Above are the tools that I used for this Tutorial.
a plastic paint tray for mixing acrylic paints, an 18 color set of Pastels 2 brushes and a glue stick. The items to be painted are three Belly Button Baby head/torsos one Brown boy two flesh boys one awake one asleep.
a plastic paint tray for mixing acrylic paints, an 18 color set of Pastels 2 brushes and a glue stick. The items to be painted are three Belly Button Baby head/torsos one Brown boy two flesh boys one awake one asleep.
The Acrylic paints used to paint with.
Blank Babies and a bottle of clear nail polish for later on.
First I paint in the eye whites and when dry add the eye color and let dry about 30 minutes.
This shows the eye colors and mixing the lip color using red and white and a bit of brown to tone with.
Here the eye brows are finished, the eyes have the black circle added and a small white dot is added as a light highlight, make sure you place this in the same position on both eyes. The lips are also tinted with acrylic and the painting is finished, now for the blushing after the paint is dry.
 This shows a finished baby ready for the chalk to be set. Don't wipe the chalk back, just add chalk to all the creases and then brush out. This darkens the creases and adds color to the rest of the area. For Cheeks use same color and add a nice amount and brush it from the cheek outward to the ear. Add a bit to the forehead up into the hairline and blush the ears a bit. On the arms and legs start at the hands the underside will be darker than the top and same as the baby do the creases first on wrist, elbow and top of shoulder back and front on wrist and elbow, same on the legs bottom of foot and heel is darker than rest, lastly add color to the groves of the fingers and toes brush excess out, to little do again, to much keep brushing till you like it as once sprayed it is set.  |  I use a toothpick to hold the baby while spraying the fixative. The pastel fixative is from Hobby Lobby and lasts a long time. It makes the blush set so it won't smudge while handling and it seems to set the acrylic paint as well. |
Hold the baby(with a toothpick in the armhole to hang onto it better) about 12 inches away from the spray can and do it where the air is quiet, outside is good or in a garage or shop. This is flameable so do not point toward heaters or open flames ever!!! Use quick short bursts and turn the baby so all of it gets covered. Poke the tooth pick in some styrolfoam if it is wet(not advised but can happen on first ones. The baby will not be shiny if done correctly so less is best.
Let set about 10 minutes then if you wish to have a wet looking eye and mouth use a tiny brush to add drop of clear nail polish to each eye holding baby upside down so polish will dome some. Then lips and tongue can be done with a small amount. set baby aside and blush the arms and legs in the creases and between toes and fingers putting most on the bottoms of hands on the palm and bottom of the feet. Spray and let dry and you are done with your baby! Have fun!
Don't breathe the fumes if possible either.
Let set about 10 minutes then if you wish to have a wet looking eye and mouth use a tiny brush to add drop of clear nail polish to each eye holding baby upside down so polish will dome some. Then lips and tongue can be done with a small amount. set baby aside and blush the arms and legs in the creases and between toes and fingers putting most on the bottoms of hands on the palm and bottom of the feet. Spray and let dry and you are done with your baby! Have fun!
Don't breathe the fumes if possible either.
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