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Apologies just in case this has appeared in a previous thread (cannot search due to a Dakka Dakka HTML error!!), but I need help on painting eyes on humanoids (eyes with pupils!). I know many people don't agree with painting eyes but I do like them. I used to paint eyes (which was hit and miss somewhat!) and recently haven't been bothering!

Does anyone have some fail safe techniques etc?!?!

Cheers

Andy
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The white will settle around the edges of the eyes and leave the pupil black.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2920673.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2920673.page GMT Painting Eyes
My recommendation to counter this? Paint the eyes first. Base the head in a dark flesh tone, get your white down, then paint a thin black vertical line for each pupil. Yes, line. Dots simply don't look natural, as the iris/pupil is usually occluded somewhat by the upper eyelid. I'd also suggest having your mini "looking" slightly to one side or the other. Dead-center pupils are never quite dead-center and it's far easier to notice misalignment in that position. Once you've got that down, break out your flesh base again and carefully clean up the edges, dialing the eyes down to their proper size.

You'll have to take extra care not to splodge paint or wash onto the finished eyes while tackling the rest of the face, but I haven't had good results leaving them for last. They're just too damn small for me to paint properly without spilling over onto the lids and ruining the look.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2921093.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2921093.page GMT Painting Eyes
oadie wrote:

My recommendation to counter this? Paint the eyes first. Base the head in a dark flesh tone, get your white down, then paint a thin black vertical line for each pupil. Yes, line. Dots simply don't look natural, as the iris/pupil is usually occluded somewhat by the upper eyelid. I'd also suggest having your mini "looking" slightly to one side or the other. Dead-center pupils are never quite dead-center and it's far easier to notice misalignment in that position. Once you've got that down, break out your flesh base again and carefully clean up the edges, dialing the eyes down to their proper size.


This is how I do it. I used to try to get actual color in the eyes, but I haven't figured out how to do that without it looking like mascera or making it look like their eyes are aglow.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2921102.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2921102.page GMT Painting Eyes
Cheers]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922814.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922814.page GMT Painting Eyes http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922820.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922820.page GMT Re:Painting Eyes As you said it can be good to paint the eyes first if your starting with black then adding White as you can cover any spreading with the flesh colour after you finish the eyes. I always do the eyes first as a general rule. And I always try and paint the deepest parts of the rest of a model first so I don't have to try and get a paint laden brush in between finished areas of colour, potentially blobbing paint on mixed colours.
Good luck. Update us with your results. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922930.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2922930.page GMT Painting Eyes
They just need to match and don't need high levels of detail. I've tried, but you just can't see it unless you magnify it by heaps so it's not worth the extra effort.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2924355.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2924355.page GMT Painting Eyes
Invest in a black one for pupils.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2924502.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/375185/2924502.page GMT