There are many challenges to this. First, I personally am not fond of the color of resin the doll comes in. I wanted her to have more of a "made of wood" look. I like the color I chose, but it lends itself to all sorts of problems....
If you paint a doll a different fleshtone, you have to seal the doll before painting the details. This is not acceptable to me as the sealant usually leaves a residue----this doll is so small that each eye is the size of a grain of rice (uncooked!)......so extra residue is out of the question.
So that means I have to paint right out of the starting gate-----if I make an error, I have to try to cover it up or wipe it off, resulting in the fleshtone coming off, too. Then it's back to square One.
I usually put these types of projects aside---visible but not in my path. Today I picked her up and thought, "Meh, I can try" so here are my results.
I'm not over the moon about her, but I am satisfied with the results. My eyesight is not what it used to be----I am grateful for a steady hand as well as good brush!
The cheeks are blotchy because of several reasons. I figure is she is supposed to be an old doll (the original Hitty is well over 100 yrs. old) then blotchy is fine.
Do you like my talent regarding excuses? ha ha ha
Her black hair wasn't dry; so into a button jar to "swing" while she dries.
A bit disturbing when you think about it.
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