How To Draw Different Anime Eyes

1. Class Introduction : What's up, everybody. This is Yi. Welcome to another step by step tutorial. And today, I'm going to teach you how to draw eyes. We'll do that by using simple geometrical shapes like an oval, a parallelogram, and a trapezoid. So without further ado, let's go down to business. 2. How to draw different anime eyes: Okay, so today, I'm going to teach you how to draw three different types of eyes by using shapes. We are going to use a parallelogram, a circle, and a hexagon. So I'm going to start with a parallelogram. Then I'm going to draw one curve right there. The second curve will be all the way to this edge, one more curve at the bottom, and to close it, we'll draw this curve right there. Awesome. So now we got the overall shape of the eye, and now we can start add all the details. So first, I'm going to start with the eyelashes, and I'm simply going to do it by give it some thickness. I'll do the same for the bottom and we'll get rid of all the unnecessary lines. Next, I'm just going to draw the Iris. I'll give it some thickness, and I'll add the pupil at the center. Now we are going to draw the eyebrow. So I'm going to draw a long curve all the way to this edge. As you can see, I'm covering the eyelashes a bit. We'll draw a diagonal line right there, and then we'll give some thickness to the eyebrow, and as you can see, it gets thinner towards the edge. Next, we are going to draw the upper eyelid simply by drawing two curves. And if you want, you can add some wrinkles right next to the eyebrow. And there you go. We got our first eye. Of course, if you want to draw the left eye, just reverse the parallelogram and do exactly the same. Okay, so now we are going to move to the second shape, which is an hexagon. As you can see, this hexagon is a bit wide. Not all the sides needs to be exactly the same. You can also draw it thinner or longer. So again, just like before, I'm going to start by drawing the shape of the eye. So we'll start with two curves, one up and then one all the way to this point. One line at the bottom, and one more curve here. Next, we're going to give some thickness to the eyelashes. And we can give it some character just by drawing two spikes, for example, to indicate the eyelashes. However, you can also do the same but drawing the eyelashes pointing out. So really just feel free and do some experiments. Next, I'm going to draw the upper eyelid, again, by using two curves and we'll draw the eyebrow different from before. We'll draw two curves and give it some thickness. And as you can see, the edges are thinner. Next, we'll draw our iris really big. Again, place the pupil at the center, and as you can see, you can draw the pupil slightly thinner and taller. Again, just like before, just play with it. Awesome, and now we are moving to the less shape for today, which will be a circle. As you can see, it doesn't have to be a perfect circle. This time, as opposed to the other eyes, the tip of the iris will be at the center. I'm gonna draw a big iris. Then we'll draw the upper eyelid by drawing three curves, and I'm going to give him a nice thick eyebrow just like mine. And we'll add some wrinkles, again, simply by drawing two curves and some more wrinkles below the eye and the big fat pupil. We'll give some thickness to the iris. And I'm just going to add some lines here, just like Dragon Ball Z, just for the fun of it. And we are done with the sketching part. So got three different types of eyes by using three different shapes. Just like I said before, you can play with it however you like, you can use other shapes. You can extend some of the shapes like drawing a very wide rectangle or a very narrow circle. You can even mix some shapes together to create a very unique eye. But now we're going to move to the inking process, and then I'm going to demonstrate how I color the eyes with copic markers. But first, for the inking process, I'm going to use 0.3 black pen. However, you can use your regular 0.1, or you can just use a black color pencil. What's important in the inking process is you want to have your NHM which means your natural hand movement and you'll do that by rotating the page, get a film grip on the pen, and just go all over the lines. Once you practice more inking, you'll get better at that just like every other thing. Personally, the inking process is my least favorite part, but I'll try to do it as much accurate as I can. Awesome. So once we are done, I'm going to use the charcoal eraser, the notorious charcoal eraser and go to get rid of all the lead. Make sure to clean it very well because you don't want to smear the lead later on when you use the Copic markers. So now I'm going to use the Copic markers. Just like I said before, if you don't have copic markers, you can use color pencils. You can use a regular HB two pencil and do some shading. I'm going to use Copic markers. Those are alcohol based markers, which means they can blend very well. I'm going to use green tones for the iris. First, I'm going to fill this area by using circle strokes. Next, I'm going to use a darker tone. Next, I'm going to use a darker tone, and I'll create this kind of shape. I forgot to mention, but if you look on your top left of the screen, you can see the exact number of copic I'll be using. Then I'm going to use an even darker tone. Then an even darker tone than that, I'll mark a nice curve. And now I'm just going to go by the feel of it and do some blending. So I'll use some of the brighter tones again, and I'll blend the colors. As you can see, I want to get a nice highlight below the pupil. And now I'm going to use the dark stone to create a nice shade from the eyelashes. And again, we'll do some blending. Now, sometimes you can overdo the blending and sometimes it depends on the paper you are using. A thicker paper can absorb more layers, which means it can withstand more of the blending. Okay, so once we are done with the iris, I'm going to add some shade by using a very bright purple gray, and we'll color it on the side. And then I'll use a slightly darker tone just to create a nice gradient. Now, I can also blend the colors by using the colorless blender number zero, which what you basically do is absorb some of the ink. That way, I can create a smooth transition between the colors. Now you can also use the colorless blender to create some highlights, for example, just like that, which kind of gives it a watercolors style of effect. Next, I'm gona colour, the eyebrows are using two tones of orange and brown. And again, we'll blend the colors to create a smooth transition. Awesome. And to finish up, I'm just going to use my black marker and fill all the blank areas. And the reason I left the black color last is to achieve a cleaner environment. If I used the black color first, it will be most likely that I'll smear it with the other tones, and that could possibly ruin the drawing. Now, one more tip if the area you are trying to color is too thin, you can just use your inking pens instead of the copic marker, just like I'm doing right now. And Tip number two, you can also use a white pen to create the highlights. I'm not going to use it for this eye, but I will show it to you on the left eye I'll color. Okay, so now I'm going to color the rest of the eyes. So just like before, I'll start by erasing all the lead, I'm going to pick the colors I want to use. I'm going to start by coloring the brighter tones, and gradually I'll move up to the darker tone. Once I did that, I'm going to do some blending. And I'll do that until I'm satisfied with the look. I'll try to get a nice gradient and I'll add more layers to get more saturation if necessary. And lastly, I'm going to use the black marker and the inking pens to color the eyelashes and the pupil. Just like in the inking process, what you want to do is rotate the page while you color. It's just much more comfortable that way. M M For this eye, I used some brown tones for the eyebrow and some yellow brown, goldish tones for the iris. Awesome. So now, all that's left is the third eye. So I'm gonna let the time lapse to the talking and we'll continue once I'm done. Okay. And we are almost done. Everybody. So now, like I said before, I'm going to use the white pen to create the highlight, and that's just in case you want to get a really white, glowing highlight. We're just going to create a nice circle right there. A. D. Everybody. So this is how you draw eyes. As you can see, for this tutorial, we used three different types of shapes. We use the parallelogram, the hexagon, and the circle. That's it for today. Thanks a lot for watching. Keep being awesome, and I'll see you on the next video. Peace.