How to make perfect eyes on miniatures?

Christopher Z asked:


I’m a collector of miniatures. I have many models from Games Workshop, Dark Heaven , Warlord , War Machine and Hordes .

I notice one of the best way to succeed in making perfect eyes is to prime the figurines with a white spray can and to use a pigma micron pen to make a small dot.
If the dot is too big, just covering with a little bit of white paint can fix the mistake.

The problem I sometimes have is that Game Workshop Skull White paint is sometimes too thick. Dilute it with water, then it covers the whole eye with a watery.

So when you don’t succeed, you try again…..

But I was curious to know if you guys had any tricks of the trade?

Rodney

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Tags: Hordes, Miniatures, Skull

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One Response to “How to make perfect eyes on miniatures?”

1. brotherscottpom Says:
   November 25th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

   I usually prime black, and hit the eyes with a softer white, then clean up with the flesh tone. I also use foundation paints lately to make the colors pop a little more. I have a small brush I started doing eyes with, like a 20/0, but I have become a lot better at nailing the eyes with my #2 Winsor Newton.
   One of the tricks I learned was to do one eye, and then flip the model 180 degrees (upside down) and do the other eye.

   There is a good tutorial on eyes at BrushThralls.com. modelpainter.com and studiomcvey.com may also have some helpful tips on getting eyes done right.