help please - spooky eyes

benclark

I always struggle with texturing eyes and this model is no exception

He has a bad case of spooky eye. I have tweaked the shape of the eyelids and tried various things but I cant get them looking natural. The rest of the texture is still wip



There must be something pretty basic wrong with them but I have been tweaking them for so long I cant see objectively anymore, any advice is appreciated

pior

Stuff you need :
.Cast shadow from the eyelid to the eyeball
.very wet highlight on the ball and at the junction of the lower eyelid ('wetline')
.deep black pupil (t's a hole)
.iris shape inwards
.transparent cornea bulging out
.blurred transition between iris and white of the eyeball

benclark

ahaa thanks Pior, I'll get right on those things.

stimpack

eyelids usually cover more of the color part then that.

Kawe

Look in the mirror. When you look like that you are staring. The eyelids should cover to about halfway between the iris and the pupil I believe. Or well.. the lower the more tired... and the higher the more awake/aware.

pior

Also for eyes I'd recommend to paint over a screenshot in photoshop and then duplicate that look in 3D later on.

Gnomonology.com has a free intro to eyes modelling and rendering video tutorial btw. Didn't watch the whole thing yet but it might bring some good ideas.