What do I do with a Peach reborn doll kit vs. a Pink kit?

What do I do with a Peach reborn doll kit vs. a Pink kit?

by Lisa
(USA)

I bought a reborn doll kit that did not indicate it was a peach kit. Is there a special wash or prep I will need to do for a peach kit vs. a pink kit? Is there a benefit to buying one over the other? Thanks for all the help!

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What do I do with a Peach reborn doll kit vs. a Pink kit?

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AWW, Thankyou too!
by: Sherri Keller'Woo

Well, appreciate sweet comment & I have'nt been reborning but almost a year & had experience painting with oils & restoring dolls, but find little things with every baby & always glad to share; what other sweet ladies have shared with me. The doll making girls are a great bunch of artist! I have met so many wonderful ladies & you are one of them!

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Thanks Again!
by: Lisa

Sherri, you are too kind to help me out, and now I know I'm heading in the right direction because the mix you spoke of, I just did that on my most recent baby, and I loved the look it gave the "flesh". I have a long way to go and much to learn before I will be able to create the beautiful babies you do, but I am honored that you took the time to share with me. Thank you :)

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Flesh layers
by: sherri Keller'Woo

I will tell you something that I have discovered lately that speeds the process along is a layer of the "Baby Flesh" premix from bountiful. Don't use it alone, but maybe on 2nd or 3rd flesh layer. I always blush a little between flesh layers & work on creases gradually too when blushing. Very thin layers until it looks like flesh is the key, and as many as it takes.

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Peach
by: Sherri Keller'Woo

No, I used to oil paint & always started with a light canvas & still do that with the peach, but it seems to just take fewer layers to get a nice flesh tone than the pink. I even add white for light caucasian baby to my first flesh layer mixed with flesh 8. Just less work to me with the peach.

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Thank you!
by: Lisa

Thank you so much for responding back so quickly. It seems like a lot of the newer kits only come in a newborn pink color, so when I saw it was peach, I wasn't sure where to begin. I had read about the washes that Sherri had mentioned and didn't know if I should begin with that. One more question, when you say just add your colors, does that mean I do not need to add a light base flesh color, I just start with the darker flesh color and blushing to create a newborn look?

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Peach color vynil
by: Sherri Keller'Woo

Good then I'm not imagining it that the peach seems easier to get the flesh color. So see, you got the best kit! Occasionally get a real orange kit & that's different than the peach & has to have a green wash to get a nice flesh tone out of it; has that dk orange look.

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vinyl kit colors
by: Brooklyn Gee of Charismatic Kids Nursery

sherrie, i was going to say the same thing. especially if you are using the genesis heat set paints the peach is almost like having a starter flesh tone, just add your colors to it.

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Vynil colors
by: Sherri Keller'Woo

To me there is'nt that much difference, but I prefere the peach, as easier to get that peaches & cream look & sometimes the pinks are really more difficult to get the right skin tone. If it is real orange that's different than the peach & use that mint green wash on it. I almost always order the peach.