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Published: 2014-08-30 18:48:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 6397; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 32
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Here's a little step-by-step of how to draw semi-realistic eyes.. I just start with the sketch and then paint over it.Some tips from me to you:
-For eye-white, don't actually go with white but a darker color, something like a grey-ish yellow or pink, you can then apply shadow and highlights in the eye-white.
-For a nice bright color of the iris pick a color (for example purple) and make the shadows and light neighbouring colors (in this case i might the highlights pink and the shadows blue, you could also reverse it).
-Don't forget to draw the waterline if you want it to be more realistic looking! And keep in mind that eyelids can be hooded, heavy or even barely there, try to play around with that.
-Remember that eyes are ROUND! even though the eyes appear almond shaped that doesn't mean the shape of the actual eyeball has changed, when painting almond shaped eyes know that the eyelids create that shape and underneath the eyeball is just as round as any other.
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Really just the standard hard brush most of the time (and standard soft brush).
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But i wonder how you do the texture? I always have problem with it. It looks always the same t.t
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You mean texture difference between the eyeball and the skin around it? One thing obviously is that the eyeball is round so putting emphasis on that by stronger contrasting shading helps (as well as bright highlights). Skin has duller highlights as it's not a shiny surface and that shows it's a different texture.
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Yes i did, naturally.. Drawing digitally with a mouse is really only something you do when you're just starting out, if you want to get more serious you should definitely be using a tablet, it's just a lot more convenient.
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This is absolutely amazing! Β And it's really nice to see your process, I really struggle with painting, I know I should use a hard brush with low opacity but I always struggle with blending!
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I don't use low opacity that much at first, you start with a high opacity and then go into lower opacity later to make it smoother.
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I've been using a low opacity and lots of layers of it XD Thanks for the tip, i have one file that im trying to be more painterly with and Β keep coming back to it so next time i feel like it i will heed your words! <3Β
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Yeah, don't be scared to paint a little rough at the start, you can always refine it later, that also makes it easy to catch mistakes early on.
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Thank you so much for the tips i will for sure try that <3333itll help me define shadows and shape batter too and possibly help my confidence with bolder shadows \;u;/
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Shadows are scary! I know how you feel xD
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i have this fear of like a sudden super dark colour against a light colour and i need NEED to get over that LOLΒ
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There's ways of getting around that, sometimes it SEEMS like a big transition in values but it's not really.. That's why it's good to look at your paintings in greytones.
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Thankoo and yeahh sometimes i will create my greyscales and overlay colours, sometimes i will just paint with colour and flats CX either way its fun and working with my greyscales has helped me et a better sense of lighting \;u;/ <3Β
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I feel The bottom eye lids are too dark on both. I think you also exaggerated the eye lashes for the bottom eye lid too.
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Yep i did.. But it's not realism you know.
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