[Harbinger]

Theres also the gundam markers thats used to do the detailing.

[Sender]

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Originally Posted by Prem1x

Thanks. Not bad. But it was 6" and he didn't talk at all about brush type, prep, and how to apply paint to brush. Seems he just had a glob on there.

I feel like 4" eyes are super tough to get right. I've done one set of eyes and it took me a couple hours of retries to get something I was happy with. There should be an easier way than tiny fiddly brushes. Like a pen or some kind of stamp.

I believe there are paint pens to that caliber especially for miniature game pieces and such, I just haven't gotten around to finding it either.

[ukmu]

Those ideas I shared are pretty unconventional and I haven't used them on a figure but have used similar ideas for other projects in my career.

Always think outside the box and create your own solutions. If the technique is hard find one that isn't. There're many ways to skin a cat.

[LordMudd]

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Originally Posted by Sender

I believe there are paint pens to that caliber especially for miniature game pieces and such, I just haven't gotten around to finding it either.

I used to play Warhammer, when I had a steadier hand. I still have my fully painted 20,000 point Empire army.... ... ...... .. .....


CCC..

[ukmu]

Lastly..... Don't just "go for it" on your figure. Practice it in paper then a junk McDonald's figure or an old potato. Doesn't matter WHAT you practise on, just that you did it 30-100 times before you do it to your figure. Build your skills and your confidence first.

[MUfan97]

I always use a thumbtack barely dipped in the paint, and possibly with some of the paint wiped off if it's too much. It takes multiple tries, and I've never done it with both an iris and a pupil(I always just do a pupil, but I'm gonna try upgrading next time), but that's my method. It's a very slow and very careful process, though, and you've gotta try and keep your hands as steady as possible.

[ukmu]

That what I was saying, if you "fix" the brush to something then bring the figure to it and move the figure instead of the brush.... Shaking is not an issue at all. Michael J. Fox could paint them with that method.

[Pilkster]

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Originally Posted by Prem1x

Thanks. Not bad. But it was 6" and he didn't talk at all about brush type, prep, and how to apply paint to brush. Seems he just had a glob on there.

I feel like 4" eyes are super tough to get right. I've done one set of eyes and it took me a couple hours of retries to get something I was happy with. There should be an easier way than tiny fiddly brushes. Like a pen or some kind of stamp.

I take the thinist brush wet the tip between my lips and lightly did into black. Then slowly and steadly brush a single line above the top of the eye. If doing a female i add a little curl on the outside edges for the eyelash. ( this is what 4" figs have) then clean the same brush in water. Completly dry the drush and again wet between my lips and dip the tip in the white paint. Most figures have engraved eyes to follow the groves. Again like the video said. Keep a wet rag incase you smudge. Once your done and happy ley it dry. If you struggle amd have the odd smudge after a few attempts let it dry they scrap the excess off with toothpick into the shape you want.

Now the pupil. This time i use a thin toothpick end and dip gently in yo the desired colour and gently press in the eye. Harder if you want a bigger pupil.

After reading this back it sounds lile a fifty shades of grey page with all thos dipping gently hahaa

[boombatty]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prem1x

Thanks. Not bad. But it was 6" and he didn't talk at all about brush type, prep, and how to apply paint to brush. Seems he just had a glob on there.

I feel like 4" eyes are super tough to get right. I've done one set of eyes and it took me a couple hours of retries to get something I was happy with. There should be an easier way than tiny fiddly brushes. Like a pen or some kind of stamp.

I tend to use a push pin and jam it in where the eyeball is supposed to be and using a toothpick dipped into the appropriate color to pop in color (and not a big drop of pain on the toothpick but a thin coating so you don't flood it).

[snake5289]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prem1x

I feel like 4" eyes are super tough to get right. I've done one set of eyes and it took me a couple hours of retries to get something I was happy with. There should be an easier way than tiny fiddly brushes. Like a pen or some kind of stamp.

Easily the hardest thing for me. I can never get eyes right when I'm painting up a figure. It's the one thing I'm always unhappy with no matter how many times I redo it when I'm done.

[K Dubious]

This is the best pic I could find in my Imgur, the sealer was still wet when I took this pic and it is by no means perfect, but this is the typical approach I take on eyes.

First paint the eye white, then paint a pupil, then paint a thin eyelid. I did not put the eyelids on when I started making customs and they all looked like a deer in headlights, lol.

Also UKMU is right you should always practice first, but my patience always gets the best of me and I usually just go for it

[redx24]

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Originally Posted by LordMudd

what are you trying to do, poison those innocent sharks?!?


Ccc.

Yes then we put them into rockets and fire them into space

[Prem1x]

Good discussion. Thanks for all the tips. Its gotten me ramped up to open this bitch and give her eyes a go.

[Universe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prem1x

Thanks. Not bad. But it was 6" and he didn't talk at all about brush type, prep, and how to apply paint to brush. Seems he just had a glob on there.

I feel like 4" eyes are super tough to get right. I've done one set of eyes and it took me a couple hours of retries to get something I was happy with. There should be an easier way than tiny fiddly brushes. Like a pen or some kind of stamp.

Gundam paint Marker.

[BeRealNickNaro]

I use micropens for the lashes and pupils. As for the whites of the eyes, I usually just get to eye covered and I clean it up by making a few passes with whatever skin tone I'm using on the figure. I realize not everyone paints the skin, however.

[Jackieboy]

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Originally Posted by MUfan97

May I just put forth a small theory?


Maybe the reason they can crap on this line so much is because the only ones who ever complain seem to be only on forums?


Seriously, who is the collector's voice at SDCC? Who always reports the news of this stuff on YouTube(when they can notice it)? It's always people with a 6 inch bias. They're the ones who have the power to vocalize complaints, but Hasbro waves their 26 shiny keys in their faces, and they skip to the questions about female elbows. I think if we want to actually influence the industry in any small way, we need to get YouTube vocal. We need to take what we talk about here into a more noticeable format, and hope we're good enough to get the message heard. Now, many of you probably already have a YouTube account of some kind, and post what you will on there, but a consensus of complaints can't be gathered if no one's around to put them out there.

This was already discussed months ago.
i think it might be that a lot of 3.75 collectors just dont have the money to spend on the line nor do they want to support it outside of personal financial gain.
where the legends community actually works as a community on all fronts.

[Ninjinister]

I've never been to a con in my life but if I ever went to one with toys I'd totes be like "YO HASBRO GET YO SHIT TOGETHER."

[Il Cattivo]

and dwight would totes be like "gtfo shorty! you must be this big to ride"

[snake5289]

^^

[En Sabah Nerd]

I'm actually gonna probably get two of that Mysterio. One for my 6" collection but more awesomely one for my 3.75" display to look like a giant illusion Mysterio like from the Spider-Man game back in 2000 (2001 on the Dreamcast).

[Kernel]

I need to talk to SAMSON! I pick up the card with the smiley face! Call him over to my place...

Why!?

CUZ I GOT THAT MUTHA FUKN SKURGE!!!!!

[Il Cattivo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by snake5289

^^

what's the matter, can't handle the shine?

#dwightthebright

[ukmu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kernel

I need to talk to SAMSON! I pick up the card with the smiley face! Call him over to my place...

Why!?

CUZ I GOT THAT MUTHA FUKN SKURGE!!!!!

Abracadabra my nizzle, the Skizell looks the bizell.

[snake5289]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Il Cattivo

what's the matter, can't handle the shine?

#dwightthebright

[Kernel]

@ ukmu or anyone... how do you post a pic on here with Imgur?

Quote:

Originally Posted by K Dubious

This is the best pic I could find in my Imgur, the sealer was still wet when I took this pic and it is by no means perfect, but this is the typical approach I take on eyes.

First paint the eye white, then paint a pupil, then paint a thin eyelid. I did not put the eyelids on when I started making customs and they all looked like a deer in headlights, lol.

Also UKMU is right you should always practice first, but my patience always gets the best of me and I usually just go for it

Nice to see you back on here Kdub!
I HATE painting eyes in this scale as I have super shaky hands, have to rest my forearms agains something half the time.

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Originally Posted by Jackieboy

This was already discussed months ago.
i think it might be that a lot of 3.75 collectors just dont have the money to spend on the line nor do they want to support it outside of personal financial gain.
where the legends community actually works as a community on all fronts.

I've been pretty lucky on here.. I've been hooked up by some other 3.75" collectors and have hooked up others on here at cost or traded.

I was amazed yesterday I made sure to get to TRU first thing in the morning... walked in at 10:01 am, straight to the marvel aisle and BOOM! Another 3.75" collector and his little kid had the ragnarok 2 pack box already open I was like fek! Fortunately he just grabbed 1 of each and I got one of each too. Actually it was fun to BS about the state of the line, guy was pretty cool. Competition is FIERCE in my area lol