Libby Marie Prototype

I am relisting the beautiful Libby Marie reborn kit prototype after doing a new photo shoot for her. This little girl is just so adorable with such an infectious smile, so come check out this beautiful biracial reborn baby girl sculpted by Lydia Yee.
Could you be her new mummy?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200798170876?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649&fb_source=message#ht_21963wt_1332

Durability of real effect air dry reborn paints

I have had a lot of questions lately regarding the durability of the real effects air dry paints, so I decided to make a short little video to demonstrate just how durable they are.
I honestly have found real effect paint to be just as durable as the genesis heat set paint. Of course it does come down to the artist using them and their skill level, if they aren't used correctly then yes there may be some issues just as if the genesis paints are not used correctly you will have a lot of issues.
As with any artistic endeavour you need to learn how to use your mediums properly to get the best effects and durability from them.
Hope this video is helpful

hugs Gayle

AA Reborn Tutorial

So I have been asked to do some reborn tutorials and I have made a start
these 2 little cuties are the product of that AA Reborning Tutorial 

They are Beau & Mira-Jo sculpted by the talented Jannie de Lang
they are not quiet finished yet still needing blushing, nails and creases but you can start to watch the videos on you youtube channel  I am still uploading but it takes time so please be patient with me :)
Hugs Gayle

African American/Black/ Biracial Baby Photos

Does anyone have an african american/black/biracial child that wouldn't mind sharing baby photos with me for use in a tutorial? I am still only in the planing stages of the tutorial so I am not sure if it will be an ebook or a dvd at this stage. If you'd be happy to have your babies photos featured please email me
thanks
hugs Gayle

Colour Diary pt 2

Well I did not get the painting completed like I had hoped I got distracted decorating for halloween lol but I did get alittle more done

Okay this is my last colour diary entry for this baby at the moment I am happy with her base colouring and I want to root the hair before I decide where to go next with her colouring as I find hair can change the whole look of the babies shading and blushing  etc so I like to wait to see what it looks like before doing any finishing touches

This is what she looking like at the moment

Colour Diary

Ok so I have had afew people asking me lately to make some tutorials and it is something I fully intend on doing.. however I always start with the best intentions and then next thing I know I have stopped writing steps down and taking photos lol so I am going to try to do a colour diary just to keep me on track and get me used to taking photos at every step.
So the baby I will be using for this diary is
Sunshine by Marita Winters
she will be painted with real effects air dry paints and is at this stage going to be a light to medium skintone biracial or aa reborn baby(this may change along the way)

 I've done 2 more colours since this so will load thos pics tomorrow and hompefully actually get her painting finished

hugs Gayle

Arch Angel Raphael Reborn work in progress

Well little Arch angel Raphael has been a wip for about 12months I have been wanting to make him just perfect as he is a gift for my mum. So I finally figured I can get him exactly how I would like him so I started in on his hair last week and finally finished that this morning. He has a lovely double crown which looks to be a heart shape which I just adore!! It doesn't show up so well in his  wip pictures as his hair was all mussed up and I was alittle to lazy to comb it lol
 He still needs a little depth work on his skin tone, eyebrows, nails, alittle more blush and creases on hands and feet, i'm thinking I can do that tomorrow so fingers crossed he will be all done and have his finished photo shoot done before the end of the weekend :) I am so excited about this little arch angel

hugs Gayle

So close

I'm so close to having Lorena mae finished!!!! I am just waiting on glue to dry, body to arrive and I need to find her an outfit...... I can not wait! Hopefully I will have pics by the end of the week at the latest.

Lorena Mae Progress!!

Well I have made some good progress on Lorena Mae. I'm sure her mum is thinking "FINALLY"
 I just have blushing and alittle shading to do before I start rooting. I should have that done before the weekend. So that rooting can commence

 I will be happy to have her finished as it means I have surmounted the challange, plus I think she is going to be beautiful when she is finished.
hugs Gayle