Right, I took some more pics of the dried green layer of paint on Iggy's head:
As well as worn areas on the head, I had just added the dark green to the creases in the neck and a very thin layer working further into each neck section - I cannot emphasise how little paint was on the brush after the first couple of touches on the very worn areas, and I tried to keep to only the worn parts so you could still see what remained of the original paint where it remained - that's why you can still see some of his original light green forehead patch. The ink actually dried slightly darker than it looks when wet - I'll note that for future attempts, but only applying it where absolutely necessary helped it blend better with the original paint.
When dry, I also tried pulling at the skin to see how the fresh layer coped with stretch - it certainly seemed to stretch with the skin OK. I'll watch it over the next few weeks on the neck area and see what happens. The ink is very highly pigmented, which is why you can get good results with such a thin application and I guess that's part of why it stays on.
I then tried adding the lighter patches. I'd been fine with a brush, albeit blotted and very lightly loaded, for the dark green base, but when I tried it for the light green it went on too thickly so I ended up blotting most of it off again. It worked better to sort of stipple it on, either with the end of a blotted brush or with a small sponge - something like an eyeshadow applicator would be perfect. And I kept blotting it with a tissue so it blended better at the edges. I have noticed that I've over blotted in a couple of places and revealed some skin again, but that's easily sorted.
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ADDED: I meant to say that, now that I have two layers I can feel the painted areas are slightly 'dryer' to the touch - the ink is very matt. Especially as the rest of Iggy's skin is silky as I've treated it with Autoglym (I did actually paint straight on top without cleaning it off first - this was very much a 'suck it and see' experiment). I will treat again with Autoglym after a few days, and I'm guessing the painted reas will just feel like the rest again.
I AM really pleased with it - it's taken years off Iggy!!
My only concern now it how the paint lasts. For anybody thinking of trying it, I'd just wait a couple of weeks to see how it stays on. Also, I'm pretty sure acrylic ink is OK on the skin, but it is quite acidic so I'd rather just make sure Iggy's face doesn't melt over the next couple of weeks before I recommend anybody else tries it!
I have a spare skin, remember!
I promise to report back and give details of the paint, colour, prices etc. in a couple of weeks for anybody that's interested.
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