Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:51:24 -0800
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: Eye Making Techniques


There are toy novelty balls that are about the size of ping pong balls.
They have an internal ball that is colored and spins but the outside is a
clear shell.  You could cut off the shell and use them.  Ax


At 09:20 AM 12/17/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Date:          Tue, 17 Dec 1996 04:00:41 -0800
>To:            puptcrit-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
>From:          Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
>Subject:       Re: Eye Making Techniques
>Reply-to:      puptcrit-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
>
>>Another good idea for making big hollow eyes is to use the clear plastic
>>craft balls available this time of year esp.  They are often used for make
>>your own ornaments.  Shaped like a ball but they fit together in halves.
>>They are available in different sizes.  Because they are clear plastic, they
>>can be painted from the inside and the shell provides a thick clear
>>reflective protective surface for the eye.  No chipping, no sealing.  Paint
>>the iris first with lots of detail and let it dry....then paint the white
>>over the entire inside - even over the inside of the iris, to help back up
>>the colors.  
>
>>Ax
>
>
>Ax,
>
>I was going to try your suggestion about this, however, the clear 
>plastic balls you are talking about are much to big for the type of 
>puppet I am making.  Where can I get a clear plastic ball that's 
>about the same size as a ping pong ball?  As a matter of fact, it 
>should be slightly larger because I sometimes use ping pong balls for 
>eyes.  Any suggestions?
>
>
>Rick Krogh
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>
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