How To Draw Hyperrealistic Eye - step by step

1. Intro: Hello and welcome to my art class. In this class I will show you how to draw realistic. I'm using a pencil or any other drawing program. We will go step-by-step throughout this class and I will show you how to create an ice sketch, how to draw the iris and the pupil. How to draw the sclera, how to draw the top and bottom of the eye, how to draw the eyelashes. And finally, we will apply some elements that will give the eye a more realistic appearance. At the end of this course, you will be able to draw eyes of any shape. And the more you practice, the better you will become. Thank you for deciding to participate in this class and I hope you will like it. I think we're going to have a great time. So let's get started. 2. The Sketch: Hello and welcome back. In the first chapter, we will draw the outline of the eye. We will draw a straight line that we will erase later. We will start on the left side at the level of the line and we will begin to draw the area of the lacrimal glands. Then we will arch the line upwards, drawing a semicircle that will stop a little above the line on the right side. Usually the area of the lacrimal glands does not perfectly joined the right outer corner of the eye, it being a little higher, we will make sure that the part above the line is bigger than the part below the line. Next, we will create a line above the eye that will represent the line that the eyelid used to make when the eye is open. This will follow the line of the eye and in the outer part it will be a little more extended, thus forming a more closed angle. We will draw a circle in the middle of the eye that will represent the iris. It will be perfectly round and will not touch the bottom of the eye. In its center, you will find another smaller circle that will represent the pupil. On the left side in the place where the lacrimal glands end, we will create some lines that will represent the starting point of the sclera. At the bottom of the eye, we will draw another line perfectly parallel to the eye, which will represent the place where we will start drawing the eyelashes. Then we will draw two geometric shapes in the iris area that will represent points of light. These points of light give life to the eye and it is vital to use them in the drawing. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 3. Drawing the Iris and the Pupil: Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, I will show you how to draw the iris and the pupil. We will start with the pupil which will have a dark black color. So we will insist more on it so that it can be differentiated from the iris. After that, we will move to drawing the iris. We will start by creating perpendicular lines on the pupil. We will make sure that these lines are symmetrically drawn. So first we will create reference lines and then we will create others inside them. Then we will take each segments separately and fill it with many symmetrical lines oriented in the same direction. We will continue carefully so as not to make mistakes because they will mean a lot in the final appearance of the eye. If we cannot erase the lines inside the light points, I recommend not to draw over them. If you draw digitally and you can easily erase them later, then don't worry, just draw over the points of light. After we have finished with the first layer of lines, we will continue with drawing symmetrical lines with the previous ones, but they will be found only on the edge of the eye. If you use a pencil, then choose a darker shade for this step. Do not rush, but proceed with great care. We will do the same thing inside the eye right next to the pupil. We do this so that we can give the iris a spherical appearance. After that, we will thicken the outside of the iris, but this time we will create circular lines along it. We will press harder on the outside and less on the inside. At the same time, we emphasize the lines perpendicular to the pupil, thus creating an imperceptible transition between the thickened outer part and the inner part of the iris. We will not fill all the spaces between the lines, but we will also leave some lighter in color, thus providing a realistic appearance. Along the way, we will notice that between the pupil and the outer edge of the iris, there will be a lighter colored part. If we work digitally, then we will be able to erase the extra color from the points of light to leave them perfectly white. Then we will add some curved lines that will represent the reflections of the eyelashes. We will insist on the iris as long as we consider it necessary. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 4. Drawing the sclera: Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, I will show you how to draw the sclera. We will start by drawing the lacrimal glands. We will insist on this because it will have a darker color. In the middle of it. We will leave a spot of light that will represent the reflection of the light because that area is generally wit and the light is reflected very easily. Then we will move on to drawing the sclera. We will start by creating symmetrical hatches, but if a light shade on the entire surface of the eye, we have to take into account the fact that the eye has a spherical shape, so it will be darker on the edges and lighter in the middle. We will insist with hatches on the edges and we will make sure that it will be creating a sphere effect. After we have finished the hatching on the left side, then we will create small streaks of blood that can branch out as desired. These are very thin, so we will use a well sharpened pencil or if we work digitally a small value with the brush use. We will also hatch the part under the eye, the place under which we will draw the eyelashes and then we will move to the right side of the eye. We will hatch in a similar way as well, insisting more on the outer parts. After that, we will add the small strands of blood here as well. These threads give the eye a much more realistic appearance. Even if it will take us more time, we will not stop until we have a very good result. When shading, we will be careful not to press very hard, especially in the middle part of the eye where it should be lighter in color. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 5. Drawing the Top and the Bottom side: Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, we will draw the top and bottom of the eye. We will start by drawing lines along the eyelid. These lines will be parallel to the eyelid line and the eye line. During their drawing, we will emphasize the area below the eyelid line to form the shadow effect. After creating the parallel lines, we will create other lines perpendicular to the others. We will also extend the hatching at the level of the lacrimal glands. We will continue to hatch on the right side of the eyelid, starting with parallel and perpendicular lines. We will alternate them according to desire. After we have finished with the part of the eyelid, we will continue a little above it. We will use the same hatching method with more emphasis on the part near the line. We have to give a deep look in that area. And for this reason, the areas near the eyelid line will be darker in color but not as dark as the eyelid line itself. We will also slightly thicken the outer line of the lacrimal glands. Next we will move on to drawing the lower part of the eye. We will draw some barely visible lines that will curve down a little and then take the shape of the eye. We will hatch between them both vertically and horizontally. And we will insist on the areas above the lines. We will continue to hatch carefully until we consider that we have a very good result. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 6. Drawing the Eyelashes: Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, we will draw eyelashes. We will start from the lower right side near the lower line of the eye. The lashes will be rounded at the top and continue longer at the bottom. We will draw them like this. If we divide the eye into three parts, the left side, the middle, and the right side. We will draw the eyelashes with the orientation in a semicircle. The right side eyelashes will be oriented most to the right. The closer we get to the middle, they will be more and more straight. And when we move to the left side, they will orient their direction towards the left side more and more. We will not draw individual and perfectly parallel eyelashes. We will make sure that they overlap from time-to-time and their sizes will be different. When we start from the left side, the eyelashes will have the smallest size. Following that, towards the right, their size will gradually increase. Next we will move to the upper part of the eye. Here the eyelashes will be thicker and more dense. We will respect all the previously mentioned orientation principle and we will start from the right side. They will arch more down and start from the upper line of the eye, more precisely under the eyelid. We will be careful not to draw them perfectly parallel, but to intersect with each other. After we have finished with the right side, we will move to the middle side where there will be only a few vertically oriented lashes that will still have a slight curvature. We will continue with the left side and their length will decrease more and more. Their direction will also change to the left. We will continue to add lashes until they are symmetrically oriented and spread out proportionally. In the upper right part, there will be more of them, and as we go to the upper left part, they will be rare. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 7. Final Touches: Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, we will emphasize certain areas that we did not insist on in the previous chapters. We will thicken the areas that need thickening and we will hatch the areas that need additional hatching. We will insist until we are satisfied with the result. We will also insist on eyelashes. We will add or thinkin according to desire until it looks as aesthetic as possible. After we have finished emphasizing all the areas that needed attention, we will move on to a very important step in drawing the realistic I. We will add points of light that give the feeling of a wet environment to the eye. This will make it much more realistic and give it life. We will start by adding parts of white lines, both in the lower part of the eye and in the upper part of it. We will not exaggerate with these, but we'll only add a few. If you work digitally, then it will be easy. We will erase using the eraser. If you work directly on paper, then use a white gel pen. We will also add points of light at the level of the lacrimal glands. Then we will move to the level of the iris, where we will also add some points of light. We will also add some lines of light at the level of the eyelid. Thank you and see you in the last chapter. 8. Closing Thoughts: Hello and welcome back. It seems that we have reached the end of the class. So let's recap what we learned. First, you learn to make a sketch of the eye and what is its correct shape. Then we learned how to draw the iris and the pupil and how to add the two points of light. Next, we learned how to draw the sclera and why it is important to give it a sphere effect. In the next chapter, we drew the top and bottom of the eye, these parts being represented by the skin. Then we learn to draw the eyelashes. Following that in the last chapter, we will learn how to add those small points of light that will significantly increase the aesthetic aspect of the I. Thank you for participating in this class and I hope that all of this information was useful to you. If you have questions, don't hesitate to put them in the comments section. Good luck and keep drawing.