It’s one thing to make realistic looking eyeballs for use in a skull or creature, but what if you want eyeballs that have been freshly plucked from their sockets? You know what I’m talking about, the eyeball that’s being pecked at by a crow with muscles and optic nerve still attached. If that’s what you’re looking for, and trust me, you definitely want some of these, then you’re going to want to check out the Gorey Eyeballs tutorial that Chiapetrescue posted. You’ll start with your pristine, perfectly round eyeball and add a few layers of hot glue to the bottom of it. Once you’ve got a couple layers of hot glue added you’re going to start turning it upside down to let the hot glue start running. Once you’ve built up enough layers of hot glue to give the appearance of an extended optic nerve, you’re ready for painting. Chiapetrescue did an awesome job of painting these by starting with a base coat of red spray paint for a bit of a splatter effect and then added an additional coat of red acrylic to it. Some black acrylic paint was then dry brushed over the base to add a darker finish to it. A final coat of polyurethane was applied to give it a glossy appearance. The finished eye balls look fantastically gruesome and are incredibly easy to make. Items needed to complete this include: Plastic eyeballs Glue Gun Glue Sticks Red Spray Paint Red Acrylic Paint Black Acrylic...
Jeepers Peepers!
posted by Tony
I’ve posted a couple of tutorials on how to make realistic eyes for your props, but the one that Sytnathotep posted over at HauntForum may be the easiest yet. This method only produces a half of an eye, but sometimes that’s more than enough. Before you get started on this you’re going to need to print and cut your iris to fit the circumference of your round palettes. Once you’re ready to start it’s just a matter of pouring some of the epoxy into the palette, making sure to leave a little room for another pour. Place your iris face down into the palette and push it slightly into the epoxy making sure that it’s completely covered, then add enough epoxy so it’s completely level with the top of your palette. That’s all there is to it! Once they’re dry, just pound them out of the palette and you’re good to go. Items needed to complete this include: Plastic paint palettes Smooth-On’s Epoxy Cast 690 Iris...
Easy Bloodshot Eyeballs...
posted by Tony
This easy to do eyeball tutorial makes it’s way to us from HauntItYourself Productions. You’ll need to get some half eyeballs off of Ebay (by searching for half eyeballs of course), some clear nail polish and red yarn for veins. From there, it’s just a matter of painting some nail polish on the eyeball and spreading some of the fine threads of yarn on the eyeball. The effect is quite realistic and you’re going to spend less than 5 minutes and about 5 dollars on this project....