Genesis Basics: Creating the Base Skin Tone To begin the painting process you will need: - Genesis Petite Paint Set from Secrist Dolls.   This will be the 10th doll I've painted with one set! If using individual colors you will need: Burnt Umber Phthalo Blue Phthalo Green Flesh 07 Flesh 08 Dioxazine Purple Pyrrole Red 02 Also: Genesis Matte Varnish (recommended) Genesis thinning medium (optional) - Odorless Paint Thinner (I prefer to put mine in a squeeze bottle) - Glass paint tray (I got mine at Salvation Army for $.25) - A variety of brushes, including a size 0 liner brush - Palette knife - Cosmetic sponges - Cotton Ball or Q-tip - Paper Towels Of course, the colors you need for each doll depend on the complexion you wish to achieve. In this tutorial, we will be creating a fair skinned doll with light or medium colored hair. I'll begin painting by mixing my base flesh tone.  I mix Flesh 08 with a little bit of green. These colors are very concentrated, so a little goes a long way!  I then add enough thinner to make my paint milky in consistency. (Remember to crack a window when working with solvents!) Now I'll use my brush to put a few dabs of color on the arm and use a cosmetic sponge to blend the color out.  I'll leave some texture and unevenness for a more realistic effect. (The tiny dots produced by the sponge give the effect of skin pores, so don't blend them completely away!) I then use a dry brush to make sure I don't have flesh color accumulating in the creases.  Repeat this process for all the limbs and the head. The resulting skin texture should be slightly uneven with some small spots of color. Now it's time for the first bake. Place the vinyl parts on a cookie sheet covered with a scrap towel. I bake the parts for 8 minutes at 265 degrees F.  Remember, Genesis Paints are permanent once baked! Before this point, you can use odorless thinner to strip and rework the paint as many times as needed. I love this stuff! Remember to let your parts cool completely after each bake or your paint will set on contact. Beautiful results come from many, many subtle steps.  You'll see this baby come to life soon!