This is quite a difficult lesson, so it may take you quite a lot of effort to repeat it. If you didn’t succeed in drawing the eyes the first time, don’t despair and try again. Try your best to complete this lesson. If it still doesn’t work out, you can try to complete the lesson “”. But I believe that you will succeed.
What you will need
Please note that this is a technology lesson and can be done either in pencil on paper or in a graphics program.
In order to draw the eyes we may need:
- Paper. It is better to take medium-grain special paper: beginning artists will find it much more pleasant to draw on this kind of paper.
- Sharpened pencils. I advise you to take several degrees of hardness, each should be used for different purposes.
- Eraser.
- Stick for rubbing hatching. You can use plain paper rolled into a cone. It will be easy for her to rub the shading, turning it into a monotonous color.
- Graphic editor GIMP. You need to download GIMP for Win or Mac OS and install it.
- Download brushes for GIMP, they may come in handy.
- Some add-ons may be needed (instructions on how to install them).
- You need Photoshop program.
- A little patience.
- Good mood.
Step by step lesson
Different parts of the human body and organs should be drawn with a certain degree of realism. This is required academic drawing. Also, he strongly recommends drawing eyes from life or, in extreme cases, from a photograph. This is the only way to achieve high realism and elaboration.
By the way, in addition to this lesson, I advise you to pay attention to the lesson “”. It will help improve your skill or just give you a little fun.
All complex drawings must be created through forward thinking and vision. The subject must be more than just a form on a sheet of paper. You must draw it three-dimensionally, that is, creating it from simple geometric bodies as if they were on top of each other: here is a ball on a cube, and here are two balls next to each other. All living and non-living things on earth consist of these primitive forms.
Tip: create a sketch with as thin strokes as possible. The thicker the sketch strokes are, the more difficult it will be to erase them later.
The first step, or rather the zero step, is always to mark a sheet of paper. This will let you know where exactly the drawing will be located. If you place the drawing on half of the sheet, you can use the other half for another drawing. Here is an example of marking a sheet in the center:
A person’s eyes are the mirror of his soul, and the site already has lessons on drawing eyes, but they are more focused on “take and repeat” practice and do not carry any theory, and there is quite a lot of theory, so I decided to translate and put together a couple of foreign lessons.
In addition to theory, there is also practice that will help you get better. You need to draw either with a pencil on paper or using graphics tablet. Unfortunately, a mouse will not work here.
First of all, you need to refer to the plastanatomy of the eye - the drawing and terminology are above, use it. It is important for an artist to understand a few basic things about the human eye.
Firstly, the eyes are based on. The eye is spherical in shape. When drawing an eye, you need to take this into account, creating the desired volume when constructing.
Secondly, depending on various factors, such as the depth of the eye socket, the presence of fatty tissue in it, hypo- and hyperfunction of the thyroid gland - eyeball may lie at different depths. That is, the eye can be bulging, “toad-like,” or it can be located deep in the orbital cavity, shaded by the supraorbital edge. In addition, the more loose adipose tissue around the eyes, the less clearly the border of the eye will be read. And on the contrary, in a thin person this boundary will be clearly expressed.
Thirdly. The eyelid is not a flat fold of skin. Along its ciliary edge it has a cartilaginous base. Accordingly, when drawing an eye, you should not depict the eyelids as having no volume.
Fourthly and lastly. The line of the eyes, its position is absolutely individual for all people. The inner corner of the eye is not always located lower than the outer corner. It may be completely the other way around, or the corners may be at the same level.
So, a start has been made. To all of the above, we can add that the lacrimal glands always keep our eyes moist, shiny, and alive. We must remember to emphasize this when depicting a living person, and omit it when drawing sculptures.
Something like that. Let's continue. As already mentioned, the eye is a ball. Let's build on this and build it on the sheet.
Let's imagine our eye in the form of an orange. The orange peel is the eyelids. If you cut the peel into the shape of an orange slice, you get an analogy to the structure of the eye. The peel is the thickness of the eyelids with their curve, and the fruit itself is the eyeball. There is only one more detail - the cornea. The transparent membrane that contains the iris and pupil. Look at the picture above - a third of the cornea is under the upper eyelid. Therefore, the central part of the edge upper eyelid will come forward a little. The lower eyelid barely touches the cornea, or does not touch it at all and remains at the same level.
Meanwhile, this is not all; in the outline of the eye there is also large number features. Including the brow ridges, protrusions, eyebrows, glabella, its shape. Each element needs to be paid attention to. It is necessary to carefully monitor the relief of the eye, taking into account future reductions.
Here again we cannot do without enumeration.
It is necessary to determine and mark the line(s) of the brow ridges. Horizontally, it passes downwards, obliquely in the outer edge of the orbital socket, while moving backwards, leaving the border of the transition of planes in the area of the temporal part. You need to remember and pay attention to the protrusions located on the glabella and in the eyebrow area. These protrusions also need to be outlined, because in the plastic surgery of the eye shape, in addition to the eye itself, the supraorbital and superciliary arches play a large role.
After marking the brow ridges, you can try to determine the cut lines of the eyes. The bridge of the nose is located above the lacrimal tubercles, at the level of the upper eyelids or slightly above, but not below.
Starting with the line of the eye incision, guide yourself along the bridge of the nose, placing the tear ducts on this line, and placing the corners of the eyes near it, or just above/slightly below the tear tubercles.
Having outlined the shape of the eye, determine the fit of the eyeball and pupil. After determining the size and shape of the eyeball, you can draw the eyelids. The eyelid should fit the shape of the eyeball, while taking into account the thickness of the eyelids themselves and the nature of the bend. Remember - you need to show the thickness of the eyelid in perspective reduction
Fourth.
The nature of the eye shape. Its shape, like the shape of other elements, strongly depends on nationality and individual characteristics person. And yet, the eyes have a common structure for all. See the picture above. When depicting the eye in a linear diagram, it is clear that when viewed from the front, the eye appears in the form of a parallelogram; in profile, the eye has a triangular shape, and when viewed in a three-quarter position, it is a rectangular trapezoid.
In a linear form, the wider the eye section, the more distally the corners of the eyes are located relative to each other, thereby widening the eyelids. Picture above.
The teardrop is shaped like a head and plays an important role in plastically. Its tip is directed not along the eye line, but slightly downward. At the same time, it forms a barely noticeable angle in the upper part, moving to the upper corner of the bend of the eyelids. The lower part of the lacrimal tubercle is directed almost horizontally, forming an even less noticeable angle, then smoothly bending upward towards the outer corner of the eye.
You also cannot help but notice the difference in size. The upper half is noticeably larger than the lower - because the upper eyelid has a greater curve than the lower.
As a practice, I suggest you copy the two drawings above. They represent the eyes of the plaster head of David. A simple, non-living form. Laconic and dry, which is easy to understand and quite simple to depict.
When drawing the eye, make sure that its surface should be inclined relative to the vertical - the upper eyelid and the central part of the cornea protrude forward, while the lower edge of the cornea and the lower eyelid are deeper.
When drawing eyelids, the upper one should be highlighted, the lower one should be lightly outlined.
It is very useful to better understand the structure and shape of the eye to draw with a living model. For example, looking in the mirror, draw your own eyes. Try to build on the shape of the eyeball and cornea, rather than sketching the visible surface.
From words to deeds. Try copying the following pictures. They will help you understand how to draw the human eye correctly.
Your hand needs to feel everything on its own. The eye, turning in space, tends to contract. Accordingly, we can train according to the following scheme: we draw a schematic diagram of the eye. We choose a random point of view and try to draw what we get. That is, a prospective reduction.
That's all. When copying, try to make the eyes emotional and alive. When painting the entire head of a person, his portrait, you will have to convey the mood of the eyes, drawing them taking into account the environment and lighting. Many times the eyes will appear dead and blurry. Well, nothing - experience and more experience. Over time you will be able to draw eyes better.
Side view
Front. Despite the fact that the drawing is very drawn, it is convenient to copy it
A softer option
So you learned how to draw eyes, I hope it was interesting and informative. Now you can pay attention to the lesson “” - it is just as interesting and exciting. Share the lesson on social networks and show your results to your friends.
Eyes are the mirror of the soul of any character. Therefore, by correctly depicting the eyes, you can not only convey the mood, but also the character of the hero. Using just the eyes you can make both a negative and a positive character.
We recently studied with you, and we made this lesson in addition to the lesson "". The naturalness of the image depends on how you depict the eyes in a portrait. Therefore, if you are a beginner artist, we advise you to first figure out how to draw eyes with a pencil, and then start drawing the entire portrait.
It is very important to be able to draw a classic female eye without unnecessary emotions. Once you learn how to display such a drawing, you will be able to draw more serious expressions. 
The superhero's eye is always on alert! It's wide open and has a lot of glare. This is the eye of the interested character. Shadows and highlights will add volume and realism to any eye. Their correct location can save even a not entirely successful drawing. 
The eye, drawn by the artist’s hand, makes a colossal impression. And all because of the correct anatomy. All internal tissues and muscles of the eye are drawn correctly. 
It is very important to be able to draw not only eyes looking straight ahead, but also at a certain angle. For example, when looking up, the pupil reaches its maximum position, and the iris rolls behind the upper eyelid. 
Wide open eyes inherent in a child or a young naive girl. With the help of such eyes, create the right image. 
A frown is characteristic of capricious and daring heroines, or those who are overly self-confident. Therefore, try not to overdo it if you want to add just a little menacingness. 
A difficult viewing angle is always a challenge, because the crystal of the eye requires volume, which is quite difficult to depict. 
The eye in profile has a rather interesting appearance. As you can see, you first need to draw the eyeball itself, and only then surround it with eyelids. Don't try to press your eyelids too tightly. 
The view from below is quite exciting. Here it is important not to overdo it with long eyelashes and curved lines. Don't forget to distort the crystal a little.
The anime style eyes are very beautiful. The eye pattern in this style is a little distorted, but very effective. The eyes are unnaturally large with long eyelashes; these are the eyes that girls dream of. Unfortunately, such eyes are only drawn in pictures; in reality, human eyes look different. However, it is not necessary to have huge eyes and long eyelashes; any person has very beautiful eyes, especially when he smiles. Any portrait of a person is, first of all, correctly drawn eyes. However, drawing eyes correctly is quite difficult, since it is very difficult to convey a person’s gaze in a drawing. Let's try to learn draw eyes person with a pencil, step by step.
1. First draw simple outlines
To make it easier for you draw eyes person, I decided to draw only one eye. But you can immediately draw two eyes by placing them side by side in a mirror image. To do this, draw both contours in your drawing at once. Please note that the eyes should be the same, but in a mirror position in relation to each other, otherwise they will look crooked and askew, which is naturally undesirable for drawing a girl’s beautiful eyes.
2. Add another outline to the picture
So far the lesson on how to draw eyes is more like a geometry lesson. But it will be easier for you to learn to draw correctly with these figures. Please note that the second contour is not a square, but a rectangle, its horizontal sides are longer than the perpendicular ones.
3. Draw the general shape of the eye
Now you will need to draw the shape of the eye, “stretch” the previous outline and draw an oval for the cornea of the eye inside the rectangle. All this is not difficult to do, it is only important to accurately mark where the corners of the eye will be located. Please note that if the angled lines are connected too far, the eyes will appear narrow.
4. The eye takes on a real shape
When drawing eyes, it is important to correctly draw the shape of the eye, to “maintain” all the proportions, and that’s why we used geometric shapes. But at this step, we will no longer need them, and they will need to be deleted. But first you need to change the shape of the eye, just like in my drawing. The left corner of the eye (in relation to you) needs to be brought out general outline and lower almost to the level of the lower part of the oval of the cornea. And on the contrary, move the right corner of the eye inside the contour at the level of the horizontal marking line. After this, use smooth lines to connect the corners into one whole. Now you can remove the extra contour lines and the picture now has a real beautiful eye. This is a difficult step, give it the most attention.
5. Eye drawing is almost finished
Inside the cornea of the eye you need to draw a pupil. The pupils do not need to be drawn too large. Human eyes have small pupils in normal lighting. In the left corner, draw a bag for tears, and on top, a parallel line of the upper eyelid. Now we can say that you were able to draw the eye almost completely. All that remains is to draw the eyelashes and shade the drawing a little with a pencil.
6. How to shade your eyes with pencil
To finally draw the eyes you need to add eyelashes, but small ones. We're drawing normal eyes a person, and not the eyes of a fashion model from a magazine. Please note that eyelashes can have an unexpected effect on your eye and should be used with caution. Then you need to darken some areas of the eyelids, as shown in the picture. You also need to add a stroke around the eye where the eyelashes were, and outline the iris. And of course, color the iris with colored pencils.
7. Add Color to the Iris
Now, when drawing a person’s face, you can confidently and correctly do eye drawing.
Drawings of faces, human eyes, portraits - this is the most complex look fine arts. Learn to draw a portrait of a person, a person's eyes, even with a simple pencil, requires not only time to learn, but also talent. The difficulty of drawing a portrait of a person lies in the ability to convey the emotional state of a person, his facial expressions, the depth of his gaze, etc. The most important thing in a portrait is to correctly draw the person’s eyes.
Eyes in an anime drawing are the basis of this style. All pictures of girls drawn in anime style are distinguished by huge eyes - black, blue, green. But be sure to be huge and expressive. To draw eyes correctly, you must do this in stages, since eyes are the most important and complex element of any human drawing.
When drawing a person, you should see the entire future image from the expected lines and all you have to do is draw them. IN fine arts the most important thing is not the accuracy of the proportions and lines of the drawing, but the image of the main, most important thing. Very often, it is enough to accurately draw eyes that convey the mood and character of a person.
The lesson on how to draw a ballerina is designed for those who already know how to draw well, since drawing a person is not easy. Drawing a picture of a ballerina is especially difficult, since the drawing needs to convey the grace and elegance of ballet dancing. But if you want to draw a ballerina, try it with us.
Pictures of Spider-Man attract with their dynamism and brightness. Spider-Man's eyes are hidden under a mask, with triangular slits for the eyes. But if you draw this character close up, you will need to draw the eyes in more detail. To do this, you can use this lesson and draw the eyes accurately and correctly.
Let's try to draw a hockey player in motion, with a stick and a puck, step by step. You might even be able to draw your favorite hockey player or goalie.
Many people miss small but important details of the structure of the eye when presenting it schematically. For example, many people forget to draw the third eyelid in the corners of the eyes near the nose, or that the eyelid usually casts a shadow on the iris. If you want to learn how to draw, I recommend starting to draw from memory, rather than copying someone’s eye from a photograph, then you will consciously remember the basic principles.
First, mark a barely noticeable horizontal line on a piece of paper (later we will erase it), the entire drawing will be built from it, but during construction it serves as a guide.
Now we draw the outline of the eyes, which will also be the boundaries for the eyelids. Please note that the pupil is in human eye It is not located exactly in the middle of the eye, but is shifted slightly upward. This is very important for creating a realistic look.
When the main boundaries are outlined, you can start shading. To do this, it is better to change the pencil and take one as soft as possible so that the shading is dense without pressure. Mark in advance a highlight on the iris that will slightly “overshadow” the pupil; there is no need to shade this area (erasing dense shading is a hassle!).
Have you shaded the pupil? Moving on to the iris, shade it with thin lines without going into the highlights. It should always remain the brightest part of your eye, this will give it a realistic "wetness". There is no need to try to draw everything perfectly at once, to draw out every line, you need to create the general appearance of the eye, outline how the light falls on it.
Let's move on to centuries. Apply shading not with sharp movements, but with long lines, following the smooth shape of the eyelids. This will immediately give them impressive volume. Do not press hard on the pencil, but rather use shading of all shaded details.
This can be a thick napkin or a piece of clean fleecy cloth. But don't start shading with dark details like the pupil, it will get dirty and then mess up the whole drawing! First we shade the lightest parts, the sequence is as follows: the eyelid, the white of the eye, then the iris and only finally the pupil.
The eye turned out well, but may look a little pale. To “revive” it, you need to add a few details. Make a clearer and more pronounced contour of the iris, shade the outer and inner sides of the eyelid, slightly darken the areas of the iris adjacent to the pupil and its outer circumference.
Just don’t make all the strokes the same, they should be of different lengths and thicknesses, then the look will sparkle with lively sparkles. Don't forget about the third eyelid. There is often glare in the corner of the eye. Just use an eraser to erase a small spot to create a highlight, but not as bright as on the iris.
Finally the eyelashes. We draw them only last, otherwise they will interfere with shading the eyelid! Real eyelashes are never straight, they are always slightly curved. We start drawing the eyelashes from the upper eyelid, draw slightly curved arches (the length of the eyelashes is different for each person, it all depends on your desire, but do not overdo it). Then we slightly thicken the base of each to give them thickness and volume. Don't forget to tilt your eyelashes according to the shape of your eyelids!
When drawing a portrait with a pencil, it is important not only to know the proportions of the face and correctly construct certain elements, but also to take into account some physiological features of the structure of the eyes, nose, mouth and other parts.
In this article you will learn several tips, knowledge of which will help in further mastering the art of portraiture.
Stage one.
- In this part of the eye, the upper eyelid begins to round, and the lower one rounds, bending around the eyeball. This becomes most noticeable in the space between the middle of the eye and its outer corner.
- In this place, the lower eyelid also follows the shape of the eyeball.
- Sad or crying eyes there is excess fluid. As a result, at the very bottom of the eye, near the edge of the lower eyelid, a small white spot is formed - a highlight.
- When hit bright light on the eye, the pupil reflexively narrows. Therefore, in bright light, the eyelids reflexively close, creating a shadow.
In the dark, we can observe the opposite effect - pupil dilation.
A similar change in the size of the pupil can be seen when the object of observation moves away or approaches. The closer the object to which the gaze is directed, the pupil is smaller; as the object moves away, it expands.
Stage two.
- Starting from inside, eyebrows grow in the direction from the nose. At the top of the arch of the eyebrow, upper part hairs begin to grow downwards, intersecting with the lower ones growing upwards.
- Where the eyelid, bending around the eyeball, becomes convex, a depression is formed - a fold, which should be shaded.
- As the upper eyelid droops, the shadow on the iris changes. The lower the eyelid, the darker the shadow.
- The cornea of the eye is convex and shaped like a mound.
It is better to shade the base of this mound at the border where it joins the eye a little, this will give the eye larger volume. Since the surface of the cornea is always wet, a glare forms at the top of the mound. When there are several light sources, there can be not one highlight, but two, three or more.
- The upper eyelashes are curled upward, and the lower ones - downward. Therefore, they do not catch each other when the eye is closed. At the very base, the upper eyelashes are directed downwards, then they are rounded, forming a comb at the bend. Similarly, the lower lashes are directed upward at the base of the growth, only in this case the bend is much less.
- Eyelashes usually grow two or three together. Therefore, they often touch, forming a bundle.
Stage three.
- By depicting the pupil you can give it more liveliness. To make your eye shine as much as possible, try not to draw shadows from the eyelid and eyelashes on the iris and pupil.
- The highlight at the top of the pupil will enliven the look as much as possible. The highlight here is drawn as a contour highlight, that is, with clear contrasting boundaries.
- In this place we create a wet highlight with blurred edges and a smooth transition.
- Sometimes the glare has the shape of a strip and passes through the iris and pupil.
- From the very edge at the outer corner, eyelashes do not grow. Therefore, they are not drawn around the entire eye.
- From long eyelashes A shadow falls on the skin near the eyes. We depict it with light light strokes.
- When a person smiles, the muscles in the face contract. When you smile, the lower eyelid lifts, covering part of the iris.
- The colored part of the eye is the colorful rays directed from the edge of the iris to the pupil. The iris of the eye, its color, pattern and location, like fingerprints, is individual and is not repeated even among twins. All possible shades and colors are determined by the presence of melanin pigment and the ability to reflect light. Eye color becomes blue when there is little of this pigment, brown when there is a lot of pigment. In the absence of a dye, the iris turns red (albino eyes).
Stage four.
- The eyelid is a leather pouch that stretches when the eyes are closed and closes when the eye is open. Therefore, folds and wrinkles often form on the eyelids. With age they become more noticeable.
- The skin around the eyelids is usually lighter than the eyelids themselves.
- When the eye is open, almost the entire eyelid gathers in this place, forming a deep fold. This place is usually made darker in tone.
- The edge of the lower eyelid is actually thinner than the edge of the upper. But because it is moisturized and shiny, reflecting light, it appears thicker.
If the gaze is directed downwards, the shape of the iris resembles an ellipse.