Introduction: How to Draw an Eye (updated)
I love to draw, and one of the hardest things for me to draw is facial features, like an eye.
This is a tutorial on how to draw the eye below. It is fairly simple but may take a few tries to get right, so keep trying!
You will need:
2 Different kinds of pencils. A dark 6B or 8B, and a lighter HB
An eraser
Paper
flat surface, like a table or clipboard to draw on.
Also, dont forget to rate!
Step 1: Outline
Okay, to start, draw the basic almond-shaped outline of the eye. Try to make the inner corner (next to the nose) lower than the outer corner. P.S, I'm very sorry the pictures hard to see, my scanner made it very light.
Step 2: Inner Circle
Now draw the inner circle of the eye.
Step 3: Pupil and Highlight
Draw the highlight first, then the pupil under it. Make sure the pupil is in the center of the circle.
Step 4: Fill in the Pupil
Use your dark 6B or 8B to fill it in. You want it as close to black as possible.
Step 5: Upper and Lower Eyelid
Draw the crease of the upper eyelid, and the bottom one too. I'm not sure if its called the lower eyelid, but its the line under the eye.
Step 6: Begin Drawing the Eyelashes
Draw a few eyelashes to show where you will later draw in larger clumps of lashes. Kinda like a basic outline. Sort of.
Step 7: Darken a Few Things Up
Darken the inner circle in the eye, the outline of the eye, and draw a line in the inner corner (as showed in the picture)
Step 8: Lines and Lashes
Start filling in some more lashes, and add some lines inside the inner circle of the eye.
Step 9: Lines Lines Lines
Fill in some more lines lightly inside the circle
Step 10: LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES
Add even more lines! But this time use the darker pencil to make darker lines.
Step 11: Adding Some Depth
Okay, shade in the inside outer edge of the inner circle of the eye ( yes, that is a lot of words ). Use the darker pencil. This will add a lot of depth and roundness to the eye.
Step 12: More Depth!!!!
Alright, do what you did in the last step to the pupil. Also, add some more lines (depending on the lightness of the color of the eye) to make it a little darker in some areas.
Step 13: LASHES!!!!!
Now, really fill in the lashes with your darker pencil. If drawing a male eye, make the lashes a little lighter than if drawing a female eye. In this instance, I am drawing a female eye.
Step 14: Shading
Shade inside the eye, and it helps to smudge it with your finger tip or a tortilion. ( Hehe, I just realized how dark I shaded this eye, you can shade it a tad lighter than this.)
Step 15: Finishing Touches
Shade the corners of the eye, and the eyelids. YAY!!!!! your all done!!!!!!
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135 Comments
Question 1 year ago on Step 13
Has anybody got a tip for drawing the eyelashes? Because when it comes to drawing the eyelashes I suck.
Answer 3 hours ago
Just role with it do lightly apply your strokes and do what feels comfortavle
Answer 4 months ago
Yeah you could curve ths lashes like this
Answer 6 months ago
like C or just go over it with 8b and make the top eyelashes longer also dont draw too much
Answer 1 year ago
I think of them as cs or parentheses
3 hours ago
It was so much fun drawing this
Tip 4 months ago
Just here, I know this sucks but I tried..
Tip 4 months ago
remember to shade the i do not know the name the crescent watery skin part
Reply 4 months ago
Shhhh
4 months ago
It looks deformed
Question 1 year ago on Step 12
6B or HB for Step 8, lines and lashes?
Answer 6 months ago
probably a hb cuz 6b is dark and he/hers was lighter
4 years ago
I drew Tel-Annas from Arena of Valor in her Valentine's skin and the eyes definitely helped me! Please give me some feedback on my drawing :)
Reply 8 months ago
This picture is so Pretty and you did a great job on this picture that you draw and can you please teach me how to draw please.
Reply 8 months ago
I saw that you followed me. Tysm!
Reply 9 months ago
loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it
Reply 1 year ago
Wow! That looks amazing!
Reply 2 years ago
U DRAW SO GOOD!!!!
mine looks like a tired seven year olds drawing
Reply 2 years ago
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! So pretty.
Reply 2 years ago
It looks amazing! Keep up the good work!