![]() ![]() ![]() Put the tip of the needle just under the pupil, sticking slightly to the pupil. ![]() Use a needle or pin when placing adhesive pupils to your puppet. Attach this disk to the back of your pupil and attach the pupil to the eye. If you use a hole punch to make your pupil, just punch an identical size out of Topstick. It also works great for attaching pupils to the eyes of your puppet. Topstick Clear Hairpiece Tape is a two-sided tape used with toupees. Topstick on fleece, ready to create an eyelid. The highlights suggest light reflecting off the ye, thus the light would be coming from the same direction on each eye. Be sure the highlights are on the same spot on each eye and not mirrored to one another. You can make a perfect little circle on your pupil with the round head of a straight pin. Highlights – A little white dot at the top of the eye simulates a light reflection on the eye. Pupils can also be painted on or you can use buttons or doll eyes. Then the pupil can be pressed down and the needle slid away. By using the needle, you can lightly put the pupil in various places until you are happy. Place the pupils on the ye, and adjust until you get the placement you want. When attaching the pupil to the eye, place the adhesive material on the end of a needle. You can also put a smaller dark circle on a larger colored circle of vinyl to create an iris and pupil. ![]() Self-adhesive vinyl for Cricut machines also works well and will give your pupils a little shine. To punch out perfect circles, I have an assortment of paper punched that scrapbookers use. Self-adhesive velvet – I love self-adhesive velvet for pupils. The one problem with these is you cannot place the pupils where you want, as they come prepainted on the eye. You can find them in some craft shops and also online. This will ensure you get perfect eyes every time. The vacuum forming machine though will run you about $300 dollars. Once you have your original for your eye, you can make as many as you need quickly and cheaply. Some puppet makers use dental vacuum forming machines to create eyes. The colored domes are the bowls from measuring spoons I used as blanks.Ģ) Vacuum Formed. Silicone mold made from OOMOO-30 and cast eyes. It sets pretty quickly and you will have perfect eyes ready to go on your puppet. Just mix the Smooth Cast according to the instructions and pour into your mold. Once the silicone sets, you are ready to cast eyes. Mix the OOMOO 30 according to the instructions and pour into the box until the spoons (or your blanks) are covered. I placed the spoon bowls face down in a box that my personal checks came in. A set of six spoons gave me six different sizes. I cut the handles of the spoons and sanded them smooth. I used plastic measuring spoons when I made my molds. You can make blanks from plastic spoons, from plastic measuring spoons, from plastic eggs and alsmost any other item which has the size and shape you want. You will also need a blank for your eyes. Amazon also has the Smooth Cast, available here: CLICK.I buy my OOMOO 30 here, at Amazon: CLICK.To mold eyes, you will need OOMOO 30 and Smooth Cast Plastic. Some puppeteers use silicone candy or soap molds while others create their own molds. 1) Molded Puppet eyes can be made in molds. Ping Pong Balls for eyes with foam eyelids.Ĭast Eyes. You can also use teddy bear eyes, but you will need to drill a hole for the post. Pupils made from adhesive vinyl or adhesive velvet or felt can be attached to the ball to complete the eye. Balls can be attached using hot glue or contact cement. The ink on the ball can usually be removed with a little rubbing alcohol. Ping pong balls can be used as they come or cut in half. Teddy bear eyes are available at craft stores an come in a variety of sizes and colors. These eyes can be used alone or integrated into a larger eye using a plastic spoon or other material for the white of the eye. They have a post on the back and little washers that lock onto the post to hold the eye in place. Teddy bear eyes are plastic eyes that have a colored iris and a dark pupil. Just remove the eyelet with your Dremel and sand the back smooth and the button can be glued to the puppet or to the whites of the eye as a pupil. Dome-shaped buttons with the single eyelet on the back work really well. You may create the whites of the eyes with the craft foam and then attach a teddy bear eye.īuttons. For pupils, you may also want to create an iris from one color foam, say blue, and then attach a black pupil. Craft foam can be used for the whites of the eyes and for the pupils. ![]()
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