Deb Wood‘s method of calculating eye size:
An adult is about 7.5-8 heads tall. Let us say, your doll is 27 cm tall and your proportions are 7.5 heads in the body. 27 cm (270 mm), divided by 7.5, equals 3.6 cm (36 mm). The average head is 5 eye widths wide and 7 eye widths tall. Take the number 3.6 cm (36 mm) and divide by 7, you will get 0.514 cm or 5.14 mm. This is the width of the entire eye including the whites. Some people get confused about it and think people are talking about the size of the iris. Therefore, a 27 cm doll will need 5 mm eyes.
Natasha, can you explain the eye width in inches for me?
Hi, Bobbie, you can use online inch to cm calculator, but you will need to convert back from inches to mm when you try to purchase eyes – they are usually in mm anyway.
Here is online calculator:
https://www.google.com/search?q=cm+to+inch&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
what size eyes would I need for a 9″ doll ?
I think I’ve just worked it out to be around 4.2mm,
Yes, I would say 3-4 mm, depending how large you want the eyes to look.
How do you determine what size eyes to use when sculpting a baby doll for silicone? 4-12 inch dolls?
I wish I could tell you, but I don’t have much experience sculpting babies. I woulds say draw on the paper full size and then measure the socket.
If I am creating a 1:6 scale hyper realistic figurine which eye size would be appropriate
Measure your own eyes, divide by 6.
What is the eye size for a 15 cm Bjd doll?
Here is how to calculate it:
An adult is about 7.5-8 heads tall. Let us say, your doll is 27 cm tall and your proportions are 7.5 heads in the body. 27 cm (270 mm), divided by 7.5, equals 3.6 cm (36 mm). The average head is 5 eye widths wide and 7 eye widths tall. Take the number 3.6 cm (36 mm) and divide by 7, you will get 0.514 cm or 5.14 mm. This is the width of the entire eye including the whites. Some people get confused about it and think people are talking about the size of the iris. Therefore, a 27 cm doll will need 5 mm eyes.