My eye paint process/work in progress page 2

Hello, Neptune!

For brush size, the texture of the brush can get really picky for getting paint to behave the way it needs... when trying out various brushes I tend to go with a softer brush that stays pretty consistent and solid when I dampen it then smooth it out with a rag.

For brush size, there is no right or wrong size~ it all depends on getting the right texture and point to the brush. Some bristles are too rough, but once you get one that's not too soft and can be tamed with water. :)

Hope that makes sense! If there's any other questions feel free to ask~ :smilepony:
 
I get lots of bristle problems. Mine always tend to start sticking out, just the odd one and then you can't get the smooth lines you want. Maybe I'm not caring for my brushes properly. :\
 
ZombieMeetsPony said:
I get lots of bristle problems. Mine always tend to start sticking out, just the odd one and then you can't get the smooth lines you want. Maybe I'm not caring for my brushes properly. :\
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I get the same problem. A friend swears it's because I buy the wrong brand so I purchased the ones she uses. Same problem. So now she's says I'm a brush jinx. Sigh...

:cry2:

Sorry, brushes!
 
Thanks for the help, I can definitely see how texture would make a huge difference. I'm going to look at some brushes at a model store today and hopefully I can find some that are perfect for fine details.

I also have problems with bristles sticking out. I usually clean my brushes off with a wet sponge and I'm careful to not mess up the bristles but it happens anyway. I usually use tiny scissors and cut the fly aways off at the top of the brush but that's probably not what you're supposed to do.
 
x3 yeah, I moisten the brush and twist/flatten it until the brush is solid or flat. :) Softer brushes tend to be easier to work with in that respect~
 
I have another question, if you don't mind me asking:

For fine detail work (symbols, eyes ect), do you do anything to thin out the black paint or do you just use it as is? I'm assuming you must thin it out to apply so many layers. I can never quite get paint consistency right.
 
For black, I use is scarcely. To smooth it out, you build up pigments to give the illusion of black (that results in depth) such as using contrast and complimentary darks as grays, browns, some times blues or purples, greens, do a neutral charcoal black (that's a happy medium between a gray but not harsh like black) then very thinly staple the details together with a very delicately applied dapple of straight black.

Some times I don't even go that tense, and do the metallic black so it's not so stark~
 
Thank you for the advice. I really like the different eyes you do. One of the customs I'm working on is male and a major part of making the pony look more masculine will involve the eyes and eyebrows and how I do them, so I've been doing a lot of experimenting lately. I have a nice black that isn't too stark and I'll try that out on my fakies.
 
Yeah with masculine ponies, the few the lashes and more defined of eye features (eyebrows, eye creases) make the expression. :)
 
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