Another shot at modding Pinky parts
I’m no artist, nor am I a craft-sy person. That doesn’t stop me from trying though.
My customs toolbox. Some of the Pinky pieces were from sork, while others are from a lot of Pinky parts I bought from the forums
I’ve always wanted to repaint a couple of Pinky parts. I never really got to start on any of these projects because I always have something else to do. This evening however, I finally found myself with nothing to do (and no desire to go online), so I decided to give it a shot.
Blu tack and toothpicks. Oh yeah.
This is actually my third attempt at repainting Pinkies. The first time I tried it was on a fakey skirt. I must have used too much water or maybe it’s the fakey material, but the paint didn’t stick to the skirt.
As you can see, I have a black and red theme going on.
My second attempt was to repaint Arc’s white turtleneck. I thought it would look great on black, and after buying a new set of Reeves acrylics, I went to work. This time, the paint was too thick and clumps too much. Not enough water, I guess. The brush work was atrocious and uneven. After several months in my carrying case with the other parts, the paint eventually chipped in some areas.
The hardest thing about painting Pinkies, I think, is mixing the right amount of red, yellow and white to match the original Pinky skin color. Or maybe I should ditch the red altogether?
After two painting attempts, my third still wasn’t perfect. I made several mistakes: painting with careless abandon as if I’m working on a huge canvas instead of a tiny piece of plastic. In painting the yukata top, I brushed black paint on areas that were supposed to be red.
Athena, Pucchi and Tohru modeling the finished products
Still, it was a great experience. I know I’m a long way off from being a great painter, but at least I’m trying, right? Life is all about trial and errors anyway. And I’m definitely learning from this experience.
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January 14th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Yosha! Astig pati ikaw nag-momod, sige pa, inggitin n’yo pa ako! Maybe if I get inspired by you guys enough, I can finally get off my lazy ass and finish that that half-baked Pinky custom I’ve been working on since 2006
Sheht. Dapat gawin ko na yun, ang dali dali na ngayon nun since may series six suits na, no need to make my own.
Love Tohru’s outfit, btw!
January 21st, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Whoa! Nice mods here. :3 I love the color combination on the Yukata. That’s really a great idea and makes the top more versatile. I likes me likes. :3
As for the fakey skirt. Yeah. The fakeys are too shiny for the paint to stick on it, even if you used acetone already. Try sanding it a bit so that it will have grit. Add primer or a base paint and then paint over it. Tube acrylics are interesting paints. It shouldn’t be watery not should it be too blobby. If I can quote Jamie Oliver “It’s good when it can coat the back of your spoon”
That’s a good tip for paints. ^_~
February 1st, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Oh my gulay, talk about late reaction!
Kaoko: Hmp, pinagpalit mo na kasi mga Pinkies
Khursten: Ah, sanding. I really should get around to buying sandpaper lol. The tube acrylics I used tends to get blobby. Or maybe I’m just using too much. I love how the red and black mix, but I need to be more careful about painting the parts lol. Uneven siya in places. Oh well, at least I have an excuse to inhale paint fumes again XD
November 12th, 2009 at 7:59 am
i want that so badly im so artsey
November 17th, 2009 at 8:42 am
where do u get that set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????i want! im a paint/art freak and this a apotunity to my pinkies there clothes!i was like no way!lol plz help!
November 17th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Pinkylover: That art kit is just something I put together. I just went to the local bookstore and bought some cheap art supplies and put them inside a small container.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:16 am
oh well its so cute i think ur very artsey to come up with that great job on it
December 1st, 2009 at 8:18 am
thanks for telling me that nina i told one of my dads friends to get me that kit whoopsy lol
December 1st, 2009 at 8:22 am
two questions where do u get the pinky crocs and wats the name of the pinky in the middle of the picture.
oh and u really inspired me when i first saw this article i went strait to my bedroom got some nail polish and painted three pinky parts diffrent colors………
oh ya um do u come on ur website often just asking i know i do well ttyl
December 1st, 2009 at 8:25 am
sorry to bother u again but wat was the name of ur local bookstore i would love to check it out on the computer to see if i can buy pinkies there.