12/12/2014

Freckle Tutorial~ A DIY Thingie... xD


This is a tutorial for the freckles I did on Marie. I can't honestly say if they're permanent or not...
With Finley I was able to scrub everything off with a wet tissue. 
With Clara, I got the freckles so that they were nearly gone, but still barely visible as really faded ones.
And Marie of course has her bold freckles.
Clara's faint ones might still come all the way off if I use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, but they're really not even noticeable. xD
I'll put in an edit at the bottom after I try the eraser & let you know how that goes. 
But let's get to the tutorial. =)


Supplies Needed:
  • Doll (Clara in this case)
  • Brown & White Acrylic Paint
  • Paintbrush (For mixing paint)
  • Nail Polish marbler (Can be found in nail design sets; usually around $5-$7)
  • Tissue (Not Shown)
  • Paper Place (We were out of paper plates so I just used a napkin; you just need something to put and mix the paint on)



The first thing you want to do is put a little dab of brown acrylic paint on your mixing paper and then a tiny drop of white. Technically if you buy a light shade of brown you don't have to do this, but I did this to get the shade of lighter brown that I wanted. 


Using the paintbrush, you'll want to mix the colors together until they're well blended. 


Take the nail marbler and dab it in the paint. I tap it a few times on the napkin, so as not to glob huge amounts of paint on Clara's face. This makes it look more realistic, although it does take a longer time, considering you have to go back for new paint more often. 


Dab the paint-tip marbler across the place you want to freckle until there's not enough paint left to do any more. 


Take a tissue paper and press it firmly on top of the wet paint. 


This helps makes the paint lighter, and make the freckles look more realistic. 


I just did a light spray of freckles for Clara; you can do as much or as little as you want. 


I think they look really nice, and are a simple way to enhance/quickly customize a doll. With a wet tissue paper I scrubbed off most of Clara's freckles. 


Now they're just the faint little ones as seen above. 

Hopefully you found this quick tutorial useful. It's a really simple thing to do. I'd love to see if you freckle anybody... you do have to be kind of brave about the whole thing, but the effect is nice. =)

Have a great day everyone. 

~Adi 

31 comments:

  1. These look SO much like American Girl's freckle patterns - quite frankly, they even look more realistic! Definitely going to be doing this with Patrick! :D
    ~Olivia

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    1. Aww why thanks Olivia! That means a lot. ^_^
      ~Adi

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  2. Those freckles look so neat! And the tutorial was really helpful, thank you so much for sharing! I may be trying this on one of my dolls soon...;)

    ★ Shelby-Grace ★

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    1. Thanks Shelby-Grace! No problem, I'd love to see pictures if you do it. =)
      ~Adi

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  3. Clara looks really cute with freckles! I would never be brave enough to do that with my dolls! XD
    Leah <3

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    1. Aww thanks Leah! Haha, guess I'm just a brave person. xD
      ~Adi

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  4. Clara looks ADORABLE with freckles Adi!!
    I might eventually build up courage to do this McKenna or Hazel one day if It dose remove...xD
    Oh, And I love the title of your post! Hehe.
    ~Rylee

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    1. Aww thanks Rylee. ^_^
      Oh, I'd love to see McKenna with freckles. =)
      Haha thanks. :}
      ~Adi

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  5. Thanks for the tutorial, just a warning though- Magic Eraser erases face paint, I learned the hard way and now Mia's freckles are almost gone.

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    1. No problem. =)
      Yeah, I'd read that quite a while back. I was really cautious when cleaning off Finley when I was fixing him up.
      ~Adi

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  6. Great job, they look amazing <3

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  7. Ooh, those freckles look really really cute on Clara!! I'm a bit apprehensive about adding freckles, because I'm rather clumsy and accident prone...:) Thanks for the tutorial Adi! If I ever get a certain doll, I will definitely do this! However the likelihood of me finding a used AG doll for cheap is pretty low :}
    ~<3Ginny~

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    1. Thanks Ginny! ^_^
      I'm sure you'll find one someday. I never thought I'd be able to find one & customize it like I did with Finley but I did... Just keep a sharp eye out. =)
      ~Adi

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  8. Hmm, I may try that on Esther some time. It looks pretty simple. Clara looks so cute with her freckles ♥

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    1. I'm sure Esther would look adorable with them! Not that she's not already an adorable doll. ;)
      Clara says thank you. =)
      ~Adi

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  9. That's awesome! I might try this on Olivia, who is an Our Generation doll.
    Ella xoxoxox

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    1. Thanks Ella! I'd love to see pictures if you try it. =)
      ~Adi

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  10. Clara looks SO cute with them! Personally I think she looks better with freckles than Marie-Grace does.

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  11. They're so freaking cute I'm gonna try the thing on my dolls as soon as I can buy more paint xD

    ~K

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    1. Hehe, thanks Kels. It's a really fun/simple thing to do. YOU MUST SEND ME PICTURES IF YOU DO IT. xD
      ~Adi

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    2. No problemo. xD
      I WILL I'LL SEE IF I CAN BORROW A CAMERA OR SOMETHING OTHERWISE I'LL JUST GET SOME WEBCAM PICS. xD

      ~K

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  12. I like the freckles. I have very (very) faint freckles like the last picture. I hope it comes off..... I can't do anything permanent to my ag dolls.
    Emily

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    1. Thanks Emily! I'll be testing it out today to let everybody know if Clara's come off. =)
      ~Adi

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  13. I might try this on Tania. She's a thrift-store rescue, I think she is an old OG doll. (Our Generation). I'm trying to fix her up. I'll let you know if I try it. :)

    ~Lydia~ <3

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    1. I'd love to see pictures if you do! =)
      ~Adi

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  14. This is perfect! Thank you for sharing. :)

    xx Nicole Rose

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  15. Wow! They looks so real! :O

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  16. Those freckles are sooo cute! Great tutorial! :)

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