I have see Ginger's "EYE PLATE". Lots of eyes looking back at you.. LOL Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginger Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fabric paint use on flies?
> I do all my eyes up ahead of time. > I use a plastic surface like a coffee can lid. > I put small drops of paint, yellow, green, white and > tap the lid so they pool out. > Then after 10 minutes I add the black pupil. > After 2 hours you can peel them off and super glue them on. > > > At 06:14 PM 1/19/2004 +0000, you wrote: > >Wes, > >I use a brand called tulip slick in yellow and red (mostly red) for > >eyes,with black pen or varnish for the pupil.I generally wait 24 hours > >before adding the pupils just to be suree the paint is dry.When finished I > >epoxy or varnish the eye. > >Ashley > > > > > A related question might be...if you are using two or three colors to > > > produce an eye, how long do you wait before applying the second color > > > on top of the base color? > > > > > > Wes Wada > > > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > > > Ginger M. Allen > Sr. Biological Scientist > Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator > www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu > www.MasterNaturalist.org > Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation > UF/IFAS > 2686 SR 29 N > Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 > PH (239) 658-3409 (suncom974-3400) > Fax (239) 658-3469 (suncomfax974-3469) > >
