How to Draw Different Eye Shapes

This tutorial teaches a construction-based method for drawing six realistic eye shapes from scratch. It covers circles, measuring, eyelid and crease shapes, iris positioning, and how eye structure can suggest different emotions; the method can be practiced digitally or with pencil.

Syllabus

Intro -
Getting started setup -
Draw circles -
Draw straight lines -
Almond eye -
Getting the iris to look straight ahead -
Upturned eye -
Alternate measuring technique -
Hooded eye -
Pupil -
A look and comparison of the first 3 eyes zoomed out -
Monolid eye -
Iris positioning -
Downturned eye -
Round eye -
A look and comparison of all 6 eyes emotions -
Drawing a crease that doesn't follow the top eyelid shape -
Slideshow morphing eyes -
Shading glimpse -
Reader submitted art -