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How to Draw an Eye: Step by Step

Step 1: Draw a Circle


Using an HB pencil, let’s start drawing a circle. The
circle represents the eyeball.

Step 2: Pick and Angle

How slanted do you want the eye to be? Draw a line going through the circle
with the angle you prefer. Feel free to create your own angle.

Step 3: Draw the Inner Corner of the Eye


Time to draw the inner corner of the eye. You can use several shapes. Angular,
pointy or rounded ones like the example above. For small or shallow corners,
stay very close to the circle. For deep and large corners, place it well outside the
circle.

Step 4: Draw the Top of the Lid

Draw the upper eyelid while staying within the boundary of the circle. Imagine
that the eyelid is wrapping around a sphere. The example shows the right side of
the lid wrapping around the eyeball with a big steep curve. For almond shaped
eyes, you’ll wat to stick to a slim football shaped curve and the deepest part of
the arc should be located at the middle of the lid.

Step 5: Draw the Bottom Lid

Now draw the lower lid. Make sure to draw a slight bump near the inner corner
of the eye and avoid drawing the lid too far away from the line you created in
the previous steps. For almond shaped eyes, the arc of the top and bottom lids
are closely aligned vertically.

Step 6: Add a Crease


Draw the fold above the eye starting from the inner corner and working your
way out. The thicker the space between the line and the eye, the thicker the fold
will look. You can loosely mimic the curve of the top lid. This crease should not
go past the line your created in previous steps unless you’re drawing wrinkles.
For the hooded eye, you’ll want to bring the crease as close to the top lid as
possible. You can even overlap them or cut through a portion of the top lid.
When drawing the crease, keep your lines fairly light. A dark crease will look
really deep.
Step 7: Erase Outlines

Carefully erase your outlines.


Step 8: Add Some Details

At the inner corner of the eye, draw a curve or two to separate the eyeball from
the soft pink caruncula. For the Iris sizing, a good rule of thumb is for the iris to
take up about 2/4’s of the eyeball (horizontally). Examples below:

If you want to draw a perfectly shaped iris, draw a full circle and then erase parts
of the circle that go outside of the eyeball. This step should be done very lightly.
Once you have the position and size you want, darken the iris outline.
Step 9: Outline the Shape of an Eye and Highlight
Start off with an HB pencil to sketch the
shape of the eye. The outline should not be
too dark because you want to prevent it
from showing through in the end. We just
need the basic shapes outlined at this point.
The square in the pupil is the glare from a
light source. You can use other shapes such
as circles as well.
Step 10: Shade the Pupil
Using a darker shade (If you have shading
pencils 3B, 4B or 5B), fill in the pupil. Avoid
pressing too hard or else it will be hard for
you to erase if you need to make
corrections later on. You can go over the
area again to achieve a darker shade. Make
sure the highlights stay clean!

Step 11: Shade the Iris


Shade the iris with mid-tone values.

Step 12: Draw Spokes


Using a darker shade (If you have shading
pencils 3B or 4B), draw spokes going
outward from the pupil. Overlap some of
the spokes to create thicker lines. This will
make the eye look more interesting. Leave
some areas untouched as they will be filled
in later.
Step 13: Blend the Iris
Using the side of your pencil, fill the white
space in the iris. Carefully work around the
highlight. Don’t press too hard. You should
still be able to see the lines coming out of
the pupil when done. If most of the lines
have disappeared, you have either used too
much force, or have not pressed hard
enough when creating the spokes.

Step 14: Add Depth


Using a darker shade (If you have shading
pencils 4B or 5B) create a shadow under the
eye lid to give the eye more depth and
roundness.

Step 15: Shade the Skin


Shade the eye whites as well as the skin
around the eyes. Don’t leave the eyeball
white or else it will appear unrealistic and
lack depth. Darken the creases using a
darker shade. Use and eraser (a kneaded
eraser if you have one) to make the
highlights pop, as well as dab areas of the
eye that need to be lightened. For
example, the eye whites, lower lash area,
brow bone and the inner corner of the eye
near the tear duct.
Step 16: Draw Eyebrows and Eyelashes
Fill in the eyebrows as well as the
eyelashes. Eyelashes should be drawn
using curved lines, not straight lines. To
create the eyebrows, use a sharp pencil.
For the eyelashes, go with a darker shade,
make sure the pencil is sharp. Go over the
drawing and darker areas such as the pupil,
creases, shadows and clean the highlights
to make your drawing pop.

Step 17: Touch-Ups


Add some eyelash reflections, some subtle
blood vessels as well as darkened the
overall drawing. Try to use as many shades
as possible when drawing the eye. Most
students are afraid to go dark. Compare
steps 16 and 17, going dark makes a HUGE
difference!

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