I am working on my first open eyed baby. I’m not sure what I’m looking for once the eyes are in to know if they fit properly. Tink wears 18mm but I put in 20mm half round glass eyes. I bought both sizes in round and half, and also in two colors.
Do the 20mm look ok and look like they fit like they are supposed to? I honestly don’t what I’m looking for so opinions are appreciated. I’m trying to avoid taking them in and out by trying different ones on because I don’t want to stretch out the eye or risk tearing the back more. Her head is so small the eyes were so hard to put in!
Second question: I put a small slit in the back of the eye to insert them. Do I just glue the back of the eye shut to hold them in? Or does the eye itself require some sort of glue?
I used 20 mm in my Tink and they look good. But mine were half rounds. And you just glue the flap to hold them in Yours look good too, I love the way you painted her!
Thank you. I actually seen a comment you wrote somewhere about using the 20mm on Tink and that’s why I went with the 20. Lol.
I’m not feeling confident with this whole eye situation lol. I guess after a few I’ll get used to it. I will say that now that she has eyes, I’m feeling a bond coming on lol.
I think she tends to look scared sometimes with the 18mm, I really do like the 20mm even if they’re a pain to get in lol
Eyes suck lol I don’t love open eyed babies as much. I tend to put the eyes in every few layers while I’m painting to get an idea of how the baby looks. I also never bond with them, so maybe that wouldn’t be helpful for you lol
I tend to bond even with blank kits! Lol. Tink who started out as one of my dream kits is growing on me slowly. It has to be the open eyes messing with me. I think seeing the blank kit with no eyes messes with me. Lol. Idk.
It may be the picture but it appears that there is a gap in the corner of the eye. The glass eyes tend to be larger so you may have a hard time getting it to fit. You might have to use the 18’s or they won’t set right.
Im working on Tutti right now and I really don’t like to use the full round glass eyes because they are so fragile but she won’t take anything else. I bought the flat backs in 24 and they just wobble around in there. I have the glue from MacPhersons though so even if I cut the flap off completely in the back I can still glue the eye in. Ill just have to put extra bubble wrap around the head when I ship her like I do when I use the blown glass and then stress out until the baby arrives
If the flap won’t close then you glue it to the back of the eye. Or you could probably use fabric to back it. I don’t think mine closed with the 20mm either
Yours look good too, I love the way you painted her!
