People are always asking me how I get my eyes to look so realistic, so I thought I'd share my best advice
for anyone who's interested. The number one mistake people make when painting eyes is using WHITE paint on the whites.
If you're going for a toy look, it's fine. If you want realism, it will ruin it. Here's an example of my recent Phantom of the Opera bust
next to the same bust painted by someone else. They used bright white on the eyes and teeth and the effect is...well, it looks like paint.
For natural looking eyes, (and teeth), they should only be slightly lighter in tone than the flesh. I always use a very light grey base for eyes, and a light yellow grey for teeth.
From a distance, next to flesh color, it "fools" the eye and they appear white, even though they are not.
Hope that helps.
for anyone who's interested. The number one mistake people make when painting eyes is using WHITE paint on the whites.
If you're going for a toy look, it's fine. If you want realism, it will ruin it. Here's an example of my recent Phantom of the Opera bust
next to the same bust painted by someone else. They used bright white on the eyes and teeth and the effect is...well, it looks like paint.
For natural looking eyes, (and teeth), they should only be slightly lighter in tone than the flesh. I always use a very light grey base for eyes, and a light yellow grey for teeth.
From a distance, next to flesh color, it "fools" the eye and they appear white, even though they are not.
Hope that helps.
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