"Painting eyes" Topic
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VicCina  | 28 Dec 2017 11:53 a.m. PST |
Does anyone have a good tutorial on painting eyes with oil paints? I'm working on a 1/16 scale figure and need some guidance. |
| Cyrus the Great | 28 Dec 2017 12:41 p.m. PST |
Put: Painting Eyes Miniatures in your browser. |
| VicCina | 28 Dec 2017 12:57 p.m. PST |
Did and I come up with lots painters painting on canvases not miniatures |
| Joes Shop | 28 Dec 2017 1:08 p.m. PST |
Try this: YouTube link I think this is what you're looking for. |
| T Corret | 28 Dec 2017 1:42 p.m. PST |
First, look at your own eyes in a mirror. Squint, act scared, or surprised. Notice that unless there is low light, the top or bottom of the iris is covered by the lids. If you are right-handed, paint the left eye first. Match what you have painted on the right eye. Beware making the white of the eye white. A very light flesh or even a very light purple will avoid the dreaded doll eyes. At 1/6 scale, you will need to paint a pupil in each eye and even radially stripe the iris. After all that hard work, you will need to decide if your guy is squinting outside. If so, you need to paint over some of your hard work. Or search for eye decals. |
| skipper John | 28 Dec 2017 2:09 p.m. PST |
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| T Corret | 28 Dec 2017 8:00 p.m. PST |
Eye decals look better than I can paint at 1/6 scale. Unless this is for a competition or commission, it could meet your needs. |
| VicCina | 28 Dec 2017 9:54 p.m. PST |
Eye decals? Never heard of it. |
| Joes Shop | 29 Dec 2017 6:34 a.m. PST |
I've used these – quality and fairly easy to apply: link |
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