~BJD Body Blushing~ |
February 28th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under
Body Blushing can make your doll look spectacular and it is not very hard to do. Using only MSC (Mr Super Clear) or similar flat lacquer, artist’s pastels, and different sizes of paint brushes, anyone can enhance their doll’s body sculpt.
A doll can be lightly to heavily blushed. Hands and feet only can be blushed, or only body parts likely to show when the doll is clothed. Blushing in the joints can wear off quickly with posing. The body can be completely or only partially disassembled to be sprayed. Taking off the head, hands, and feet may be sufficient. More pictures of Tara can be seen HERE.
Doll used in project; Planet PlanetDoll. Wig from Jpop Dolls.
Comment by Anita in Iowa on 4 March 2010:
I found this tutorial very helpful, since I would REALLY like to blush my stark white Planetdoll tinies to tone them down. But one I already slapped blush on (improperly). I’ll have to clean her off first.
Do you have any tips for removing MSC and blushing without unstringing the body? I.e., best way to keep the elastic from getting wet without taking the body apart? Just use a damp cloth after alcohol or W&N Brush Cleaner?
TIA, Anita
Comment by BJDcollectasy on 4 March 2010:
You can try what you mentioned, but I would at least partially dis-assemble the doll first. As I don’t know what condition your doll is currently in, I can’t say anything for certain. I have also never tried to clean a doll while it was still assembled like that. If you have several coats of MSC on your doll, it might not be possible to remove it all without getting alcohol or brush cleaner on the elastic. If you have almost no spray on the doll, you could try an alcohol wipe, perhaps. Your best bet is still complete disassembly. Sorry I couldn’t help much with this!