I try to check in every couple weeks. Even if I don't post, I like to keep up to date on what everyone's discussing in the Rainbowsphere.

I always used acrylic paints on my doll faces because oil paints tend to react with the vinyl and not dry properly. The majority of them were high-end craft acrylics. When I did my boy doll with the green skin, I primed the head first then used a plastic-friendly spray paint to color him green, foll...

Knowing what a doll is made of will also give you an indication of how well the doll will be preserved over time, too. Cheaper materials may result in a doll that fades in sunlight or fabrics that break down and become brittle over time. Glues can break down or worse, travel into the fabric and disc...

This is an interesting question. It's worth noting that, when you buy a doll at retail, that doll has been stringently tested to meet a set of safety standards . When doll prototypes are made (any toy, really), extras are made with the express purpose of running them through tests to destroy them. T...

Fantastic work. I can't wait to get my mini-Lurkey. <3

Thanks for the heads up! I added it to my instant queue

...I had one of these when I was little! Oh my gosh, I had completely forgotten until now!

What are you using to color his nose?

That is all incredibly helpful, thanks! I have one proposed sketch so far. Once I have a couple more, I will post them up for feedback.

After all of these years, yes, I am going back to doing a project Rainbow Brite-oriented. As I've mentioned to Rainbow Brite UK, my current creative outlet is sculpting. I've sculpted two comic book-themed busts so far (about six inches in height total), and I've decided I want to add Princess to my...