Mark Benette's (gothicgeek) simple yet effective eye painting technique

http://www.planetfigure.com/articles/eye_tutorial-mark_benette/eye-tutorial.html

Thanks for sharing this.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Fabulous tutorial.

Marc

I like this method very much. I will be painting eyeballs tonight so will be giving this a shot, thanks for posting

Cheers
Tommi

thanks a lot for this SBS Mark, tonight is eye's painting!!

Just what the eye doctor ordered!

Thanks guys!


gary daugherty

Perfect! Eyes are one of the most intimidating features of a figure for me, but you've broken it down simply and beautifully. Thanks for posting this for the rest of us.
Steve

Brilliant, thanks v much

This will come in handy---thanks.

Thanks for taking the time
Great SBS

Great stuff mate.

Thanks mate!

Brilliant tutorial, thanks

Thank you!

gordy, thanks for the info! bill

Very nice. Now do one for eye makeup keyed to skin tones and hair color. Gotta make the scantily-clad warrior babes pretty, y'know...

Thanks for the fantastic tutorial!
Cia by Maco

The "eyes" have it! Best SBS eye have seen very good method.

Very good , thanks for explaining
Fantastic but 2 years later I will still be working on the left eye ( joking ) . On what size are you following those steps on a 1/12 bust ?
My grandson ( 13 years old ) who was willing to give a try at figurines saw that and was at the verge of quiting . To the beginner with a 54mm I say : paint head with Humbrol flesh , put white in eye
socket , put head upsidedown , use quill and indian Inks , sepia along uper lid , then black for the eyes, looking aside and not straight , and 1/3 is under the upperlid ,then a last tip of white ink . done . Then begin to work flesh with oils ...
and to have a first hint on what had to be lightened , paint all head brown oils, than wipe smoothly with sponge , what you see is now the place that you have to lighten up or darken down .
Use large round brush to blend ( like a lady using a blush brush )
This is simple and give to the very beginner a good impression of easyness.... not for long because he slowly will be wanting to to better and blend more , lighten more do this do that , use colored eyes , and adding, trying is hand to other colors, .. drybrushing with dry pastel to make the dust ... this and that BUT the first step is important .. It's a target that can be reached . And one years later he compete at the BMSS for the Gold
I will, for myself try, your technique on 90mm
Thanks again
Best