He's home! He's home!

[luco]

Yes my baby is here ^______________________________^

And I have two quick questions. . . . .

How the hell do I get the wig on him?

And what is safe to use for make-up?

*wraps him carefully in blanket*

You're 3 weeks early love, I have nothing ready for you. . . . . . .

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pardon me for spamming. ^^;

[feartotread.livejournal.com]

for the wig, a little strip of self-adhesive velcro will do the trick. just stick it to his headcap, the rough side of velcro, not the fuzzy side. ^_^

I'm no expert, but for faceups, first you need to spray the head with a sealant coat. Mr. Super Clear is preferred, but the stuff is solid gold in a can. Oridnary mortals can just go to a hobby shop and get a can of testors dullcote. I wouldn't reccomend using any kind of sealer other than that, or mixing types, but testors seems to work okay.

remove the head and headcap and place the head, large skull opening side down, on a bit of cardboard, (it will make it easiest to spray it) and give it a coat of your sealer, following the can instructions. it's best to do it somewhere where it is not too hot or humid, just make sure you have good ventilation. The sealer will give your paint and pastels something to hang onto, and will protect the resin underneath. otherwise, color won't stick on him very well. Once the sealer is dry, lightly sketch in where you would like his eyebrows to go, with a regular graphite pencil or light brown watercolor pencil. when you've got what you like, tap the lines with a white eraser until you just have a faint line to follow. You can color him with watercolor pencils, pastels (not oil based, chalk pastels only), or good quality acrylic paints thinned with water to make them go on best, or any combo. some people paint on the eyelashes and liner and the lips and eyebrows, and then spray a coat of sealant, and then use pastels for blushing. I know some people do great faceups with nothing but watercolor pencils. Once you've gotten his paint the way you like it, seal it one last time with the testors so it won't smudge. After that, you can use a water-based acrylic-friendly gloss to gloss his lips and the inside of his eyes if you like. You can also apply eyelashes on his upper lid with some white craft glue (I use aleene's quick dry); just human-sized fake lashes trimmed down will do.

If you need any close-up samples of faceups for reference, I'd be happy to provide. ^____^ You don't have to copy anyone's, but I find it helps me.

all of this should be removable with a Mr. Clean Magic sponge. You can also use one of those to wipe him down if he gets any dirt, or if his wig or clothes rub color off on him.

Congrats on your new boy! Camine is a dreamboat. ^______^

Re: pardon me for spamming. ^^;

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

Me thinks I have some shopping to do this weekend. The wig is now on and all is good there. I can't stop playing with the long tail he has though ^___^ Will have to braid it for now so it doesn't get tangled in everything.

Make-up will have to wait till this weekend, but right now...we need to do something about his lack of clothes >_>

And feel free to spam. Any help I can get with taking care of my baby I'll gladly accept.

And he is a darling, and very, very patient with me.