THE BASIC SHAPES AND SIMPLE LINES ARE AN EASY WAY TO GET THE HANG OF DRAWING EYES AS A BEGINNER. IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO START WITH THE BASICS BEFORE ADDING MORE DETAILS, THAT WAY YOU CAN BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR YOUR DRAWING JOURNEY.
CREATE GUIDELINES SO YOU KNOW WHERE KEY POINTS OF THE EYES WILL GO. DOING THIS CAN HELP WITH MAKING SURE THAT THE EYES WILL LAY ON THE FACE CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRAWING THEM FROM AN ANGLE.
START OFF WITH THE “EYELASHES” A.K.A. THE OUTER EDGES OF THE EYES, AS WELL AS THE EYEBROWS. SINCE THESE ARE SIMPLE EYES, WE WILL GO WILL GENERIC CURVES.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THAT, SKETCH TWO OVAL-LIKE SHAPES TO CREATE THE IRIS.
AFTER THE IRIS IS MADE, WE WILL MAKE TWO SMALLER CIRCLES IN THE IRIS, WHICH WILL BE OUR PUPILS. REMEMBER TO NOT DRAW THEM TOO FAR APART!
IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF LIGHT, DON’T FORGET TO ADD IT SO THE EYES CAN HAVE A BIT OF SHINE TO THEM. WHERE EVER THE LIGHT IS COMING FROM IS WHERE THE SHINY PART SHOULD BE
ONCE THE SKETCH IS FINISHED, IT IS TIME TO DO DRAW THE DARKER LINES ABOVE THE SKETCH. THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USING INK OVER A LIGHT PENCIL SKETCH.
REMEMBER TO LET THE INK DRY BEFORE ERASING THE SKETCH!
DEPENDING ON HOW THICK THE EYES ARE, IT MIGHT REQUIRE MORE OR LESS INK TO FILL IN THE LASHES AND PUPILS.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE FILLING IN THE EMPTY SPACE, YOU CAN NOW SAY YOU COMPLETED A PAIR OF SIMPLE EYES! THIS IS A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR QUICK AND EFFECTIVE EYES, BUT IF YOU WANT TO ADD A BIT OF FLAIR OR UNIQUENESS TO YOUR EYES, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK AT HOW TO ADD SOME NICE DETAILS.
