>>6276517I feel you anon.
When I started the hobby years ago I blushed my first three dolls and regretted it quickly. Afterwards I maybe blushed their hands, but else I pretty much gave up on that.
I love the look, but it's not worth the hassle and when it starts to chip I am forced to edit it on pictures. Hate it when people have heavily blushed dolls and you can see the chips and rubbed off spots in all the pictures.
>>6277681Which skintone is he exactly?
Copper, Pure Tan, Tan or Ebony?
On Pale Tan and darker painting and removing face-ups is quite the task. The skintones are so dark most sealants will frost, painting is hard because most colors will not be very visible unless you go full blown colorful.
If you remove a face-up you will have to spend quite some time to get the tan to look good again, because on darker skintones the sealant residues and the magic eraser dust is VERY visible.
When you clean make sure to regularly rinse with water while the head is still wet from alcohol, that way you can actually rinse off the residues instead of just scrubbing it around.
Source: I own a fuckton of tan dolls, incl. one pale tan Dollshe (two in the past).
Oh, the inside of the joints will after a while have white resin dust, and if you suede them with glue it might scratch the joints. Better go for moleskine.
>>6277697Agree with other anon, as far as I know there is nothing that won't chip sooner or later.
Since most sealants are just an extra layer on the surface that, kinda, bonds to the surface but is not really attached to it you can nibble everything off.
From my own experience the Vallejo Premium Matt varnish for airbrush can be pretty tough after a few layers, but you need an airbrush for it.
Some people had good results with Mod Podge, but it needs a looong time to dry, so you need to be patient.
