Painting Eyes I

By Assistant Doc Kenneth Taba of Caution: Wet Paint

There are several recommended ways to do eyes, "this is my way. "

             1) First I paint the whole eye area white, not just the eye (so it looks like a Raccoon).

2) Then I paint black around the shape of the eye to define the eye shape (looks even more like a Raccoon).

3) Then I dot the eye for the cornea in the direction that the miniature will be looking.

4) And the last step is to paint over the black surrounding the eye with your flesh tone, leaving just a fine line of black to surround the eye.

( I think my method is much easier than other methods I've seen described in other articles which involve trying to paint a really fine black line all around the eye, or trying to paint white eyeballs over black )

Painting Eyes II

By Assistant Doc Dominick Frank

I used to have to paint my share of eyes when painting D&D figs. Since I now paint figures with no eyes such as skeletons or having masks on like Space Marines and Eldar, I don't know if this will still be effective.

Now I am doing Dwarfs with eyes and through experience with a lot of techniques, I have found an easy way to do them (for me anyway) First I paint two fat black lines into the eye socket angles the way you want your mini to express himself.

Second I paint a little white dot on each side of the black line leaving a little black left on each end. The black in the middle becomes the pupil.

Again I don't know if this will work for you, but it does for me and it is quick and easy.