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Starter Kits for Beginners
Note: No substitutions for products in each kit can be made except for Doll Kit Choice. However, we reserve the right to substitute a paint color or part of the kit which is unavailable.

18" Doll & Painting Basic Starter Kit

18" Doll & Painting Basic Starter Kit 
Choose the 18" doll kit and eye color with your Basic Starter Kit.  This kit includes everything except the wig. 

Dolls are shown without hair to help you choose the best face for you.

18" Basic Starter Kit Includes:

    18" Doll Head & Limbs
    Eyes
    18" Cloth Doll Body
    Mini Paint Brush Set
    Petite Strawberry Blush Paint
    Petite Strawberry Lip Paint
    Mushroom Sponge Set 

$52.00
 
 

Head Choices are:
             Jackie                     Annette 


Buttons                        Carly


Freckles                English

Doll Head Options
Starter Kit: Course #1: Mini

Course #1 is perfect for you if you want to “taste” the experience of reborning. In just two hours you or less you can create your very own incredibly life like reborn baby with enough paint left over to make even more babies! 

DVD and 2010/2011 Training Tutorial and Product Guidebook are Included
In just three easy painting steps you will be able to bring your adorable mini to life. You will also learn how to use the Authentic Reborn paint brushes and transparent paints created especially for reborn artists. In the DVD you follow right along with Pat Secrist as he shows you where and how to use each Authentic Reborn paint brush. He also shows you how to use Authentic Reborn transparent paints to make your baby come alive.This kit includes everything you need to complete your mini reborn baby. Finished results will vary.

This kit includes an adorable 6" cuddly baby in fuzzy animal pajamas.  Choose from Bebe Bunny, Petite Puppy and Tiny Teddy. (See photo below). 

$110.00


Mini Doll Options
DVD: Advanced Classroom


Price: 
$20.99
 

This DVD reveals many secrets to making award winning newborn dolls including how to mix your own paints, special shading, color wheel theory, and more.
Details:

Watch Stephanie Sullivan as she takes you through the entire process of Newborning a baby. This DVD reveals many secrets to makig award winnig newborn dolls including how to mix your own Genesis paints, special shading, color wheel theory, and more.

    Easily Follow Each Step
    Instant Re-Play
    Share the Fun
    FREE Newborning Tutorial Guide

If you are having a particularly hard time with one step you can replay that section as many times as needed. You can't do that in a live classroom!

This DVD class uses our Advanced Petite Paint set and Paint Technique Guidance Charts. We highly recommend you add those items to your order when you buy this DVD.

Do you know how to set up your paint mix palette? See our Advanced Classroom Paint Mixing Guide. 

Notice: Due to copyright protection all DVDs, Special Technique Tutorials and  all technique guides are non-returnable. These products may not be returned for  a refund. Defective products may be exchanged only (no refunds or credits) for  exactly the same title returned. 


 
 DVD: Course #1: Mini


Price: 
$12.99
 

Course #1 DVD teaches a miniature three step version of the reborning experience as you make a six inch baby in less than two hours: can work for ANY size doll or baby sculpt from 4" to 22" in height.
Details:

The Course #1 DVD is perfect for you if you want to "taste" the experience of reborning.  Learn how to make a reborn baby with just three easy painting steps. This is a great way to get started in reborning and you progress with each video to learn more steps and ways to add incredible realism to your baby doll with each new training video.

In this DVD Pat Secrist will take you step by step through the process. Learn all the steps to making a mini reborn baby but will work for any size reborn doll.

This DVD uses these paints and brushes: 

    Authentic Reborn Premixed Strawberry Blush Paint 
    Authentic Reborn Strawberry Crease & Wrinkle Paint 
    Authentic Reborn Economy Lip & Creases Brush 
    Authentic Reborn Mini Feathering Brush 
 
 

Learn how to: 

    Use Authentic Reborn paints and techniques 
    Blush your 6" baby 
    Paint creases and wrinkles 
    Paint your baby's lips 
    Paint the finger and toe nails 
    Assemble your 6" baby 
 


DVD: Course #3: Full Term

Price: 
$20.99

Course #3 teaches you 13 important techniques to making your most lifelike reborn ever. This is the best of the reborning experience as you make a full size baby.

 

Details:

Course #3 DVD is perfect for you if you want the full experience of making a full-size reborn baby. This DVD shows you how to use the most important tools and supplies to become a reborn artist. Learn the 13 steps and most important secrets to making a life-size reborn baby.
 

The 13 basic steps taught in this DVD will give you the best possible foundation for creating incredibly lifelike reborn babies. Once you have learned the basic reborning techniques it is much easier to advance your art and experiment with the myriad of fine details that take your reborn to the next level of realism. Includes foundational rooting techniques! DVD only, supplies sold separately.
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Starter Kit: Course #3: Full Term 


 

Course #3 is perfect for you if you want the full experience making a full size reborn baby. Course #3 comes with the most important tools, including Deluxe Paint Brushes, to reborn your doll. Learn how to use reborning tools and paints to make your baby step-by-step on the Course #3 DVD. Like any hobby or art, it takes a little practice so results vary. See below for list of supplies included in your starter kit.**
  

    19" Sleeping Doll Kit, 1/4 Vinyl Limbs
    Course #3 Training DVD
    Secrist Reborning Tutorial & Product Reference Book
    Deluxe Paint Brush Set
    Authentic Reborn Premixed Petite Paint Set
    Wooden Mushroom Pin Vise
    8 Pre-Cut 38g Rooting Needles for Hair
    1/2 ounce Standard Mohair (color will vary)
    4 Cosmetic Foam Wedges
    4 Q-Tips
    Tacky Rooting Glue
    1 lb. Plastic Weighting Pellets
    Aluminum Paint Palette
    4 Uncut Rooting Needles for Eyelashes
    Vinyl Trimming Knife
    3 Craft Sticks
    Cloth Body Slip for 1/4 Length Vinyl Limbs 

Choose the kit for Course #3 Dolls Here 

235.99

Doll Kit Options
DVD: Advanced Classroom

Price: 
$20.99
 classroom!

Details:

Are you new to Genesis Heat Set Paints? If so, then here's the perfect place to start! This 2 hour video shows you how to use Genesis paints in every step of the reborning process. Our Genesis Heat Set Paints Training DVD takes you further in-depth in the art of painting your baby. With tons of close-ups of each step, you are carefully taken through the entire painting process step-by-step. This DVD fully demonstrates the Genesis painting basics.

Here's some of what this detailed training DVD covers:

    Set-up the paint palette
    Mix and apply interior purple wash and veining
    Apply many different paint layers
    Apply lips base coat, shade and highlight lips
    Paint nails and apply white nail tips
    Mix eyebrow color and apply eyebrows
    Color creases and wrinkles
    Add tears to eyes and wetness to lips
    Mix and apply Hispanic and African tones
    Eliminate shine 

Notice: Due to copyright protection all DVDs, Special Technique Tutorials and  all technique guides are non-returnable. These products may not be returned for  a refund. Defective products may be exchanged only (no refunds or credits) for  exactly the same title returned 

DVD: Rooting Your Reborn Baby
Rooting DVD

Price: 
$20.99 

Click here to watch a sample of this video online now! Root like a pro with the techniques in this DVD.
Details:
Are you ready for an in-depth class on rooting your newborn baby's hair? When rooted correctly everyone will think your baby must have grown the hair, it looks so real! This DVD explains how we get the newborn hair to look that way, what kind of hair we recommend, and what tools are used to achieve the best results. Here are just a few more of the topics covered:
 
 

    How many different grades and colors of hair are there?
    What are the differences in hair I can use?
    What fibers should I avoid and why?
    When should I root versus use a wig?
    What kind of needles are best and why?
    Do you root before you paint or after?
    How should I hold the needle?
    What can go wrong while rooting?
    Can I cut the hair?
    Can I root eyelashes and eyebrows? 

Do you know what pattern the mohair should be rooted in? See our Rooting Mohair Pattern Guide. 
Notice: Due to copyright protection all DVDs, Special Technique Tutorials and  all technique guides are non-returnable. These products may not be returned for  a refund. Defective products may be exchanged only (no refunds or credits) for  exactly the same title returned.