To finish, I use different varnishes for the different features, gloss for the eyeball and lips, satin sometimes for eyebrows, matte for the outer eye area and eyebrows. The last step before I seal the paint on my fairies is to lightly paint the eyes with gold or crystal sparkles paint. I then add individual specks of Prisma fine glitter. I use very fine brushes and wear a jewelers visor for this whole process. Reshaping Arms and Hands First, on Barbie sized dolls, I carefully cut certain fingers apart with an Exacto knife.
Boiling water is used to reshape the arms and hands.
Five seconds in the boiling water will allow you to position to desired shape, then hold under the cold tap for several more seconds. Gene dolls take about 35 to 45 seconds for each step. They don't hold the shape as easily, but if you exaggerate the position you will find that it will hold to a point. To get the spikey hairstyles, I cut the hair to the general length I want, then stick the head in just boiled water and scrunch the hair between my fingers. This same effect can be achieved by wetting hair and using a curling iron to scrunch the hair.