I'm glad I waited because I would have made the wrong colour choice back then. I would have got her in grey skin but I rather like her in the normal skin after seeing some really lovely owner photos of her.
* Photos are from the company websites.
In other news ... I've been doing some research about sealants other than MSC. So far, Vallejo seems to only be available in liquid form rather than spray form here, at least from the Australian distributors I contacted earlier in the week. The liquid form is designed for use with airbrushes. And as it is not really feasible for me to purchase one when I wouldn't be using it for anything else or using it a lot, I've had to stick with spray sealants.
Liquitex however have released a spray sealant and that brand is more easily found here. Unfortunately it isn't the non-toxic spray I was hoping for but it is rumoured to be slightly less toxic than MSC which is something I guess. I am not sure on the confirmation of this as it's relatively new and not many people have it yet or have used it yet.
I'm hoping I will be able to source this spray in Australia and try it out on some of my practice heads. Since I already have the respirator mask from when I was using MSC, I might as well make use of it.
I don't foresee doing an awful lot of face ups realistically. If this ever changes, I would definitely look into the non-toxic airbrush method as an alternative but for now, I will have to stick with the spray versions.
Oooh, Helena is such a beautiful girl! I wanted one myself, on the glamour body as this is the way I draw my chibis.
ReplyDeleteSo you're finally getting her? :)
Sucks you can't get Vallejo in Australia. I feel so lucky I found a shop in Europe with it.
But then again, if you use respirator mask, you should be fine. Unless it's too big for you, like mine. I always got dizzy after using MSC. I still have a can but I'm definitely not going to use it, no matter what.
That's the combination for Hellena that I'm thinking of too. I just like the aesthetics of that body. Still not sure on the body posing though as I've read some mixed reviews on it. I figure I can just glue suede if it needs to be.
DeleteI haven't ordered her yet. She's still a few months away from that but she's now on my wishlist along with Sugarable Ruddy.
I know, it seems to be one of those hard to get sealants. Which is a shame. I really don't like using MSC but this Liquitex spray could be just as bad.
My respirator is a bit big for me too (and it's the smallest size!!), they don't seem to make it for smaller faces. I always had to rig some tissues to the top of the nose section whenever I used my respirator.