How to draw identical eyes. Drawing a realistic eye
Have you wondered how to draw eyes realistically? It's not that difficult, just follow some rules and tips. Of course, the result will be far from perfect (only an artist can draw eyes as shown in the picture), but, according to at least, the eyes will not resemble motionless frozen balls. Some people think that the eye is like a tennis ball - round and that's it. They are mistaken: this organ is very complex in design, mobile, and in order to display the mentioned characteristics, it is not enough to draw a circle in the frame of the eyelashes. Many amateurs start drawing the eye from the pupil. But the drawing technique described below will teach you how to correctly depict this complex organ.
Drawing tutorial: step-by-step instruction
1. Be patient blank slate, a 2H soft graphite pencil, and a good soft eraser. First, draw an outline that resembles the shape of a tree leaf. Don't be afraid to mess up your drawing, because you're just learning. The lines should be light, barely noticeable; you will draw the rest of the details later.
2. Draw a circle for the iris and tear duct, the crease of the upper eyelid and the edge of the lower eyelid. The lower eyelid is usually poorly defined in portraits, but its presence is important. We do not clearly outline the middle of the upper eyelid.
3. Most eyes catch glare, and the angles at which it appears are clearly visible on the iris. The size and shape of the reflection may vary. How to draw eyes to make them look alive? Draw some highlights and see which arrangement you like best. If you end up with quite a lot of them, it doesn’t matter, you can erase the extra ones later.
4. Each person has an individual iris pattern, but each of them looks like the spokes of a bicycle. We continue to draw the pupil and iris with a unique pattern in a circle, because straight lines are boring. Create a more chaotic pattern of the iris, because this way its structure will look more natural.
5. Then darken the edges in the center of the iris and outside, thereby making the pupil three-dimensional. The pupil itself must be well painted over.
6. Leave the eyeball white, and darken the pupil and upper part of the iris as much as possible. You also don’t paint over the highlights, just lightly draw the contours to make them look more natural. Learn to draw eyes that are realistic and beautiful.
7. Now we work on the white of the eye, applying shadows with strokes around the contour above the lower eyelid and under the upper eyelid, and slightly outlining the tear duct. The eye comes to life in a matter of minutes, all that remains is to add some important elements.
8. Deepen the eye using pencil shading: apply thin short strokes along the outer edges of the eye, highlighting the outer and inner corners of the eyelid.
9. To make the eye look natural, add some wrinkles at the inner edge of the lower eyelid. The lines are smooth, very light.
10. Now very important point- image of eyelashes. They should be natural, not twisted like a doll's. Be patient and move forward towards achieving your goal! You have practically mastered the basic techniques and now know how to draw life-like eyes. There is very little left. We draw the eyelashes as if they were sticking out of the paper. When you have marked the required number of hairs, go over them with a pencil again, only this time with pressure. You need to draw with jerky movements so that the ends of the eyelashes are thin, natural, and not cut off.
11. Then you need to add thin eyelashes with light tear-off strokes. The last two steps will create a natural look effect. And don't worry if the hairs look stuck together. Add a few thin lower eyelashes below, they should not be thick and dark like the top ones. Draw more boldly: even if they are not perfectly smooth, they look natural.
12. Add light volume around the eye with scribbles (if desired), using shading to highlight the inner corners of the eye and the outer corner of the eyelid. The eye is now just like a real one, isn’t it?
We hope that the given step-by-step instructions, which detail how to draw eyes in several steps, were useful to you.
What You'll Be Creating
Eyes are great topic for the image, they combine a lot different materials and they look like gems, hidden in our body. They are also quite difficult to draw, but that doesn't mean you can't do it! In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a beautiful, realistic eye without the original image.
What you will need
- Paper
- Pencil HB
- Pencil 2B
- Pencil 4B
- Pencil 5B
- Pencil 7B or 8B
- Shading
- Eraser (preferably soft)
- Pencil sharpener
1. Start Drawing the Eye
Step 1
Take a pencil HB, roughly draw a very light oval. The line should be subtle.
Step 2
Draw two curves intersecting the oval that will create the eyelids.
Step 3
The eyelids need to have a certain thickness, so add an edge to them.
Step 4
Draw a round iris, a pupil in the middle, a reflection of the highlight, and also the corners of the eyes.
Step 5
The eyebrow is the frame for the eyes, so don't forget about it! Draw your brow using straight lines to recreate a natural shape.
Step 6
Before we start shading the eye, we need to understand its 3D shape. You can solve this by drawing guide lines. I described this technique in my lesson
2. Draw a Realistic Iris
Step 1
Take the most soft pencil(a 7B or 8B pencil works best) and then fill in the pupil, leaving an area for a reflective highlight. The darkness of the pupil will determine the contrast for the rest of the drawing.
Step 2
Take a pencil 2B, and then draw the suspensory ligaments extending from the center of the iris. Go around the glare area. Angle the pencil slightly so that the lines are soft.
Step 3
Darken the edge of the iris and also draw a “ring” around the pupil.
Step 4
Take a pencil 2B, and then darken the edges even more. Shade the iris by adding more supporting ligaments or fibers, some fibers should be darker than others.
Step 5
Use the same pencil to shade the entire iris. Draw a penumbra around the ring, as well as small shadows between the fibers.
Step 6
Take a pencil 4B, make sure it is well sharpened. Use this pencil to accentuate the shadows you drew earlier.
Step 7
By using growers, carefully align the outline of the iris. It's part of the eyeball, so the iris shouldn't have a completely hard edge.
Step 8
Take a pencil 4B to draw a shadow from the upper eyelid over the iris. Don't forget that the eye is not flat, and therefore the shadows must be curved.
Step 9
Using the same pencil, draw the shadow of the eyelashes. The shadows will be most visible on top of the highlight's reflection area.
Step 10
Take a pencil 5B to adjust the contrast of the eye. Darken the shadows to make the highlights pop.
3. Shade the Eye
Step 1
Take a pencil HB, and then create subtle shading around the eyeball. During the shading process, remember that the eyeball is roughly a sphere, so don't make the shadows flat.
Step 2
Use a blender to soften the shadows. Don't be afraid to bring them even further into the center.
Step 3
Use an eraser to clean up the highlighted areas. The eye is not completely smooth, so it will look even better if you break up the soft shadows with the hard edges of your eraser strokes.
Step 4
Take a pencil HB and then draw the details lacrimal caruncle. This area is wet and shiny, so add small highlights to the outline.
Step 5
Gently shade the tear duct area.
Step 6
Using a pencil 2B, shade the above area even more. Using the same pencil, add a subtle shadow under the lower eyelid. This will separate the eye from the eyelid.
Step 7
Take a pencil HB to shade the edges of the eyelids. Don't forget about the location of the light source!
Step 8
Blend the shaded area using a feather brush.
Step 9
Using the same technique, shade the rest of the skin around the eye. Draw with the pencil tilted to capture it immediately large area, and also avoid hard lines
Step 10
Take a pencil 2B to add shadows where needed.
Step 11
Take a pencil 4B to darken the shadows even more.
Step 12
Finally, take a pencil 5B to further darken the crease of the upper eyelid.
4. Draw Eyebrows and Eyelashes
Step 1
Take a pencil HB to draw the direction of the eyebrow hairs.
Step 2
Take a pencil 2B to draw the hairs one by one. The hairs should not be sharp - their width will depend on the scale of your image. Angle the pencil if necessary to achieve denser strokes.
Step 3
Take a pencil 4B to thicken the front lower part of the brow.
Step 4
Using a pencil 2B, outline the direction and shape of the eyelashes. However, before you start, look in the mirror and try to understand what you see. Eyelashes are curved in nature and their shape depends on the perspective. They drop down slightly, right from the edge of the upper eyelid, and then curve upward.
Step 5
In the same way, add eyelashes to the lower eyelid.
Step 6
The eyelashes tend to stick to each other, creating a tight bunch.
Step 7
Using a pencil 4B, thicken your eyelashes by adding more hairs between them. Eyelashes don't grow in one thin row! Also, adjust the width of the eyelashes according to the scale of the image.
Step 8
Take the softest pencil, make sure it is well sharpened, and then highlight some areas of the eyelashes.
Step 9
The drawing is almost complete. Look at it from a distance and also try to see how the shading can be improved. Use all pencils for this task.
Step 10
Finally, add small parts to make the drawing more realistic: fine veins in the eye area, including small wrinkles around the eye. You can make the skin more uneven by simply applying rows of thin transverse lines.
If you decide to digitize your drawing to publish it online, be sure to prepare it first:
What About the Other Eye?
I’ll tell you a secret: there shouldn’t be “another eye.” When you draw a portrait, draw both eyes at the same time, step by step. This way you will simply draw both eyes without copying them one after the other. The good news is that they don't have to be exactly identical - our faces aren't exactly symmetrical!
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 quite interesting view. 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.
I have already said that eyes and lips are the most important parts that a beginning artist needs to be able to draw on a person’s face. We have already depicted, now I will tell you how to draw a person’s eyes step by step with a pencil for beginners. Besides the fact that this is just part of the face, you need to understand that for each shape you need to depict different eyes. You also need to understand that the fullness of the eye and its color rendition can help you express your mood and mind. In fact, the eyes are the most difficult to draw, since they are mainly used to determine big picture. It has great importance the pupil, eyelashes and corners of the eye, we will pay attention to these points and draw a more or less standard eye; novice artists usually train using this drawing.
We are drawing regular pencil, if we paint with colored paints, we will have to work even more, since color rendering is a difficult moment in the picture. I provide you with a master class on step by step drawing human eyes.
We immediately draw the lower eyelid, two lines, an elongated horizontal one and a small semi-vertical one.
Now there are a lot of elements to draw. On both eyelids we immediately draw a few eyelashes; it’s very good if they are drawn casually, for naturalness. Above the right eyelid we draw a semi-arc to complete the eye. And the most important thing at this step is to mark the boundaries of the pupil, a vertical arc on the right and a vertical arc on the left. On the left we even draw a small bulge, it is needed to diversify the eye and the pupil in particular.
Then we need to draw the pupil. On the left we make another arc, and it looks like the letter B. We draw a circle and in it another circle, sketch the central one. We also sketch the upper part of the pupil. And in the very central part it leaves a miniature oval not sketched. The direction of the lines with which we sketch parts of the eye is very important; they should be directed towards different sides. For example, in the center of the pupil it is vertical, and just above the lines look diagonally down to the right.
Lightly draw all the lines of the eye and use very thin lines to sketch out the empty part of the pupil.
Anatomy. At first glance, it seems simple, however, it is a complex science. The bane of every artist is that you cannot move to the next level of professional skill without at least the slightest idea of anatomy. Most people never study anatomy, and this leads to a weak creative foundation that leaves a constant lack of confidence in their strengths and artistic abilities.
Therefore, it would be wise to devote some of your creative time to studying anatomy. At first glance, this may seem like an overwhelming step, but if you break it down, learning anatomy will be fun and easy for you!
Final result
1. Basics: Function and Anatomy
All people have eyes same shape and structure: oval with pointed edges, eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows. You can quickly sketch out a drawing of an eye and anyone will tell you what it is:
In this screenshot I will show you the following elements eyes from top to bottom:
1. Brows: Protect your eyes from dirt and sweat dripping from your forehead.
2. Eyelid folds: created by the eyelid when the eye is closed. Eyelid folds form at the top and bottom of the eye.
3. Actual eye opening: when the oval shape of the eye is formed.
4. Eyelashes: Protect your eyes from dirt, strong light or sensory perception. In art, they emphasize femininity.
5. White of the eye: it is the main organ of the eye.
6. Iris: in reality these are muscles, just imagine! They contract and expand, increasing or decreasing the amount of light that enters the eye and reaches the lens.
7. Pupil: dark spot in the center of the eye. In reality, we see objects through the pupil because... Light enters through the pupil, which forms an image inside the eyeball.
8. Lacrimal nodule: on the inner corner of each eye. Our tears come through the tear nodules, which have a pinkish tint!
9. Skin fold of lacrimal nodule: on the outside of the inner corner of the eye, just next to the nodule itself.
2. Different Eye Shapes
Although the eye sketch we have drawn above is recognized as a human eye, the shape of the eyes varies depending on the race, geographical location and even age!
Let's look at the most basic criterion: race. If you look at the photos different nations, then you will definitely notice the difference. Let's look at a few basic shapes to see the difference:
3. Different angle and perspective
In the screenshot below you can see different angles of the eye to demonstrate how the shape of the eye changes depending on the angle at which we look at the eye:
4. Eyes: the mirror of the soul
We express a lot of emotions through our eyes. Regardless of the shape and shape of our eyes, we, as human beings, instinctively react to external factors that change our eyes.
We squint, we squint, we stare in stunned awe, we open our eyes wide when we are amazed or when we are afraid - just to give a few examples.
Below are a few eye expressions that can be captured by simply by the human eye. So, try to quickly identify each emotion expressed and also sketch out the features of the eye expression. Practice so you can add more emotion to your characters:
5. Draw the eye
We now have some idea of the great variety that can be obtained using one eye. So let's continue with the lesson and put everything together.
Have that quick sketch we created earlier at your fingertips to start creating your art product and begin your journey to become the next Michelangelo!
Create a new document. Name the existing layer " The background", set the Foreground color to #dcb6a3 and the Background color to #963931.
Using a tool Gradient(Gradient Tool (G), gradient color from foreground to background color, drag the gradient from left to right to create a flesh color gradient. Next, select a hard round brush from the settings Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter) set the option Pen pressure(Pen Pressure) and also set the Foreground color to #000000.
Translator's note: press the key (F5) to go to the brush settings. In parameters Dynamics of shape(Shape Dynamics) and Different dynamics(Other Dynamics), set pen pressure in settings Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter).
Create a new layer. Name this layer "Sketch". Draw the basic shape of the eye to your liking. You can use the eye shape as in the original result or choose any of the eye shapes we covered earlier!
6. Highlight the eye: white of the eye
Step 1
Let's start with the basic foundation - the white of the eye.
Despite its name "white", the eyeball is not pure white. It varies in shades of light grey, beige and red depending on the various blood vessels that run through it.
To start with it, create a new layer, place this layer between the "Background" layer and the "Sketch" layer. Name this layer "Eye White". Set the brush to off-white color #ddc6bc and use a hard round brush to paint over base color along the white of the eye.
Step 2
Create a new layer on top of the “White of the Eye” layer, then right-click on the created layer and in the window that appears, select the option Create Clipping Mask(Create Clipping Mask) to the “White of the Eye” layer. We use this layer for shading.
The eyeball has a spherical structure, therefore, more light will always enter the center due to the convex surface. Conversely, the further from the center, the less light comes in due to the eyelids/lashes, which creates shading, so we will use dark shades.
So, select the tool again Brush(Brush Tool (B), set the brush to a hard round shape, turn on the options Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter). Adjust the brush size as needed and set the brush color to #4f241e. Brush over the clipping mask along the edge of the eyeball to create a shading and 3D effect.
Step 3
Choose a darker shade, such as #220b07. Paint the top of the white of the eye to enhance the shadow created by the upper eyelid and lashes.
7. Draw the lacrimal nodule
Step 1
This area of the eye is not covered by skin, so we use more pinkish shades. Remember that there is no clear distinction between the eyeball itself, the flesh and the muscles that support that eyeball, they all react simultaneously and are connected together. Therefore, our pink tint will mix with the white of the eye, you will see this in a minute.
Set the Foreground color to #853c2e and the Background color to #5e2218.
Using the same brush you used earlier, color the inner corner of the eye using a lighter shade brush, and then add shading around the edges using a darker brush. dark shade. Also, add a few touches Pink colour to the white area. In the screenshot below, you can see the result with and without our sketch:
Step 2
Next, set the Foreground color to #d77661 and the Background color to a white shade #ffffff, and reduce the brush size. Zoom in to make it easier to work with the details of the highlights. Add highlights to the highlights - use a light pink tint first and then add a bit of white as a finishing touch. This way we will create a feeling of a humid environment.
8. Iris and pupil
Set the brush color to #6b3826. Draw a circle in the center of the eye as in the sketch
Step 2
An eye with a white pupil looks a little scary, so using a black brush, paint the circle in the center of the eye again to create the pupil.
9. Adding Details to the Iris
Step 1
It's time to create a new layer! Place this layer on top of the "Pupil" layer. Name this layer "Iris Details".
The pupil and iris merge with each other in the white of the eye. Let's put it simply - they can't live without each other!
So, set the Foreground color to #240b02, then adjust the brush size to paint along the edges of the pupil and iris of the eye to blend them perfectly. At the same time, add shading to the top of the pupil to indicate the area where the shadow of the upper eyelid and eyelashes falls. Don't be afraid to go a little over the edges.
Step 2
Set the Foreground color to #54382a and the Background color to #3f2315. Vary the brush size down to the smallest diameter. Zoom in so you can easily apply light and dark strokes over the brown area. Try to keep the strokes coming from the center.
Step 3
Next, we'll add more detail to the iris. Set the Foreground color to #9b643f and the Background color to #511f05. Reduce the brush size to just a few pixels. Draw small veins of the muscle details. To switch color shades, continuously press the ‘X’ key. Also, feel free to add your own samples of color shades, which you can easily select using the tool Pipette(Eyedropper Tool (I).
10. Adding highlights
Because Our eye is looking a little flat, let's add some highlights!
Create a new layer and place this layer on top of the "Iris Details" layer. Name this layer "Highlights". Set the Foreground color to a white shade #ffffff. Add a lighter highlight first and then a richer highlight, creating a diffuse, large white dot. Repeat the whole process, adding a couple more small highlights:
11. Drawing the upper eyelid: curves and folds
Let's step away from the eyeball for a second and work on the eyelid, as well as the folds of skin around the eye. From my own experience, I will say that a painting looks great when you can see it in its entirety, and not in separate fragments.
Step 1
So, create a new layer on top of all other layers, call this layer "Skin". Install dark brown tint#2c0b02 as the foreground color, and a light pink shade #d3a594 as the background color. Pick up right size brushes, start drawing around the outer contour of the eye, always keep the original sketch in mind.
Start with a dark color and then press the 'X' key to switch to a light shade. First, paint around the eye with a dark brush, and then using a light brush, carefully paint over the inner corner of the eye, where we have a light gradient transition.
Step 2
Following the details of our original sketch, using a dark brown shade, draw the crease above the eye.
Step 3
Next, set the Foreground color to #2b130d and the Background color to #bc8370. Paint first with a dark brush on the outer edges of the eye, and then use a light brush to carefully paint around the creases to contour lines didn't look too tough. In this work we do not use hard and precise lines, as well as contours, but use soft shapes.
Step 4
Next, set the Foreground color to #d5a197 and the Background color to #fcead8. Additionally, fade the hard lines of the creases, creating a transition from a dark pink shade to a light pink shade, constantly switching shades by pressing the ‘X’ key. If necessary, you can also use the tool Clarifier(Dodge Tool (O) with a soft round brush set to Sveta(Highlights) by unchecking the option Save shades(Protect Tones) to get bright highlights. Don't overdo it with lightening.
12. Draw the lower eyelid
Step 1
It's time to switch to the lower eyelid. We use the same technique as before.
If it will be easier for you to draw vertical lines, then you can rotate the image, for this we go Image - Rotate Canvas(Image > Image Rotation) and rotate the image 90 degrees. Again, this will be up to you.
Let's move on to creating the lower eyelid, set the Foreground color to #9e5b4a and the Background color to #fecfbb. Carefully paint over the bottom of the eye to match the bottom outline, and then use a light brush to paint over the top, adding highlights.
We will be working with four primary color shades: #260f0b, #642e22, #c88a7c and #eac0a9.
I suggest you draw samples of four color shades on a separate layer, so you can easily choose the one you want color shade using a tool Pipette(Eyedropper Tool (I).
First let's touch up the lower right outer corner of the eye using subtle strokes of #260f0b, then move to the shallow crease of #eac0a9 to add some highlights.
Step 3
Select brush color #d18465. Brush underneath the eye as if you were applying concealer. You can also paint the top side if you feel it is necessary.
Next, select the brush color #eac0a9. Paint the outline of the lower left corner of the eye, as well as the tear corner to add highlights, as shown in the screenshot below. Pay attention to the second screenshot - it is presented as an animation to show you the difference between the previous step and this step:
13. Skin: retouching
All leather is a bit like plastic, isn't it?
It's time to fix it!
Choose a nice brick color like this #c54432 and apply lightly around the eyelids, adding additional color to the lower eyelid. Don't highlight them too much - it's not a zombie eye, so it shouldn't be a sore eye. Just a couple of gentle brush strokes to add more life.
Once you're done, change the foreground color to a soft purple #937fa3 and the background color to #b5544d.
Add shadow to the eyes towards the lower inner corner of the eye. This should help make your eye look more natural and vibrant!
At this stage you can add other small details like chiaroscuro. Again, in the screenshot below you can view the result in jpg format, as well as an animation comparison with the previous step.
Result in JPG format:
Animated comparison:
14. Leather: Adding Texture Touches
The skin is still too smooth - let's spice it up a little!
Set the Foreground color to #f2c8a0 and the Background color to #b5544d. Using the "Skin Texture" brush ( Translator's note: Skin Texture brush), which can be downloaded with a PSD file, carefully go over the skin, constantly pressing the ‘X’ key to switch shades. You should get a soft texture, like in the screenshot below:
15. Draw eyelashes
Step 1
It's time to create a new layer and name it...... "Eyelashes" of course!
Set the Foreground color to #1a0906. Select a hard round brush. In the brush settings in options Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation Pen pressure(Pen Pressure).
While on the 'Eyelashes' layer, start randomly drawing eyelashes. Below are a few points to remember when drawing eyelashes:
1. Eyelashes are never straight. Always draw the eyelashes slightly curled.
2. Eyelashes are arranged in a chaotic manner. Try taking a closer look at an image of an eye where the eyelashes are covered in mascara: as a rule, the eyelashes are stuck to each other and also curled.
3. Eyelashes are always thinner at the tips than at the roots.
Create a new layer, name this layer "Eyelash Shadow". Change the blending mode for this layer to Multiplication Fills(Fill) to approximately 70%. Select the brush you used earlier, brush color #1f0b07. Draw some eyelashes in the lower outer corner of the eye. Next, go (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) and apply a soft blur of 1.5 px.
16. Eye Details: Adding Shadows for Depth
Now that we have a more complete picture of our eye, let's return to the eyeball and iris for some retouching.
Let's add more pop to the eye."
Create a new layer and place this layer on top of the "Skin" layer. Change the blending mode for this layer to Multiplication(Multiply).
Set the Foreground color to #6f2719 and use a brush to gently paint over the bottom corner of the eye to enhance the shadows. See screenshot for comparison:
17. Eye details: iris
When compared to the entire eye, the iris still looks flat. Let's work on this!
Step 1
Select a small, hard round brush. In the brush settings in options Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter), select mode Pen pressure(Pen Pressure). Add some ray-like strokes closer to the pupil, as shown in the screenshot below:
Step 2
To create a highlight, create a new layer. Place this layer on top of the "Iris" layer. Change the blending mode to Lightening the base Fills(Fill) to approximately 40%.
Step 3
Create a new layer on top of the "Iris Details" layer, change the blending mode for this layer to Lightening the base(Color Dodge), and also reduce the value Fills(Fill) to approximately 30%. Select a soft round brush, set the blending mode for the brush Dissolution(Dissolve). Using a brush, carefully paint around the iris. Next, merge this layer with the main iris layer (Ctrl+E):
18. Adding small details
It's time for the finishing touches!
Step 1
First we will add blood vessels.
Set the Foreground color to #5e2219. Select a hard round brush. In the brush settings in options Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) and Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter), select mode Pen pressure(Pen Pressure).
Reduce the brush size to 2 px and carefully paint small blood vessels in the corners of the eye on top of the white of the eye.
Create a new layer, place this layer below the "Skin" layer.
Change the blending mode for this layer to Multiplication(Multiply), and also reduce the value Fills(Fill) to approximately 80%. Name this layer "Shadows".
Set the foreground color to #3e1408 and using a hard round brush, in the brush settings, use only the option Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter), brush along the edges of the white of the eye.
Step 3
Glimpses of humidity.
Create a new layer, name this layer "Moisture". Place this layer on top of the "Skin" layer.
19. Draw the base for the eyebrows
Step 1
We also need to draw the eyebrow, don't we?
Create a new layer, name this layer "Eyebrow". Place this layer on top of all other layers.
Set the Foreground color to #47190b. Select a hard round brush, in the settings select the option Fluctuation opacity(Opacity Jitter) and using a brush, draw a rough eyebrow shape.
Step 2
Select a tool Finger(Smudge Tool), in the settings of this tool, set the hard round brush, in the options Size fluctuation Pen pressure(Pen Pressure). Use your finger to smear your eyebrow to create hair texture:
20. Adding detail to the eyebrow
Step 1
Next, select a tool Brush(Brush Tool (B), set to a hard round brush, in the options Size fluctuation(Size Jitter) set the mode Pen pressure(Pen Pressure). Add eyebrow hairs:
Step 2
Set the Foreground color to #9a3d1e, in the options Opacity fluctuation(Opacity Jitter) set the mode Pen pressure(Pen Pressure), increase the brush size a few pixels, and then add rough highlights. You can freely apply strokes, soft, broad, to add variety.
Step 3
Last detail, reduce the brush size to 1 or 2 px—and using a thin brush, add some light highlights to the eyebrow:
21. Matching the eyebrow with the skin
Our eyebrow looks great, but it looks a little glued on. To fix this, we will combine the eyebrow with the skin, for this, create a new layer. Place this layer below the "Eyebrow" layer. Change the blending mode for this layer to Multiplication(Multiply) or Linear dimmer(Linear Burn), depending on your preference. Next, reduce the value Fills(Fill) to approximately 40%. Name this layer "Eyebrow Composite".
Increase the brush size, set the Foreground color to a dark, bleached brown like this #502520, and use this brush to paint around the edges of the eyebrow. Next, let's go Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur(Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur). Add a 3-4 px soft blur effect to get a result like the screenshot below:
22. Selective step: adding makeup
Moreover, we can now add makeup to our eye!
I chose soft fall shades #e88f04 and #572013.
Step 1
For orange tint, create a new layer on top of the "Skin" layer, change the blending mode for this layer to Chroma(Color), and using a soft round brush, paint over the upper eyelid as shown in the screenshot below. Decrease the value Fills(Fill) at your discretion.
Step 2
Next, shadows. Create a new layer, change the blending mode for this layer to Multiplication(Multiply). Using a soft brush, paint shadows in the corner of the eye. Let's go Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur(Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur), blur the shadows if you think they are too hard.
Step 3
Create another new layer, change the blending mode for this layer to Lightening the base(Color Dodge), and also reduce the value Fills(Fill) to approximately 30%. Set the Foreground color to #f7b283. First select a soft round brush, in the brush settings, select the mode Dissolution(Dissolve) and then use a brush to add a glitter effect. Next, select a makeup brush from the set you downloaded and use this brush to add texture.
Great job, we have completed the lesson!
Now you can draw your realistic eye. I hope you enjoyed this journey and learned something useful today!
Final result
