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What kind of paint do you use to repaint dolls?

Acrylic paints only for doll repainting.

How do you restore dolls eyes?

Fixing cloudy doll eyes So, all you do is make a cone from card stock paper or light cardboard. Make sure the opening is the size of the doll’s eye. Put the cone on the doll’s eye and use a hair dryer to blow hot air into the doll’s eye.

How do you paint Barbie eyes?

Once the main eye is dry, use white paint to highlight the eyes. Small dots of white paint are good for highlighting the eyes. Use a very small brush, and dot just enough to make the doll’s eyes look bright and alive. Don’t use too much paint, as a big glob of it will just look sloppy.

What do you need for a doll repaint?

Starter set must have:

  1. spray sealant & a mask – no discussion here.
  2. watercolor pencils or acrylic paints & miniature paintbrushes.
  3. chalk pastels – for shading and blushing, eye make up etc.
  4. some makeup brushes, Q-tips etc. –
  5. gloss varnish – for eyes and lips.
  6. pure acetone and cotton pads – for removing factory paint.

How do you polish plastic doll eyes?

Dry the eyes with a clean cloth. If any toothpaste has spread onto the plush toy’s fabric, use a dampened cotton bud to remove it. When the fabric is dry, use your fingers to fluff it up again. The scratches should now be gone and the eyes should look brighter again.

Can you use acrylic paint on Reborn dolls?

Acrylic paint will work on any doll you can get the paint to adhere to.

What’s the best way to paint a doll’s eyes?

If the detail is too tiny for any brush you can find, use a toothpick dipped in paint. For doll eyes painted in all black, you can often fix tiny bare patches with nothing more than a fine-tipped permanent marker. Dolls whose eyes are made of separate, glass orbs will generally need to have those orbs replaced.

What kind of paint to use on glassy China Dolls?

If the paint is shiny (as it is on glassy china dolls), choose an enamel paint. For most other dolls, a high quality acrylic will do. In some cases, however, it is impossible to copy the exact paint color and texture for spot painting. In these situations, you will need to fully repaint both eyes. Before you do this, scrap away any flaking paint.

What kind of paint do you use to repaint a Barbie doll?

A repaint is when you remove the factory paint, then hand draw the features with acrylic paints, usually with a more realistic and pleasing appearance. This creates a OOAK (one of a kind) customized doll.

Can you replace the eyes on a doll?

To replace the eyes, you must remove the doll’s head. If this is not possible without breaking the doll, you will need to explore other options for replacing the eyes (such as popping them into the inside of the head and rebuilding them from the outside).