How to draw eyelashes and eyes

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Eyes are a great object to draw as they look like gems. And eyelashes are the protection and decoration of our eyes. However, learning how to draw eyelashes and eyes correctly is not so easy, and in this article we will look at how to do it.

How to draw eyes with eyelashes

There are quite a few ways to draw eyes, but you should start with a simpler one.

First of all, draw a barely noticeable horizontal strip that will serve as an auxiliary line. On the right, draw an almond-shaped figure, slightly tilted downwards. On the left, draw another figure of the same shape and size.

Erase the guidelines and draw a circle inside each almond shape. There should be a small space between the bottom of the circle and the bottom edge of the eye.

Inside each eye draw a tear duct with an arc. Draw a curved line over the lower eyelid to represent the waterline of the eye.

Now draw round pupils inside the iris and add an arc to represent the upper eyelid.

Erase the part of the iris that crossed over the upper eyelids andpaint over the pupils. Lightly erase the guide lines and start adding shadows using a pencil. Shade the upper eyelid and pupils and make a subtle shadow on the eyes.

Add details to the iris in the form of rays emanating from the pupils. Then shade the top of the iris of both eyes.

To make highlights, you will need a thin eraser. Erase a small line on the upper and lower eyelids, above the waterline, behind the tear duct and inside the eye.

After that, you need to draw eyelashes. You need to draw them with thin, but clear, slightly curved lines, drawing them from the upper eyelid up and from the lower eyelid down, with a slight slope to the side. The bottom lashes should be thinner and shorter than the top lashes. To add round highlights to the eyes, you can use corrector or white paint.

How to draw upper lashes

To draw the eyelashes more realistically, first sketch out the eye, and then draw the thickness of the upper eyelid by drawing another line directly below it.

The upper lashes look like a curve that first goes down a little and then sharply goes up. Practice drawing this curve on a separate sheet of paper: press hard on a hard pencil and start drawing a line from the upper eyelid, slightly downward, and then sharply upward. Try to reduce the pressure on the pencil towards the end of the line. It should be darker at the root and become lighter and thinner at the tip of the lash.

Eyelashes are usuallydirected upwards from the curve of the upper eyelid and resemble the rays of the sun or the spokes of a wheel. Similarly, the lower lashes point downward from the lower eyelid. In addition, each eyelash overlaps the next, and they form a kind of bundles.

Draw several pairs of eyelashes that meet at the same point. To get a better idea of what eyelashes look like in real life, study photos of the eyes or look in the mirror.

Now practice drawing eyelashes near the outer corner of the eyelid. In this place they become longer and thicker. Eyelashes on the inside of the eyelid are thinner and thinner.

When depicting eyelashes, do not draw them at the same distance from each other, as this looks too unnatural.

After drawing the eyelashes with a pencil with a hard lead, guide them with a softer pencil, trying to vary the length and thickness of the lines.

How to draw lower lashes

First, mark the volume of the lower eyelid. Since it is 3D, you can easily see the lower edge of the eyelid. Draw a second line next to the bottom outline of the eye to show this.

Draw the lower lashes with slightly curved lines. They are shorter and sparser than the top ones, so don't press hard on the pencil when drawing them.

Add variety by drawing eyelashes of different lengths and adding lines that blend into each other.

Tips

When drawing eyelashes, beginners often make some very gross mistakes. For example, to draw eyelashes they use lines of the same length andthickness, what not to do.

If you want your drawing to look more beautiful and natural, here are some tips:

• An eyelash looks like an inverted comma. It is thicker at the base and gradually becomes thinner at the end.
• Don't draw lashes in straight lines, they are always slightly curved.
• The hairs on the inside of the eye are always thinner and shorter than those on the outside.
• Draw some eyelashes growing in the opposite direction to make the drawing more realistic.