Eyes My first resin eyes!

I made these using silicone molds and 2-part resin. I have a bit of prior resin experience - nothing to write home about, but it probably helped some! oh, and they're 10/5mm, 12/5mm and 12/6mm.

Demo on a blank Leeke Chloe, cause my kids are all getting repainted atm.

Feel free to leave critiques or tipps! Do you like them? Maybe I'll share more at a later point. I'm definitely making more for myself and friends.

 

Ohh, thank you! I got most of my supplies on aliexpress, but I'm sure you can get them other places. These are my tips:
- Opt for molds with the iris sculpted in, saves you the work of having to carve em out. I think it's easier for beginners.
- I also recommend 2-part resin over UV resin. Depending on the size of eye, you'd have to cure it in several increments with the UV, and I find it tends to be kinda finnicky, just in general. Then again, that might just be me and my subpar UV lamp, though.
- When you pour your resin, you wanna start with just a little bit around the iris and move it around with a toothpick/other tool to be sure it's in all the crevices without any bubbles. Tap it on your table a couple of times to make any bubbles rise to the top, so you can pop them. Then you can pour the rest, and repeat the tapping process.
- When you do get a bubble in your whites, putting a blob of resin where the gap is and popping it back in the mold to cure again can save it! sometimes it doesn't work, but seeing how it only takes a tiny bit of resin, it's worth the try.
- Watch some videos on it! These were some my hot tips that are sometimes glossed over, but anything else you might wanna know should be out there. Probably also some wisdoms that I don't know yet.
- Oh and don't neglect your own safety. That means wearing a respirator and gloves when working with uncured resin. Some people don't talk about this, maybe because they take it for granted, but definitely protect your health.