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Qinni — Semi-realistic + anime Eye Tutorial and References

Published: 2012-06-01 19:08:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 590961; Favourites: 32617; Downloads: 12188
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Description Reblog on my Tumblr

I've seen a lot of eye tuts on dA...at least, what seems like tutorials, but a lot of them are simply either step-by-step or just a bunch of different styles of eyes in different angles. None of them really explain how the eyes look the way it does, why the eyelids casts that shadow on the eyeballs, etc. At least, none that I've seen

I hope this gives you guys a more in-depth look to the human eye and the structure surrounding it. This actually took quite a long time, so i hope you guys like it . Rendering the eyes took a LOT longer than simply sketching them D;.


If you have any more questions, feel free to ask .

here's the step-by-step put into gif so it's easier to see:


here are the skull studies I did back a few years ago:


My other tutorials:


My other works:


I put some anime eyes in the references too, hope you guys don't mind, hahaha.

ps. i put it in traditional art catagory because it's the only one with the subsection "anatomy" in it. I'm not sure why digital art can't teach anatomy either, but you'll have to ask dA about that. xD;;.

PPS: I did this in Painttool SAI
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Comments: 698

Rozara [2013-12-23 05:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the tutorial!

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HugMonster14 [2013-12-20 10:00:45 +0000 UTC]

i could do the first few steps but then my head was overheating! :9

Your color grading is awesome. I don't know where I could find a tutorial to teach me that...

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clip120 [2013-12-19 21:33:26 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful, thank you for this

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nohara12 [2013-12-10 11:45:02 +0000 UTC]

where's the insta fave button? ah there you are. faved!

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MAPLExox [2013-12-02 06:12:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow, This helps me a lot thanks ^^

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Elfgutz [2013-11-26 05:32:15 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous art and very helpful

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Calypsoeclipse [2013-11-11 02:41:53 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful and very stunning.

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Maikekai [2013-10-29 17:39:57 +0000 UTC]

These are really helpful thanks!

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Wild-Dracoyena [2013-10-26 03:54:34 +0000 UTC]

*strokes non-existent beard*  Interesting...

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varnalayambabu [2013-10-19 03:50:30 +0000 UTC]

♥*

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lolabunny613 [2013-10-16 17:30:52 +0000 UTC]

this is so fucking cool

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Rin-Egin [2013-10-06 19:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Do you have any tips on drawing eyelashes?

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SocQA [2013-09-21 01:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Verrrry nice thanks again!

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ImagineEightIt21 [2013-09-18 23:32:57 +0000 UTC]

 o my gosh, these are BEAUTIFUL

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Foreststone [2013-09-17 19:17:53 +0000 UTC]

Amazing

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RainbowRunningKat [2013-09-04 23:44:06 +0000 UTC]

the angry eyes looks like Eren Jeager's

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FloatingBlackFeather [2013-08-29 14:56:08 +0000 UTC]

Love the eyes!

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Turtlecollector [2013-08-13 21:51:20 +0000 UTC]

^^ This was extremely helpful for me, who can't draw faces too well... the three people I have uploaded Only have one eye (closed). Very well done, and Much thanks!

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Imaginary--Thoughts [2013-07-17 20:15:34 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work in your references ^^

The skulls are just great. They're such a good thing to include in any tutorial about facial features, it's surprising you don't see it more often XD;

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Del-harmonix [2013-07-15 07:11:16 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial ROCKS! look what i've made! --> [link] i'm really improving from your tutorials

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dreams-have-fallen [2013-07-14 05:46:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much! this really helped!

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MShadowy [2013-07-06 01:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Nice, handy reference this. Thank you.

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PinoyFretzie [2013-07-01 01:00:01 +0000 UTC]

the eyeball part was interesting..thanks, its really helpfu.

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SonofZion-JLM [2013-06-25 13:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this it is really helpful1

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nay-only [2013-06-22 05:45:48 +0000 UTC]

great!

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SprinkleKnight [2013-06-21 07:59:47 +0000 UTC]

O_O it's...it's too....
TOO AWESOME!!!!!
THHANKS BRO!!!

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SprinkleKnight In reply to SprinkleKnight [2013-06-21 08:03:01 +0000 UTC]

but how can you draw eyelashes?
i'm having a problem with 'em

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ladyshanta [2013-06-17 23:52:21 +0000 UTC]

I am going to use this as my reference.

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Tara-The-Artist [2013-06-15 22:28:18 +0000 UTC]

I really like the bottom set of eyes(in the middle, the bluish shade one) So serious

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HoshiEtsuko [2013-06-13 23:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Very useful, thanks!

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Binaryrobot [2013-06-13 19:56:30 +0000 UTC]

This is cool and use full

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Binaryrobot [2013-06-13 19:55:09 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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Piimocial [2013-06-02 04:38:06 +0000 UTC]

Amazing !

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Dovesplash [2013-06-01 23:34:48 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful
most tutorials are just "how to draw an eye" and they don't show any of the actual anatomy,(Like just coloring it and whatnot) this, however, actually shows how eyes sit in the head~!
great! thanks for sharing your process
it helps a lot :3

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DragonFlame123 [2013-05-29 20:05:58 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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Creativesm75 [2013-05-14 18:50:17 +0000 UTC]

cool

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1khwan [2013-05-06 01:48:40 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial is PERFECT! D: I finally understand the folds properly!

Though as someone who's learning how to draw in photoshop, It's a bit confusing when you say you " rendered " it, can you clarify what you mean? It'd also be great if you could provide insight about working in SAI in comparison to other programs? What makes SAI special for you?

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stevep12 [2013-05-05 17:36:20 +0000 UTC]

very nice work !!!

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CalicoSquared [2013-04-23 19:56:38 +0000 UTC]

I was wondering for your tutorial which tool did you use to paint so smoothly.

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Qinni In reply to CalicoSquared [2013-05-05 17:48:34 +0000 UTC]

painttool SAI

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CalicoSquared In reply to Qinni [2013-05-08 22:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh, sorry I did't clarify.. I meant which tool inside SAI (airbrush/marker/brush etc..)

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Qinni In reply to CalicoSquared [2013-05-09 03:17:24 +0000 UTC]

The water brush for smoothness

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SaraCorgi [2013-04-22 17:17:12 +0000 UTC]

I love you for this a million times!

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travis415 [2013-04-22 03:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work! What program do you use for your digital drawings?

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Qinni In reply to travis415 [2013-04-22 03:33:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks~! I use painttool SAI

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