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Offline Darkoath

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Looking for a Milky or Pearlesent Color to do Zombie eyes
« on: June 28, 2009, 09:22:47 PM »
I am looking for a color to give my zombie eyes that dead milky color.  I plan to paint the pupil a dark gray
they cover the whole eye with a milky or pearlesent wash to give it that "dead fish" look.

Anyone have suggestions for a paint to use?  I can do a wash or it can be a pearlesent color that allows
paint to show through, similar to the TCR that is used for blood on zombies.

Thank you!

Darkoath

Offline blackstone

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Re: Looking for a Milky or Pearlesent Color to do Zombie eyes
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2009, 09:40:35 PM »
I've used this technique before and just used acrylics for the "white" wash. I always avoid using pure white for eyes on any figure, and with zombies I definately use an off-white.

The paint shouldn't be a typical wash consistency because it will run into the creases of the eye lids and leave a pale line there. All the paint needs to be is a slightly thinned off-white which will not fully cover the pupil and iris you already painted, giving a nice milky eye :) hope some of this rambling helped!
« Last Edit: June 28, 2009, 09:45:42 PM by blackstone »

Offline Svennn

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Re: Looking for a Milky or Pearlesent Color to do Zombie eyes
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 09:50:29 PM »
Winsor & Newton and Daler Rowney do pearlescents in tubes and ready mixed inks which might work?
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Offline Bako

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Re: Looking for a Milky or Pearlesent Color to do Zombie eyes
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2009, 11:48:33 PM »
I use Rotting Flesh and Skull White from GW mixed together with a very thin wash of brown. It reminded me of those cow eye balls I had dissected in high school, so it worked.
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