Eyes Only

Eyes. You know how it is. How can something so simple as layering a couple of colours be so difficult to get right? The theory is easy, applying it is not, at least for me.

Yesterday I painted this little batch of eyes. These are experimental, I'm still looking for *my* perfect method and while this is not bad, it's still a bit wobbly. I'm not very good with tiny details, my hands are not steady enough.
However, I got at least five usable pairs out of this, so hey!

I feel like I'm being watched.

Light green.

Brown with a bit of gold.

Next up: adding layers of laquer to make them shiny and more lifelike. I'm using Gallery Glass because I once bought two huge bottles of it and I better use it up. It's a good laquer though, I've had much more success with it than I've had using for example Lisa Pavelkas Magic-Glos. Maybe my UV lamp is not good enough or something, but I always get air bubbles with that one. It's a great product however, and I think it must be my technique that's lacking. I have to experiment more with it.

Liquid Polyclay though (I have Fimo) doesn't work for me at all. The surface gets all cloudy and dents if accidentally poked with something, which is not really what one wants after all that work that's gone into them. That's why Gallery Glass works for me, the surface, once completely dry, is hard enough to withstand my poking and other whoopses.
I've seen really pretty eyes done with the liquid polyclay method though, so clearly it works for some.
My quest for the perfect method, however, continues.