Re: [SGII] The Eyes Have It.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, John Crimmins wrote:

> Thus, a survey of sorts: You Stargrunt players, how many of you bother
> painting the eyes on your miniatures?  I'm speaking mainly to the
> 25mm/28mm folks here, although any of you crazed 15mm enthusiasts are
> free to speak up here as well.

I don't paint eyes on 15mm figures. As for 25mm, that depends on the
type.
I don't paint them on GZG figures, as they don't have oversized eye
sockets ;) On Grenadier, Wargames Foundry and GW figures, I do paint the
eyes.

Note: 'I don't paint eyes' means I don't paint the white of eyes and
pupils. I do shade the face, so the eye sockets look darker than the
rest
of the face, and do stand out - just looks like the eyes are mostly
lidded.

>  3) Dot the first eyeball with a point of black, resulting in a
> perfect eye, the Platonic Ideal of a 25mm miniature eye, an eye so
> perfect as to make Leonardo himself weep with envy.

When I paint eyes, I paint a vertical black line, between the eyelids,
or
a semi-circle at the lower or upper edge - the iris and pupil are
usually
never fully uncovered except when eyes are really opened WIDE.

Cheers,