Kattriella wrote:I'm new to faceups, but what about UV cured resin? I'm not sure how well it holds it's shape, but I've seen people do some interesting things with it. Another option could be clear hot glue (some had a yellow or whiteish, what you want is clear). You wouldn't want to put the glue gun directly to the doll's face,and instead make the tears on a piece of wax or parchment paper, or even on the shiny part of a used sticker sheet. You just need something that the glue won't stick to permanently. To tint the tears, if had success with doing layers of translucent colors by dipping the very tip of a toothpick into gel or frosting food coloring (it's thickness doesn't dilute things), mixing that with clear school glue to get the desired color, and painting it on in layers until I get the color I want. This could again your head, though, so you should probably try to seal them before applying them, if you try this. You might even be able to find blue tinted hot glue, if you wanted to try that method.
Again, I'm no faceup expert, but I've used this for water drops in other projects.
DollyKim wrote:Another option would be to look in jewelry making and scrapbook supplies for tiny gems in the right shape.
Paint on acrylic sealer can be built up on wax paper too.
Kattriella wrote:I guess I'm just lucky in that the store I go to locally has some pretty clear hot glue.
You might be able to stain the hot glue with blue dye/food coloring, or even Sharpie ink mixed with alcohol. If you went for the hot glue trick, dropping the glue bits into alcohol with the ink tube from a Sharpie inside for a minute or two might stain them the right color. I can't say for sure, but I know you can dye synthetic wigs with Sharpie ink and alcohol. (I'm wondering if it could work on doll bodies . . ."
Lunis wrote:Kattriella wrote:I guess I'm just lucky in that the store I go to locally has some pretty clear hot glue.
You might be able to stain the hot glue with blue dye/food coloring, or even Sharpie ink mixed with alcohol. If you went for the hot glue trick, dropping the glue bits into alcohol with the ink tube from a Sharpie inside for a minute or two might stain them the right color. I can't say for sure, but I know you can dye synthetic wigs with Sharpie ink and alcohol. (I'm wondering if it could work on doll bodies . . ."
My only hesitation with sharpie or food coloring is possibly staining through to the vinyl. The faceup is already done and sealed, so there shouldn't be a problem with that, but I'm always paranoid of staining. >w<;
SetsunaKou wrote:But if I didn't have access to resin use, maybe you could buy silk flowers with dewdrops on them and just peel off the drops, clean the back until they're clear and use those instead as teardrops:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Various-Colors- ... SwtZJY-M7Y
You'd have lots of various sizes and choices that way.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 133 guests