8/9/2023 0 Comments Eye drawing shading![]() Using your kneaded eraser, form a pointed tip and remove some areas in the iris for highlights. ![]() Take your blending stick and starting from the center of the pupil, drag it outward blending those tiny lines for a smooth look. ![]() Blend over this area so the dark graphite of the pupil blends in with this outer ring. The next step is lightly filling in this space around the pupil. In the following steps it’s important to keep those highlight areas graphite free. At this point, you also want to draw in the highlights. Be sure to leave a little space between the pupil and the iris lines. This works wonders to achieve detail on a small scale. To produce the lines in the iris, use a mechanical pencil. This produces super light shading, just what we want. Using your blending stick, pick up some of that graphite and use the blending stick to shade the iris. Grab a scrap piece of paper and scribble on the paper to lay down as much graphite as you can. In fact we won’t be using our pencils directly on the iris at this point. We want to start shading the iris very lightly. Lightly fill in the area and then go over it with a blending stick and repeat until you’re happy with it. The pupil will be a dark area of the eye but we advise against pressing really hard with your pencil as it makes it extremely difficult to erase it if you need to. The lower part of the iris should rest on or slightly below the lower eyelid. In other words, the entire iris shouldn’t fit within the white of the eye. When placing the iris, remember that the upper eyelid will cover it slightly. The upper and lower lash lines will be different so look back at your reference photo carefully. Keeping this in mind will help with placement and size. When drawing the outline, remember the spacing rule: There should be one eye length between the two eyes and 5 eye lengths across the face. You also want nice light lines so you don’t have a hard outline when the drawing is complete. It doesn’t have to be super detailed but be sure to have the shape down. ![]() Start with drawing the outline of the eye. Notice the shape, placement of the pupil and iris, how the eyelashes are shaped, the pattern in the iris, and shading. Take a picture of your own eye up close and really examine it before you get started. At the same time, we know that if we were to draw these simple shapes without much detail, it wouldn’t look much like an eye at all (realistically, anyway). Here’s exactly what you need to do starting with rule #1, drawing what you see!īefore we get into the nitty gritty of drawing realistic eyes, remember the golden rule: Draw what you see! When we think of eye shape, we often think of a football with a large circle in the middle. What this blog can do is provide the basics to help you get started and understand how to successfully draw eyes. As with anything drawing eyes takes time, practice, and loads of patience. We aren’t saying that these following 7 tips will transform your skills overnight. Image found on /creativecommons by jeneyepherĭrawing facial features does not come easy and based on what we’ve been hearing from various artists, drawing realistic eyes is the biggest challenge. ![]()
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