Do your doll's eyes have to fit perfectly in their sockets? Do gaps bother you?

I don't mind the gap so much as long as the putty blends in well. When I got my doll, he came with the green Faber-Castell putty and you could obviously see it in the gaps and it wasn't too nice to look at. I'm using a kneadable eraser now and it's way better.

 

If there's a gap, you're using the wrong size eyes.

Alternately: if you're using the recommend size and there's still a gap, the doll's eye sockets weren't shaped correctly and will need to be re-bevelled.

 

As long as the eye putty does not show, that happens time to time after I take a zillion photos I notice it...... I do however prefer a good fit, but does not always happen so I guess the answer is no, it does not bother me!!

 

I noticed these gaps in some photos and was wondering if that was going to bother me. I am new to BJD's but, I already think that eyes that have big gaps will drive me crazy.

 

I don't really care for noticeable eye-gaps- seeing it in photos (with the exception of quick shots/eye colour demonstration) bothers me a little... but to each their own! With my own dolls, though, I am going to do my darnedest to make sure there's no gap.

 

I personally prefer to have the eye cover the entire area as I usually use the blue poster tack. I like to make sure it's hidden. XD

 

I think it does, because I usually stick with the eyesize that suits best both visually and in the eyewell. I've (deliberately) got a doll with bigger eyes than she should, and the gapping is one of the first things I notice.

Like Minerva said, I purchased eye bevelers in each size so I can fix poorly bevelled eyes (and it's completely necessary for Dream of Doll eyewells xD ). I can understand it's a big hassle, but once they're fixed, they're fixed forever. For me personally, it's worse to be deliberately restricted to silicone/soft glass and pouting because the iris colour I want isn't possible.

 

How paticular are you about your dolls eyes?

I'm fairly particular. Eyes are important. They can really change the way a doll looks if they are certain colors, certain styles, different sizes--and how they are positioned.

Does, for instance, a small gap around the edge bother you?

I'd prefer to have no gap, but if it's a SMALL gap and it can be partially hidden with putty, that would be OK. I definitely would not like seeing any black spots created by a gap, though. People look firstly and most closely at the eyes, then the rest of the face, so it is important that it doesn't have any obvious gaps.

Do you prefer a certain kind of eye, such as soft glass for the way they adapt to the doll's eyesocket?

Soft eyes tend to attract dust. They also don't come in some of the styles and colors I want--but if the eye-socket is one of those that tend to leave gaps with most eyes, then I'd probably look to soft eyes to try and fix that problem. Most of my dolls do not have realistic eye colors, so I tend to go more for urethanes and sometimes glass. But what really matters is the color and size of the eye, rather than the material.

 

Gaps don't bother me too much, so long as the putty isn't a ridiculous color/stands out. Calista has a bit of an eye gap (I wanted her eyes to be smaller, so they're a size smaller than normal, but I loooove the way they look), and it was AWFUL at first. She came with a vibrant blue colored putty, and it stood out so much. But she now has a white/off white putty, and it's much better!

I'd say having the eyes they way you like them is worth an eye gap here or there. Like I said, I didn't like Calista's "proper" eye size, and I think her smaller eyes suit her way more. Dealing with the eye gap is okay by me!

 

I don't mind too much. Ace should really wear 12-14 mm eyes and he wears a pair of 10 mms now, because I like the smaller iris with his face. It is noticable from certain angles, but white putty is quite forgiving.

 

I don't like gaps (hence the reason I don't use "high dome" eyes in general), but sometimes they are unavoidable. I use silicone ear plugs for eye putty so at least that doesn't show, and as long as the gaps are small I just deal.

 

As long as the gaps are small, it doesn't bother me. I prefer glass eyes and didn't realize the high dome ones might be causing gaps. Huh. New to the hobby and still learning.

 

Many artists will take custom orders for a smaller iris size, if that's the issue. I know Silver does, and few other Japanese artists sometimes have "small iris" eyes for sale.

There is no reason to have a gap.

 

Gaps will bother me to no end, surely. It will stop me from taking pictures at certain angles. It can be fixed with photoshop but it will be troublesome.:c for me it is important to find the right size of eyes.

 

Gaps in the eyes drive my OCD crazy. I have to have a well-fitting eye or else it bugs me to no end. I prefer Eyeco eyes because they are soft and mold into the eye socket. I do admit that the dust attraction is a pain but for me they are totally worth it.

 

When the gaps are blatantly obvious they bother me, almost as much as eyes that are obviously too big. However if they are small, barely noticeable gaps they do not bother me.

For example, I have a pair of custom made eyes that if I set looking off to the side in the doll I had them made for they gap noticeably, but if I set them only slightly to the side or straight on there is just the barest hint of a gap. That gapping is only noticeable at certain angles and if you are looking for it, so it does not bother me.

 

This made me nervous.

I never change my doll's eyes yet.

I ordered in group order for Mako eyes.. hopefully turn out okay.

 

They dont bother me much as long as they're not very obvious. If it isnt avoidable, i'll take photos of my doll in darker lighting.

 

I prefer that eyes be well-fitting without gaps. If it were significant due to unevenness in the eye well, I'd use a beveller. I think soft eyes can be very pretty in some instances, but I generally prefer hard eyes.