Thanks, Lynn, I’m open to suggestions! I feel like I’m all thumbs or something. No idea how to fix that messy spot.
Genesis seems more forgiving. I’m going to keep trying.
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Sometimes if I get a problem spot I put matte gel on it and redo the colors. I don’t know if that will help. Hopefully someone more experienced will come along with a suggestion! But the rest looks good!
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Thanks, Anne! I’m willing to try anything 
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I struggle with messy spots too! Sometimes there’s a spot on my glove and I don’t even notice that a little bit got on the vinyl until after it’s dry… sometimes I will take a tiny tiny bit of alcohol on a Q-tip so it will lighten/remove the spot, especially if I’m early in the process and there aren’t as many layers… but agree that those spots are annoying! I’ve never worked with Genesis, but I’ve heard it’s more forgiving since you can double check everything before baking.
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I’m afraid to try as I am so used to Genesis. I admire your courage Karen and am so thankful to you for sharing this with us.
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Thanks, Gail ~ I have to admit I’m a bit discouraged. There is a huge difference to me in the air dry and Genesis and I’m not sure I can actually DO the air dry and make it look like anything. I’ll try a few more test parts and report back, but for now I feel kind of blah about air dry 
My hat’s off to anyone who can make a decent looking reborn using air dry!
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Well my first Liquitex baby was green and I just had fun. The second was Naruto which was a flesh tone so I decided to try a realistic baby, Riley. I will post him when I’m done. It will be a while as I am a slow painter and rooter. And I don’t like posting WIPs, yet.
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I’m kinda thinkin’ I will have the same feeling Karen. I spent a lot of money for a set of the Real Effect paints ( cost of paint, cost to ship to CA, custom fees) and I may never use them. I’m so glad you are sharing this with us. I have been painting with Genesis since 2008 and I love them. I just don’t enjoy having to bake but I feel that the baking really sets the paint. I had to use furniture stripper on one of my dolls to strip it. The Winsor and Newton didn’t touch it. That tells me that the Genesis is permanent.
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I just can’t seem to get a feel for the air dry paint. It’s soooo different and in my head I’m thinking it should act like Genesis, but it doesn’t. LOL. I know I sound like a crazy person, but air dry just might not be for me. I’ve been reborning since 2002, using Genesis since 2008, so yeah, there’s a bit of a learning curve.
It’ll be a while before I feel comfortable with air dry, but I’m not giving up just yet. I’ll keep trying.
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I understand. I am happy you are not giving up yet. I need to try it again… lol
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So sorry that you are not getting the hang of it but glad you are not giving up yet, lol!
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Okay, so today we had a Dolly Day and @AmyR777 and @snuggle2me Carrie and I painted together using air dry paints…I used Liquitex, Amy used Reborn FX, and Carrie did some of each. Definitely a learning curve, but it went so much better today, with all 3 of us working together 
Here’s a foot I worked on, haven’t used the matte varnish on it yet. I am trusting and believing that the shine will disappear once the varnish goes on. Not the best pic, but tried to get a close up to show you:
Obviously, I need work on creases, especially crease colors and stuff, but this is my best try after the disastrous belly plate above. Wish I had more time to play around with it; I think I might like it once I get going.
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I started trying the liquitex after using Luminaire. They are different from each other but not the same type of learning curve, both being air dry. I debated on the Genesis when I started. Glad I went with no oven. Especially seeing how hard it is to switch.
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What a cute little foot, the color looks good- I wish I could paint with you three! I keep telling myself I am going to buy a small set of GHSP and just see how I could do with it, but I always chicken out.
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I wish you could paint with us, too! We have fun, trying new things. 
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Had a blast today experimenting! Mine was an epic fail lol. But at least I learned what not to do. 
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Karen! Your leg turned out beautiful!
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I have air dry…scared to start
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It was a fun day! 
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I went straight to air dry just because I’m lazy. Couldn’t imagine having to cook a kit. It is very hard to comprehend genesis conversations never being exposed to it. when i hear wipe it off can’t imagine!. there’s plenty of differences among the air dry paints. I need immediate satisfaction, yet i have about 6 kits here- none are finished. Looks good!
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