Glass Eyes
Yesterday I spent part of the day painting the glass head pins with glass paints to make the eyes. I changed a few things since the first time I experimented with the glass paints. First I bought a larger bottle of white paint then what came with the kit so I could make lighter looking eye colors. I also purchased a bottle of dilutant for the paints so I could thin them slightly. This worked pretty well; I was able to make a wide range of eye colors: light blue, darker blue, brown, green, and violet.
I used a small double-headed ball stylus tool to apply the paint color: the larger ball was used for the iris color and the smaller ball was used for the pupil. For the iris, I dabbed the stylus into the paint and lightly touched it to the pin head until I was satisfied with the iris. I let these dry for about an hour and then went back to apply the pupil.
I used the smaller ball of the stylus for the pupil. I just barely touched the stylus to the pupil color and then touched the glass pin so that the paint just touched the eye. If the tool touches the eye, it tends to place too much pupil color and obscures the iris color.
I left them to dry overnight, and then today I'll apply the gloss to seal them. Next step: sculpting a doll.
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