It takes a lot of skill, know how and the best materials to make a reborn doll look as life like as possible. The more life like and rare a doll is the more it is worth. With dolls going for as much as $5000 it's no surprise that artists are putting a ton of work and ingenuity into their creations.
The skin pigment is the first and most important aspect of a reborn doll when it comes to realism. The artist takes the orangish factory pigment off with chemicals and makes sure the base is uniform. After a thorough cleaning the artist begins to apply Genesis heat paints.
The paint is applied in multiple layers and baked in with heat in between. This system allows for minute details to be added between layers like dimples or even veins.
Watch for our next post on other key aspects to making a reborn doll look real.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Reborn Doll Fans - A look into the world of the reborn doll collector
Hi, and welcome to our blog. We are all big fans of the reborn doll phenonmenon and wanted to have a place to blog about it. Here you will find news, informaiton, deals and links to other sites for reborns.
If you don't know, a reborn doll is basically a regular doll that has been stripped down to it's basic parts and rebuilt layer by layer. Skilled artists use heat paints to give the reborn doll a more life like pigment, hand blown glass eyes for a realistic stare and even real mohair individually rooted in the scalp.
The extreme realism of these dolls have made them favorites among collectors. But a reborn doll seldom sits in a glass case. Many owners treat them like they are real babies, which has caused some controversy around the world. Some people find it odd or even "creepy" but collectors can't get enough.
What do you think?
If you don't know, a reborn doll is basically a regular doll that has been stripped down to it's basic parts and rebuilt layer by layer. Skilled artists use heat paints to give the reborn doll a more life like pigment, hand blown glass eyes for a realistic stare and even real mohair individually rooted in the scalp.
The extreme realism of these dolls have made them favorites among collectors. But a reborn doll seldom sits in a glass case. Many owners treat them like they are real babies, which has caused some controversy around the world. Some people find it odd or even "creepy" but collectors can't get enough.
What do you think?
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