How to Make a Reborn Baby Doll

The method of making a reborn baby doll is quite simple and this technique is also known as reborning. For reborning you can make use of a vinyl doll. If however the doll is made using a doll kit rather than utilizing a new manufactured doll for the purpose then the process is known as newborning. In the next few sections we will closely look at various steps to make a reborn baby doll.

Procedure of Creating Reborn Baby Dolls

Step 1

Buy the Doll and Start the Process

Purchase a doll from any of the store, make sure it looks good and has not marks on any of its parts. Remove the doll’s cloths and wash it properly using dish soap. You can keep the hair which is their or use Acetone to remove it. You can keep the rooted hair as it is since many times it helps in filling hair spots which are missed out. After the doll has been cleaned using dish soap you need to take off the limbs as well as its head and keep them separately.

Step 2

Apply Paint

The next step is to apply the paint and Genesis heat set is considered to be best the option for this purpose. Just about 1 drop of the paint is sufficient and it is mixed with no fume thinner. Use proper skin tone color for painting and after it is over put the doll on a cookie sheet to be put in oven for 8 minutes at a temperature of 264 degrees.

Afterwards you need to make use of color which is vein blue to create veins at different parts of doll’s body using toothpick. The reborn baby doll is to be repainted by adding some blush to the previously used color. You will have to do the same process for a few times till doll’s skin color starts to look natural enough. Additionally, make use of deeper blush for parts such as feet, cheeks and bottom part of the hand.

Step 3

Set the Body Parts

Painting is followed by the next step which is setting the eyelashes and eyes. Also, the body slip, head, legs and hands are filled with glass sand crystals. The sand crystals are filled into small nylon bags and then put into tummy plus limbs. Various body parts are then attached using the body slips which are provided by the doll manufacturing company.

Step 4

Hair Micro Rooting

The last step is micro-rooting of doll’s hair. You can warm up the head before the micro-rooting process is started by putting it into the oven. Ideally, take two or three strands of mohair to put them in and if necessary keep just one strand and take out the others. The benefit is that the hair then does not look bunched and lesser punch holes appear on the head. Afterwards apply water proof glue to make sure the hair gets nicely fixed on the doll.

Lastly, dress your reborn baby doll as you like and the changeover that has occurred from the one you purchased to the present one will surprise you also.

Posted under: Creating a Reborn Baby Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

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