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GestationPool Tyranid Warrior That one guy who went away for a while... Posts: 228	Eyes? Aug 9, 2011 16:05:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by GestationPool on Aug 9, 2011 16:05:30 GMT Anyone know of any tutorial or brush size for painting eyes, the gaunts have such minuscule ones... And mine aren't as sharp as they could be Thanks
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Grythic Hive Tyrant Previously known as darkstar92 / Cybertooth Posts: 724	Eyes? Aug 9, 2011 18:20:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Grythic on Aug 9, 2011 18:20:05 GMT The fine detail brush? I've heard people use toothpicks for eyes but i've never tried it.
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killercroc Hive Tyrant This Croc Kills Fetch me their souls! Posts: 5,523	Eyes? Aug 9, 2011 18:23:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by killercroc on Aug 9, 2011 18:23:04 GMT I use the fine Detail brush and don't have any problems. But I just paint the eyes one color (vomit brown) so I don't paint pupils or anything like that, if you are going to go that far I would say go with the toothpick.

necrocannibal Tyranid Warrior Cthulhu for President Posts: 152	Eyes? Aug 9, 2011 20:08:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by necrocannibal on Aug 9, 2011 20:08:21 GMT I use the smallest brush I have, which is smaller than the Fine Detail brush by GW...I don't like GW brushes, they tend to split very quickly. I also know someone who uses hypodermic needles to do the pupils.
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GestationPool Tyranid Warrior That one guy who went away for a while... Posts: 228	Eyes? Aug 9, 2011 23:48:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by GestationPool on Aug 9, 2011 23:48:22 GMT And where did they get those?
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Eyes? Aug 10, 2011 0:46:32 GMT

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Post by Davor on Aug 10, 2011 0:46:32 GMT

I use a Fine Detail brush. What I do now is just use black, so I either use Black Ink (I guess that would be a black wash now) or watered down Black Paint so the Paint flows through the eyes. I hold the mini on it's side when I do this and it seems to work great for me now.

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Eyes? Aug 10, 2011 3:09:32 GMT

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Post by yoritomo on Aug 10, 2011 3:09:32 GMT

I'd use an 18/0 or 20/0 round brush. I suppose you could use a spotter if you felt like it.

Or you could paint the eyes first. Then when you do paint it you overlap with the face. This way it really doesn't matter what size you use, you'll cover up the extra paint when you do the base coat on the skin.

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Deathnid Hive Tyrant Dude, statuses. what else did i miss? Posts: 2,015	Eyes? Aug 10, 2011 7:16:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deathnid on Aug 10, 2011 7:16:53 GMT (please do not swear) yori that some mighty fine detailin, i can get it done quite well with my 5/0

necrocannibal Tyranid Warrior Cthulhu for President Posts: 152	Eyes? Aug 10, 2011 15:09:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by necrocannibal on Aug 10, 2011 15:09:34 GMT Aug 9, 2011 23:48:22 GMT GestationPool said: And where did they get those? The same place I get them...at work. Oh yeah I think my smallest brush is 10/0.
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kingfisher773 Tyranid Warrior There is never enough arms Posts: 175	Eyes? Aug 10, 2011 15:34:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kingfisher773 on Aug 10, 2011 15:34:44 GMT Generally I tend to stay away from pupils (helm only army's) yet I will have to start learning how since my next army is vampires

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Eyes? Aug 11, 2011 10:13:10 GMT

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Aug 9, 2011 18:23:04 GMT killercroc said:

I use the fine Detail brush and don't have any problems. But I just paint the eyes one color (vomit brown) so I don't paint pupils or anything like that, if you are going to go that far I would say go with the toothpick.

This is what I do, except I use blazing orange as my colour. If I get it all over the place then I put some brown ink in around the eye socket.

Pupiless eyes for Tyranids really drives home how alien and remorseless they arel.

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Hunger Hive Tyrant Posts: 719	Eyes? Aug 11, 2011 12:18:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hunger on Aug 11, 2011 12:18:57 GMT I just use a GW Standard brush to carefully apply a few delicate strokes of white for my eyes. Pupil-less eyes on my mask-less Renegade IG characters makes them appear somewhat chilling.
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Eyes? Aug 11, 2011 18:55:04 GMT

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Aug 10, 2011 3:09:32 GMT yoritomo said:

Or you could paint the eyes first. Then when you do paint it you overlap with the face. This way it really doesn't matter what size you use, you'll cover up the extra paint when you do the base coat on the skin.

This is what I do

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randoman11 Tyrant Guard The voice of reason Posts: 368	Eyes? Aug 14, 2011 22:03:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by randoman11 on Aug 14, 2011 22:03:56 GMT I use a fine detail brush, and paint them blood red. No pupils.
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Braddon Tyrant Guard Posts: 469	Eyes? Aug 26, 2011 7:23:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Braddon on Aug 26, 2011 7:23:42 GMT Dental picks for the win.
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