Whitening Blythe Eyeballs

March 21st, 2009
by Sue

There’s nothing like a bright shiny white eyeball. BLs have em:

And they look great!

EBLs have white eyeballs too, but for some reason when the SBL was introduced, so were slightly yellow-ish eyeballs.  The answer?  Spraypaint.

Once you’ve opened your doll’s head (Puchicollective tutes are the best to find out how) and removed her eyechips, you can spray her eyes with white paint.

First, you’ll need to find a way to hold the eyeballs steady for painting.  I’ve used a bamboo skewer and held the eyeballs steady on them with Blu Tack.

Take them outdoors or to a well-ventilated area for painting.  I’ve used Montana Gold spraypaint in white.

Remember to spray lightly – a couple of light coats will give a smoother result than one heavy coat.  Once the paint is dry, you can replace the eyechips and put your doll’s head back together.  The result should be bright and white; see Vera on the right in this photo:

Some BL-style goodness for every Blythe