The Eyes Have It

I needed something more interesting as a quilt line around this guys eyes. We'll see if it works or not, but I am hopeing I can avoid quilting the eyeballs at all.... I like the idea of them being softer/ more unified by subtle transition of color/value. But I did want the area around the eyes to be dark (as set back in his head) and reflect a harder surface than the hair that will follow. The small figure 8 circles... some as small as 1/16" will hopefully translate to a more taunt textured skin.