How to Make EASY REALISTIC Eyeballs Out of Polymer Clay
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Hey everyone! This is a tutorial that has been requested a TON of times and it's finally here!
Learn how to quickly and easily make realistic eyeballs with minimal materials and WITHOUT the need for a pressure pot or complicated eyeball making kits.
MATERIALS & AFFILIATE LINKS:
1 Plastic Round Teaspoon Measuring Spoon
White Polymer Clay amzn.to/2NjRs5z
2 Part Clear Casting Resin amzn.to/2BI9yt6
12mm Cabochons amzn.to/2tAEgQJ
12mm Printed Eye Irises
Popsicle Stick
Corn Starch
Clear Matte Acrylic Varnish (ANY brand will do): amzn.to/2SZpG3m
Rubber Gloves
1oz. Measuring Cups amzn.to/2SKoa5I
12mm Circle Hole Punch amzn.to/2SXKQim
Disposable Cup (optional)
Other Tips for Making Eyes:
1. Sand the edges of the eyeball after baking and before adding resin if you want clean edges.
2. Eyes made with this method can be made at any size-simply scale all your materials accordingly.
3. Translucent clay mixed with white or off-white clay can be used for the white part of the eye for an even more realistic look.
4. As explained in the video, eyes CAN be baked within your clay projects in the oven. When doing this you MUST ensure that NO AIR is behind the eyeball when it is added to the clay. If there is air behind it, it will create pressure and cause the resin to crack and you will be very sad.
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Your tutorial is magic!! My very first batch with your instructions are nearly perfect!! I appreciate your work and time!
Thank you so much! That’s awesome, I’m so glad to hear that!
@@aceofclay
Have added this to my playlists. I can adapt this.
I want to give my car eyes.
Thoughts:
Aprons are your friends. I think I have an undiagnosed case of ADHD? AN apron *with pockets* is AWESOME. It prevents me from setting stuff down randomly in projects and losing it, as well as ruining my clothes.
My envisioned eyeballs will have slit pupils, include thin reflective material wedges, and probably have a phosphorescent medium included.
...I paint, I think I can pull that off.
Thanks!
Another tip is to add viens by using red yarn. Separate the fibers and gently paint them on the eyeball with resin, then coat as described.
Took your advice! Works perfectly and adds a lot of realism!
@@TheMcm1998 YAY! :) I do Special Effects stuff and it is a common method in the industry :P
I was just about to make this remark. 👍🏻
oh my god this is genius
Bless your soul, friend
A tutorial about making eyes, and I couldn't stop looking at yours.... GORGEOUS.
Glad I found this! My granddaughters are now going to get some awesome eyeball necklaces for Halloween.
New sub...tip for getting bubbles out of the resin is to let it sit for a few minutes after mixing. Tap cup on table a bit. For removing them from a poured piece, heat gun or small torch. Just run it over it lightly without staying in one place to long or it will burn. To get resin to stick to clay better, just paint on a thin layer first. Especially if it’s a porous clay.
Use a uv flash light to dry resin quickly. To get bubbles out prior to baking, as soon as you apply your resin, take a long butane lighter, flash it quickly over
each layer of resin to remove air bubbles then dry❣️🇨🇦
Yup! I use UV resin if I can’t afford to wait a day for them to dry.
can you just use a regular black light for like posters or does it need to be more powerful and brighter? Has me thinkin about the dentist when they use that UV tool to cure that stuff.
@@SSGSativa if its a UV black light then it would work but you get the uv nail lamps and they work
i use one of them for my uv resin ^^
Kaikai GSD Word. Thankyou!
Unless ist a UV resin,,it wont work with uv lights
this type of resin he's using is different
I'm using these with my reborn dolls. Awesome tutorial thanks!
Marie Smith awesome! Thanks so much and thanks for sharing!
I love this tutorial it’s awesome, one sided flat marble as my preferred term lol it makes it look so realistic thank you again for a great video
Great tutorial!! To same time and money, I use Sally Hansen's "Hard as Nails" instead of epoxy. It dries shiny and very hard and is the perfect look! I LOVE this idea of making a mold (instead of rolling them by hand) and using Cabochons. This is going to make my eyeballs look SO much better! Thanks!!!
David F awesome! Glad to hear!
I've heard (and not sure if true and/or applicable to all nail varnish brands) nail products shouldn't be used on polymer clay as it can cause a chemical reaction resulting in tacky, sticky clay over time. Just something to bear in mind, esp when intending to sell your creations.
@@lespantalonsfancie2434 It's true! It happened to me and my customer asked me why my miniatures I sold her we're sticky. Oops! Do not use fingernail polish on clay. It will harden and then later soften.
Disappointed!?!?!? I thought it was fantastic! Especially the tip about the resin underneath the cabachon! I have always had the situation of not seeing the iris from the side view, and you have just solved my problem! Thank you so much for such a great tutorial!
Vicky Vavaroutsos awesome!! Glad to hear it helped you out! 😁
You know you can pour B, hardener, directly into A, resin. i.e. 2.5 ml for A then B pour until it hits 5ml. Save the little cups for future pours :)
Soooo good!!! I was looking for eye tutorials for a long time and i'm glad that you share it this one!! Amazing! Thank you
Thank you for sharing. I wondered how people make these type of realistic eyes. Looking forward to making these.
Resin can yellow over time so it's good to put in a dab of purple into the resin mix to prevent yellowing.
How much is a dab? What purple product, dye?
@@erinurbanus1858 a tiny blob of a purple acrylic paint will do, mix it in and it'll tint a little but it'll dry clear.
“.. when the timer is up, its done. Just eye-ball it...” that was a good one 😂😂
Like your tutorials 👍
PS can you show how to make the tiny veins in the eyes?! 👁👁
You can use red yarn fluff and just lay a tiny tiny bit of it on the sclera.
This was a great tutorial and my eyes turned out so well. Thanks for making this video.
That looks super awesome!! Good job!! I'm sure some people have probably mentioned it, but if you want to add the very teeny tiny red veins take red yarn and brush it out with one of those wire pet combs and lay them on the resin or whatever while its still wet, branching out from the sides of the eye towards the iris. It works really well and is super easy!
Appreciate your knowledge THANK YOUU!!
Hello!
Can the resin-ready eye be baked in case you want to make a project with it inside a polymer clay head that needs to be baked later?
Just my understanding but resin cannot be baked. It gets cloudy, yellowish and even bubbles, depending on how long the item is baked. That at least has been my experience. So I think you would have to apply the resin after all baking has been done. Baked polymer clay can be baked again, however, if adding more clay to the baked clay, no problem at all. Just not with resin.
Cool! I'm happy to know how to make an eyeball now! By the way, a silicone mat, like a silicone potholder or hotpad is handy to resin on, too. Any excess resin will flow onto the silicone mat, but the resin won't stick to the silicone after it's cured. Let the resin cure for at least twelve hours, and if the eyeball has any overflow tags on it, those are easy to trim with scissors or a craft knife within the first 24 to 36 hours.
Beautiful! Im a new subscriber! You are so talented! Please, don’t pay attention to that old mean bad! She was harassing a young talented lady because she is so jealous of her, now she is doing it to you! That Kaylana 💩 !
Awesome eyeballs.Thanks for sharing.Will follow you
I like it that it start directly with the tutorial (and not for example 2 minute of greeting).And this chanel is now one of my favorits on YT
Great tutorial. Keep coming back to this as it covers everything. No need to go searching for other videos. Your channel really deserves more views.
I will note that not all cabochons are of equal quality. I went to the dollar store and bought some. Very inconsistent shapes and thick. When I put it on top of a printed iris I can barely see anything because it is so thick. Will have to try an art store.
Thanks for sharing, I’m so glad to hear that! As for the cabochons yea, you do have to find some decent quality ones, it’s kind of a “you get what you pay for” situation. I’ve purchased mine from amazon or Etsy with no issues.
Your video popped up in my recommended and i cant believe this is the first im seeing of you! Your art work is amazing and i immediately subscribe. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with those who are still learning to work with clay :)
Love the eyes they look awesome
Also if you see any bubbles on your eye just run a flame using a lighter ( the long ones like for lighting a BBQ ) over it just going back and forth for a second or two and that gets rid of the bubbles.
Edit .. I just saw someone else said the same thing.....lol sorry
Or breathe on it.
Liked your video. Got the concept. I am making eyes for a robot. Going to use my 3D printer to make the Sclera since I need to make attachment points for the stepper motors in the back of the eyes. I'm going to use your recommendations to make the Cornea and Iris.
A little tip. Before you put the resin on you should attach strands of a burgundy yarn to the eye with the matte clear acrylic for veins
That's not EASY at all tho.
did i say it was easy?
What a great tutorial, that is a great looking eyeball. I think it would look cool to lay some strands of red yarn on them while you apply the epoxy to give it a vein effect. I'm sure you've already done it that way it sounds like you've made a ton of these.
Thanks so much! Yea I’ve done that before and it looks great. I used red synthetic wool to get super fine veins.
I don't know if anybody mentioned it but while you're trying to reshape the eye after putting the cabbage and why don't you just use the teaspoon. meaning put the whole thing back in a teaspoon and press on it again. 🤔
how to get wet resin out of clothes: step 1 take resin clothing off. Step 2: take 1 tablespoon of dish soap and work it in for 5 minutes. Step 3: Wash it off with warm water. Step 4: Place the clothing in the wash. Step 5: Dry and enjoy
Muito obrigada por compartilhar do seu conhecimento com nós! muito grata
Sheila Monteiro você é muito bem-vindo. obrigado por assistir!
Great idea to make eyes for yard Halloween people props.
Great idea to make eyes for yard Halloween people props.
Fantastic! Very practice.
Really good Tutorial thanks very much for your time 👍🏻
Have you ever tried to make marbles (orbs/spheres) like this instead of the half orb?
Very awesome tutorial! Your eyeballs are always spectacular to see on your pieces, its so much hard work to make! Good luck with youtube :)
Thanks, Lianne!!
If you put some water on the teaspoon it will come off of the clay with much less risk of distortion.
Please only use Trein in a very very good venilated room, of outside. If you use IT inside, also use a maak that op protect you from Resin fumes as well
Awesome video thank you so much for sharing!!
Ace of Clay - I was wondering - how do you keep the resin from yellowing over time?
Ive had a bunch of pieces for several years that have resin on them that never yellowed. I think keeping them out of sunlight has something to do with it. You can also use a brand that specifically indicates that it is non-yellowing. The Amazing brand I use in this video doesn’t say that, but again I never had any issues.
Awesome tutorial! Very thorough & interesting to watch. Can't wait to see more!
*Stirring resin to get out the swirls: "just eyeball it"* hahaha
Amy's Claythings thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
To make little blood vessels you should get a red piece of fiber or rope and use some small hair strains from that and spread them a bit around the eye ball en then cover it in resin.
The cracked ones could be good for a creepier transformation?
I'm disappointed that you didn't make the iris. I was really interested in learning how to do that.
I’m going to try this soon! One question though. Once the 24 hours curing process is over, is it done? Or are you saying that it then has to be baked again?
Very cool tutorial. The end result is amazing! I subscribed! Now, "binge watching" all your videos.
Thanks for sharing all your amazing work with us.
- Wulf
Bump up your volume levels. You're really quiet and then when it breaks to an ad my ears bleed. Love the work!
Best one
LOVE the last tip...a calendar!! Pretty sure ur right though!Super Sculpey good for moms?the company just insulted this mom...lol
Fantastic tutorial!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Maritza Cardona Mejía thank you!
You are SO cool!
Very cool. Always nice to learn new ways to make eyes. I would put the clay and teaspoon into the freezer for a while to firm up before removing it though. :) I am going to try to make some iris parts with clay to go under the glass half domes I have. Mine will be pretty small - way smaller than yours - at least this time around. :D
Edit: I used to measure my resin in different cups and then mix but now I just measure in one cup and then start mixing. It's much easier. :D I can even do large amounts. I bought a really wide and tall cup from the paint section of walmart. It works great, has a bunch of measurements and the resin doesn't stick to it.
- Heidi
BlackCat2 very cool! Always neat to see how other people do things. The corn starch should help you avoid the freezing step if you use enough of it. And I have made eyes with this method with 6mm cabochons and it worked the same way. If you adjust the size of the cabochons to match the hole punch and prints you can make them as big or small as you’d like. And I’m gonna have to check out that cup!
Thanks. I have done the corn starch but I don't really like it. If I need it not to stick - like when I use a mold made of baked clay to shape clay - then I use water. I hope you do check out the cup. It's pretty awesome. :D I don't think this is the exact one but it looked something like this - www.walmart.com/ip/ABN-1000-32-Ounce-Paint-Mix-Cups-Calibrated-Mixing-Ratios-on-Side-of-Cup/148808038 - and the one I bought at my local store was only a couple of dollars.
@@BlackCat_2 Great idea! Less plastic waste! I'm all for that!!
Nice work
This is utterly awesome.
I am recreating a couple of fembots from the Six million dollar man series, so a realistic eye is necessary. A quick question about your eye's, are they very heavy, as they are clay? Just wondering if a white silicone resin would lighten it up?
Great video! I think it is probably quicker and more of an even measurement to pour the hardener straight on top of the resin in the first cup, as long as you can accurately control the measure and don't add too much! If done properly it can not only save time when scraping out the leftover hardener from the cup (you just go straight to the mixing stage), but you also get an almost perfect 50/50 blend of resin/hardener without leaving any residue behind, also extra product working time and it saves the need of using an extra cup.
I also get red acrylic yarn and use the thin strands on a layer of resin using a toothpick to position the “veins”. Then I do another layer of resin one the first layer dries.
If you want a faster, cleaner and less toxic way of making your eyes then use clear UV nail gel and a UV gel lamp. I've made 100s of doll eyes using this method and tested baking them in the oven too at different temperatures. This way your eyes will be ready to use in 5 minutes with no mess or smell.
Hello ! Can we do that with air fimo ? (It’s a polymer clay air dryring without baking !) Thanks you ! :)
Curious if you can then use this in a sculpt? Wouldn’t baking resin be a bad thing to do? Curious I love the tutorial and i definitely want to try this
You are super talented and extremely cute. :)
I’ve seen people tear frays away from red yarn and use it for the veins of the eye. It comes out super convincing.
Wouldn't it be easier, after placing the cabuchon in top, to use the mold again to push it into the clay? It will push the cabuchon down into the clay and retain the spherical shape without having to manipulate the clay manually.
Good thought, but then you wouldn’t get that slight bulge that real eyeballs have. They’re only almost spherical. Shaping it manually around the iris like that allows you to maintain that accurate eyeball shape.
@@CluelessTheLlama13 valid point 👍. Perhaps an option then if you're not confident with manual sculpting.
Can i ask you, why did you make a mold with the outside of the 'teaspoon', while the inside is a perfect mold in it self?
Did the green eyes with the blue closer to the pupil remind anyone else of jacksepticeyes eyeball Sam
No,just me...ok then byyyyyyeeeee~
Hey man, I have recently just discovered your channel and I've watched a few videos so far, the ghost gentleman, wolfman and the scarecrow. I just want to say thank you for uploading these videos. I sculpt for fun but I'm not nearly at your level lol actually seeing your creations I looked at my own with huge disappointment but I am determined to get better. Just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great work! I subscribed and I plan on watching all over your videos and continuing to be a follower.
It's a great tutorial! Very realistic... However, with this video, and the one with the baby octopus (also great!) I was unable to hear most of what you said with my volume on the highest setting... Just a little feedback. I hope you are able to remedy this in future tutorials. TFS!!!
Rachel D
Thank you so much! The volume is louder in my newer videos. :)
_"I haven't bought another one since I bought this one"_
That is normally how is works until you run out 😆
RUclips thought I'd enjoy this channel. RUclips was correct. :) I've been binge watching the videos on this channel and I love it. I've been inspired greatly.
That said....
I may be way of base here, but I was thinking that a person could skip the mould making step and just apply cornstarch to the inside of the tsp and press clay into that rather than make a mould. I could be wrong though.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Thanks for the videos Ace
Hey you, Claire here x
I'm a Needlefelt Artist and make my own eyes, but haven't tried resin. Wanted to say thanks for your tutorial ..... "Thanks" 😁 x
Glad you liked it, good luck! 😀
i know that stringing red yarn over it is good for making veins
What a great idea! An amazing way to make doll eyes and not empty your wallet.
thenewmaid thanks! That’s the idea!
Very interesting! I'm working on a Chucky doll at the moment and I think this is my best best at some accurate eyes. Thanks!
If you buy Jello save the cups and clean them out for mixing resin!
hello, thank you for this tutorial ! i want to ask you please if after baking or also after years of making the eye, the colors of the iris still the same or change because it made by paper not paints, thank you
if you use a metal teaspoon you can cook the polymer clay right on it, let it cool and gently remove the mold from the tsp. less chances of distortions and a nice smooth bake. :)
Fantastic tutorial Thanks, you should add very small strings of red yarn to the polymer this would give the small blood vessels on the sclera, I saw how they manufacture artificial eyes and this is what they do to make them look real.
Really great tutorial!!! Do you bake your clay in the oven you cook food in? I wasn't sure if there was a toxic issue to be concerned with. I have tried a toaster oven and burnt the clay because of hot spots and heat surges. Love your channel and I think you do a wonderful job!!!👏👏👏👏👏
Only potentially problematic if you accidentally burn your clay piece causing fumes which will be toxic. The ability to bake in home ovens is one of the great things about polymer clay, making it an accessible art medium for anyone. If heat spikes in your oven are causing uneven baking or burning, try using an oven thermometer to gauge the actual temperature, as ovens can vary substantially from what the dial says. I use a benchtop oven for baking my clay because it heats up fast, and it works great. I make mostly miniatures though; for bigger projects I would opt for an oven.
@@lespantalonsfancie2434 , do you have any recommendations for a benchtop oven? I do mainly small items too and think that would be better. Thank you!
@@kellyl9815 I think they are all pretty much alike, although it would be preferable to go for a larger sized one if you can. Some of them are so small and compact there's a greater chance of burning because of how close the heating elements are to your piece. You can protect your item from scorching and darkening caused by direct heat by forming a tent over it using cardstock or tinfoil (search online for tutorials or videos of you're not sure what I mean). The tent acts as a shield between the heat source and the item you're baking. Just be careful not to have the peak of the tent too close to the element where it could burn (another reason why a toaster oven with larger internal dimensions would be better).
@@lespantalonsfancie2434 Thank you; I really appreciate the information. The tenting makes a lot of sense. I often have to tent pastries in my conventional oven to keep them from burning before they are fully baked; that is one reason why I do not trust it with clay :/
Thank you again - I am off to explore toaster ovens!
Thinking I might 3D print a mold which has an indent already made for the iris. That way you won't need to press it and reshape it.
When making small quantities of 2 part resin, I use syringes with rubber pushes and make sure it has an air bubble in it as this makes sure all the components are extruded from the syringe.
I also flood coat pieces like this. I'm a little obsessed with resin flood coating.
Two tips: 1). Remove air bubbles in the resin using a heat gun while still wet. 2). During the matte painting phase, use oxblood silk thread that you've combed through to fray it, then apply it and fan it out along the edges to create hyper realistic very fine blood vessels (this is the Madam Tussaud method).
Cool! That sounds really interesting!
Hola que es la bolsita de cristales transparentes que pones sobre el iris impreso?? Lo hacés vos o se compra así?
This is amazing! I did not know that baking resin was safe! I’m sure the fumes aren’t but it’s good to know! I’ve never wanted to try baking anything but glass in my sculptures I spent hours or days on, so this could be a game changer, thank you!
Amazing .Thank you
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
this will become even more realistic, if you put some threads of red wool beneath the resin to simulate veins
Great video could you upload a sheet with iris pics on so we can download and print, thanks.
I have watched several Videos on how to do this. Yours is by far the easiest I have found. The eye looks great and I can’t wait to try it. Thanks again for your time
Groovy Ace! Ive been saving bottle caps to mount eyeballs on for a few years just for Halloween decorations as we have many columns in and out of our home. As a newbie to clay, and a follower of you, I can't wait to get started! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and kindness.
~Bethany McKittrick
why not make a silicone mold?....loooove ur vidz btw im obsesssed
Me watching this in 2021. You can no longer find gloves anywhere for that cheap 😂😅
Can I just put it in the teaspoon
I'm a new subscriber so I put nodifications to!
Izaacktg washburn thank you! Hope you like the vids 😁
Can flour be used instead of Corn Starch ?
“Just EYBALL it”;)
You have helped me so much watching your techniques. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to making your videos & unique creations 💜
Apologies if you’ve already covered this, but did you bake the eye with the cabochon in place? Does it still come off easily to apply the resin underneath? I’ve not long started with air dry clay and have no experience with polymer. Thanks!
Yes, the cabuchon should come off quite easily. Unless you completely encapsulate an embellishment into polymer clay (ie enclose the edges to keep it in place), it would require glue after baking to secure it properly. Polymer clay alone will not act like glue.
Les Pantalons Fancie Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated.
@@Witchat1and70 no problem :). And yes, you would be able to bake the cabuchon as it's glass and the baking temps for polymer clay are low.
Your tuitorial so good sir.
I learnt so much really
Thank you so much really 🙂🙏🏻🌸🙌🏻
So many questions I previously had became cleared through your video
So thank you very much 🙂🙏🏻
Amazing!!
If you wanted a round eye, I guess you would use two polymer clay halves together before baking?
Please tell me how to make teddy bear eyes.. and all the necessary materials.... please please