tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613333111114530740.post2340991963213855548..comments2024-03-01T12:30:13.741-08:00Comments on Miss Gene Marshall And Friends: Franklin Mint Vinyl: Scarlett in MuslinDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613333111114530740.post-86795316499490572092009-12-12T19:36:23.882-08:002009-12-12T19:36:23.882-08:00Raphael - Thank you so much for your painting tips...Raphael - Thank you so much for your painting tips. My patience is not what it should be with doll painting! But I definitely want to finish the two that I have started.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613333111114530740.post-76614502688928930482009-12-12T18:37:45.826-08:002009-12-12T18:37:45.826-08:00The battlefield dress is really "the dress&qu...The battlefield dress is really "the dress" that she wears when the lowest moments of her life begin. And you're right Dave, there were many improvs on this one: with apron, without apron, with straw hat, and without. One member of the Scarlett vinyl group did mention, it best symbolizes her struggle. I love the photos of specially the close-ups and the shot from under. <br /><br />The porcelain Scarlett is really a hard one to repaint. I admire your courage in taking off the paint with sandpaper. You surely did much, much better than I did when I first began. I never sealed my first ones and some of the latter ones so I could retouch and remove and retouch. Yes, poor doll. You did very well with the proportion and shape. One advice that the great Noel Cruz gave me was to dilute the paint as acrylic manifests easily no matter the dilution. I learned that layering is also important: from diluted to less diluted. But if you do layer diluted upon diluted acrylic you will notice that it can become thicker in some parts and some not. There lies, I believe, the effect of creating "shadows" and a "blended effect". When I look at pictures now, I try to deduce the color of the paint that could have been applied and the amount of dilution. Enjoy the delightful, trying, challenging and fruitful journey to doll repainting. Since you are a fabulous artist of portraits that journey will definitely be worth your while. = ) I hope to be helping part in your trip. = ) Congratulations Dave!Raphaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662687447658258523noreply@blogger.com