Eyes or no?

[TilasTrinity]

Just outa curiosity here, which do you like better and why? The TMNT with their eyes showing (I think they all had brown eyes) or just the plain white Batman-esque type?

[Orochi Chimera]

I like both ways. It depends. For the original cartoon the way their eyes were suited the style fine. Same goes for the new cartoon. I think it all depends on the drawing style.

[Karpo_007]

Original style, white eyes while wearing masks.

[Relay]

They just look badass when it's just the white showing.

[Jarrah White]

No pupiles

[Psycho Andy]

The interesting thing about taking away the turtles' eyeballs is that they lose some facial expressions.

Think about it - Without eyeballs, they can't roll their eyes, look over to the side without turning their heads, or become cross-eyed when smelling something nasty.

Regardless, I agree that the turtles do indeed look better without any pupils.

[Kali]

In the Mirage comics and new cartoon, the no-pupils style works very well. Gives that dark/mysterious style.

With the old cartoon/Archie comics, the eyes give a little more of friendly look.

But for my own art, I draw the eyes. Eyes are a very important part, if not *the* most important part of facial expressions. I find it easier to express these emotions and thoughts with the pupils there.

I wish that I had the skill of the show's animators, who are able to do wonderful expressions without the pupils. That means they have to over exaggerate a little, but the effect it worth it, I think.

[Raven]

no eyes, i dont know why, theyy just look cooler that way.

[Taloniss]

No eyes, it adds mystery to them.

[Tigershard]

When I started watching the new toon, the white eyes really bothered me, but now I actually like it. Did anyone notice in the episode "The King", when Raph had his mask off, his eyes were the color in his profile, brown. I wonder what makes their eyes white? :-?

[Psycho Andy]

The turtles actually just constantly have their eyes rolled into the backs of their heads, while wearing the masks.

...and if you believe that, i've got some nice desert real estate in Florida to sell you.

[Jarrah White]

When I started watching the new toon, the white eyes really bothered me, but now I actually like it. Did anyone notice in the episode "The King", when Raph had his mask off, his eyes were the color in his profile, brown. I wonder what makes their eyes white? :-?

It's something to be with their masks, something in their headband covers their pupiles. Probably something Donatello designed, though I bet Splinter would kick their arses if they were more concerned about fashion and less concerned about their ninja training. :lol:

[Buslady]

I like them as they are, with masks no eyes. without mask you see eyes.

[Taloniss]

The turtles actually just constantly have their eyes rolled into the backs of their heads, while wearing the masks.

...and if you believe that, i've got some nice desert real estate in Florida to sell you.

How much?

[Whitewolf89]

When I started watching the new toon, the white eyes really bothered me, but now I actually like it. Did anyone notice in the episode "The King", when Raph had his mask off, his eyes were the color in his profile, brown. I wonder what makes their eyes white? :-?

It's something to be with their masks, something in their headband covers their pupiles. Probably something Donatello designed, though I bet Splinter would kick their arses if they were more concerned about fashion and less concerned about their ninja training. :lol:

It's probably something like mesh. And the TMNT and Batman aren't the only cartoon/comic book characters that were masks with eye-holes like this. The two feline vigilantes/fighter jocks from my one of my fave cartoons of the early '90s, Razor and T-Bone, of the animated series, "SWAT Kats, The Radical Squadron", had the same sort of eye-holes on the black, hood-like bandanna masks thay they wore under their flight-helmets. You couldn't see their eyes when they were wearing them, but when they weren't doing the vigilante-thing and running around in their jet, the Turbokat, they worked as ordinary garage mechanics called Jake Clawson and Chance Furlong. When they were in THOSE personas, they didn't wear the masks, and you could see their eyes.

[Krangfan]

It's gotta be eyes for me all the way! But I think it's cool that when they take off the mask, you can see their eyes (and I'm also glad they used real eyes in the movies :twink: )

[turtlelover]

yeah i say eyes too the more realistic ones

[LAXtitan99]

White eyes with no pupils are so much cooler. Makes the turtles look so much more bad ass!

The pupils work well for like the turtle toddlers though since they are suppose to be cute.

[Stone Ill]

There is no 'mesh' in the mask.

If you look at the episode 'Reflections' of the New Toon, you can clearly see that they are just regular holes.

[Shreddette]

I prefer pupils. I think that no pupils is good for say, a bad guy. Not good guys. No pupils looks to me like there's no soul, and they sort of lose expression. With pupils you can make them shrink or get bigger for emotional effect, and dart around the room.... the way they are now makes it look like they're always facing forwards.
Of course it's just my personal preference. No pupils is ok, but if I were the one creating the characters, I'd save the non-pupils for the really evil bad guys. :kgrin:

I loved the old shredder for his expressive eyes, too. I also prefer the way the old toon was drawn in general.

[cqb101]

White eyes...Stickin with the original and the way they were meant to be.

[Lisardo]

I like both ways. It depends. For the original cartoon the way their eyes were suited the style fine. Same goes for the new cartoon. I think it all depends on the drawing style.

*agrees with that* Too bad there wasn't a 'both' option for the poll.

[GodzFire]

Eyes or no?

Well I certainly hope they have eyes.......how else would they see? :P

[Whitewolf89]

There is no 'mesh' in the mask.

If you look at the episode 'Reflections' of the New Toon, you can clearly see that they are just regular holes.

Hey, I was just guessing! That's my personal theory, that's all.

[hiei]

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I like both ways. It depends. For the original cartoon the way their eyes were suited the style fine. Same goes for the new cartoon. I think it all depends on the drawing style.
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i agree comepletly.

[Buslady]

I thought about it... tell this makes sense...

when you see no eyes, in their(the turtles) case it's to their advantage. If the enemy can not see what they are looking at, then the enemy has one less clue to figure out what the turtle's next move might be.

does that make sense?

[turtlelover]

yes it does make sense because then they have the element of suprise

[Jephael]

I kinda like how in the current Mirage series they allow the turtles' pupils to show in closeups. Kinda makes me wonder what it would be like if the new show were to alternate like that.

[Serp]

Eyes for- Old cartoon Archie and Movies.

No eyes for- Original comic and New cartoon.

Just like how its is. Eyes fit for some things and not for others.

[Bourgeois Buffoon]

No pupils. Although Jephael hit it on the mark.

....GENERIC POSTMAN STRIKES AGAIN!

[Filosofi]

White eyes without pupils are nice!

[Mobius One]

I think the way they do it in the new show is best...where when they have their masks on, their eyes are white, but when they take the masks off, their eyes have pupils.