Pauli Faceup Studio

wtorek, 7 kwietnia 2015

On the occasion of my 5th anniversary I've started Birthday Contest on my FB fanpage. From now till 8th of April you have a great chance to win 1 free faceup by me!

You all are very welcomed to participate! For more info please visit: www.facebook.com/paulifaceupstudio ♥

I wish all the best for everyone and good luck! :))

* The constest is available for facebook users only *

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Did you know that since 30th of March 2015 PAULI FACEUP STUDIO is already 5 years old? Oh.. I barely remember my beginnings as a doll faceupist.. I wasn't good at all, yet always very excited! Frankly, I'm still same excited nowadays, with each one doll and each one new faceup to make. That's an irreplaceable and amazing feeling! I found my perfect hobby and my perfect job at the same time, isn't it great?

Thank you for being with me for those 5 years, for admiring my work and giving me great motivation! On the occasion of that wonderful anniversary I wish the same for you and myself - a lot of pleasure from our work and hobbies and tons of beautiful dolls! ♥ ♥ ♥

Yours,

Pauli ♥

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♥ BRUSHES ♥

Here are my new brushes that I ordered recently! *.* Let me tell you some more about all the brushes I use..

For blushing with soft pastels I use the whole selection of various artistic brushes, the bigger and small ones, flat and round, with natural or synthetic bristle. Usually I have one favourite brush for exact painting step, f.e. one brush that is perfect for the eyeshadow, the other one for lips color, one for cheeks blush for bigger dolls, the other for smaller ones and lots of brushes for smaller details that need to be blushed as well :)

It's a matter of time when you choose your favourite brush types, you just get used to those that are the handiest for you.

The bigger deal is with the brushes for all those fine lines in your faceup. You must be very picky with them. You don't want to buy a super pointy brush, that will go all dishevelled after a few uses and that's what usually happen to the cheap ones.

If you need a nice, durable, fine brush check out the offer of brands that provide modeling goods. They will surely have good brushes made of natural or high quality synthetic hair, that will do their job excellently and make your work easier!

Personally, I choose Tamiya brushes. They are quite expensive, but widely available and they are very, very good, believe me! The hair is perfect (however you need to replace your brushes from time to time, even if they're super efficient) and their wooden handles are lightweight and extra handy. I love them to bits! They're very professional products ♥

On my pic from front to last row:

1. Tamiya Modeling Brush HG 87153 (Ultra Fine) - the best for ultra fine lines on lips, eyelashes and brows, very handy, very helpful.

2. Tamiya Modeling Brush Pro No.000 - My MUST HAVE, favourite brush made of natural Kolinsky Sable hair, it's flexible but also highly durable and naturally forms a fine point. Well designed handle is a big plus to it too!

3. The next 3 brushes are Tamiya Modeling Brush HF Standard Set - they're cheaper, however still very helpful. First one for straight fine lines, the next two for pastel blushing of small areas.

4. And best of the bests haha! You may wonder what is that big weird thing at the end, yes it's a brush as well, however its main part is to remove all the dusts from the doll head. It's anti-static cleaning Elecom compact brush. I got it for the first time and I'm going to try it on dolls (silly little dusts are very annoying while painting >.<) as for now it worked very well with cleaning my cellphone screen 8D

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♥ PREVIEW PIC ♥

Here's an example preview picture that I usually send to my clients for a faceup to be finally approved.

As you can see, the faceup is almost finished, it's right before the last layer of sealant and glossing, so there are possible some minor changes, however the general look is quite firm.

I don't usually send the pictures of previous steps in progress to earn more time - it's more convenient for me and makes my work faster.

If you have a special wish to see an exact step of painting process I will send you the pic, but keep in mind, that then the work will be a little slower and I can't send you the progress pics of each step.

If you commission me, it means that you accept my style and trust in my faceup skills, so I will highly apprieciate it, if you gave me some freedom for the process of creation :)

Starring Fairyland MNF Rheia tan skin for my friend Chyna! :)

Have a nice day everyone! ♥

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♥ GLOSSING ♥

Glossing is the last step of painting dolly faceup (sometimes at the very end I apply upper eyelashes, however I don't always do that, it depends on the owner wish).

To do it, I use professional high-gloss clear paint for hobbyists and special very thin modeling brush. Usually, I apply gloss on lips, eyeliner or the whole upper eyelid and the water line.

The process of glossing is always the most stressful moment for me, because once you make a mistake you barely can fix it, sometimes it's completely impossible, though. That's why I pay a lot of attention while glossing and all in all I do it properly :)

NEWS! Very soon in my Faceup Studio there will be available new types of gloss finish -> SEMI-GLOSS and FLAT!!

As I receive lots of questions about the exact materials I use, I decided to dedicate some next post especially for materials specifications and types of brushes I fancy to work with :) I'm going to order some new stuff any day now, so there will be a great chance to make a review!

Thank you and have a nice day ahead! ♥