Halloween- Eyeballs

This year I want some monster eyes so I'm making some large and extra large eyeballs.

Things you will need-

• Polystyrene balls in various sizes
• Marker pen
• Chunky wool/yarn
• Glue
• Acrylic paint in black, white, red and iris colours of your choosing

I am using one extra large polystyrene ball to create a dragon eye and several large balls to make gryphon and manticore eyes. First use your marker pen to draw on the outlines of the pupil and iris.

Next take your chunky wool and cut four equal lengths. (The bigger your eyeball the longer you will want the wool to be.) Glue them onto the back of the ball and fan each of them out in a different direction to create the 'veins'. Twist them together where they meet as per the photo below. 

Once the glue has dried you can start painting on the details. I mixed in small amounts of white and brown into my red paint to create various different shades of pink and red for the veins. Use a pure black for the pupil and go crazy with whatever colours you want for the iris. I used greens, blues and purples but you can create more fantastical effects with red, gold and other unusual eye colours. 

When colouring the iris start with lighter colours and then move onto the darker colours. It is much easier to darken a light area than to lighten a dark area when painting.