How to lighten and neutralize a dark reborn kit with orange tones

In this video I demonstrate how to lighten a kit or lighten and neutralize a dark orange kit. I only demonstrate the first couple of layers, you will likely need around 20 layers total.

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[kerrytraeger]

Thank you so much for this. You're amazing 👏 😊

[shrettajames]

Thanks Emily, you always have something new to teach us. Knowledge is the key to success. .

[milkandcookiesnursery]

Thanks for this! I'm about to paint Teddy and usually would use a mint green. I wonder if that's why the blue and yellow works well for you? Yellow + blue = green after all 😊

[Magikgardenbaby]

It seems to me that the genesis colour EARTH MINT might provide a shortcut with fewer layers needed. Have you tried that ?

[Shirleyanne]

The yellow definitely makes me nervous! My teddy looks very orange so I’m going to try this out when I start painting her🤞🏻

[MothersLovingArmsNursery]

Yes, the Noah awake I got is very dark orange too. Thank you for this I wish You could have shown all the layers you have done till now. I am so baffled on how to make the orange vinyl into a fair skinned baby. :/ Thank you again.

[cynthiapulis]

Hi dear thanks for sharing your great talent 🙏 really appreciate 💕 .I do paint babies occasionally for myself I use air-dry paints from Canada the Ozzie's reborn paints . . It seems that with your colours the look more realistic 🎉 . Do you mind asking if you baught this kit from Macphersons? As four months ago baught the Rosalee kit by Sandy Faber and when I took her out I found a round black marker the size of our small finger nail on the front side of the head😢 I blamed the costumes and the y said they didn't damage my doll and Macphersons didn't reply to my e mails !!!! Praise the Lord it is hidden with a wig that I bought for her as I don't know how to apply hair and what are the tools I need to buy 😢 good day and we'll done for your work ❤

[ApolloFour]

Does this method also work on kits far into the painting process? Like the skin color ended up getting kind of orange during painting and you'd like to rectify that

[Newbornnurseryreborn]

I have a doll the color of the OOMPA LOOMPAS AND ITS SCARY DONT KNOW HOW TO SAve 2 kits I see your video you say 10-20 layers ? And alternate the blue and yellow wash ?

[ravang]

Hi I use ultimate fusion air dry paints do you think the method will work just as good .

[MothersLovingArmsNursery]

Have you ever painted the rebornskinfx kit? Some of them are so cute but i am afraid to spend money and get one of those hard to paint rubbery kits.

[MothersLovingArmsNursery]

Emily, I am sorry to bug you so much. Do you bake after every layer? and do you wait for the layers to dry before you bake? Thank you.

[Newbornnurseryreborn]

My doll is very orange I mean dark orange like almost pumpkin orange so I’m gonna try this and see what happens I’ll be updating my results on my channel

[MothersLovingArmsNursery]

Emily you mentioned the blue and purple layers,
1). were the purple also very light, mixed with white? Or just blue and red? Would you be able to please show the purple color you mixed for the lightening layers?
2). Did you also do 3 layers of light blue and 1 of light purple (lavender?) Sorry I want to start lightening my noah awake by reva schick I don't want to make mistakes. It ruins the vinyl to strip it, if I make too many mistakes. Thank you so much. Have a beautiful weekend Hugs

[Newbornnurseryreborn]

Whats your Facebook ? I looked couldn’t find you

[MothersLovingArmsNursery]

EMily I am doing my lightening layers and I added thinning medium and a few drops of the exodus oil and then monalisa thinner to make it translucent but my babies are a little chalky, any advice? I am doing the first three light blue layers right now.