What to use to paint kawaii faces?

I've been looking for ideas on what to use to paint little faces on my polymer clay figurines, etc. I've been using toothpicks, and I was wondering if there is a certain paint brush that is small enough to use?
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Re: What to use to paint kawaii faces?

Well, you could go a couple ways with this. You don't want the cheap brushes that come with children's painting sets. In the painting section of most art stores there's a selection of brushes in all sizes. Don't buy the cheapest, it will lose bristles; pick a middle-priced brush, care for it well, and it will last a long time.
But if your hand isn't the steadiest or you have many identical faces to paint, you might experiment with creating a polymer clay stamp for different features, and stamping them on the face. I'm not sure how well the usual stamp pads work on clay; if they're water-based they'll just bead up. Try acrylic paint instead. Work fast; it dries quickly. If you keep a wet paper towel handy you can quickly wipe off any mistakes.

Hope this helped!
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Thank you! I think I'll go try to find one. :)
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I use toothpics as well... I find my smaller brushes work best for really detailed work when the bristles have hardened / glued together due to unwashing.
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thanks! and I can see how that would help.(a lot) Thanks again!
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I started using my boyfriend's brushes he uses to paint warhammer models, and games workshop sells a nice variety pack of their paint brushes and they are meant for paint small detailed models. Their paint is awesome too, they have great metallics.
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I recently heard someone talking about the supplies used for painting warhammer models as well, I'm going to have to check this out!
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I use a very fine brush and acrylic paint on my charms. On occasion I will draw the face on the baked charm with pencil first to make sure the eyes are aligned, etc.
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Re: What to use to paint kawaii faces?

I use the top of a head pin to make perfect circles for the eyes.
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i take the flat head of the metal workings and dip it in paint and stamp it on
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