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PAINTS AND BRUSHES

Dollyhair is now offering paints and brushes for your dolls!

For years, people have been asking me about the paints and brushes that I use on my dolls. I am a firm believer that with the correct paints and supplies, everyone can paint dolls much better, and without the correct paints and supplies, even the most talented doll artists are at a disadvantage. When I first began painting dolls, one of my biggest obstacles was finding a small enough brush! Additionally, having been accustomed to painting in oils since childhood, I was frustrated with the short drying time and lack of blendability with acrylic paints. The problem is that when painting on vinyl, you MUST use acrylic paints, because oil paints will cause the vinyl to deteriorate over time. Finally, I discovered the right materials to make my acrylic paints "act" like oil paints (albeit with a much shorter drying time than oils), and I was then able to glaze, blend, and create gradient effects with my acrylic paints, just like I had been accustomed to doing with oils.

I have been a doll artist for many years, and my dolls have been featured in Barbie Bazaar magazine, as well as on the covers of the New York Times bestselling series "Pretty Little Liars" by author Sara Shepard. My ooak dolls regularly sell on ebay in the high hundreds of dollars, and now, you can buy the same paints and materials that I use!

Here's just one example of a Tonner doll that I repainted. I want to give you a very close shot of her eye, to show you what is possible:

Here's a great site that shows many different realistic-looking eyes,so you may want to look here for inspiration: http://www.softglasseyes.com/colors.html

The paints offered below are the HIGHEST QUALITY, EASIEST TO USE acrylic paints that you'll ever come across. They have a very thin consistency, but at the same time, they have a very high amount of pigment in them, which allows you to thin them out and, at the same time, still get great coverage. Cheaper paints will just cause frustration for you (trust me, I learned the hard way), once you use the paints below, you will swear by them and you'll never want to use any other paints ever again!

Do you need to buy so many colors of paint? Technically, you don't. But the more colors you have, the easier it will be to use the paints. Here's the thing: realistically, all you need to create ALL of the colors of the rainbow are the following colors: red, yellow, blue, black, and white. From these colors, all other colors can be mixed. But the problem with doll repainting is that it's really necessary to apply 3-4 thin, watered-down coats of paint, as opposed to one thick, goopy coat that shows brushstrokes. This was one of my most valuable early lessons, so remember it well! So, if you mix the correct color on your palette and apply one coat of it to your doll, chances are that it will dry on your palette before you have time to apply a second coat to your doll. Of course, you do have the option of mixing the paint on your palette with the retarder (offered below), and the retarder will slow the drying time, but it probably won't slow it enough to allow you to apply more than two coats to your doll. Sure, you can mix the same color on your palette again, but the odds are that you're not going to get it to be exactly the same color as the first time that you mixed it. So by having more colors at your disposal, you can use them straight out of the bottle, and therefore avoid any frustrating drying time issues :)

The colors shown below are extremely accurate representations of the paints and chalk pastels you'll receive. I worked hard to represent the colors accurately, and you won't have any surprises when you receive them.

DOLL BRUSHES AND SUPPLIES:
	The La Cornielle Liner brush in size 18/0- $4.25 Qty This is the best brush I've ever used for doll repainting. It allows you to paint in very fine detail, and it's perfect for painting eyelashes and other thin lines! I use this brush for painting ALL areas of the doll's face. This is the only brush that I use with my paint.

	The La Cornielle Angular Shader brush in size 10/0- $4.25 Qty I don't paint with this brush, but I use it to apply chalk pastels as eyeshadow and blush. You just rub the brush bristles on the chalk pastel, and then you scrub the doll's face with the brush! After that, all you have to do is apply a coat of sealant over your chalk pastel! Keep scrolling down if you're interested in buying the best chalk pastels for dolls!

	Plastic Paint Palette- $1.00 Qty This washable plastic 6-well palette is very convenient for doll painting ! It measures 3-5/8" × 5-1/4".

DOLL PAINTS: all doll paints are sold in 1/4 oz. squeeze bottles. One bottle will last you a LONG time!
Titanium White	Titanium White doll paint- $2.95 Qty Titanium White is a stark, opaque white. I use titanium white mixed only with water to apply 3-4 coats to the doll's eyeball, and this gives a perfect "canvas" onto which you can paint the doll's iris. You REALLY need BOTH titanium white AND zinc white.

Zinc White	Zinc White doll paint- $2.95 Qty Zinc White is a soft, translucent, subtle white. When you're trying to avoid the harsh opacity of titanium white, zinc white offers a wonderful alternative. Zinc white is particularly useful when you want to paint a glaze of a lighter color over a darker color. I used zinc white on the doll above's eyeball to depict the reflection of light on her iris. You REALLY need BOTH titanium white AND zinc white.

Iridescent Pearl	Iridescent Pearl - $2.95 Qty A shimmery, pearly silver-white color. Thinned down with water or retarder, and/or mixed with paint, you can create beautiful shimmery eyeshadow shades. If you look at the picture of the doll's eye above, you can see how I used the GOLD version of this paint as a highlight below the doll's brow. The gold version is offered below, but the silver version is just as pretty, and I think it's probably more useful than the gold version. I wish I could capture the color on the swatch to the left, but it basically looks like the inside of a seashell. It's beautiful.

Titan Buff	Titan Buff doll paint- $2.95 Qty I guess you could call this a dark ivory. It's a creamy, warm color. It's an interesting shade to use for eyeshadow on a doll, particularly on the eyelid and as a highlight beneath the brow. You can also mix it with red or pink if you want a lighter, pinker lip color, and if you want to warm the pink up a little. Remember to mix it with medium (offered below), because it is on the opaque side.

Hansa Yellow	Hansa Yellow doll paint- $2.95 Qty Hansa Yellow is a translucent yellow. If, for any reason, you need an opaque yellow, just mix a little titanium white into your hansa yellow.

Yellow Ochre	Yellow Ochre doll paint- $2.95 Qty Yellow Ochre is a dark, brownish yellow.

Iridescent Gold	Iridescent Gold doll paint- $2.95 Qty A shimmery, pearlescent gold. Thinned down with water or retarder, and/or mixed with paint, you can create beautiful shimmery eyeshadow shades. If you look at the picture of the doll's eye above, you can see how I used this gold paint as a highlight below the doll's brow.

Raw Sienna	Raw Sienna doll paint- $2.95 Qty When I ordered it, I expected Raw Sienna to much more brown than it is. However, it is very similar to yellow ochre.

Burnt Umber	Burnt Umber doll paint- $2.95 Qty A classic medium brown color, burnt umber is perfect for painting eyebrows, and it lends a very natural look to the irises of dolls with brown eyes. It's also great for eyebrows.

Raw Umber	Raw Umber doll paint- $2.95 Qty Raw Umber is a pretty, neutral dark brown, perfect for painting the dark ring around a brown-eyed doll's iris!

Burnt Sienna	Burnt Sienna doll paint- $2.95 Qty Burnt Sienna is a reddish brown.

Red Iron Oxide	Red Iron Oxide doll paint- $2.95 Qty One of my favorite colors, Red Iron Oxide is a translucent, dark brown orange.The color to the left may not look like much, but once you see this paint in person, you'll understand why I love it so much. It's perfect for glazing because it does not have any opacity to it, and it lends an unbelievable sense of realism when painted in flecks onto a doll's eyes. I used it on the irises of the doll pictured above.

Violet Oxide	Violet Oxide doll paint- $2.95 Qty Violet Oxide is not as translucent as alizarin crimson (below). Violet Oxide is basically a brownish burgundy color. It's very useful for dark shading on lips. Contrary to its name, it doesn't look violet at all. If anything, the pigment may impart a VERY slight hint of plum to the brownish base, but only a very trained eye would notice the plum tint.

Alizarin Crimson	Alizarin Crimson doll paint- $2.95 Qty One of my favorite colors, Alizarin Crimson is a translucent, dark crimson red. Perfect for mixing with medium and creating a natural-colored glaze for lips, and also perfect for mixing it with other colors to create other lip shades. It's a universally natural-looking color for a doll's lips, and it's a must-have.

Napthol Red	Napthol Red doll paint- $2.95 Qty Napthol Red is your basic, primary red. It's a must-have simply because it's a primary color, so it's very necessary for you to have in order to mix other colors from it.

Rose Madder	Rose Madder doll paint- $2.95 Qty A pink-hued red is the best way to describe this color. It's a nice alternative to traditional red when painting a doll's lips.

Opera Rose	Opera Rose doll paint- $2.95 Qty I would really call this color magenta or fuchsia. Painted in a thin glaze, it will take on a brighter and more vivid tone, but painted in thick layers, it will look darker and more subdued. Very versatile, and great for lips!

Rose Pink	Rose Pink doll paint- $2.95 Qty Rose Pink is not made by the same manufacturer as the majority of our paints, so you'll find that it's of a slightly thicker consistency. It's not highly-pigmented, but that's what I like about it: in the bottle, it looks like a shocking, fluorescent pink. However, once you paint it onto your doll, you'll notice that it's a subtle, translucent, rosey pink, and it's a really useful color to have!

Dioxazine Purple	Dioxazine Purple doll paint- $2.95 Qty This is the perfect purple color!

Ultramarine Violet	Ultramarine Violet doll paint- $2.95 Qty Slightly bluer than Dioxazine Purple, and also lighter and more translucent.

Prussian Blue	Prussian Blue doll paint- $2.95 Qty Prussian Blue is a dark navy blue, perfect for painting the dark ring around a blue-eyed doll's iris!

Phthalo Blue	Phthalo Blue doll paint- $2.95 Qty It's really difficult to capture this color in hexadecimal code, so remember that the paint that you will receive will be a lot more vibrant than the color that you see to your left. Phthalo blue is on the darker side, but not as dark as prussian blue, and it's slightly greener than prussian blue. It's also a lot more vibrant than prussian blue.

Manganese Blue	Manganese Blue doll paint- $2.95 Qty An absolutely gorgeous translucent blue color! On a blue-eyed doll, this color would be awesome. I have yet to use it on my own dolls, but I'm very excited to use it!

Cobalt Teal	Cobalt Teal doll paint- $2.95 Qty More on the opaque side, and great for painting the light-colored part of a doll's iris before you go over it with darker glazes, this color is such a pretty seafoam blue-green color!

Phthalo Turquoise	Phthalo Turquoise doll paint- $2.95 Qty It's just an incredible color to see in person. It reminds me of a translucent version of viridian green, for those of you who are familiar with paint pigments. You have to see it to realize how beautiful it is.

Permanent Green Light	Permanent Green Light doll paint- $2.95 Qty I would describe this as a classic kelly green color. It would be awe-inspiring for a green-eyed doll, to really make her eyes pop with bright color.

Chromium Oxide Green	Chromium Oxide Green doll paint- $2.95 Qty Chromium Oxide Green is a subtle, grayed-down medium green. Along with sap green (below), it's perfect for painting green-eyed dolls.

Sap Green	Sap Green doll paint- $2.95 Qty Sap Green is a gorgeous, translucent dark green, perfect for painting the dark ring around a green-eyed doll's iris!

Shimmering Iron Oxide	Shimmering Iron Oxide doll paint- $2.95 Qty Shimmering iron oxide is a translucent charcoal-colored paint with tiny flecks of hematite ore embedded in it. These tiny flecks of metal cause the paint to shimmer and sparkle! This color would really add some drama to a doll's eyeliner!

Carbon Black	Carbon Black doll paint- $2.95 Qty Your basic black- indispensable and quite necessary!

Clear Gloss Sealant	Clear Gloss Sealant- $2.95 Qty Clear gloss sealant is a must-have. Not only might you want to use it to give the doll's lips a glossy finish, but you'll need to use it to seal the eyeballs as well. I use it not only for sealing my paints after my painting is finished, but I also use it to give an ultra-smooth surface onto which to apply my glazes. For instance, after painting the doll's eyeball with titanium white paint, I will seal this layer of titanium white paint with the gloss sealant, and after that, I have a completely brushstroke-free and unporous surface onto which I can begin painting the iris. This gloss finish is very forgiving if you make a mistake with your glaze, as you can wipe the glaze off of it before it dries. Also, an unsealed coat of paint is very porous, and porosity is not a good thing when you're applying glazes. Remember to seal your titanium white eyeballs with this gloss sealant before you start painting the irises, and you'll be good to go! Normally, I use it straight out of the bottle, without mixing it with any water. Sealants will give your paint a protective finish.

Clear Matte Sealant	Clear Matte Sealant- $2.95 Qty Clear matte sealant is also a must-have. Certain areas of the face, particularly the eyelids, will need to be given a matte finish... as you know, skin is not glossy! This matte sealant is normally too thick straight out of the bottle, so I like to mix it with 50% water before applying it to the doll. This high quality matte sealant will not cause any cloudiness to occur with your paints, unlike some of the cheaper matte sealants! Sealants will give your paint a protective finish.

Clear Satin Sealant	Clear Satin Sealant- $2.95 Qty Clear satin sealant is basically really only useable on the lip area, but it's a wonderful sealant to use when you don't want the lips to be too glossy or too matte. It imparts a subtle sheen to the surface of the paint, and it's very pretty. Sealants will give your paint a protective finish.

Retarder	Retarder- $2.95 Qty Retarder is also a must-have. This retarder has the consistency of water, and what it will do for you is it will retard (slow down) the drying time of your paints, which is a necessity when you're painting certain features, like eyelashes. Have you ever had your paintbrush dry out mid-eyelashstroke? So frustrating! That will not happen anymore with this retarder. Remember , it's only going to retard drying time by about a minute or so, so you'll still need to work quickly with it, but I truly don't know what I would do without it. When painting eyelashes, press down slightly with the brush, and then, as you paint your brushstroke, lift away from the doll with your brush as you move it along. This will allow you to create tapered eyelash hairs.

Medium	Medium- $2.95 Qty Medium is also a must-have, because it allows you to create glazes and blend colors, which is absolutely necessary for realistic-looking dolls. This medium has a paint-like consistency, so it's definitely not as watery as the retarder. After I've painted the white iris with titanium white paint, and after I've sealed the titanium white paint with gloss sealant, I will mix this medium with one of the darker-colored paints, and I will begin painting the iris. If you look at your own eyes, you'll see that your iris does not have a sharp delineation into the white of your eye- the color blends a little bit. So, by painting this iris in 3-4 glazes of thin color, you not only attain a more natural-looking repaint, but it's also more forgiving in case you aren't able to paint a perfect circle on your first try. With a really thin glaze of paint, you can refine your circle by applying more layers of glaze, eventually attaining a dark-colored iris, which will be the foundation for the rest of the eye's paint. After you've painted the dark iris, you'll apply light-colored paint to the iris in layers of glaze as well. After that, you'll paint glazes of the darker flecks of color on top of the light-colored paint, and that will give the eyes depth and realism. Glazes allow the colors underneath them to still show through, and you can see this if you look at the doll's eye above. You can also do wet-into-wet techniques with this medium, which will allow you to blend one color into another and create gradient effects. In addition, if you look at the photo above, you'll notice that I mixed a very small amount of black paint into my medium, and I used this mixture as a glaze to create a shadow on the eyeball underneath the upper eyelashes. You really do need medium in order to paint a doll successfully!

Pure Acetone	Pure Acetone- $1.00 Qty Pure Acetone is the best thing to use if you want to remove your doll's factory paint. Just soak a q-tip in the acetone, and then "scoop" (don't rub) the paint off. A toothpick dipped into pure acetone is also a wonderful tool for cleaning up any part of your repaint and refining any lines. After using pure acetone, remember to swab your doll's face with a mixture of baking soda and water, which will neutralize any remaining acetone.

-Check back in the future for new colors of paint!

CHALK PASTELS : You may have used other chalk pastels in the past, in order to give your doll eyeshadow and/or blush, and you may have noticed that they just didn't adhere to the doll's vinyl. Where other chalk pastels have failed you, however, THESE WILL NOT! You'll be amazed at how well these chalk pastels will work on your doll. Just use your shader brush (which can be ordered at the top of this page) and rub it onto the chalk pastel, and then scrub the brush onto your doll's face! For eyeshadow techniques, I would suggest that you seal the pastel with the matte sealant (be sure to water the sealant down), but for blush, I would suggest that you just don't seal it at all. The matte sealant does not have exactly the same finish as your doll's face, and you don't want to create any uneven shine. If you want to give a doll's mouth a more natural look, you can even apply chalk pastel to her lips, and then you can go over it and add shading/highlights with glazes of paint. You can also use the chalk pastels as a base color for your doll's eyebrows. Just brush a brown color onto her face in the shape of an eyebrow, and then paint thin hairs on top of the pastel in a darker paint color. Chalk pastels are also perfect for creating shading effects on the doll's nose, cheekbones, lip cleft, etc. The chalk pastels below are sold in circular cakes that are approximately 6/16" long and 7/16" in diameter. It's not a big piece, but a little goes a long way, and each piece will last you a very long time!
White	White chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Lemon Yellow	Lemon Yellow chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Light Yellow	Light Yellow chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Deep Yellow	Deep Yellow chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Light Yellow Ochre	Light Yellow Ochre chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Yellow Ochre	Yellow Ochre chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Light Burnt Sienna	Light Burnt Sienna chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Gold Ochre	Gold Ochre chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Burnt Sienna	Burnt Sienna chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Burnt Umber	Burnt Umber chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Orange	Orange chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Permanent Red Light	Permanent Red Light chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Madder Lake Deep	Madder Lake Deep chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Carmine	Carmine chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Permanent Rose	Permanent Rose chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Red Violet Deep	Red Violet Deep chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Red Violet Light	Red Violet Light chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Blue Violet	Blue Violet chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Ultramarine Deep	Ultramarine Deep chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Ultramarine Light	Ultramarine Light chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Phthalo Blue	Phthalo Blue chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Prussian Blue	Prussian Blue chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Cobalt Blue	Cobalt Blue chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Chromium Green Light	Chromium Green Light chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Permanent Green Light	Permanent Green Light chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Phthalo Green	Phthalo Green chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Chromium Green Deep	Chromium Green Deep chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Olive Green	Olive Green chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Black	Black chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty

Grey	Grey chalk pastel- $2.00 Qty