this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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Mini Painting

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A community for painting miniatures and models. Everything from tabletop wargames to board games, display pieces or just for fun!

Painters of all skill levels are welcome! From beginners who have never held a brush to pros who have been painting for years.

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^My^ ^own^ ^OC^ ^from^ ^Reddit,^ ^reposting^ ^on^ ^Lemmy^

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[–] fmwp1lrU@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I always found when painting eyes was to paint it black then add the white eye part around it. Easier for me that way and ends up looking less derpy lol. But decent first attempt.

[–] hotcurrylips@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This was actually taken a while ago (reposting my OC from Reddit) but honesty painting my eyes havent gotten much better haha. Toothpick is a good suggestion!

I use a "hack"; paint the whites, and then once dry use a micron pen (the insanely fine tip ones) to "paint" the blacks. Squidmar on YouTube has a video on it

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I always use a pin. Dip the point in paint to pick up a tiny drop, then gently guide the pin onto the eye to deposit it

[–] Unevenbetts@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I kinda like it. They look really smug about something lol

[–] MaskingTape@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

He’s happy just to be invited.

[–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

What Ive found helps is after you do the white and the colour to go back and paint eyelids over the tops