How to repaint barbie face

A brief overview and instructions for doll repainting, with many tips and photo examples.

Doll collectors know better than anyone: finding a model of characters or famous people that are authentic and realistic is very complicated. But for the Mexican artist Gil Plazola, the subject is on another level! Gil uses prefabricated dolls in their primary form, without anything special, until they are transformed into iconic actors and singers. "Since my childhood I like barbies, and the inspiration for making my doll repaints is Hollywood actresses," said the artist to Bored Panda.

Dolls are a beloved toy out there and most kids love to play with them, although sometimes, people take their fondness for dolls into adulthood and never grow out of them. It is quite trendy today to recreate dolls and repaint their faces to make them look more detailed and realistic, and that is exactly what Spanish artist José Francisco Cerezo Roldan does.

Repaint Barbie in Bella Swan Looks Step by Step. Base Model : Octopussy™ Barbie. www.barbiecollector.com/shop/doll/octopussy-barbie-doll-t... Photo & Repaint : Little Dolls Room.

Repaint by Jara M. JSW DOLLS Barbie hairtastic www.facebook.com/pages/JSW-dolls/719918491426301

Good materials and preparation will make your life way easier down the road. And if things get a little serial killer…well, that’s the way it goes.