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Drawing Portraits - The Eye

Name: Drawing Portraits - The Eye
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Learn step-by-step on how we can draw realistic eyes using pencil.

Created byChina Jordan

Last updated 12/2020

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What you'll learn

How To Draw A Realistic Eye
You will roughly need two hours for this course and your pencils - 2H,2B & 8B.
Make sure your pencils are sharp but be careful not to hurt yourself!
From the basic outline, to the shading and refining, you will be guided through each and every step to make sure you can draw your own eye.

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 52m total length

Lesson 1 - The Outline6:42
In our first lesson, we look at the basics and start with a simple outline. We discover what is actually involved in the construct of an eye, and how much details there are to see. Once we retrain ourselves to see properly, we can start to improve our drawings from basic, to realistic. Take your time on the outline, as this is the most important foundation to the end of our drawing.
Stage 2 - Dark Bits6:31
Lesson 2 is all about getting that first layer of shading in and identifying the difference between light and dark. Be sure to be gentle on the first average layer, and then firm on the darker notes. This really helps to give a wider range of values (shades) between black and white to build the idea of form.
Stage 3 - Refine & Define7:03
Refine & define is all about making the drawing come to life using that wide range of values that we have made space for in-between light and dark. Once you start to play with the greyscale, you can start to refine the skin by introducing the 2H pencil and working into the drawing to smooth the skin and create a realistic texture on the paper.
Stage 4 - Lower Lid8:12
Once you have mastered the top section of the eye, it is time to do the same to the bottom however this time, we have to take into consideration the small wrinkles. This is tricky, so make sure not to goo too dark in order not to age the model!
Stage 5 - Eyeball6:36
We all know the eyeball itself to be white, but when you look closer, can you notice its true value? In this lesson, we look at how we can use shading to make the creation of a sphere.
Stage 6 - Iris / Pupil5:34
This is when things get really exciting. We start to address the stands in the middle of the iris and choose what information we want to keep and what information we want to leave out. We are adding the details to the drawing which is like the cherry on the cake!
Stage 7 - Eyelashes5:35
People have to be careful when they start to add the eyelashes as we can easily create spiders legs. That is not what we want! We want to look at where the lashes are pointing to, the thickness of the placement too. Your eye should really be coming together now.
Stage 8 - Final Bits6:15
Stage 8 - The final piece to the puzzle! Here we refine the drawing just like we did in lesson 3. Use this time to go over your drawing, fix any issues and build the high contrast that our eyes love to see.

Requirements

Paper, 2B, 6B, 2H Pencil
Anyone can attend this course, including beginners! Take it slow, and really watch what the instructions.

Description

This is one of my favourite images to draw. Since a young age, I have been obsessed with drawing eyes and I think a lot of people would feel the same. Eyes are so beautiful, no matter who owns them, so we wanted to show you how you could become an eye artist too!

Throughout this series, we look at breaking down the process into bite-sized, manageable chunks of drawing. We take it slowly and introduce one piece of detail at a time.

Stage 1

The Outline

Before we begin we need to understand the facial features and how light falls onto the face and into the eye, in order to think about what our next steps are. Once we understand, we can then begin to form the outline shape of the eye.

Stage 2

The Dark Bits

In this lesson, we will look at the darkest areas including the pupil and iris and look at how the darkness of this can influence its surroundings. Once we have this set, we are able to judge the other values of the drawing much more accurately.

Stage 3

Refine & Define

In this lesson, we start to shade the skin on the upper half of the lid and I show you how to refine the image using the 2H pencil to help bring the drawing together. It helps to soften the skin and fill in the gaps where the paper is showing up.

Stage 4

Lower Lid

Here we look at how to define the soft edges in the lower lid and we would look at how we can tackle the wrinkles. Be careful not to make them too dark! You could age her.

Stage 5

Eyeball

Let's look at the whites of the eyes and see how white it actually is. We go into greater detail to define this and show you how far from white the ball really is.

Stage 6

Iris / Pupil

The moment you have been waiting for! In this lesson, we look at how to tackle the strands in the pupil and make the most of the detail that we can see. We look at the reflection and add the eyelashes to really give it that realistic look.

Stage 7

Eyelashes

Possibly the most defining moment for any eye drawing, the eyelashes. We explore the genuine shape of the lashes and see how we can place these on the drawing. No more spiders legs.

Stage 8

Final Bits

For the final part of the drawing, we revisit the refining stage and out the final touches on the drawing so that you can see how we bring the eye even more to life. A little darker here, a little lighter then and boom, we have ourselves a beautiful realistic eye.

Who this course is for:

beginners
intermediate
people wanting to learn how to draw
artists