Basic natural face-up tutorial [Show me your results :3]

I used it...OwO..this is my fourth face-up on this girl (well third really..but blah)see!

 

I sort of half used it.

(before: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/blueswan/latirei_01_05.jpg)

After:


It's probably less yellow than that (photo taken under artificial light), and with a touch more detail...

I think it's pretty good for a first. But I'll definitely do a couple of things differently next time. Like the eyelashes and eyeliner.

~*Mystaia

 

Do you have a problem with shaky hand?
and where do you place both hands when doing the thin lines.
I also have a problem with the paint I use that the more water I add the more transcendent it looks. I use liquidex and W&N acrylic. ( or at least I have those.)
any suggestions?

When you shave the pastels do you get fine powder or chunks?

and when I spray my MSC it doesn't look at wet as that picture you have. does that mean I'm not spraying enough? And I dont have an indoor room to spray in do you have any suggestions to how to not have particle go on the drying head outside??

Sorry for all the the questions!!! I just love your work.

 

I use liquitex paints, and i use something made by liquitex called flow aid, it really helps when painting to thin out the paints nicely.

I get a nice dust for the most part when i shave my pastels. I use a pair of scissors just to scrape along a corner of the pastel stick.

MSC looks wet when its first on, on the first or so layers you dont notice it that much because i drys faster than with more than one layer.

 

Holy crap is all I have to say o.o

I can't wait to start face-ups but at the same time I'm so nervous. Lol. This is gonna take a TON of practice >.<

 

I just can`t get enough of Face-up tutorials. I feel Like I really suck. I`m having real problems with the eyebrows and eyelashes. Is it that important to use paint thinner?

 

I need some critiques here

This is my first faceup.. it's not nicely done






Sorry for the blur photos too

 

I think so - my paint clumps up and dries really quickly when I don't use retarder. Of course, I'm still new to it so it takes me anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to finish lashes/eyebrows LOL so the retarder is a HUGE plus. I think it makes it flow much more smoothly from the brush so you can just barely touch the brush to the head and get a gorgeous fine line.

 

Wow,it's wonderful!He just looks like a real teenager..I love your facing up so much.
For me it's a big difficulty to make the eyeshadow well-distributed.> <

 

Thanks to you That's my first make yup and he look wonderfull



THANK YOUUUUU VERY MUCH :P nice tutorial.

 

Your doll is so pretty! I'm so glad I found this thread. Any of the tutorials I've found so far have done face up that's too much for my male doll. What do you use for gloss? Do you have to use it or faceup ?

 

I love this tutorial to bits ;o;


This was the first face up, but the blushing was too much of an overload x_x


This was the second..a gothic-ish one...but but it was too dark


and this was the final result I was most happy with *o*!
I can't thank you enough for this tutorial! Now I'm so addicted to playing with faceups

 

this tutorial is fantastic!!! when I will have the whole material I will try it to do *O*

 

Lovely tutorial. Going to go try it on my Minimee!!

 

Thank you very much for making this tutorial. It's amazing. She looks so beautiful.

 

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I used it to do my first face-up.

This picture is AFTER I re-did the eyebrows (see the 2 pics below to see what I mean. I wasn't working from any reference pics and didn't have any other painted dolls for reference, either, so I didn't realize actually how high the eyebrows were the first time around).


I like the way it turned out, although the more I look at her the more I think her eyebrows are too high. They make her look a bit haughty. I also didn't do eyelashes all the way across the bottom; that was the hardest part for me. I also don't want to gloss her; I like the matte look, but I am getting criticism from home for not glossing. This entire face-up was done using pastels and watercolor pencils; I miss having something liquid like acrylic paint, to do around the eyes and the watercolor pencil is a bit thick for lashes, but it is all I have right now. She still needs upper eyelashes.



Her eyes glow like that because the back of her head cap was off and these are soft glass eyes so the light goes through them. I came back from running an errand and she was staring at me!

One last pic:

 

I'm gonna give this tutorial a shot and post some pictures. ^^

 

I would like to do this with my new Leeke head, maybe next week I'll be able to show some results

 

wow....how do you guys apply the pastels??? it looks so soft...
do you scrub it off with a cutter or something like that? or do you just rub the brush on the pastel itself...
I have to scrub it off, because the pastels i use are too hard...and then they don't stick at the right place, because the
pastel powder is too gritty...I use faber castell...any suggestions?

 

I had that same problem using a lower grade pastel. Then I went out and bought better ones and they go one smooth as butter ^^. So I would suggest an upgrade! Rembrandt pastels are nice and have a high pigment content Even better then rembrandts are Sennelier. They have a REALLY high pigment content and you don't need to scrape them. you can just run your brush over the pastel itself.

 

Okay, so I'm having some issues here...
I love this tutorial and used it on my boy, (multiple times) but each time I seal it, the sealant practically dissolves my pastels. I realize that you're using MSC, but all I have on me is Testor's. I know that people use Testor's to coat, so I didn't think I'd have any issues, but it completely ruins all my work, making big blotchy areas around the edges. Advice? Anyone?

EDIT// Realized that it was really humid out, even though it didn't feel it >.< So I'll try again some other time...

 

You could also be spraying on too heavy a layer of it.
I've used the rather unpredictable Testors myself and unlike MSC if you spray on a lot in one go it does tend to run, pool and take the pastel with it.
Better to give a couple of very light sprays letting it dry between each one than soaking it and having the Testors go goopy.

 

Okay, thanks, I'll try that

 

WOW! she turned out beautiful!i cant wait till i can get a practice head to try this out ^_^

 

you said you use reeves pastels and acrylics.

Do you thin your acrylics with Flow Aid ? and how to you get the pastels into a fine powder ?

 

I used this tutorial for my girl's first faceup. :]

 

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! I can't wait to give these techniques a try when my girl gets here!

 

This face up is so soft and pretty. thanks for posting this!

 

fantastic tutorial, can't wait to try it.

 

sooo much love!! I'm get a new one soon and I'll let you know how it turns out!!

 

Thank you so much! This will help a lot!

 

just tried it ^^



first face-up...but no msc -.-
your tutorial is great!! thanks sooo much

 

This is an awesome tutorial. When I get my doll I will heed it's wisdom.

 

Great tutorial!! When I get my blank head T will try this. ^^

 

When my doll gets here i will be sure to use this tutorial!

 

second faceup of my life... tried using mostly this tutorial and few other ideas:







it's not really good, and I'm planning to redo it... but again using the tips in this tutorial.

thank you!!

 

I've seen through allot of faceup tutorials before doing my first faceups, but this is the one that has helped me the most really :'D
All I got troubles with now is getting a certain brush, and I was wondering where you aquired that flat thin brush? It is just what I'm looking for *3*

~

 

OH, this is a huge help for me! I've not yet ordered my first doll, but I think that I might could do the face-up myself now that I have seen this tutorial.

I have a question though: Does the sealant not look shiny? I don't want the face to be shiny. But, it looks like what you used dries to a matte finish and I like it. Oh, and what kind of gloss do you use, or does it matter what brand/type?

Thanks!

 

I think you have done a magnificent face up, she look beautiful :-)

 

awesomeness, you will be at your goal now :-)
I said same to myself...lose some pounds before next Dollfie :-)

 

WoW, absolutely beautiful :-)

 

Thanks so much for thi tutorial!
Just have a couple questions:
Can I use this tutorial if I wanna do body blushing, nails, tattoos and so?, Should I spray The MSC to the whole body before and after the painting?

I'll appreciate your help, Thanks!

 

You should DEFINITELY spray MSC/sealent before and after painting to prevent staining and rubbing off

 

Hey Thanks!
And... in order to do that I have to take the Doll's body a part? well by know I only have the body a 1/4 5Stars (It came already string) I'll be waiting a couple months for the head but I wanted to know what to do by now.

 

I think it'll be best if you unstring the body then seal, much more easier than spray one huge time.

 

Gorgeous face up! thanks so much for the tutorial it's very helpful!

 

the face-up looks amazing wonderful tutorial thanks

 

This by far is the best tutorial i have seen.. I'm going to give it a try..

 

Great tutorial! Can't wait to try this

 

Oh, she's gorgeous! I've not seen many "natural" look tutorials, thanks so much!

 

this was so helpful! thank you! I will hopefully trying this out soon

 

Brio: Yours first!? no way! Youre to good to say my first o3 It's absolute gorgeus face-up!

 

He looks so nice! Very attractive! This was a wonderfully done tutorial, I just wish I could find a brush that is that thin! So far I've only used watercolor pencils but I may take a stab at the acrylics. Thanks for sharing!

 

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. When I get up the nerve I would like to tweak the face-up on my girl. It's good to see the results of others. Now I have some ideas where I might encounter trouble. It's also very encouraging to see those that had wonderful results on their first or second try. Thanks again.

 

This tutorial is very useful! Thanks a lot, Naiara. ~ I could finally do my very first faceup

 

THANK YOU so much for this! I'm going to try these techniques when I continue faceupping Faelyn. It was super helpful and really nice photos that demonstrated so well!

 

I appreciate the detailed step-by-step images in this tutorial. Thanks!

 

I love this tutorial I might try it one day.~

 

Beautiful tutorial! Can't wait to take your advice when I get my new doll!

 

Nicely done! Thanks for the info, my first face up is coming soon!