Lachlan Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 "The eyes are the key to the soul" or at least I believe there is a lot of truth in that. I'd like to improve how I do eyes on small carvings because I really feel the way I currently do them does not give the animals any "soul". I want the pieces to look at people, seem alive (one day!). My normal method for doing eyes involves inlaying black coral or just drilling a small hole and staining it with permanganate or ink. As eyes on the pieces are so small Im not sure I could do combination eyes like Ive seen elsewhere. The only thing I can think of is to make/accentuate the detail around the eyes? How do you do eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan L Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 i like eyes made from paua shells. u can use their naural pattern 2 make them look alive, paua is sold in small pieces online in jewellrysuppliers check my 1 in sweden with this link http://www.stareyes.se/visa_produkt.asp?t=Paua+sn%E4cka%2C+handskurna+coins+12mm&id=1778〈=sv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 The use of the SEARCH function at the top right if each forum page can be helpful when looking for information about something. Granted, the avalanche of potential topics can be daunting, but with the right keyword(s), such as "eye inlay" i quickly found one of the topics that I recall being discussed in the earlier years of the forum. I'll bet that there are other topics as well, if one takes time to read more of the topics in the response list. This is one that I was hoping to find: http://www.thecarvingpath.net/forum/index.php?/topic/49-inlays/page__p__379__hl__+eye%20+inlay__fromsearch__1#entry379 Tom Sterling created graphics to help illustrate techniques to use. Your imagination will fill in what else you need to make unique eyes for what you are carving. Happy reading! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Ojime pearle 16mm , Hippo ivory , The Ant and the Grasshopper , eye of the grasshopper amber = 1.3 mm, pupil 0.3 mm horn inlay , ant eye = brass , dye = Yashabushi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks Janel but I have used the search engine. Ive also read Tom Sterling's Netsuke booklet but as I said most of the eyes I want to do are too small for combinations, though Alain has shown me that it is possible on a very small scale. Nice bead by the way It was a topic I ummed and arred about creating. I spent quite a while looking at people I consider excellent carvers and how they do their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You can do a outside or inside eye pupil , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 inside pupil , glue a piece horn in amber , some paints inside the of the amber for the pupil , polishing off the horn and amber glue a piece of polished amber, on the prepared horn amber pupil , sanding and polishing the eye , to the desired shape , cut off , Glue the prepared eye in the workpiece , to get expression , put the pupil not the center of the eye, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 The eagle is my favourite so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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