{"id":279,"date":"2008-09-07T19:02:04","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T02:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2008-09-07T19:02:39","modified_gmt":"2008-09-08T02:02:39","slug":"resin-anime-figure-eye-painting-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamerabaenre.com\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Resin Anime Figure Eye Painting Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For eye painting, I use several items, a rapidograph technical pen that has a .13mm tip, your standard mechanical pencil, enamel paints, lighter fluid for thinning, a reference picture, and a blank sheet of paper.  Following all the steps after the jump and all the videos, the final result is this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 278_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 278_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 278_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 279_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 279_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 279_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nTo begin, I practice drawing the eye from the reference on the blank sheet of paper.  Getting my hands used to the motion of drawing the eyes helps relax and helps the hands learn the motions for drawing a decent eye.  Once I have practiced enough, I move on to the kit.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"eye_painting.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/eye_painting.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"eye_painting.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> <a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 250_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 250_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 250_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a>   <a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 252_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 252_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 252_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the kit I draw out the eye using the mechanical pencil.  If I make any mistakes, I can simply erase the drawn eye and start over.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"pencil_eye.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/pencil_eye.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"pencil_eye.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 251_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 251_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 251_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once I am satisfied with the eye drawing, I trace that out using the technical pen.  The eye ball, white highlight areas, and eye color areas are drawn negatively, meaning I just draw around those areas and leave those areas white to be addressed later.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"inking_eyes.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/inking_eyes.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"inking_eyes.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 254_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 254_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 254_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up is the first color for her eyes. Running off the reference picture, I mixed several shades of a green eye color that I will be using for the main eye color and highlight areas. And using a 000 sized brush, I paint the darker iris color.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"eye_dark_color.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/eye_dark_color.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"eye_dark_color.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 262_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 262_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 262_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 266_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 266_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 266_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wonderful thing about enamels is the slow dry time, so this makes it easy to blend colors. A lighter shade of the green is applied and blended in from the darker shade. First the right eye:<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"eye_detail1.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/eye_detail1.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"eye_detail1.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then the left eye:<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/ufo.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p id=\"eye_detail2.flv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n   var FO = { movie:\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mediaplayer.swf\",width:\"320\",height:\"240\",majorversion:\"7\",build:\"0\",wmode:\"transparent\",bgcolor:\"#FFFFFF\",             flashvars:\"file=http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/videos\/eye_detail2.flv&#038;showdigits=true&#038;autostart=false\" }; UFO.create(FO,\"eye_detail2.flv\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 268_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 268_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 268_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 271_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 271_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 271_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the eyes painted, and allowing the enamel paint to dry for a couple of hours, I spray a light coat of clear gloss to give the eyes a wet look to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"lightbox[444]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/images\/kanu1_6_prog 274_jpg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/thumbnails\/kanu1_6_prog 274_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kanu1_6_prog 274_jpg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerabaenre.com\/eye_painting.htm\">Click here for bigger versions of the above videos on the Eye Painting Tutorial page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For eye painting, I use several items, a rapidograph technical pen that has a .13mm tip, your standard mechanical pencil, enamel paints, lighter fluid for thinning, a reference picture, and a blank sheet of paper. 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