How To Draw Eyes - Intermediate Shapes and Forms

Eyes are notoriously tricky to get right with a lot of subtle shapes and forms that are very easy to overlook, so in this Intermediate Art Lesson we take a deep dive into the construction of the eyes. We'll first start with developing an understanding of the general shapes and forms at an anatomical level, we'll figure out exactly where to position the eyeball, and then we'll follow it up with another demonstration where we'll take a look at the more sophisticated shapes and forms that appear on the surface. We'll finish everything off by doing some work on the iris.  If eyes have always been a challenge for you, or you looking to level up your skills, then this is the class for you.  Let's Begin! 

Lesson Breakdown:

• Basic Skeleton Foundations
• Eyeball Positioning
• Brow Ridge and Cheek Shapes and Forms
• Eyelid Construction
• Iris and Highlight Rendering

The assignment for this lesson, is to use the information presented and construct your own eye illustration. You can either try to duplicate what you've seen here, or simply take what you've learned and incorporate it into an eye illustration. If you want some additional references I've included with the class notes a series of 3D model references for you to use, both simplified and more complex models, so use those as a guide to help you in your eye construction, or of course seek out your own image references to study from. Good luck! :)

• Draw an illustration of the eye - either in a simplified form as shown in the lesson, or using what you've learned and applying it to a more realistic illustration. 

• 3D model references included to use! 

• Please note, the class was original created for Skillshare, some discussion within the lesson may refer to that platform. If there's any issues with the videos, please don't hesitate to contact me and I'll help sort the issue out. :)