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How to Draw An Eyebrow with Pencil Step by Step
How to Draw An Eyebrow by Pencil with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy drawing tutorial for beginners and All.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

: Silvie Mahdal
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
To start our guide on how to draw an eyebrow, we are going to draw a guide shape to help us draw the eyebrow correctly later.
To start, you need to use a lighter pencil to draw the shape you see in the reference image.
This shape is made up of curved and straight lines, and we’re using a pencil for now because you can erase it later. The reference image will show you what it should look like before proceeding.
Step 2 – Now you can start drawing ears
Eyebrows are not made up of a solid shape, but rather many smaller hairs. For this stage of your eyebrow design, you can start adding some of these hairs.
Using the outline you drew in the previous step, carefully start adding a few small straight lines from the left corner of the eyebrow.
They shouldn’t be too close together and the reference image will give you an idea of how much space there should be between them.
Step 3 – Then you can add more hairs
In this next step of our guide on how to draw an eyebrow, we have removed the pencil outline of the eyebrows to show you how it will look in the end, but I recommend that you keep the outline until the end of your drawing.
For now, carefully continue adding more lines like the ones you’ve already drawn that extend further along the eyebrow.
Step 4 – Continue adding more eyebrow hairs
We won’t continue to extend with hair for this stage of your eyebrow design.
Instead, just start adding more hairs like the ones you drew in the top corner of your brow planning picture.
This will help keep the brow shape and hair flow consistent as you go.
Step 5 – Next, let’s draw more hairs
Your eyebrow design is starting to fall into place, so let’s keep this momentum going! For this step, start drawing more hairlines extending from the part you drew earlier and extending it all the way to the eyebrow.
As you can see from the reference image and the guidelines you drew in step 1, the eyebrow width gets thinner over time.
Step 6 – You can now draw the upper eyebrow hairs
We’ve drawn the left and right sides of your eyebrow, so for the next steps in our guide on how to draw an eyebrow, we’ll start joining them with a midsection.
For this step, simply add thinner hairlines extending from the top of the left part of the eyebrow and extending along the top of your guideline towards the upper right side.
Step 7 – Next, draw the final details
Your eyebrow design is so close to being done! As you can see from your own drawing, there is an empty space left, and I’m sure you can guess what we’re going to do in that space!
Simply add another section of hair to this space as shown in the reference image to complete the eyebrow.
Once you’re happy with how it looks, all you have to do is erase the pencil guide shape you drew in step one.
If you used an eyebrow hair pen, be sure to let the ink dry before you start erasing the pencil lines!
Step 8 – Now finish your eyebrow with some color
With the last hairs added and the pencil erased, your eyebrow design is almost completely finished! It only remains to add a nice color to it.
In our reference image, we also showed where the eye would be below the eyebrow. If you are feeling very creative, you can use this image to draw an eye under your eyebrow!
Once you’ve decided on some colors and additional details for the eyebrow, the last thing to decide is what art mediums you’ll use to finish it off!
Whether you choose a painterly approach with acrylics or watercolors or prefer the bright color details of colored pens and pencils, we know it will look great! We can’t wait to see what colors you choose.
Your eyebrow design is done!
Your eyebrow is drawn and you have colored it, so now you can say that you have learned how to draw an eyebrow!
We hope that by using this guide which has broken it down into several steps, you have found it easier than expected.
Our goal with this guide was not only to make it easier for you, but also to make learning fun for you!
June 8, 2022
How to draw an Ear Step by Step
How to draw an Ear easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and everyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
For the first step in this guide on how to draw an ear, we’ll start off pretty simple. Using the reference image as a guide, we’ll start by drawing a curvy vertical line.
This will form the outer edge of the ear, and once you’ve drawn it, we can move on to the next part!
Step 2 – Add more to the edge of the ear
Now that you’ve drawn the outer edge of your ear, you can extend it a bit more in this next step.
All you need to do for this step is to extend the liner so that it curves more towards the inside of the ear. The reference image will give you a good idea of how long it should be.
Step 3 – Start drawing in the inner part of the ear
In step 3 of this guide on how to draw an ear, we will start moving away from the outer ear and start with the inner part of the ear.
The inner ear is the most complex part of the drawing, so we’ll focus on how to make drawing easier in the next few steps.
To start, simply extend the line coming from the upper curve of the ear even further towards the center. Then you can add a very curvy line near the center of the ear as it appears in the picture.
Step 4 – You can now add more inner ear
To further draw the inner ear, for this step of drawing your ear you just need to add another curved line near the center.
This line will start near the lower loop of the ear and then extend to the upper loop.
There are some small bends and twists, so don’t be afraid to refer closely to the reference image to help you draw it!
Step 5 – Draw a few more lines for the inner ear
Your ear design is really starting to take shape now!
For this step, simply draw a sharply curved line from the top of the line you drew in the previous step and extending slightly to the end of the edge of the ear.
Step 6 – Finish the final details of your ear
With this 9th step of our guide on how to draw an ear, you are almost done! As you can see in your drawing, the many lines we added suddenly start to look like an ear.
We just need two more lines to complete your drawing, so let’s go ahead and add them now.
For the first line, simply start a line from the top curve you drew in the previous step and bring it down to the bottom of the ear.
Finally, add another slightly curved line going up the inner edge of the ear as it appears in the picture.
With these lines added, your ear drawing only has one more step until it’s finished!
Step 7 – Finish your ear drawing with color
Ears can be tricky to draw, but at this step, you’ve nailed it! Although that’s quite an achievement, there is still one more thing to do before I’m done properly, but luckily it’s a fun step!
Your ear design needs some color, and this is your chance to show us how creative you can be!
We’ve only shown one way to color your ear, but you should feel free to experiment and use whatever colors you like!
Choosing the color is just one way to customize your ear design, and there’s more you can do too.
A fun thing you could try is adding jewelry to the ear. If you have any earrings you like, you can draw them on this ear!
Or, you can unleash your inner jewelry maker and create some stunning earrings for them!
You can also have fun trying different artistic mediums to color your ear. My suggestion would be to use watercolor paints, as the softer look they produce would be great on the skin.
This is just a suggestion though, and you can have a great time using any of your favorite tools and art mediums to complete your drawing!
June 8, 2022
How To Draw a Realistic Eye From the Side with Pencil
How To Draw a Realistic Eye From the Side with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawings for beginners and eveyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

Nina Blangstrup
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1: draw eyeballs
Lightly draw or draw a circle for the eyeball. It doesn’t have to be perfect as we will use it minimally while building our eyes and then remove it altogether. In case you were wondering, my circle is 6cm in diameter.
Step 2: draw the cornea
Draw a small bump or cornea in the direction you want the eye to face. I want to face the right side, so I’m going to draw my cornea from the right side. In terms of size, the length of the cornea is roughly half the diameter of the eyeball (or the length of the radius).
Step 3: draw the iris and the pupil
Now draw the iris creating a curve tangent to the upper and lower parts of the cornea. Make sure your work is light so you can make changes easily.
Remove the part of the eyeball that crosses the iris/cornea. Then, inside the iris, draw a narrow oval for the pupil.
Step 4: Draw the eyelids
Now let’s draw the eyelids. Starting from the center of the eyeball, gently draw a curved line for the upper eyelid. It can partially cover your iris or fully expose it, then wrap the eyelid around the other side of your eyeball.
To draw the lower eyelid, create a curved line where the eyelids meet, then continue sweeping down the iris.
An example of a narrow eye (The iris is more exposed at the bottom than the top. Normally when we open our eyes, the iris is most exposed at the bottom, not the top.) So if you want to draw a narrow eye, keep this in mind: okay, move on! Just above the upper eyelid, draw the crease of the eyelid.
You can use the eyelid shape as a reference or draw a crease with a more unique shape. Connect this pencil line to your upper lash line using a slight curve.
To finish the bottom flap, I draw an almost straight line down, but you can angle it outward or inward if you want. You can add wrinkles to the corners of your eyes or the tips of your eyelids if you wish. An example of a protruding eye.
Tip: If you roll the eyelid skin very close to the eyeball, you can create a bulging eye effect: Once done, erase the circular guide and the parts of the iris that are out of the line of sight .
Step 5: Position the eyebrows
Now let’s see where to put the eyebrows. Lines from left to right: tail, arch and top of the eyebrows.
Draw a very thin line at the tip of your eye, another line from the edge of the cornea, then a perpendicular line away from the eye, similar to the image above.
They are for the tail, the arch and the tips of the eyebrows. Eyebrows come in all shapes and sizes, so don’t worry too much about this part. These are only rudimentary instructions.
Now that we have 3 guides, we can draw our eyebrows more easily – use them as rough paths/boundaries. You can draw your eyebrows lower or higher than mine if you want, and you can draw as thick as you want.
Keep your pencil strokes extremely light so your outline doesn’t come out later – This will take away from the realistic effect we’re looking for. When you are satisfied with the shape of your eyebrows, remove the 3 rules above. We’ll add the eyebrows later!
Step 6: Draw the highlight / reflection
Let’s add some highlights in the eyes. Highlights are the lightest areas of the drawing. The highlight can come from a nearby window or any light source.
Here are some sample shapes: These shapes are all curved because the eyeball is curved, so a rectangular window, for example, might look like a C-shape.
You can create your own shapes and stretch them over the eyeball, covering as much or as little space as you want. If you wish, you can add accent obstacles, such as the silhouette of a person standing in front of the window or curtains.
You can even create a gradient on your highlights to show the difference in light intensity. Anyway, once your highlights are drawn, erase all the lines that cross them, clean them up. I like to use my kneaded eraser for this, rolling the end until it’s pointy, then pulling out the graphite.
Here’s a close-up: you can even flatten your eraser to work at an angle: during the drawing process, try to keep the highlights as clean as possible so they can stand out.
Step 7: Shade the pupils
Time for some shade! Let’s start with the pupil, shade it very dark, since it’s actually a hole in the iris.
Step 8: Shade the iris
Next, we are going to shade the iris. Remember to be very careful around the highlights as we want to keep their edges sharp. You can make the shadow as light or dark as you want without darkening the pupil.
I recommend blending the iris now, using a paper towel or a blending stump for example, to make it smoother before moving on to the next step, or you can skip blending if you wish.
I combine all my drawing at the end to keep the Youtube video short. But I highly recommend blending as you go because it’s much easier that way and you can avoid messing up your work in the process.
I shade the light values, blend them, then add shadows, I try to blend only the shadows so I don’t spill the darker graphite into the lighter areas. Then finally I add details. If I need to blend after the details have been added, I blend around them, being very careful not to blur or smudge my detail work.
My imaginary light source is coming from the top right, so I’m making the top of the iris darker because the shape of the iris is recessed, so the top of the iris is actually facing the light, while the lower part of the iris points towards the light.
As I go up, I apply less and less pressure to achieve a gradient, as the concave shape of the iris begins to curve / towards the light.
Alternatively, you can shade the upper part of the iris even more to create a shadow from the eyelid.
What I like to do is make the outline of the iris darker than the body of the iris to create more contrast, but that’s entirely up to you.
The big highlight is too strong for my taste, so I’m going to make it more subtle by painting a gradient over it, making it dark at the bottom and lighter at the top, like my example showed you earlier:
When you’re done shading the iris, make sure the outline of each highlight is no longer visible. If it remains, you may need to erase it a bit or paint the surrounding area a bit darker to make it blend in/disappear.
Alright, this is the quick and easy version for shading the iris. If you want more details, you can apply the following steps…
Step 9: More detailed version of Iris
This part is optional, but to make the iris more interesting you can add some small details like lines extending outward from the center. Use your pencil and eraser to draw these lines.
If you want to draw straight lines, you can flatten your kneaded eraser, then simply press and lift the graphite or lightly rub it. If you curve your lines closer to the pupil (the hole inside the iris), you can make the iris look more 3D.
Try slanting or randomly spacing some of your lines and changing the thickness to make them look more natural. An example of a meandering line. You can use a kneading eraser or a solid eraser for this. You can draw doodle shapes instead if you want.
I’m drawing this example on the same iris, but I would recommend going with just one style or merging the two. An eraser will definitely work too, just make sure it’s sharp enough. You can cut the eraser to make it as neat as you want. Also suitable for overlapping squares.
Next, use a pencil to darken some of the spaces between your squares to add depth and contrast. These lines and squares are both part of the iris, so we’ll need to shade them the same way we shaded the iris before adding them. Remember we shaded the top part of the iris? I do it again, except this time, lighter.
Oh, and shade the outside of your pupil if you want the area to appear deeper. Anyway, this is the detailed version of the iris. Of course, you can stick with the simplified version.
Step 10: Blend the whites of the eyes
Now polish the whites of the eyes. They’re called the whites of the eyes, but they’re not exactly white, so don’t be afraid to shade them in.
Refer to your light source (mine is top right) – Shade the eyeball lightest where it faces the light and darkest where it faces the light.
For very smooth shading, try to keep the pencil strokes close together to eliminate gaps.
Step 11: Shade the rest of the skin
Let’s paint the rest of the skin, then we’ll move on to the eyelashes.
Starting at the crease of the eyelid, I will lighten as I move away from it (as the skin curves and turns towards the light).
Tip: If your outline is still visible after shading around your eyes, try lightening them or darkening your shadows until the outline disappears.
To shade the brow area, I’ll go back to the top right light source and figure out which areas of the skin are directly facing the light and which are facing it.
I color the right part of the eyebrow lighter than the left because it faces the light directly.
You can shade the brow area, but you want to set any brow shape you like.
Step 12: Shade the rest of the skin
Let’s paint the rest of the skin, then we’ll move on to the eyelashes. Starting at the crease of the eyelid, I will lighten as I move away from it (as the skin curves and turns towards the light).
Tip: If your outline is still visible after shading around your eyes, try lightening them or darkening your shadows until the outline disappears.
To shade the brow area, I’ll go back to the top right light source and figure out which areas of the skin are directly facing the light and which are facing it.
I color the right part of the eyebrow lighter than the left because it faces the light directly. You can shade the brow area, but you want to set any brow shape you like.
Step 13: Draw the eyelashes
Alright, time to hook up. But before painting hair, I suggest you mix your shadow mode now because it will be quite difficult to mix all the individual lashes.
To draw eyelashes, we first need to sharpen the pencil. I work with a mechanical pencil, so it’s pretty sharp already. Practice drawing your eyelashes until your strokes become fairly consistent. Your eyelashes may curl more or less. Just make sure the ends of the lashes are tapered.
You can use strobe motion to achieve this effect. If you have trouble drawing smooth curves, rotating your sketchbook can help. Let’s start with the upper eyelid, creating eyelashes that grow from the lower edge.
Tip: Avoid drawing too many eyelashes parallel to each other. If you gather them together, you can create lashes that look more natural and less structured: There are several things you can do to make your lashes more unique and random. Like changing the length, distance or number of curves.
Keep doing this until you reach the corner of your eye. Eyelashes near the corner of the eye are usually shorter, thinner and therefore appear lighter. Don’t forget to add a few lashes along the other (far) side of the eyelid. Moving on to the bottom cap, dust the lashes along the ridge we created earlier (put them in a random zig-zag pattern).
I like to draw these lashes much shorter and wider than the top lashes. You can paint lighter than mine if you want a more subtle look.
Again, avoid obvious stereotypes. You can draw the eyelashes yourself, join them at the ends or cross them. You can also change the spacing, length and thickness of your hair. Don’t forget to pull the lashes along the other (far) side of the eyelid 🙂
Step 14: Draw the eyebrows
Once you’re satisfied, it’s time to work on the brows. The hair growth pattern seems confusing, but let’s analyze it. We can draw a line across the eyebrow to separate it into two areas. I drew a line from the top right to the leftmost. This line is different for everyone because there are so many different eyebrow styles. In zone 1 (lower part), we will pull the hairs upwards, then when we do the left side, they will point more towards the tail of the eyebrows. In zone 2 (upper part), the hairs are mainly directed towards the tail of the eyebrow. When the hairs of the two areas meet, I prefer to glue them together instead of crossing them, but you can do whatever you want. Draw a line through the eyebrows to separate the 2 areas. Alright, let’s draw a blurry line for our eyebrows to separate the 2 areas using short, disconnected pencil strokes because we don’t want the line to come out at the end. Then, with light strokes, roughly draw the hairs in area 1 while staying within the boundary.
Step 15: Wet your eyes
To prevent the eyes from getting wet, we can add water along the bottom of the eyeball. Take your solid or pointed eraser, flatten it and erase a thin space along the eyeball where it meets the lower eyelid. If the water flow does not show up well, shade around it a little. The (increased) contrast will highlight it. Or you can use a white gel pen or correction fluid to introduce some bright white value.
Step 16: Mix your eye designs
If you’ve been blending your drawing throughout the tutorial or aren’t interested in blending, feel free to skip the section on how to make the drawing stand out. Make sure your shadow is as smooth as possible.
Ok, before blending we need to make sure our shadows are as smooth as possible, this means there are no gaps between our strokes and all speckle areas are minimized to the best possible level .
Before and after blending with a paper towel and strain blending. Blend one part of your eye at a time, using a clean blending stub, tissue paper, a pointed tip, or a fine-bristle brush (depending on your preference). I like to blend the highlights with the shadows to avoid unwanted spots. In large areas of the drawing, I wrapped the fabric around my finger and gently stroked it from the lightest to the darkest areas. Blend as much as possible until the drawing becomes nice and smooth.
Be very careful when blending details around a job like eyelashes and eyebrows, being careful not to blur/smudge them. A blending tool with a pointed tip like a blending stump will work well for getting into tight spaces, blending exactly where you want it. But you can also use a folded tissue: carefully blend around the lashes with a pointed-tip blending tool (I used a folded tissue). As you blend, follow the direction of each lash, being careful not to smudge them. If you’re using paper towels and need to get into a tight spot, fold your fabric using fewer layers, pull it tight, or you can blur the area with a pencil. sharp, essentially filling in white spots or grooves on the surface of the paper. When the handkerchief gets too dirty, fold it using a clean place or just rotate it to a cleaner place.
Tip: You can remove excess graphite with a lightly kneaded gouache eraser (find out how to make this eraser here). Here is how I removed the speckled areas to make the drawing smoother. Areas that don’t have enough graphite can be filled in with the dirty blend tool (which also blends the drawing at the same time).
Ok, note! So we covered that earlier, but if you still have a visible border around the cornea and you can’t remove it because it looks weird without the border, you can make it blend in by shading the skin just outside just enough to make the outline disappear. Now the edge of the cornea is no longer visible because it has merged with the background.
Step 17: Bring out the designs
If your drawing doesn’t stand out enough, try cleaning up the shiniest parts of each highlight or use a white gel pen/correction fluid to make the highlights crisp white.
You can also shade the darker areas of your drawing even more. Or you can add more detail to the iris to make it stand out more, like in the example I showed earlier (in the section called “More detailed version of the iris”).
I also tracked and blended more to make the drawing smoother.
Step 18: Additional Tips
If you want to draw small wrinkles in the skin like I did here along the upper eyelid, squeeze your kneaded eraser flat then press gently along the eyelid, removing a very small amount of charcoal. conduct. Arrange them randomly and change the angle. I hope this guide was helpful to you! If you have any questions, leave them below. If you haven’t seen the YT guide, you can click here to see it. I hope you are all staying safe and doing well. Thank you for your visit!
June 8, 2022
How to draw Short hair Step by Step
How to draw Short hair easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and everyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

Gemma Chambers Art
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Head outline Draw the shape of the head from the side. You can use this guide to know the ratio. Don’t forget to draw both the ears and the neck in this step. I used a 4B pencil so you can see my lines clearly. If you end up worried about the lines showing all the way through, use an HB pencil.
2nd step
Hair Length Decide on the length of hair you want to paint. In this example, the hair on the back and sides is the shortest, while the hair on the top of the head is the longest. Once you have decided on the length, take a blunt 4B pencil and use the shading technique to shape the hair. Make sure the distance between the hair and the head is appropriate.
Step 3
Parting the Top Hair from the Sides Erase any outlines you created for the head, then use the HB pencil to create an outline that separates the side hairs from the top hairs.
Step 4
Overall Highlight If you don’t want to lose the overall highlight, use an HB pencil to shade the areas of the hair you want the light to hit, then shade around those highlights. You can shade with just one tone or go deeper and introduce darker tones. I used a blunt 4B pencil for this.
Step 5
Grouping, Layering, Line and Shading If you followed step 4, use the 4B pencil to layer groups of hair starting with the swirl at the back of the head. If you haven’t done step 4, use an HB pencil. Be sure to always keep the overall direction/flow in mind when drawing. You can include an entire side of the head or individual parts. I stop as soon as I approach the area where I want the most light. When you start shading, first define the darkest areas before drawing each hair (pointed 6B).
If you’re going through an area where you want most of the light to hit, don’t use tones that are too dark. After defining the main shadows, start drawing each strand of hair. Naturally, you’ll start dividing large groups into smaller ones, and you’ll find ways to incorporate overlapping strands and other unique and interesting patterns. For each hair I used a 0.5mm 4B mechanical pencil.
Step 6
Repeat Continue working around these highlights. When drawing the nape of the neck, curl the strands towards the neck. For areas near the back of the head that don’t get much light (your light source may be different), focus more on midtones and shadows instead of trying to define highlights/shines. It’s okay if the hair doesn’t come out.
Step 7
Grouping, layering, flowing and shading Working in small sections at a time, I drew large to medium groups of hair layer by layer. Working in layers helps me carefully plan the direction and flow of my hair. In the image above, I’ve shaded the main groups of hair, making some areas darker than others to show some depth.
Since this is the area where I want the most light, I used a 0.5mm HB mechanical pencil and a 2B pencil to draw each hair.
Step 8
Correct/Add Highlights If you’ve shaded too dark or just want to bring out the highlights, roll your kneaded eraser into a ball, squeeze a section so it’s flat and neat, then run the eraser along the areas you you want to highlight as if you were combing white hair. The left image is before deletion and the right image is after.
Step 9
Grouping and Layering In step 2, if you recall, I wanted the hair on top to be longer than the sides. The longest hairs you will need to draw will be on your first layer. The following layers are superimposed on layer 1, so they will appear shorter. Step 10: Add Shadows and Part Hair Use your creativity to set shadows along random areas of hair. These can be areas where you don’t know what to do or look uncomfortable when combing your hair.
You will know what I mean if you follow and apply this to your designs. After drawing the shadows, use a mechanical pencil to divide the hairs into small groups until they start to look like individual hairs.
June 8, 2022
How to Draw Different Eye Shapes Step by Step
How to Draw Different Eye Shapes easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy drawing tutorial for beginners and All.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Draw a circle Using an HB pencil, let’s start by drawing a circle. This circle represents the eyeball.
Step 2
Choose an angle How angled do you want the eye to be? Draw a line through the circle at the angle you prefer. Feel free to deviate from the examples above. Note: the left side of each circle is the inner side of the eye. This method is great if you’re drawing a pair of eyes on the same face.
Step 3
Draw the inner corner of the eye Time to draw the inner corner of the eye. You can use multiple shapes. Angular, pointed or rounded like the examples above and in the bonus section. For small or shallow corners, stay very close to the circle. For deep and wide corners, place it well outside the circle.
Step 4
Draw the upper eyelid Draw the upper eyelid while staying within the bounds of the circle. Imagine that the eyelid wraps around a sphere. The last example shows the right side of the eyelid wrapping around the eyeball with a large, steep curve. For almond-shaped eyes, you’ll want to stick with a slim football-shaped curve and the deepest part of the arc should be in the middle of the eyelid.
Step 5
Draw the lower eyelid Now draw the lower eyelid. Be sure to draw a slight bump near the inner corner of the eye and avoid pulling the eyelid too far from the line you created in step 2. For almond eyes, the arc of the upper and lower eyelids is very closely aligned vertically.
Step 6
Add a crease Draw the crease above the eye starting from the inner corner and working outward. The thicker the space between this line and the eye, the thicker the crease will be. You can freely imitate the curve of the top cover. This crease should not exceed the line you created in step 2, unless you draw wrinkles. For the hooded eye, you’ll want to bring the crease as close to the upper eyelid as possible. You can even overlap them or cut off part of the top cover. When drawing the crease, keep your lines fairly light. A dark crease will look really deep.
Step 7
Erase outlines Carefully erase your outlines. I used a hard tombow eraser to save time.
Step 8
Add some detail At the inner corner of the eye, draw a curve or two to separate the eyeball from the soft pink wattle. For iris sizing, a good rule of thumb is that the iris takes up about 2/4 of the eyeball (horizontally). Examples below: If you want to draw a perfectly shaped iris, draw a full circle, then erase the parts of the circle that stick out from the eyeball. This step should be done very lightly. Once you have the position and size you want, darken the outline of the iris.
Step 9
Shade your eye To shade and add more detail.
June 2, 2022
How to Draw a Female face Step by Step
How to Draw a Female face easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. How to draw a girl for beginners and All.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Face shape Draw a circle and make a small horizontal line at the bottom for the chin. Its position should be roughly half the diameter of the circle vertically. This is important because the circle was drawn freehand, so the horizontal diameter might be different. Women tend to have shorter chins than their male counterparts, so a long chin can display a more masculine look. When you’re done, draw the line from the jawline to connect the circle to the chin. Women have all kinds of face shapes, but for this example, I’m going to stick with a smooth, tapered jawline that’s less angular. Finally, use a ruler to draw a thin line vertically down the middle of the face.
Step 2
Draw guidelines for the face Measure the length of the face and draw a ruler along the side of your drawing using a straight ruler. Then, divide it into 8 equal spaces lengthwise. Label each of the ticks like the image on the left and once you are done, use a ruler to carefully draw faint lines on the face across the labeled ticks: CENTER LINE, 2, 3, A and C. If you are Been through this tutorial several times already and want to try it without the ruler, draw your lines in this order: CENTER LINE, 2, 3 , B, A, C, essentially breaking sections of your drawing in half again and even. Example: Click here to see the SIMPLE version of this tutorial. It’s a faster method and it also comes with a video!
Step 3
Draw the eyes On the CENTER LINE, draw 4 graduations that separate the face into 5 equal spaces horizontally. If you’re like me and have drawn a very narrow cheek/jaw line, you’ll want to consider the overall diameter of the circle (the two dotted lines mark the overall diameter of the head). When drawing the eyes, keep in mind that women generally have larger, more open eyes than men. If you want to learn how to draw realistic eye shapes and size your irises correctly, visit this tutorial. And click here for a super detailed tutorial + video on how to draw a pair of realistic eyes.
Step 4
Nose To draw the nose, extend the two lines at the inner corner of each eye to line 3. This will serve as a guideline for the width of the nose. If you’ve already read my nose drawing tutorial, place your circle above line 2. I’m going for a short, narrow nose with a narrow bridge.
Step 5
Eyebrows The image on the left shows the top of the brow bone. I added this so you can see how the eyebrows are naturally positioned in relation to the bone structure. In the image on the right, you can see that the eyebrows are drawn below the C-line. For a surprise expression, the eyebrows will be drawn closer to the C-line. Click here if you want to learn how to draw realistic eyebrows.
Step 6
Lips From the center of each iris, draw a vertical line up to line 3. This will give us a boundary for the mouth. If you have already practiced my tutorial on drawing lips, place your triangle under the nose. The base of the triangle should be drawn inside the square. The top of the triangle should extend where the bottom of the nose is. After drawing the lips, you might feel the need to lengthen or shorten the chin to make it more proportional to the rest of the face. This is perfectly normal. It happens to me all the time. That’s why it’s important to draw using clear lines so you can easily fix things.
Step 7
Ears The CENTER LINE and Line 2 are general boundaries for the ears. You can learn how to draw realistic ears here.
Step 8
Hair When drawing hair on women, keep in mind that women generally have narrower and shorter foreheads than men. I drew my character’s hairline well below the A-line and drew more hair to the sides of the temple, being careful not to bring the hair too close to the eyebrow.
Remember to give volume to the hair by leaving plenty of space between the head and the hair. For more detailed instructions on how to draw hair, visit this tutorial this tutorial.
I like to do one last check before erasing all my directives. Check if the facial features need to be changed. Maybe you would like to change the length of the nose or the shape of the eyes. Once you are happy with your results, use a hard eraser to clean up any lines.
June 2, 2022
How To Draw A Female Face (Side view) Step by Step
How To Draw A Female Face (Side view) easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Girl drawing with Pencil for beginners and All.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Draw an oval Draw an oval and a line at the bottom. The line should be away from the oval by a little more than half the vertical diameter of the oval. That is, a little more than the vertical radius of the oval.
Step 2
Face Contour Connect the oval to the horizontal line to complete the shape of the head. Next, draw a long straight line down the middle of the oval. Don’t worry about shaping the jawline or chin just yet. These are only rough guidelines!
Step 3
Make a ruler Use the length of the head to make a ruler on the side of your drawing. Don’t draw it too close to the face as you want to make room for the nose. Divide your ruler into 8 equal spaces and use a straight ruler to draw lines from each tick across the head. Remember to keep your lines light. It will be a pain to erase later.
Step 4
Eyebrow, Forehead and Top of Head Now that we’re done with the guidelines, let’s start drawing the top of the head. Where the CENTER LINE meets the face, draw a shallow curve. I try to avoid a deep curve because I don’t want to draw too much attention to the brow area. I just try to keep it soft and subtle. Once done, draw a slight bump for the forehead, then use the oval as a rough guide to draw the forehead and the rest of the upper head.
Step 5
Nose If you haven’t read my nose tutorial, go here first. I prefer to draw the nose without the circles, but you can use this technique if you wish. I like to draw my nose at medium length, keeping the tip of the nose below line 1. The angle of the nose depends on the face I’m drawing, but I tend to draw them at a 50 degree angle.
Step 6
Mouth From the base of the nose, form a natural curve that descends through line 2 and wraps towards the face, creating a full upper lip. The corner of the mouth should not extend too far past the nostril. Next, draw the lower lip which should be above line 3. When you are done, check if there is enough space for the chin or if there is way too much space. Adjust the lips accordingly to prepare for the next step.
Step 7
Chin and jawline Keep in mind that your chin and jawline do not have to follow the head/face shape guideline exactly. Extend the jawline beyond the vertical line that runs down the center of the face. When I draw women, I tend to make the jawline look soft or rounded, less angled.
Step 8
Neck Draw the front and back of the neck. Avoid drawing the neck using vertical lines. Also try to avoid using straight lines, as this will look very unnatural.
Step 9
Eyes and eyebrows To find where to place the eye, draw a vertical line from the corner of the lip to the CENTER LINE. The eye should be drawn where these two lines meet. If you want more details on how to draw a side eye, visit this tutorial. Follow the general shape of the eye to form the eyebrow. Keep the eyebrow well below the C line for a casual look. For a more surprised expression, draw the eyebrows a little higher and stretch the eye with them.
Step 10
Ear From the jawline, trace the outline of the ear. This outline can be anywhere from about the CENTER LINE to line 2. Learn how to draw ears.
Step 11
Hair Draw the hairline from the forehead starting between lines A and B. When drawing the hair at the sideburns (hair between the ear and the cheek) keep your lines very clear as females have very sparse sideburns . Don’t forget to volumize the hair, to learn more visit my hair tutorial.
Satisfied with the appearance of your drawing? Take out your eraser and have fun erasing your marks! To save time, I like to use an electric eraser followed by a kneaded eraser to get into those tight spots or overlapping lines.
Experiment by Drawing Many Unique Faces
When you’re comfortable, try drawing faces without the ruler on the side. The examples below have very rough guidelines. In fact, if you look closely, you can see how sloppy they are. Once you get the hang of it, you should be able to draw realistic and unique female faces at will! My challenge for you is to fill an entire page of your sketchbook with rows and rows of faces. Make them small so you can fit as many as you can (in fact, I find it harder to draw large scale faces). It may take 5 or more tries to figure it out. If you’ve filled out the whole page but your faces aren’t quite right, come back and follow this tutorial again.
Do you like my teaching style and want to apply? Leave me a comment below and I’ll see what I can do for you 🙂
In the meantime, happy drawing and I’ll see you soon with another detailed drawing tutorial!
June 2, 2022
How To Draw Closed Eyes Step by Step
How To Draw Closed Eyes easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and everyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Determine the size of the eyes Determine the size you want for an eye and use 2 ticks to mark the limits of this eye. Use a ruler to draw a horizontal line through the ticks and down the right side of the page. Then measure the first space and multiply it by 3. You should now end up with 3 equal spaces running horizontally across your sketchbook.
Step 2
Draw circles Draw a circle for each eye. Make sure each circle fits within the boundaries.
Step 3
Determine the angle of each eye Determine the slant angle of the eyes and draw a line through each circle, making sure the angles are similar. Watch the video to learn how.
Step 4
Draw the shapes of the eyes Draw the inner and outer corners of each eye at the intersection of the oblique line and the circle. The inner corner of each eye should be deeper and darker than the outer corner or tail of the eye. When drawing the tail crease, let your lines become lighter instead of having a hard edge. Finally, draw a set of curves to form the eyelids.
Step 5
Draw the shape of each eyebrow Use my eye shadow technique to draw a set of eyebrows. I like to draw the eyebrows just above the circles and slightly wider than each eye. In the video I show you a technique for matching the eyebrows as well as where to draw the arch. We will detail the eyebrows later. Let’s take the next step!
Step 6
Shading Before shading, make sure the guidelines you drew in steps 1-3 are only slightly visible. You can use your kneaded eraser to roll a layer of graphite over these areas. Let’s start by shading the upper eyelids. Use the side of your pencil to shade an almond-like shape. The circle around each eye can help you see if your shading on the right eye is similar to the left eye. If you want to draw details like dark circles under the eyes, you can use the circles as a guide. Watch the video for an example. Add some light shading for the bridge of the nose. When you’re done, erase what’s left of each circle.
Step 7
Shade the rest of the face Shade the rest of the face. You can use these two tutorials to learn more about shading: How to Shade and Pencil Shading Techniques How to Shade a Face: The Ultimate Tutorial.
Step 8
Draw the eyebrows Here I switched to my 4B 0.5mm lead. Starting at the bottom of each eyebrow, draw upward strokes. Be sure to lift your pencil at the end of each stroke to make the hairs look more realistic. For a super detailed tutorial on this, check out this tutorial. At the top of each eyebrow, draw downward strokes. Add a few hairs down the middle if they still look bare. This step is very subtle, but also very important. Use an HB pencil to shade directly under each brow. Make sure the transition is gradual. Now brows look like they belong, instead of just glued to the skin.
Step 9
Adding Lines to Eyelids This step is optional… but it’s super fun, so why not do it too? This one is more of a crease than a wrinkle. When the eyes open, a crease forms on the eyelid. Use an H pencil and the lightest pressure to draw two creases. The darker you draw them, the deeper they will appear. Draw a row of curved diagonal lines along the edge of each eyelid. This area of the skin is very thin and wrinkles when the skin is pulled. You will also want to use an H pencil for this. Depending on where the light is coming from in your drawing, blend the opposite side of each drawn diagonal line. For example: in this design, the light comes from the top, so the side of each wrinkle that faces the light will be left alone, while the side opposite the light will need to be blended. Unless you’re drawing this on a large scale, avoid using a blending stump as the tip won’t be fine enough for this job. Instead, use an H and HB pencil to create a nice gradient along each wrinkle. Using a kneaded eraser, go over the areas of each wrinkle that face the light and gently dab with the pinched end of your kneaded eraser to lift a thin line of graphite. Highlights should appear brighter and wrinkles should become more apparent and shapely.
Step 10
Draw the eyelashes To begin, draw 3 eyelashes for each eye. One on the far left, far right, and another in the middle. The eyelashes should unfurl away from each other. If you want to be really careful, lightly line the lashes with an H or HB pencil to start. Once you are okay with the placement, curvature and length etc, go over it with a darker pencil like a 4B. Here I used a 0.5mm 4B lead. Take your time to fill in the spaces in between. It is normal for some eyelashes to touch each other. It’s actually more natural when they form triangles or even intersect. Finally, use an HB or 2B pencil to smudge directly under the upper eyelid to create a light cast shadow from the lashes. This is my first time doing a written tutorial + video tutorial and I want to know what you think! Do you like videos alongside my usual stuff? Does this enlighten you or would you prefer the video tutorial to be done another way? Your feedback is always appreciated and will help me improve the tutorials further 🙂 I will also be working on creating videos for previous tutorials. So if you’re not subscribed to me on YouTube, click here. Youtube won’t notify you when I post new videos unless you also tap the bell icon next to the subscribe button, so don’t forget to click that too.
June 2, 2022
How to Draw Faces with Pencil Step by Step
How to Draw Faces easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and everyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Tools:
– HB pencil
– Kneaded Eraser (for lifting graphite in layers)
– Plastic Eraser (for erasing things completely)
– Canson Sketch Paper
How to draw a male face easily
Step 1
Draw a circle Draw a circle, then draw a line through the center vertically and horizontally. Try to keep your construction lines as light as possible. If you can’t draw a good circle, don’t worry! Trace a round object like a mug or a roll of tape.
Step 2
Draw a line for the chin To figure out where to draw the chin, use your ruler or a pencil and your finger to measure half the diameter of the circle (from the bottom of the circle to the horizontal line), then transfer your measurement to the bottom of the circle and draw a line for the chin.
Step 3
Draw the cheeks and jawline Draw the cheeks and jawline connecting the chin to the circle. Remember to keep your lines light. We’ll give more definition to the face later. The clearer your lines are, the easier it will be to erase and make changes. Important: Before proceeding to the next step, erase the horizontal line inside the circle.
Step 4
Draw facial construction lines Through the center of the head, draw a vertical and horizontal line. Divide the lower part of the face in half, then in half again. Do the same for the upper part of the face. These lines are for the eyes, nose, lips and hair.
Step 5
Draw the eyes and eyebrows On the line labeled eyes, divide the face into 5 equal sections. Be sure to consider the full width of the head. Note: Thanks to Pranab Mahajan for reminding me to add this little detail – If you have trouble dividing the face into 5 equal sections, measure the width of the head with a ruler and divide your number by 5. Example: If the widest part of the head measures 6 cm, divide it by 5 to get 1.2 cm. Next, divide the head into sections of 1.2 cm each. Draw your eyes in the appropriate spaces. Click here for a detailed eye drawing tutorial.
Step 6
Draw the nose Before drawing the nose, we will need some boundary lines. Draw a line going down from the corner of each eye and stopping at the line marked “nose”. Let’s draw the nose within these limits. For a medium length nose, draw it above the nose line. Learn to draw a nose: blog version, video version.
Step 7
Draw the lips We will also need some dividing lines for the lips. Draw a line of demarcation down from the center of each eye and ending at the line labeled “lips”. Draw a triangle directly under (touching) the nose and ending on the “lip” line. Learn how to draw lips using my triangle method: blog version, video version.
Step 8
Draw the Hair Draw the hairline creating a very angular, well-defined shape. I like to draw the top hairline between these 2 lines. Once that’s done, draw the rest of the hair. To give her hair more volume, draw your outlines farther from the head, but make sure the distance is fairly consistent, otherwise the shape of the head may look unrealistic. Step 9: Draw the ears Approximately between the eyes and the nose, draw the ears.
Step 10
Complete her face Give the cheeks, jawline and chin a little more definition. I gave her a sharp jawline with a faded chin. To make someone look leaner, you can draw subtle lines to shape the cheeks. Finally, give it a thick neck and add the shoulders as well. I erased the construction lines to show you his unfettered face. You can save these construction lines to help you at the end of this tutorial when we swap facial features to transform our characters!
How to draw a female face easily
Step 1
Draw a circle Same here – draw a circle with a line through the center vertically and horizontally.
Step 2
Find out where to draw the chin Measure half the diameter of the circle and add it to the bottom to get the chin, except THIS time draw the chin slightly shorter.
Step 3
Draw the cheeks, jawline and chin For women, I like to draw a narrow face with a narrow jawline. For the chin, taper your lines inward so that the chin is narrower than the male’s.
Step 4
Draw facial construction lines Erase the horizontal line inside the circle, then draw a line through the center of the head vertically and horizontally. Divide the lower part of the face in half, then in half again. Do the same for the top of the head.
Step 5
Draw the eyes On the line labeled eyes, divide the head into 5 equal sections taking into account the full width of the head. Draw your eyes in the 2nd and 4th spaces. How to draw a pair of realistic eyes.
Step 6
Draw the nose Again, draw a set of boundary lines coming down from the inner corner of each eye. Draw your nose a little higher than the “nose line” for a medium length nose. For a more feminine face, draw a narrow nose using soft lines that aren’t too sharp/angular. For the bridge of the nose, draw a smooth curve that isn’t too dark.
Step 7
Draw the mouth Create your boundary lines coming down from the center of each eye. Draw your triangle directly below the nose and resting on the line labeled “lips”. For a medium length mouth, draw it well inside the boundary lines. Rest the lower lip on the line labeled “lips”.
Step 8
Draw the ears Draw the ears roughly between the line of the eyes and the line of the nose.
Step 9
Draw hair Females tend to have softer, rounder hairlines than males. Draw a smooth line around the forehead without making many sharp angles. Also, be sure to keep your lines fairly light. Once you have completed the hairline, draw the rest of the hair. For a super detailed tutorial on how to draw hair, visit this tutorial.
Step 10
Complete her face Draw the cheeks, jawline and chin using smooth lines. A square chin can make your design look much more masculine (not that there’s anything wrong with that!). Finally, give her a narrow neck compared to hers. A thick neck can indicate a muscular individual.

June 2, 2022
How to Draw a Eyebrow Step by Step
How to Draw a Eyebrow with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and All.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Decide on Eyebrow Height
We must first figure out where to draw the eyebrow above our eye. I’ll place mine close to the eye but feel free to play around with the height to see what you prefer. With men, I like to pull the eyebrow closer to the eye.
Outline the Eyebrow
Once you’ve decided on the eyebrow height, let’s create a few rough guidelines to help us construct the eyebrow outline. These don’t need to be exact.
Navigate just outside the left eye, move your pen straight up and draw a very light line to mark the spot. This is roughly where your eyebrow begins. Navigate to the right corner of the eye, go straight up and add a slight tick. This will be the point where the eyebrow arches. Angle outward from the right corner of your eye to the end of your eyebrow.
You can create a number of shapes using the guidelines we just drew to help you out. I’m going with something fairly angular, not too curvy, to make the eye look more masculine
Instead of drawing a solid outline, use tiny pencil strokes that flow in the same direction our eyebrow hairs are pointing. This way they blend in and just disappear as we continue drawing. Use small, light strokes. Don’t worry too much about how they look, we mostly want to focus on the eyebrow shape we’re going to make. Adjust the shape as you like before moving on to the next step.
Understanding Eyebrow Hair Direction
To simplify the rest of the eyebrow drawing process, I’m dividing the eyebrow into two zones. Let’s call the bottom half zone 1 and the top half, zone 2.
In Zone 1, the hair mostly points up and towards the end of the eyebrow. At the beginning of the eyebrow, they can even point in the opposite direction. Zone 2 is simple, they mostly point down towards the end of the eyebrow. In the middle section (between the two zones) they point to the end of the eyebrow while following the same path as the boundary line.
You can draw a boundary line between zones 1 and 2 by starting with hair-like strokes from top left to bottom right. Because every eyebrow is different
Search google for some eyebrow images and you might find a distinct line running through the eyebrow and separating it into two zones, like example A which I find fairly common, like example B where zone 1 is the most prominent, or even one like Example C where Zone 2 is most prominent.
ZONE 1: Draw the Bottom Half of the Eyebrow
To keep the eyebrow looking as natural as possible, make sure not to draw the hairs in a perfectly straight path, but to stagger them to create a more random pattern.
Another thing to remember is to not draw them all straight and parallel to each other and instead change the angle or curve slightly. The example above is a bit exaggerated.
The last thing on your mind is to keep your pencil sharp at all times to make sure every hair is thin. Swipe your pen up at the end of each stroke to feather it.
Let’s start drawing the hair in Zone 1 and create a row at the very bottom. If you make a mistake, simply squeeze your kneaded eraser to a fine point and gently dab the mistake away.
Keep doing this until you reach the boundary line. As you get closer to the boundary line, you should start angling or curving your hair until it’s pointing in the same direction as the hair we drew along the Zone 1 and 2 boundary. Draw more or less hair depending on how full or sparse you want your eyebrow to appear. Fill in any areas that look too bare. Try to avoid drawing unruly hair for now, as we’ll mix up our drawing a bit later.
ZONE 2: Draw the Top Half of the Eyebrow
Now that you have some experience drawing the bottom hair, it will be easier to draw the top ones.
Again, instead of drawing them parallel to each other, you can cross some hair over each other to make it look natural.
So for Zone 2 we’ll draw the first row of hair very lightly with very thin strokes.
Along the borderline between our two eyebrow zones, I want the hairs to look like they’re affecting each other, like they’re interacting with each other. I can do this by tapering off some of the top and bottom hair like example G. You can also draw them like example H where they cross each other, but I think too much of this can create a very unnatural looking crisscross pattern as shown in example I. So it’s up to you and your creative choice and how you want to proceed.
Experiment with tapered or criss-crossed hair to see what you prefer. If your brow looks too patterned or stiff, make sure your strokes are slightly curved and relaxed instead of straight and stiff, and remember to flick your pencil up at the end of each stroke.
Blend Your Eyebrow
Next, I’m going to slightly blend the eyebrow to make it look fuller and give it some shadow. If you are unsure about this step, you can test it on a separate sheet of paper before applying it to your drawing and do it as lightly as possible. If you’re still not sure, you can instead just lightly shade your eyebrow, making sure the edges are the lightest and that the smoothness of your shading matches the rest of your drawing.
For blending, I simply use a normal, soft facial tissue that I wrap around my finger. Try to avoid the outer edges of your eyebrow and any stray hairs you’ve drawn. Very gently smudge your eyebrow, following the direction of the hairs, with a quick motion, lifting your finger at the end of each smudge. The lighter you press, the less you’ll smudge and vice versa, so do what feels comfortable to you. If you have to do it a few times to blend the entire eyebrow, use a clean area on the cloth each time.
Here’s a before and after so you can see how much I mixed up on mine. You absolutely don’t need to mix yours that much! It doesn’t look nice at the moment and it shouldn’t because we’ll be working more on the drawing. The spots act like drop shadows and make the eyebrow look bushier without having to draw an overwhelming amount of hair. For now, let’s take a break from the main part of our eyebrow and finally draw some stray hairs. The reason I’m drawing the stray hairs now is because I want these pencil strokes to appear as sharp/clean as possible.
Draw Stray Eyebrow Hair
You can skip this section if you want your eyebrow to look well-groomed and plucked.
You can skip this section if you want your eyebrows to look groomed and plucked.
I just widen the eyebrow in a very subtle way and draw very light hairs that are shorter than the others we’ve drawn so far. I like to draw them even lighter the further away they are from the main part of the eyebrow. Try to spread them out so they aren’t too close together. Make your pencil lines extra thin at the top of your eyebrow. Add more stray hair if you want your eyebrow drawing to look bushy. By now you can probably tell that I’ve extended my eyebrow beyond the original outline I created, and that’s totally fine. Because it was meant to be a rough outline – something to help us in the early stages of drawing. So don’t feel like you have to strictly stick to this original shape!
Darken and Sharpen Your Eyebrow Drawing
If you think your eyebrow lacks that 3D feeling, you can darken hairs that face away from the light.
My imaginary light source is coming from above, so the lightest hairs are the ones on top (zone 2) because those hairs face the light more directly, while the hairs on the bottom (zone 1) face away from the light, making them appear darker. So simply darkening the hair along the shadowed side of your eyebrow can make it look more 3D. Okay, earlier we smudged our eyebrow with a tissue to create shadows and make it look more filled in. This process has made them a little blurry. We want to give it some definition back. In other words, I’m redrawing some of the hair to make it appear clearer and sharper.
You don’t have to redraw every hair, just select a few and try not to favor one section of the eyebrow over another. I just redraw each other or something and allow the others to act as fillers. Try to keep your pen very sharp throughout the process. If you currently like your eyebrow hair color/shade, just focus on making the hair look sharper, but if you’re like me and want to darken your eyebrow more to bring out the drawing, you can go ahead and darken it at at the same time, press harder with your pen as you draw each stroke. As I do this I do some touch ups like lengthening out some hairs or even adding some new ones where there seems to be an odd gap. Just do what you think looks good for your specific drawing. Keep stepping back from your drawing as you do this to make sure you like how it’s progressing. If you need to remove some hairs, instead of rubbing out an entire area of your drawing, squeeze your kneaded eraser into a fine point and gently pat the hairs away.
May 31, 2022
How to draw a Realistic Eye Step by Step
How to draw a Realistic Eye easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Pencil drawing tutorials for beginners and everyone.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Sketch and highlight the shape of an eye Let’s start with an HB pen to sketch the shape of the eye. This outline shouldn’t be too dark as you don’t want it to show through at the end. We only need the basic forms outlined here. The square shape in the pupil is a glare from a window or similarly shaped light source. You can also use other shapes like circles or ovals.
step 2
Shade the pupil. Fill in the pupil with a 6B pen. Avoid pressing too hard, otherwise it will be difficult for you to erase if you need to make corrections later. You can go through the area again to get a darker shade. Make sure the highlights stay clean!
step 3
Shade the iris On a separate piece of paper, smear some graphite in a small area. Use the blender to rub the area until the graphite has transferred to the tip of the blender (learn how to use a blending blunt here). Now fill in the outer area of the pupil. This step does not have to be perfect. Sloppy smudging will make it look better and add more depth to the eye.
step 4
Draw spokes Using a 4B pencil, draw spokes going outward from the pupil. Overlap some of the spokes to create thicker lines. This will make the eye look more interesting. Leave some areas untouched as they will be filled in later. If you like this article, click here for another realistic eye tutorial!
step 5
Blend the Iris Use the blending stump to fill in the white area in the iris. Work gently around the highlight. Don’t press too hard. You should still be able to see the lines coming out of the pupil when you’re done. If most of the lines are gone, you either used the blender with too much force or didn’t press hard enough when creating the spokes.
step 6
Add depth Use the 6B pen to create a shadow under the eyelid to give the eye more depth and roundness.
step 7
Shade the skin Shade the whites of the eyes as well as the skin around the eyes. Don’t leave the eyeball white or it will appear unrealistic and without depth. For a more detailed tutorial on shading the whites of eyes and how to make eyeballs look round, click here. Darken the creases with a 4B pencil. Use the kneaded eraser to bring out the highlights and dab the areas of the eye that need to be brightened. For example, the whites of the eyes, the lower lash line, the brow bone and the inner corner of the eye near the tear duct.
step 8
Draw eyebrows and eyelashes Fill in both the eyebrows and eyelashes. Eyelashes should be drawn with curved lines, NOT straight lines. Use a thin HB pencil to create the eyebrows. Choose something darker for the lashes, e.g. B. 6B. Go over the drawing and darken areas like the pupil, wrinkles, shadows and clean up the highlights to make your drawing POP!
step 9
Touch ups I added some eyelash reflections and subtle blood vessels and darkened the overall drawing. When drawing eyes, try to use as many shades as possible. Most people are afraid of going dark. Look at the picture in step 8 and compare it to the last step. Going dark makes a big difference! I used to stop at step 8 as well, worried I wouldn’t be able to delete if my hard work turned into a complete disaster. This fear made me dissatisfied with all my drawings because they lacked depth. So go one step further and use your softer pencils! I hope you enjoyed this easy step by step tutorial on how to draw a realistic eye in pencil. If you have any questions or requests, let me know in the comments below!
May 31, 2022