Hobby Cheating 96 - How to Paint Glowing Eyes 

Great video as always Vince. Just an idea, maybe get a little sheet of plasticard and prime it to do your little theory sections at the beginning so it behaves more like a mini would. It would be easy to strip and reuse

This has really helped me visualize the process. Just the first 3 minutes helped me more than a lot of other videos. Thanks!

Great instruction from theory to hands on performance oriented results! Even the wrist placement to lock in a steady platform. Awesome! Thank you Vince!

Thanks for the tutorials! What brush are you using for the eyes? Thanks!

This is pretty cool. How would you go about achieving this effect with fluorescent paints?

I'm painting Blood Angels, they have green eye lenses how would I make that glow if red absorbs green? Would I just do the eye illusion without the surrounding glow?

Very nice tutorial. Would the same thing work with a visor? I have an infinity model with a cylon style visor and wanted to make it glow. I painted it white and gave it a glaze of blue but the glow just looks like I wasn't very neat with my blue. 😔

Hey, it's the "Rad Moses" miniature from Reaper!

How would I found a color for glowing eyes, let's say my SM is painted blue. Would I want to pick on the color wheel the more brighter color next to blue?

Dude holy hell it's that dark band for sure! I just went back and fixed a failed glowing eye and you're absolutely right. Without dark band - looks like you're doing sloppy eyes. With dark band those things are lit with an unholy fire!

Thank you Vince for another great tutorial. Do you have any further recommendations on doing this on a very bright surface (e.g. a skull)?

Hi Vince, Thanks a lot for making these videos! I like that you cover from simple stuff to more advanced techniques in a very clear way. My hobby journey is getting richer by the video :P Keep this vids coming because they inspire and teach a lot! My dwarf hold guardians are going to have glowing eyes now. Much appreciated.

Great tips thanks Vince

This is where we use the GOOD BRUSHES, right?!😂 Is there really a difference between a teensy round brush vs a "spotter" brush for details on eyes? What size/type brush do you use on eyes?

Man...painting minis is HARD!!🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for all your help!!!

The key test is whether face book thinks its a person when you upload the picture.

What do you think of the tiniest dot of Molotow chrome in the center of small "neon" magical eyes? Like 25-32mm figs?

This is a godsend! Awesome stuff.

I have to find the perfect dosage of coffee, probably down to the milliliter, to be completely alert but no shaking for this, lol!!

wow, i really like your videos! really helpful! please do more :)

Hey Vince, thank you again for the tutorials! So I am trying to do this effect on my stormcast eternals army. The round hollow helmets are giving me a hard time. Any ideas? I am considering to fill the holes up with green stuff and then try to paint that?

Ohh, nice! This is exactly what I need! Thanks!

Hi Vince, thanks a lot for your hobby cheating videos, they made me get back to miniature painting after 6+ years!. Now I'm painting some fluo green/yellow ghosts (chainrasp horde) and I would like giving them glowing/magic eyes. Can this tecnique be applied on sunken eyes? Would bright purple, like hexed lichen from vallejo, be ok?

Mind.......BLOWN

Compleat success as always. Having a larger example really helped to see what the goal is. Thanks for all your hard work creating a wonder learning environment and producing such high quality videos.

I can confirm, that yes, I haven't had seen this video before I tried painting glowing eyes, and yes I had a magical raccoon now. I'm going to try this technique now. Thank you!

Haha. You say its a poorly painted model, that's what I'd strive to accomplish. Hahaha.

Nice tip.

Hey Vince, great video; I've watched it multiple times. Was thinking of doing some glowing Terminator eyes (like the movie) for my Ossiarch BRs. I have access to the Fantasy and Games Line a few other scale paints and would be willing to buy whatever else is necessary (other than things that are imported from overseas) to sell the effect. Any chance you could drop the color range you'd use and where you'd place each (eg m-d-m-h). Used the Zenithal metal technique from one of your vids then used Mephiston Red for the loin cloth to pop the color. So I figured if I had a nice glow from the eyes it would balance things as per your color traingle. Also, the heads are the brightest point of the model unfortunately is there a remedy for this? Maybe a nuln wash around the eyes first? Thank you!