Stroke Domain

To draw eyes, it is necessary to know how to draw circles and ovals or ellipses. Especially when it is new in the use of tablets and more, if it has no screen. That is why it is convenient to make strokes of the figures until they acquire some mastery and fluency in the hand.

 

 

Age, Gender and Race

Once the line is mastered, you can proceed to study other details to be able to draw eyes according to the physique, gender and race of each person or character that you want to create.

Age

In the case of children, the iris is larger and decreases as the body grows until it stops growing. The pupil looks larger in children than in adults and the elderly.

With age, wrinkles and dark circles appear and the eyelid changes. Which means that the younger an eye is, the less wrinkles (lines) it carries and vice versa.

Gender

Usually, female characters have more details on the eyelashes that enhance the beauty of the face, although sometimes it also happens in the case of male characters.

Race

Asians, Eskimos and some people from other regions share a characteristic. Eyes torn. The upper eyelid has a crease that covers the inner corner of the eye.

Stylized

To stylize the drawing, it is necessary, too; Perform some studies about the style and the results expected of the drawing.

Comic

Comic book-style eyes are more realistic in shape and size, although they also have some minimalist details and others a bit exaggerated.

Manga the Anime

Anime and manga eyes are usually the biggest. As for the details; Sometimes they are exaggeratedly charged and sometimes exaggeratedly minimal.

Eyelid details and age wrinkles are stylized to a minimum and only on some occasions where the scene merits it, some details are added or exaggerated such as veins, light reflection, tiredness, etc.

Cartoon

They are usually the simplest, and spontaneous in the stroke; Well, it's almost always one or more colored ovals or circles without shadow or light, although they don't always follow this trend.