Where can I get eyeballs?

[teh roxxors]

The local hobby shop sells beads in a few sizes, but they all have holes through the center....

What's a good source for beads or ball bearings in MANY sizes for eyeballs?

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, IF YOU HAVE THE TIME!!!

[VulgarDragon]

I do know that some craft store sell glass marbles in different sizes and color. If you are looking for realistic glass eyes, taxidermy supply stores sells them.

[teh roxxors]

I'm looking for a wider range of sizes than I can get with just marbles. They needn't be realistic, as is for a taxidermist. They just need to be round and not have holes in them!

[mufizal]

for eyeballs i usually just ball up some sculpey to my desired size and just blow dry em. that works great for me. .

[TeaMonster]

Any thing that suits your project is good.
There are many ways, if you want those from a taxidermy supplier check out jht http://stores.ebay.co.uk/JHT-Taxidermy-Supplies

[KoBold]

Don't about stores where you are but most hardware stores have a section where small parts, including various sizes of ball bearings, are sold from little bins.

[Garyo]

And you can always do a search on google... Here's what I found by putting in plastic balls!

Garyo

[TheTigerLily]

I make my own with sculpey, liquid sculpey, pearlex powders and ink. It's a long process to make realistic ones, so I make a bunch at once.

If I'm doing creatures that don't need realistic human eyes I use pearls, you can usually find some dyed pearls in the bead section of the craft store or a bead store. They have very small holes that can be hidden inside the eye socket. I like using them because they are cheap and have a nice luster.

Here's a picture of my current project, I used green freshwater pearls for his eyes:

[teh roxxors]

And you can always do a search on google... Here's what I found by putting in plastic balls!

Garyo

I hadn't thought of plastic--I was focused on glass and metal. I get so darn one-dimensional it's a wonder I can walk and breathe at the same time.

Plastics should hold up fine at temps under 200°.

Thanks.