I decided to test paint eyes on fleece. I began with two coats of gesso white, followed by one coat of shiny white. Using a hair drier to speed up drying time.

Then I applied my base color for my eye , while the color was still wet, I painted tiny lines of white. Like a  starburst from the center out for highlights.

Once dry I painted the pupil , dried it, used white dot for highlight. dried. Then coated the whole eye with clear nail polish to give it a nice shine. (about 3 coats, heavy)



Not too bad

Great job........ I like the finished product. Is this a technique you use when making dolls?

Interresting technique. Seem's that more and more artists out there are painting what they need on fabric, which makes a very interresting product in itself. Good job Melaine!

Great job........ I like the finished product. Is this a technique you use when making dolls?

Yes it is. I use latex paints you can buy at walmart or any craft store. I just wanted to see if I could incorporate it onto a puppet as well. Thanks for the compliment !!

Beautiful! Love it!

What a great idea. I'm going to give that a try. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, just a note. They are flexable as well.

How do you like the eyes on this guy? The hair & eyes are pinned on temporarily. Not sure about they eyes.

Here ar some other painted eyes, I experimented with.

I like the green one!

I like the green one!

Thanks Billy,
Ping Pong Ball, painted with the same Priciple as the  ones on fabric. The same eyes on the puppet. I think I will cut them down in size a bit. Look kinda bug eyed in the photo. LOL

What did you use to give it such a high gloss?

I like the eyes on the puppet. They are a bit cross eyed but it gives him character.

To give it a high gloss, I use clear nail polish. An inexpensive one will work just fine. I buy my ping pong balls at The Dollar Tree, because they are a light plastic that cuts easy with scissors, I used a small curved pair to cut them.  I trimmed them down  on this puppet.
You could use a clear gloss spray paint.



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I like the eyes on the puppet. They are a bit cross eyed but it gives him character.

Thank You Shawn!! Welcome back.