#dark faceup

I finally got around to working more on my little Ling. The faceup she had when she arrived was pretty well done, but I felt it lacked character. The coloring also seemed off to me. And, me being the me I am, she was far too innocent and sweet looking. I bought her with the sole intention of corrupting her.

Now, I began wiping her face night before last before bed, so she'd be ready to work on in the morning. I started wiping and noticed that under the actual faceup was a layer of stark white paint (explaining why the coloring looked odd to me in comparison to her body). Under the white paint layer was... STAINING. Like pretty severe staining all over her forehead, around her nose area, and down under her eyes. It was brown and no matter how much I scrubbed with acetone or a magic sponge, it wouldn't come out. If this had happened to me back in my "newbie" days, I'd of had a heart attack. I finally was able to remove the majority of it with a fine sanding.

It was a little frustrating though since she was listed as "like new - no damage other than light scratches from dressing". I know the head was sent off to an artist, so maybe it was the company faceup that stained so bad? Surely not. Also, I feel like the artist would have informed the previous owner of the staining before she took it upon herself to paint over it to conceal it. I don't know. I fixed it so it's whatever I guess. It took a good 2 1/2 sleep deprived hours before I got her half-way decently clean.

Here she is as blank as I could get her. I wasn't too worried about the eye creases being stained because I intended dark eyeshadow, and didn't want to risk oversanding such an area.

I also modded her nose at this point. I loved the long nose until I got her wiped. Then it was just distractingly long and pointed. I rounded it down and took a little off lengthwise. I feel like it looks more natural now.

FINISHED

All put back together and wigged. She still needs lashes. I also am going to blush her body, but that's going to be a big undertaking so it'll have to wait till next week.

Progress shots/details in the cut. Click 'Read More'