How to Repaint Fashion Dolls
Fashion dolls come with makeup painted on their faces and with specific outfits. While this is nice, budding fashionistas want their dolls to look as customized as possible. You can personalize dolls with clothing, since other outfits that fit the doll can be bought at any toy store. However, for true customization, paint the doll's face with a new look. Once the original painted on makeup is removed, the doll becomes your canvas.
Things You'll Need
- Non-acetone nail polish remover
- Cotton swabs
- Cotton pads
- Soap
- Towel
- Water-soluble acrylic paint
- Paint palette or board for mixing
- Wooden stick
- Thin paintbrush, size 00 or smaller
- Cup
- Water
- Gloss or matte sealing spray
Instructions
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Remove the original paint
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Soak cotton swabs in non-acetone nail polish remover. Soak several cotton swabs and cotton pads in non-acetone nail polish remover.
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Gently rub at the paint on the doll's face until it is fully removed, using the cotton swabs to remove the paint from small crevices.
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Wash the doll's face with soap. Wash the doll's face with soap and dry thoroughly with a towel.
Painting the doll's face
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Place paint on the palette. Place a small amount of each paint color on the palette.
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Mix the colors. Mix the colors with the stick until you have the colors that you want.
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Apply the first paint color to the doll's face with the paintbrush. Dab the tip of the paintbrush into the first paint color and carefully apply the paint to the doll's face. Start with the color above the eyes and work downward.
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When changing paint colors, clean your brush in a cup of water. Pour the water into the cup and clean the brush in it before moving on to the next paint color. Repeat until the desired effects are achieved.
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When the paint on the doll's face dries, spray it with sealing spray. Let the paint dry thoroughly before spraying the doll's face with the sealing spray. It will take about 30 minutes for the paint to dry, and then another 30 minutes for the spray to set.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't forget to paint her fingernails and toenails!
Paint in a well-ventilated room to avoid being overwhelmed by paint fumes.
References
- Photo Credit fashion dummy image by Gabriel Rosca from Fotolia.com q-tips image by Alx from Fotolia.com sponge and soap image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com Palette with oil paints image by petercoupe from Fotolia.com mix of colors image by AGphotographer from Fotolia.com paint brush to paint big parts image by Ramona smiers from Fotolia.com plastic cups image by bluefern from Fotolia.com spray image by Petr Gnuskin from Fotolia.com
