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.: Faceup Tutorial by elisa_maza/AngelToast :. (Pastels & Acrylics, 9-2009)

Sep 14, 2009

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    1. I love it!

      I bookmarked it so I can use it as a guide later.
       
      #61 midoridesu, Feb 10, 2010
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    2. dollecstasy: Technique pretty much always changes and (I would like to think) improves, with every new faceup. ^^; I try out new stuff all the time.

      Ebony Rain: The Artetje brushes are somewhat hard to come by - I got a few here on DoA in the marketplace, but you can look for them on ebay or on art supply sites. I use my 10/0 brushes from the comic store a lot, actually, they work fine if you can't find 100/0's. As for Rembrandt pastels, I bought mine on ebay... I don't remember how much they cost. ^^; If you search for them, you can probably find a good deal there.

      Myuuchan: Hmm... I've found that the quality of the brush hair and the paints and thinner make a huge difference. Cleaning your brush very thouroughly makes a difference too, since they can easily get stiff and mucky from acrylics. I hope this helped. ^^;
       
      #62 elisa_maza, Feb 10, 2010
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    3. really cool, this is a great walktrogh :D
       
      #63 Frixxx, Feb 10, 2010
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    4. yay doctor who reference and love your tutorial, i'll definitely use it as reference when I go to do some face-ups in the far future. thanks ^-^
       
      #64 Junnosukebe, Feb 10, 2010
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    5. You have inspired me! Thank you so much for the visual aid and for sharing your talent!
       
      #65 Carol in Ct, Feb 13, 2010
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    6. thank you, very helpful.
       
      #66 Juniper Luna, Feb 14, 2010
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    7. I've just discovered your thread and I bookmarked it immediately !! You make such a good job, I'm impressed and I hope that one day I'll be as good as you !
       
      #67 Morgwen, Feb 16, 2010
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    8. This tutorial is really amazing.

      Thank you for making this tutorial.
       
      #68 Thanatchaya, Feb 18, 2010
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    9. This'll be useful! I'm going to attempt my first bjd faceup tomorrow, since I went overboard with MSC and had to wipe a full faceup to get it all off... Eugh, gunky MSC :/
       
      #69 Roguecrx, Apr 4, 2010
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    10. this is so useful, thanks for sharing!! she looks wonderful!!
       
      #70 Satomi, Apr 20, 2010
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    11. A) This is a terrific tutorial
      B) Squeee!!!! Doctor Who!
      C) Realization that there is someone else in the world that uses "are you my mommy" in a normal everyday conversation other than my mother and myself.

      Thanks!
       
      #71 july31, Apr 20, 2010
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    12. I have a question! For lip glaze, I don't want it to be SUPER SHINY. I figure putting MSC over the top of it will flatten it out a bit. How much does one coat flatten glaze? 2 coats? Will the gloss still be visible after 2 coats?
       
      #72 nk-chan, Apr 20, 2010
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    13. nk-chan: I have two different gloss types for lips and eyes, a matte one and a more shiny one. I use them seperately or together depending on the effect I want to achieve.

      A coating of MSC will take the shine away, and in my experience it only takes one coat to completely flatten gloss. Maybe you could play around with a very thin layer of MSC, to see if you can matte the gloss rather than completely obliterate it. ^^;

      But matte varnish is readily available in craft stores and such. The one I have settled on is a really cheap one, actually! >.> The brand is Folk Art, and it's just called varnish gloss on the bottle.

      Hope this helped!
       
      #73 elisa_maza, Apr 20, 2010
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    14. Wow that amazing , I try little bit on my boy head the lip i got nothing else i gave on it. I leting someone else do it lol
       
      #74 skylar2139, Apr 22, 2010
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    15. Thank you, I will look for that brand! :3
       
      #75 nk-chan, Apr 22, 2010
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    16. Thanks for posting this i really needed it! I'm getting my first can of MSC in a couple of weeks so I need all the help i can get :lol:
       
      #76 Hiru-sama, Apr 23, 2010
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    17. Your tutorial is certainly making my first face-up much easier, so far. :)

      I do have a question though, if yu please: I have a lot of trouble with the upper eyecrease line... (odd thing to get stuck on, I know..)
      Can you offer any advice on how to make it easier, or materials other than paint?
      Thanks!
       
      #77 TheGrey, May 4, 2010
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    18. Just bookmarked this thread :) I've read several tutorials on how to do faceups but I think this one will give me the courage I need to actually try it out :D
       
      #78 Yumeko-chan, May 4, 2010
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    19. TheGrey: Is your problem that it's not getting thin enough? All I can tell you is thin your paints a lot, and use a tiny tiny brush. ^^; Some people like to use watercolor pencils for the detail work, and if you sharpen one to a really fine point you could get into the eyelid crase with it as well on many dolls. I hope this helped!
       
      #79 elisa_maza, May 6, 2010
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    20. Stupid question, I know, but is it okay to use a watercolor pencil for a guide as to where to put your eyebrows, then paint over that guide?
       
      #80 Yumeko-chan, May 8, 2010
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    21. Yumeko-chan: That should be totally fine, I'm sure many people do that. I'd say just keep the lines light and you'll be ok. Some people use only watercolor pencil for all the details, and not paint. It's pretty much whatever works best for you. :)
       
      #81 elisa_maza, May 8, 2010
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    22. Okay, thank you :)
       
      #82 Yumeko-chan, May 9, 2010
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    23. If only we could all learn so easily.
      I have such a bad unsteady hand and have too much doubts of ruining and killing my baby >.>
      I love everything about this though the eyebrows and lashes are done lovely. Beautiful.
       
      #83 maliciousnote, Jun 30, 2010
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    24. Wow, so wonderfully done! It's a great faceup!
       
      #84 applestruddles, Jul 2, 2010
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    25. Yeah, you definitely inspired me to paint my own doll <3
       
      #85 AnnieV, Jan 20, 2011
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    26. Very beautiful eyebrows and eyelashes!
       
      #86 ~Yui~, Jan 22, 2011
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    27. Really lovely work and great images too! I will definitely use this one!
       
      #87 TaeAlora, Jan 22, 2011
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    28. OMG DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE!!!!!! *spazzes* That's one of my favorite episode(s)...

      This is a really useful faceup tutorial; I was looking for one in which the types of brushes were mentioned, and this is one of the few I've found. Thank you for posting!
       
      #88 pyro_fae, Jan 22, 2011
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    29. Awesomeness. Very great method, I'll definitely need to try it on my next faceup attempt!
       
      #89 Staria, Jan 22, 2011
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    30. She is very pretty~~~ ^^ I love doing face up~~ I wish I was this good :)
       
      #90 genie617, Jan 23, 2011
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    31. Thanks so much for posting this!
      I was so excited to do my face up and this really helped!:)
       
      #91 Yayadollycharlotte, Jan 23, 2011
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    32. good tutorial! the make up look natural but chariming
       
      #92 riddle, Jan 25, 2011
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    33. Wow! I love this tutorial! Can't wait to get my doll and try my first face-up =D
       
      #93 emi_chan007, Jun 28, 2011
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    34. Thank you for posting this tutorial! I am looking forward to trying to do my very own face-ups, my boyfriend (who also shares in the bjd obsession) got a doll long ago from a girl who did her own face-up and it wasn't exactly... amazing... so he told me if I wanted I could wipe it and use the head to experiment on myself. I can't wait to try... this will be such a nice helpful tool for me to use along the way, again, thank you! :)
       
      #94 tehbritta, Jun 29, 2011
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    35. Wow thank you for this tuto !! I'm new in BJD world and I hope make like you , your make-up is very beautifull ! Thanks it's very helpfull !
       
      #95 Wiccanmoonchild, Jun 30, 2011
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    36. Fantastic tutorial, especially about eyebrows which are always a huge issue with me! Thanks x
       
      #96 Silene*, Jul 2, 2011
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    37. I've been sitting here drooling over your face-ups and wishing I had enough money to commission you... and then I find this. You are my hero. (Depending on how it goes, I may commission you anyway once I get my new girl in.)
       
      #97 ejchristian86, Jul 24, 2011
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    38. I haven't attempted a face-up yet, but I'm preparing for one soon now that I have a practice head :)
      Your tutorial was really helpful, and I've been worrying on the eyebrows too, so your trick will be helpful :lol:
      Thanks!!
       
      #98 wolf_mistress17, Jul 25, 2011
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    39. Great tutorial elisa_maza! I'll definitely keep some of these techniques in mind :D
       
      #99 Isabella, Jul 25, 2011
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    40. thank u very much for the tutorial!
       
      #100 Ksoo, Jul 25, 2011
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    41. Pure amazing :O .. I wish I can do something as natural as lovely as this ..
      You made painting a face up look so easy ! :) .. I love your lil girl ^^
       
      #101 chocoang3l, Aug 5, 2011
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    42. This tutorial was so inspiring to me; I seriously want to face-up my own doll now! Unfortunately, as soon as I told my mom I would be needing a respirator to use MSC, she gave me the disapproving look of death. D:
       
      #102 allie-leanza, Aug 8, 2011
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    43. did you use some airbrushing or just pastel
       
      #103 taltosgirl, Aug 9, 2011
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    44. fantastic tutorial! and a beautiful Doll :D
       
      #104 HikariSora, Aug 9, 2011
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    45. Thank you for the tutorial. Now if only my talent matched the ease in which you portray this lol. I think I'll still leave the prettying to the professionals.
       
      #105 Gavvie, Aug 25, 2011
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    46. Great tutorial!
       
      #106 soraroni, Aug 26, 2011
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    47. What a great tutorial and what a true artist you are!
      I can never copy whatever i do which is why I'll probably will be sending my doll away for faceups made by pro's like you the first years..
      Such amazing detail on the eyebrows and eyelashes.
      just wow..
       
      #107 TornadoLovesMelody, Aug 29, 2011
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    48. you make it look easy ^^'
      thanks for the tut
       
      #108 chocobikies, Aug 29, 2011
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    49. Very good tutorial. Congratulation for your work
       
      #109 glowy, Aug 29, 2011
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    50. Great tutorial! Thanks very much! I haven't tried doing my own faceup yet as I'm afraid I might ruin the head, but I guess if I don't start, I'll never know if I'd be any good at it. xD The eyebrows are the thing that scares me most, but this tutorial makes me want to try.
       
      #110 designermix, Sep 13, 2011
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    51. Awesome tutorial! :) I'm a new BJD owner and too scared to do my own faceup. But with this tutorial, I think I'll give it a try and see. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us! :D
       
      #111 Mochistar, Sep 14, 2011
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    52. Thank you for this tutorial!
       
      #112 Askella-El, Sep 14, 2011
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    53. Beautiful and simple to understand! Thankyou~~
       
      #113 cheekylilmonkey, Jun 10, 2012
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    54. Very useful, especially for someone just starting out. Thank you so much
       
      #114 Naptime, Jun 11, 2012
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    55. Thanks for this tutorial! I love looking at the process of people's work, This was very interesting and informative.&#9829;
       
      #115 AnonEi, Jun 15, 2012
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    56. After all these years, this is still by far my favorite face-up tutorial. It's the one I use whenever I try my hand at face-ups. Any chance you'll make another with more dramatic face-ups? <3 I love your work!
       
      #116 Zavrinas, May 29, 2013
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    57. what a beautiful tutorial! hopefully i can do one...
       
      #117 room111, May 30, 2013
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    58. You're very talented! Thank you for making a tutorial; i'll have to remember this :)
       
      #118 LittleStars, May 31, 2013
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    59. Thank you for this tutorial.I painted a dollhead a few times,but i still have problems with the lashes...I will try a new face up with your tips.
       
      #119 blacksaphir90, Jun 1, 2013
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    60. cool , this will come in handy for when i start doing my own face ups in the near future :3
       
      #120 Yamx13, Jun 10, 2013
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