A Great Stenciling Tip for Making Eyes Look AliveHave you ever heard someone say, "That picture keeps looking at me." Well, here are two stenciling tips for adding realistic effects to eyes. The best way to breathe life into a painting is to get it to look back at you. So, let's get to it!The first tip gives eyes a wet and round appearance. Use a very thin artist brush and dip it into white paint. Brush the paint in a half circle motion around the iris (black center) of the eye. The paint of the eye must still be wet so that you get a blending effect. If the eye color has dried, pour a little on your palette and swirl it around with the white in the half circle motion. Don’t blend the white paint too well. You want the white to leave streaks of the lightened eye color to give the appearance of a deep, glassy look. The second stenciling tip for eyes is so easy. Use a very thin artistbrush and dip the tip straight down into a dab of white paint. With the same straight down motion, paint a dot or even two just off the center of the iris. This will give the eyes an appearance of light reflection. Here are some examples using each stenciling tip described above:
What do you think about the two white dots? Do they remind you of light reflection? Check out the whole painting below.
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Zoo Babies: Stencils for a Nursery This collection includes 7 designs- an Elephant, a Giraffe, a Hippo, a Lion, a Monkey, a Tiger and a Zebra. This purchase is of a PDF file with 40 pages. Price: $9.95
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Fleur de lis: Book of Stencils
This collection includes 22 designs. Ten are easy single overlay. Six have 2 overlays and six have 3 overlays. This purchase is of a PDF file which has 63 pages.
Price: $9.95
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Red-Eyed Tree FrogsThis book contains 4 cute Red-Eyed Tree Frogs for you to paint in your next project. Bring a little of the rain forest to your home. There are 37 pages in this pdf file which includes the stencils of all 4 frogs (each has 5 overlays) and complete instructions. This purchase is of a PDF file with 36 pages. Price: $9.95
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Oriental Designs: A Book of StencilsThis collection includes 16 designs- Chinese Dragon, Bamboo, Oriental Figure with Coolie Hat, Ying Yang Koi, Bonsai Tree and 3 Cranes plus 10 Chinese Symbols (Eternity, Friendship, Happiness, Harmony, Long Life, Peace, Prosperity, Tranquility, Truth and Dragon. This purchase is of a PDF file with 40 pages. Price: $9.95
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The Secret GardenCreate your own private garden retreat. This collection includes 12 designs-fountain, bleeding heart, iris, bee, butterfly, foxglove, grasshopper, hummingbird, trumpet flower, morning glory, stone wall and stove path. This purchase is of a PDF file with 51 pages. Price: $9.95
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