Awe, thank you so much! I'm so pleased you found it helpful. I have much more to share with my fellow eye makers of the world! hehehe More to Come! *hugs*
That low humming sound in the background is actually my oven lol... I'll have to remember to turn that off in future videos, it is slightly annoying. Sorry!
I am very new to this and I haven't tried making any eyes yet but I wanted you to know that I have watches so many videos on eyes and I'm telling you by far this is the best video that I have watched and learned from, thank you so much for making this video, I hope more newbies watch this cause it will save them a lot of time. Keep up the good work and again Thank you so much, God Bless you.
This was the best video I found on RUclips. Thank you so much for the detailed video. Definitely saving this because I want to learn how to make my own eyes! ❤
Awe! Thank you so much! You are very welcome. I'll uploading more videos very shortly that will hopefully continue to help you on your creative journey ❤️ Happy Eye Making!
Thank you so much! It’s incredibly interesting and informative! I’m from Russia, so it would be rather difficult for me to find all the materials, but l’ll try to do something like your creation. And thanks for your alive video. It’s more interesting, than others, without … “lol”😍
Awe yay! Thank you as well! I'm so glad that they are helping! I will be making more in the future, so if you ever need anything specific, let me know, and I can include it in upcoming videos 😊
This was enormously helpful, thank you SO much. I'm a digital artist learning traditional media again and there was so much here I didn't know. Excellent and very thorough. :D
Thank you, so much for this, Kendra. My molds are arriving today, I can't wait to try them! This will be my first venture into eye making, and this tutorial is super helpful. The eyes you made turned out beautifully!
Thank you so much Renata! As you already know, I'm a huge fan of your work, so your support and feedback is priceless to me - I'm so glad you liked it, and you are very welcome!!! *hugs*
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching ❤ Do you mean master forms for creating the silicone molds? If you are good at 3D digital sculpting, you can design and print master forms that can be used as molds for silicone, then you can use those to cast the eye bases in resin, clay, or gypsum ❤ It can be quite costly to have master forms made, so if you’re able to do it yourself, that’s probably your best option. I worked with Todd Debreceni on my original doll eye molds, so he is a good resource if you are looking to do your own and need help 😊 Tell him Kendra sent you😉 I’ll be honest though, depending on the size or type of eye base you need/use, you may find it more cost effective to just purchase molds in the size you need. For instance, what size eye bases are you looking for? I bet I either carry the molds or can special order what you need and save you a ton of money and trouble ❤
Isn’t it glorious???!! I still like how UV Resin Hard holds up to heat, but if you are not baking the eyes, its Padico Star Drop all the way for me too!! Lol It’s liquid gold!! 🙌🥹
@@VirgosAlchemy I can’t even tell you HOW MANY resins I have tried😅At least 7-8 maybe… always go back to Star Drop. At one time, I loved Lisa Pavelka. Bought a $50 bottle years ago & it REFUSED to cure. That was my last time ever buying it lol
@@LoriNicolls omg, I never had good results with Magic Gloss either! Yet so many artists swore by it!! For years!!! Lol It cracked so easily, and yellows horribly. I don’t remember having an issue with curing it, it just would not hold up for me in heat or over time at all. Plus, outrageously priced… 😝
My boyfriend has a 3d printer with the adjacent cleaning/curing machine. Would I be able to use that curing machine instead of getting a uv nail lamp style? This tutorial has been indispensable. Saved. Thank you! Edit: the fact you walk us through this step by step (with no cuts that I saw) is incredible!!! Wow. You're amazing. Who does that? Especially considering that this is something you make money with. Wow these are gorgeous.
As long as the UV light is the right wattage to set the UV resin you are using, I don’t see why you could not use that 😊 Thank you so much! Glad you found it helpful ❤️
Wow, this video is so amazing, thank you so much for sharing your experience and techniques! Your eyes are so amazing and this really helps so much! THANK YOU!
Thank you, and you are most welcome! It really does depend on the UV resin, but honestly, the best way to test a specific one, is to give it a try. This is how I test resin for heat stability… I use a white ceramic plate. I place a small amount of the resin either directly onto the plate and fully cure it, or, cure a piece of white FIMO, and apply some UV resin over it, and fully cure it onto the clay. Use white, so you can easily see any yellowing or discoloration. I start off at 175F for 10 minutes, and check to see if you notice any fumes, discoloration, bubbling etc. Also use a metal tool and press into it and tap it to see if its sticky, or softening. If not, bump up to 200F for 10 mins, repeat the same tests, and then move up to 230F, and go higher if you need it to be able to take 275F. I would not suggest pushing past 275F. I would also only do this in a designated clay oven, and in well ventilated room - just in case. I’ve never tested heat stability on UV resin pieces that were larger, my work is pretty small. Then, date and keep your tests for as long as you can, so you can note any changes in color or appearance. Hope this helps! I have tested UV Resin Hard multiple times and have had excellent results, so if you have any issues, give that one a try 💜 Padico is the best UV resin for non-bake-able projects in my opinion.
Hello! You are very welcome, and thank you for watching. You can find all my available molds on my website www.VirgosAlchemy.com just click "shop", or you can also still find me on Etsy, www.virgosalchemy.etsy.com I sell both my own signature eye base molds, as well as Cubeco, and other quality molds. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any further questions 😊
Hi there! You are most welcome, and thank you for watching! 🙂 Yes, I use Little Window's 2 Part epoxy resin for all my bases, I just don't use a 2 part for my domes. For my domes, I use Padico Star Drop and/or UV Resin Hard. Both of these work seamlessly well with Brilliant Resin from Little-Windows and have excellent non-yellowing properties.
Thank you for your answer! you don't use this 2 part component for the domes just because is not possible to do a dome? or because of other reasons? I bought glass epoxy resin some time ago and did some experiments to do eyes, but I can't achieve a dome because the resin begins to spread around the eye. The only way I found is by doing a silicone mold for the eye with the dome. Thank you again.☺🙏
@@dariuspapyrus my pleasure 💗💗 I don't use 2 part for domes because of the time it takes to cure. Brilliant resin from Little-Windows is excellent for doming, you just need to let it setup a bit, and it domes beautifully, but, I like to use UV resin for this because I can cure it exactly when and where I want it, and I don't need to worry about any changes that might take place during a much longer curing process. It sounds like your epoxy might just have a higher viscosity which is good for applications where you want a flat mirror-like finish. But, in our case of course, we want it to be a bit more viscous so it can hold shape while curing. Yes, silicone pressure molds are perfectly okay to make domes too, I just prefer to use UV resin, and Padico is honestly one of the best to make domes. Now, for larger scale eyes, sometimes a mold makes it easier to get a nice round dome shape because the larger the dome, the flatter the top wants to go lol.
Hi! I’m a reborn doll artist, and I’m did my first pair of eyes today. Would this work with air-dry resin? Thanks, and have a great day. Thanks for the tutorial!
@@VirgosAlchemy oh no! I used oven bake polymer clay! However, my Resin hasn’t come in yet. I ordered Air-Dry resin that cures in 24 hours, as I couldn’t/can’t really afford a UV resin oven at the time. Thanks so much, regardless!
@@PlayerTenji95 Ahhh okay, sorry, I see what you meant now, you mean a 2 part epoxy resin, yes, that will work just fine if you don't have UV resin 🙂 The best 2 part epoxy resin in my opinion is Brilliant Resin from www.Little-Windows.com You can purchase the small sample kit, it's plenty to make quite a few eyes, and it's very affordable, safe, and high quality. You can also use my special discount code and get 15% off, VIRGOS15 and save even more. Brilliant Resin is heat resistant, and I have never had an issue baking it at clay curing temperatures. When you do use 2 part epoxy, just really make sure you check for air bubbles at several stages in the beginning to avoid air bubbles, because that is a long time to wait to discover you have them in your lenses/domes! 😭
Hi Fiona, in this example, I think I just used pastel powders to keep things simple for the tutorial. I personally use a combination of many different things to get different colors. Pastel powders (PanPastels being some of the best for vibrancy), Resin pigments, colored polymer clay, micas, inks, gouache, watercolors... really a lot of options 😊
hello! thanks so much for sharing. Can i ask what you do with the uv colored resin after you're done with making the eyes? do you cure it and remove from the silicone mold and toss it ? or what would one do with that. Also what to use to clean the resin off the round tools used to dome thanks so much!
I keep it covered, either in a small tin with a silicone liner, or I’ll use a silicone pad that I’ll cover with an opaque cup or something to block out light. The resin will stay fresh and usable. If it gets contaminated or you want to clean it up, yep, just pop it under the UV light and it will peel easily off the silicone. To clean the resin off the tools, I normally use alcohol or wet wipes like Paint & Art Wipes off Amazon. As long as you clean off metal or other tools and don’t let the resin cure on them, it wipes off very easily. You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
@@VirgosAlchemy thank you for your quick response ! 🫶 if possible I’d like to ask one more thing, do you wear a respirator for organic vapors or any sort of respirator while mixing resin?
@@sardemari Little-Windows 2 part brilliant resin does not have any VOC’s and has literally no scent, so for that, no, and I use that for casting my bases. As far as Padico and UV Resin Hard, they do off-gas during curing, but I work with very small amounts at a time, and for the most part, they are away from me when curing under UV light. I would not suggest to go without a respirator if you are sensitive or plan on using larger amounts, and always use in well ventilated areas 💜 I have a 3M respirator from Home Depot from their paint department which works great for just about anything I’m working with, including varnishes. 🫶
Hi Jessica I use wet wipes and isopropyl alcohol (91%) to remove resin. There are also resin cleaner solutions available which I have also used, but they are more expensive. So, I just stick with the wipes and alcohol as they work just as good 😊
In this video, I make larger eyes using standard BJD eye base molds that you can find on Amazon. If you are looking for smaller molds, I actually make molds from 3mm to 10mm in size, and they are available in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/virgosalchemy 😊
I'm so deeply sorry that your question was missed! Most human sized eye molds will be 24mm, which I can custom order for you. I can also get you a 33mm, but unfortunately I do not have access to 32mm. You can contact me through my website, virgosalchemy.com or you can contact me via Instagram (links are in channel info). Hope this helps, and again, I'm so sorry I missed your question.😔
This is the best tutorial I've seen so far! Thank you!
Awe, thank you so much! I'm so pleased you found it helpful. I have much more to share with my fellow eye makers of the world! hehehe More to Come! *hugs*
Great job! Loved it! Your eyes look great!
That low humming sound in the background is actually my oven lol... I'll have to remember to turn that off in future videos, it is slightly annoying. Sorry!
I am very new to this and I haven't tried making any eyes yet but I wanted you to know that I have watches so many videos on eyes and I'm telling you by far this is the best video that I have watched and learned from, thank you so much for making this video, I hope more newbies watch this cause it will save them a lot of time. Keep up the good work and again Thank you so much, God Bless you.
Awe! Thank you! And I’m so glad you found it helpful 🫶 I wish you much success! Have fun creating! 💜
These eyes are beautiful! Thank you so much for your time, expertise and all the links.
Awe thank you! And you are most welcome!! 💗💗😊
They’re gorgeous thank you so much for sharing your talent It’s very helpful
Awe! Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful 💜
Спасибо за потрясающий мастер класс. Смотрела без остановки,не оторвешся.👍👍👍😍😍
You are so sweet! Thank you so much!! ❤❤❤
Awesome! Thank you for sharing your technique. ❤
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching!
Absolutely gorgeous eyes and interesting technique! I am going to have to give this a try for my tiny 6mm eyes :D
Thank you so much, and I'd love to hear how it goes 🙂
This was the best video I found on RUclips. Thank you so much for the detailed video. Definitely saving this because I want to learn how to make my own eyes! ❤
Awe! Thank you so much! You are very welcome. I'll uploading more videos very shortly that will hopefully continue to help you on your creative journey ❤️ Happy Eye Making!
Thank you so much! I’m starting my claymation project and I don’t plan on doing it cheap! I’m so happy I found this video to help my project pop!
You are very welcome! Yay! I wish you much success and would love to see your project once its completed!
Thank you so much! It’s incredibly interesting and informative! I’m from Russia, so it would be rather difficult for me to find all the materials, but l’ll try to do something like your creation. And thanks for your alive video. It’s more interesting, than others, without … “lol”😍
You are so very welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful! And thank you so much for the kind words 💜💜💜
These are beautiful, thank you! ❤
You’re welcome! And Thank you too! ❤️❤️
🥰🥰🥰 i love these video really helping so much thank you!!!
Awe yay! Thank you as well! I'm so glad that they are helping! I will be making more in the future, so if you ever need anything specific, let me know, and I can include it in upcoming videos 😊
Great video. I usually use your 5mm mold so I’m working small but you gave me some new ideas to use. Thanks so much
Thanks so much Pam! I’m so glad it helped! 💜💜
Love these, beautiful eyes 😍
Thank you so much Kaye! 💚
Fabulous results Kendra! Thank you for this video!
Thank you Suzanne! And you are most welcome! 💜💜
This was enormously helpful, thank you SO much. I'm a digital artist learning traditional media again and there was so much here I didn't know. Excellent and very thorough. :D
Awe you are very welcome! Thank you for watching! ☺️
Очень аккуратная и тонкая работа.Супер!!!:-)
Большое спасибо 🙂
Thank you, so much for this, Kendra. My molds are arriving today, I can't wait to try them! This will be my first venture into eye making, and this tutorial is super helpful. The eyes you made turned out beautifully!
Yay! You will have a lot of fun! Thank you as well for your support!
How did they turn out?
This is such a wonderful tutorial!! Thank you so very much for sharing!
Thank you so much Renata! As you already know, I'm a huge fan of your work, so your support and feedback is priceless to me - I'm so glad you liked it, and you are very welcome!!! *hugs*
Beautiful job! ❤
thank you so much! 🙂
Awesome! Thank you so much….
You are very welcome! And thank you for watching! 💗
Wonderful! Any sources of info for molding these sorts of hollow pieces for casting? Mine are digitally sculpted and 3D printed.
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching ❤ Do you mean master forms for creating the silicone molds? If you are good at 3D digital sculpting, you can design and print master forms that can be used as molds for silicone, then you can use those to cast the eye bases in resin, clay, or gypsum ❤ It can be quite costly to have master forms made, so if you’re able to do it yourself, that’s probably your best option. I worked with Todd Debreceni on my original doll eye molds, so he is a good resource if you are looking to do your own and need help 😊 Tell him Kendra sent you😉 I’ll be honest though, depending on the size or type of eye base you need/use, you may find it more cost effective to just purchase molds in the size you need. For instance, what size eye bases are you looking for? I bet I either carry the molds or can special order what you need and save you a ton of money and trouble ❤
Hey chickadee! It’s Chronic Art Dolls☺️Love Love Love Padico Star Drop! I recently got the Moon Drop & ooooo it’s THICC lol.
Isn’t it glorious???!! I still like how UV Resin Hard holds up to heat, but if you are not baking the eyes, its Padico Star Drop all the way for me too!! Lol It’s liquid gold!! 🙌🥹
@@VirgosAlchemy I can’t even tell you HOW MANY resins I have tried😅At least 7-8 maybe… always go back to Star Drop. At one time, I loved Lisa Pavelka. Bought a $50 bottle years ago & it REFUSED to cure. That was my last time ever buying it lol
@@LoriNicolls omg, I never had good results with Magic Gloss either! Yet so many artists swore by it!! For years!!! Lol It cracked so easily, and yellows horribly. I don’t remember having an issue with curing it, it just would not hold up for me in heat or over time at all. Plus, outrageously priced… 😝
Beautiful
Thank you so much!!!
My boyfriend has a 3d printer with the adjacent cleaning/curing machine. Would I be able to use that curing machine instead of getting a uv nail lamp style? This tutorial has been indispensable. Saved. Thank you! Edit: the fact you walk us through this step by step (with no cuts that I saw) is incredible!!! Wow. You're amazing. Who does that? Especially considering that this is something you make money with. Wow these are gorgeous.
As long as the UV light is the right wattage to set the UV resin you are using, I don’t see why you could not use that 😊 Thank you so much! Glad you found it helpful ❤️
Wow, this video is so amazing, thank you so much for sharing your experience and techniques! Your eyes are so amazing and this really helps so much! THANK YOU!
Thank you, and you are most welcome! It really does depend on the UV resin, but honestly, the best way to test a specific one, is to give it a try. This is how I test resin for heat stability… I use a white ceramic plate. I place a small amount of the resin either directly onto the plate and fully cure it, or, cure a piece of white FIMO, and apply some UV resin over it, and fully cure it onto the clay. Use white, so you can easily see any yellowing or discoloration. I start off at 175F for 10 minutes, and check to see if you notice any fumes, discoloration, bubbling etc. Also use a metal tool and press into it and tap it to see if its sticky, or softening. If not, bump up to 200F for 10 mins, repeat the same tests, and then move up to 230F, and go higher if you need it to be able to take 275F. I would not suggest pushing past 275F. I would also only do this in a designated clay oven, and in well ventilated room - just in case. I’ve never tested heat stability on UV resin pieces that were larger, my work is pretty small. Then, date and keep your tests for as long as you can, so you can note any changes in color or appearance. Hope this helps! I have tested UV Resin Hard multiple times and have had excellent results, so if you have any issues, give that one a try 💜 Padico is the best UV resin for non-bake-able projects in my opinion.
@@VirgosAlchemy thank you so much, what great advise, this helps me so much. I can't wait to try it out.
Thank you for sharing 🙏 where did you get the eye based molds? I went on the site bit it was not clear 😢
Hello! You are very welcome, and thank you for watching. You can find all my available molds on my website www.VirgosAlchemy.com just click "shop", or you can also still find me on Etsy, www.virgosalchemy.etsy.com I sell both my own signature eye base molds, as well as Cubeco, and other quality molds. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any further questions 😊
Thank you, very helpful, and great results! did you or anyone use epoxy resing?
Hi there! You are most welcome, and thank you for watching! 🙂 Yes, I use Little Window's 2 Part epoxy resin for all my bases, I just don't use a 2 part for my domes. For my domes, I use Padico Star Drop and/or UV Resin Hard. Both of these work seamlessly well with Brilliant Resin from Little-Windows and have excellent non-yellowing properties.
Thank you for your answer! you don't use this 2 part component for the domes just because is not possible to do a dome? or because of other reasons? I bought glass epoxy resin some time ago and did some experiments to do eyes, but I can't achieve a dome because the resin begins to spread around the eye. The only way I found is by doing a silicone mold for the eye with the dome. Thank you again.☺🙏
@@dariuspapyrus my pleasure 💗💗 I don't use 2 part for domes because of the time it takes to cure. Brilliant resin from Little-Windows is excellent for doming, you just need to let it setup a bit, and it domes beautifully, but, I like to use UV resin for this because I can cure it exactly when and where I want it, and I don't need to worry about any changes that might take place during a much longer curing process. It sounds like your epoxy might just have a higher viscosity which is good for applications where you want a flat mirror-like finish. But, in our case of course, we want it to be a bit more viscous so it can hold shape while curing. Yes, silicone pressure molds are perfectly okay to make domes too, I just prefer to use UV resin, and Padico is honestly one of the best to make domes. Now, for larger scale eyes, sometimes a mold makes it easier to get a nice round dome shape because the larger the dome, the flatter the top wants to go lol.
I understand. You are amazing! Thank you for your comprehensive explanation.
Hi! I’m a reborn doll artist, and I’m did my first pair of eyes today. Would this work with air-dry resin? Thanks, and have a great day. Thanks for the tutorial!
Did you mean air dry clay? If so, it should work well. I can do a few tests and post my results for you 😊
@@VirgosAlchemy oh no! I used oven bake polymer clay! However, my Resin hasn’t come in yet. I ordered Air-Dry resin that cures in 24 hours, as I couldn’t/can’t really afford a UV resin oven at the time. Thanks so much, regardless!
@@PlayerTenji95 Ahhh okay, sorry, I see what you meant now, you mean a 2 part epoxy resin, yes, that will work just fine if you don't have UV resin 🙂 The best 2 part epoxy resin in my opinion is Brilliant Resin from www.Little-Windows.com You can purchase the small sample kit, it's plenty to make quite a few eyes, and it's very affordable, safe, and high quality. You can also use my special discount code and get 15% off, VIRGOS15 and save even more. Brilliant Resin is heat resistant, and I have never had an issue baking it at clay curing temperatures. When you do use 2 part epoxy, just really make sure you check for air bubbles at several stages in the beginning to avoid air bubbles, because that is a long time to wait to discover you have them in your lenses/domes! 😭
So are the colours just a dry pigment?
Hi Fiona, in this example, I think I just used pastel powders to keep things simple for the tutorial. I personally use a combination of many different things to get different colors. Pastel powders (PanPastels being some of the best for vibrancy), Resin pigments, colored polymer clay, micas, inks, gouache, watercolors... really a lot of options 😊
@@VirgosAlchemy Thank you I am a makeup artist so was wondering if I ciuld just work from my pallets
@@fiona3821 Absolutely, I actually did an Insta post about 3 months ago showing how you can use eye shadow 😊instagram.com/reel/CufXySOAKZu/
hello! thanks so much for sharing. Can i ask what you do with the uv colored resin after you're done with making the eyes? do you cure it and remove from the silicone mold and toss it ? or what would one do with that. Also what to use to clean the resin off the round tools used to dome
thanks so much!
I keep it covered, either in a small tin with a silicone liner, or I’ll use a silicone pad that I’ll cover with an opaque cup or something to block out light. The resin will stay fresh and usable. If it gets contaminated or you want to clean it up, yep, just pop it under the UV light and it will peel easily off the silicone. To clean the resin off the tools, I normally use alcohol or wet wipes like Paint & Art Wipes off Amazon. As long as you clean off metal or other tools and don’t let the resin cure on them, it wipes off very easily. You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
@@VirgosAlchemy thank you for your quick response ! 🫶 if possible I’d like to ask one more thing, do you wear a respirator for organic vapors or any sort of respirator while mixing resin?
@@sardemari Little-Windows 2 part brilliant resin does not have any VOC’s and has literally no scent, so for that, no, and I use that for casting my bases. As far as Padico and UV Resin Hard, they do off-gas during curing, but I work with very small amounts at a time, and for the most part, they are away from me when curing under UV light. I would not suggest to go without a respirator if you are sensitive or plan on using larger amounts, and always use in well ventilated areas 💜 I have a 3M respirator from Home Depot from their paint department which works great for just about anything I’m working with, including varnishes. 🫶
How do you clean the resin from your brushes when you are done?
Hi Jessica I use wet wipes and isopropyl alcohol (91%) to remove resin. There are also resin cleaner solutions available which I have also used, but they are more expensive. So, I just stick with the wipes and alcohol as they work just as good 😊
May I ask what mold you used in this video, thank you.
In this video, I make larger eyes using standard BJD eye base molds that you can find on Amazon. If you are looking for smaller molds, I actually make molds from 3mm to 10mm in size, and they are available in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/virgosalchemy 😊
Does anyone know where to get an eye base mold for 32mm/human sized eyes?
I'm so deeply sorry that your question was missed! Most human sized eye molds will be 24mm, which I can custom order for you. I can also get you a 33mm, but unfortunately I do not have access to 32mm. You can contact me through my website, virgosalchemy.com or you can contact me via Instagram (links are in channel info). Hope this helps, and again, I'm so sorry I missed your question.😔
how did you create the white eye base?
Hi there! You can see how I make the eye bases in my other video, here is the link :-) Thanks for watching! ruclips.net/video/i-65em_i8XM/видео.html
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