I’m no artist, nor am I a craft-sy person. That doesn’t stop me from trying though.

My customs toolbox
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.

Working on the kitchen table
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.

Red shoes!
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.

I see red
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.

Finished product
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.

Queso!
Queso!

 

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