Painting eyes

[Alexandre Zart]

Hi guys,
What's your painting technique for a 120mm figure's eyes?

 

[Einion]

I paint eyes last, you'll probably want to avoid doing it that way initially

These prior threads should help:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13072
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?p=166308#post166308

Einion

 

[Stephan]

 

[moore]

I paint my eyes first... I paint in oils but do my eyes in acrylics. I either do eyes right or eyes left.. sometimes I do it in the center. I usually put in the pupil first then the iris then outline then put in the catch light. But on my last bust I did I talked with Stephen Mallia and I put a black circle in first then put in the pupil over that and left a tiny line around the eye. Then did the iris and the catch light. To me.. the eyes make or break the figure..

Dee

 

[WPS]

when painting eyes (in any scale) start with the left eye (from your view)if you are right-handed or visa-versa. in this way you paint the difficult eye first.

willem

 

[georges64]

when painting eyes (in any scale) start with the left eye (from your view)if you are right-handed or visa-versa. in this way you paint the difficult eye first.

willem

Thanks for the tip Willem, I will try it for my future fig.
georges.

 

[georges64]

For brown eyes, how I do?
georges.

 

[moore]

I actully like the way Stephen shows how he does the eyes. I am actually
having trouble on a 120mm Minute Man figure I am working on now... I like how Stephen did the colors and the detail behind the iris.

Dee

 

[Jim Patrick]

I remember Anders doing a really nice SBS on this awhile back. If anyone can find it (or if the pics are still there) please post a link as I can't find it.

Jim Patrick

 

[WPS]

hi, alexandre

found through this forum a interesting little book called

"Color mixing recipes for portaits" by William F. Powell

it has a section in it all about mixing colors for the eyes, hair, scintones,

nose, lips etc. using oils or acryl. (price is around 10.- euro)

Keep practising, greetings Willem