Painting Glass Taxidermy Eyes - An Experiment

This isn't the way you're "supposed" to make taxidermy eyes, and we still need to do some more experiments. But I think it has real promise. I don't know why it feels so much easier to me to paint on paper than glass. It was fun to see how different the eyes looked after the glass was added - even the ones I painted really fast.Show more

To see how to paint directly on the back of the glass, see Pia's post here:
https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/paint-glass-eyes

If you have any interest in painting landscapes, don't miss Jessie's "Simplified Landscapes" workshop. You can learn more about it here: https://paintingclassesonline.com/product/simplified-landscapes/

If you'd like to sculpt a bongo antelope from scratch, you can see my two videos about the one I made 9 years ago here (but remember that I was doing a lot of experiments when I made him, and I wouldn't necessarily do it the same way now):

Making the bongo armature: https://youtu.be/WsCSnDbclSw
Adding the paper mache: https://youtu.be/O2xaVlK1lAQ

Be sure to subscribe if you'd like to be notified when my new bongo antelope pattern is finished. Or just check this page: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/patterns

You can see what the glass cabochons look like, before painting, here (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3U3E7jY