THICK SOCK & RICE...FOR HEATING HEAD TO ROOT.
NOW WE ARE READY TO START PREPARE YOUR WORK AREA AND MAKE SURE YOUR BRUSHES ETC ARE DUST FREE!!!
REBORN TUTORIAL PAGE TWO....READY TO START
I AM GOING TO LET YOU INTO A SECRET THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF CREATING A LIFE LIKE REBORN...........FIRSTLY DECIDE THE AGE YOU WANT YOUR BABY AS A NEWBORN HAS MORE RED TONES, A PREEMIE WILL HAVE A YELLOW TINGE AS MOST PREMATURE BABIES DEVELOP JAUNDICE WITHIN THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF BIRTH, IF YOUR BABY IS A FEW DAYS OLD YOU MAY WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BRUISING AS NO BABIES ARE BORN WITHOUT A MARK HERE OR THERE I MEAN HELL MY 5TH BABY HAD BLACK EYES! A BABY OF ABOUT A WEEK WILL BE VERY MOTTLED MORE BLUE PURPLE THAN SAY A SIX WEEK OLD WHEN THEY START TO LOOK MORE PINKY .
SECONDLY RESEARCH BABIES OF THE AGE YOU PLAN YOURS TO BE ,IF YOU TYPE IN GOOGLE " 4 WEEK OLD BABY IMAGES" YOU CAN USE THESE AS REFERENCE ITS NOT CHEATING I PROMISE.
BABY HAIR ...LETS GO INTO DETAIL
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF REALISM IS YOUR BABIES HAIR, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ROOT YOUR BABIES HAIR YOU WILL NEED RICE AND AN OLD SOCK ,I USE A FLEECE SOCK.
YOU WILL NEED TO FILL YOUR SOCK WITH RICE TO ABOUT THE SIZE IF A MANGO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HEAD YOU ARE ROOTING YOU WANT A LITTLE SPACE AT THE TOP FOR THE RICE TO MOVE FREELY ,SO WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO THE HEAD THERE IS ROOM TO PUSH IT IN.
NOW WE CAN MICROWAVE OUR RICE SOCK * we must keep an eye on it or we burn it and that smells ,,,well horrid.
MIROWAVES VARY IN WATTS SO LETS SAY YOU HAVE A 800W MO THEN WE NEED TO HEAT THE SOCK FOR 2 MINUTES 40 SECONDS IT SHOULD BE WARM TO THE TOUCH
*SECRET TIME* ONCE YOU HAVE INSERTED THE SOCK INTO THE HEAD GO AND HAVE A CUP OF TEA ,,,DO NOT START ROOTING OR YOU WILL BREAK YOUR NEEDLES LET THE VINYL HEAT UP THEN START YOU SHOULD NEED TO RE HEAT YOUR RICE SOCK 4 TIMES MIN FOR A 22" DOLL
MIXING PAINTS ..........MY SECRETS
LETS START BY GETTING AN OLD PAINT BRUSH AND A MIXING PALLET I USE THE ROUND PLASTIC ONES WITH 10 WELLS.
OK FLESH IS A COLOUR MOST OF US FIND HARD TO GET RIGHT BUT HOPE FULLY IF YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY WE WILL GET THE EQUIVALENT TO GHSP FLESH 08 OK ,,,,,,FIRSTLY ONE BRUSH TIP OF BURNT UMBER THE SIZE OF A PEA ! OH YES GET A CLEAN POT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE ENOUGH TO DO SEVERAL COATS ON THIS BABY *WHAT YOU DONT WANT TO DO IS MIX YOUR COLOUR THEN IT DRIES UP AND YOU CANT GET THE SAME COLOUR AGAIN.
NEXT HALF A PEA SIZED AMOUNT OF BURNT SIENNA THEN 1/4 OF A PEA OF YELLOW OCHRE THIS COLOUR SHOULD LOOK A BROWNISH POOH COLOUR ADD A TINY BIT OF SAP GREEN AND DEEP RED NOW MIX YEP NOT FLESH LIKE AT ALL SO NOW WE ADD THE WHITE UNTIL VOILA WE HAVE FLESH NOW MIX IN YOUR DISTILLED WATER IF YOU WANT TO PAINT YOUR BABY WITH THIS BATCH AND FINISH YOU CAN AD YOUR MATTE SEALER TOO.
I SHOULD MENTION GLOVES ,,,WHEN PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS OR ANY PAINTS YOU DO NOT WANT THE GREASE FROM YOUR HANDS GETTING ON YOUR BABY AND THE PAINT COMING OFF
SECONDLY RESEARCH BABIES OF THE AGE YOU PLAN YOURS TO BE ,IF YOU TYPE IN GOOGLE " 4 WEEK OLD BABY IMAGES" YOU CAN USE THESE AS REFERENCE ITS NOT CHEATING I PROMISE.
BABY HAIR ...LETS GO INTO DETAIL
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF REALISM IS YOUR BABIES HAIR, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ROOT YOUR BABIES HAIR YOU WILL NEED RICE AND AN OLD SOCK ,I USE A FLEECE SOCK.
YOU WILL NEED TO FILL YOUR SOCK WITH RICE TO ABOUT THE SIZE IF A MANGO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HEAD YOU ARE ROOTING YOU WANT A LITTLE SPACE AT THE TOP FOR THE RICE TO MOVE FREELY ,SO WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO THE HEAD THERE IS ROOM TO PUSH IT IN.
NOW WE CAN MICROWAVE OUR RICE SOCK * we must keep an eye on it or we burn it and that smells ,,,well horrid.
MIROWAVES VARY IN WATTS SO LETS SAY YOU HAVE A 800W MO THEN WE NEED TO HEAT THE SOCK FOR 2 MINUTES 40 SECONDS IT SHOULD BE WARM TO THE TOUCH
*SECRET TIME* ONCE YOU HAVE INSERTED THE SOCK INTO THE HEAD GO AND HAVE A CUP OF TEA ,,,DO NOT START ROOTING OR YOU WILL BREAK YOUR NEEDLES LET THE VINYL HEAT UP THEN START YOU SHOULD NEED TO RE HEAT YOUR RICE SOCK 4 TIMES MIN FOR A 22" DOLL
MIXING PAINTS ..........MY SECRETS
LETS START BY GETTING AN OLD PAINT BRUSH AND A MIXING PALLET I USE THE ROUND PLASTIC ONES WITH 10 WELLS.
OK FLESH IS A COLOUR MOST OF US FIND HARD TO GET RIGHT BUT HOPE FULLY IF YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY WE WILL GET THE EQUIVALENT TO GHSP FLESH 08 OK ,,,,,,FIRSTLY ONE BRUSH TIP OF BURNT UMBER THE SIZE OF A PEA ! OH YES GET A CLEAN POT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE ENOUGH TO DO SEVERAL COATS ON THIS BABY *WHAT YOU DONT WANT TO DO IS MIX YOUR COLOUR THEN IT DRIES UP AND YOU CANT GET THE SAME COLOUR AGAIN.
NEXT HALF A PEA SIZED AMOUNT OF BURNT SIENNA THEN 1/4 OF A PEA OF YELLOW OCHRE THIS COLOUR SHOULD LOOK A BROWNISH POOH COLOUR ADD A TINY BIT OF SAP GREEN AND DEEP RED NOW MIX YEP NOT FLESH LIKE AT ALL SO NOW WE ADD THE WHITE UNTIL VOILA WE HAVE FLESH NOW MIX IN YOUR DISTILLED WATER IF YOU WANT TO PAINT YOUR BABY WITH THIS BATCH AND FINISH YOU CAN AD YOUR MATTE SEALER TOO.
I SHOULD MENTION GLOVES ,,,WHEN PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS OR ANY PAINTS YOU DO NOT WANT THE GREASE FROM YOUR HANDS GETTING ON YOUR BABY AND THE PAINT COMING OFF