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Qinni — Semi-realistic + anime Eye Tutorial and References
Published: 2012-06-01 19:08:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 591461; Favourites: 32617; Downloads: 12188
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Reblog on my TumblrI'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
This is like the best tutorial I have read for eyes, and I own lots and lots of how to draw books. Most of them are just like "Now here's the eyes. THIS ONE IS ANGRY. THIS ONE IS SAD. THATS HOW YOU DRAW THEM. Oh you wanted me to go step by step? Okay, draw a circle... and then you just... BAM perfect eye."
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Amazing tutorial, thank you very much!
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I think that out of all the finished eyes, I like the ones on the middle bottom the best.
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Wow I needed this 
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Thanks for this! I've really only just started to draw in this semi-anime/realism-ish way and this is very helpful!
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Very well done! 
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I wouldn't call this a tutorial as much as a bunch of helpful pointers. But that doesn't make this bad- I think this will help me more than any tutorial ever has or will! Thank you, and I am so favoriting this!
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hahaha, well, i called it a tutorial simply because it's easier that way, plus i have a step-by-step guide as well as pointers; but nevertheless, i'm glad it helps people
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Ooh, that was quick! And I know what you mean. Also, I just noticed, I love your little... avatar/profile pic thingymabob.
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xDD thanks! That's from a picture i drew a few weeks ago :3.
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This is amazing! My current drawing style is realistic/anime-ish so this is really helpful~
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I like how you included a lot of different eye styles! After all really any style no matter how realistic or not benefits from anatomy learning! Great work, definitely holding onto this. Thank you!
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Really useful, thanks for sharing (:
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I love drawing semi-realistic, almost as much as just anime
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man wish i could actually pull this off xD but ill try
thx for sharing~
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Thankies for this! ^w^ I just love eyes.
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this is great! thanks for making it
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Simply lovely! Thank you very much for this!
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Anatomy? On MY deviantART? It's more likely than you think!
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You're absolutely right - people throw around the world "tutorial" nowadays all the time, and lots of times they aren't providing anything more than a reference or "themed art-dump" lol. Thank you for making a very thorough, educational tutorial that will actually prove to be useful. I appreciate it.
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DANGG!! now i really want an ipad with a stylus!! or those bamboo tablet haha xD lol !! thankyou verry much for these
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hm...you mean, colouring the skin? maybe some time in the future. I want to do a thorough anatomy study/tutorial first though, just because i feel a good grasp on anatomy is the start of everything human-related;...plus i can do with the studying myself hahaha. But after that, maybe i might move onto colours (which would include skin colouring) and perspective and stuff xD.
xD;; i have a cintiq, so it's a lot easier to draw with hurhurhur
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haha holy crap lol sorry! but wow! a cintiq dang! amazing xD anyways yah thats very very true! a great way to start drawing people is by understanding the anatomy first! thankyou though 
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wow god bless your soul and your house and your family this is exactly what I needed
you're amazing and this is really helpful, thanks a lot ahh!!
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Ooooo I found this very helpful!! ♥♥ Best semi-realistic eye tutorial!
Thanks for making this!
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I never knew about the Asian eyelid thing, but when I realized it, it made so much more sense to me! And thank you for the tutorial!
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This is so helpful
I never knew Asian eyelids were different o: Though I did notice this... thing with my family's eyes but I thought it was normal for everyone and not just asians o-o
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Ooh! Very helpful! Thank you so much!
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awesome XD. Got any tips for colour usage? Lol...I find myself too scared to use it. if you know what i mean >.>
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ahh, colours are too wide for just tips >A<;; I just got a book recently called "Colour and Light - a guide for the realistic painter" by James Gurney and i'm in the middle of reading it right now, but he gives some great tips and instructions! but it's a pretty big book. wanna meet up some time and i can show it to you? plus we should meet up some time anyways, cause i haven't seen you in forevar! D:
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yes we should...got time at the end of June? It's reading week for me.
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k I'll send you a msg on fb? lol..and if i forget, you send me something. hurr.
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SO helpful! You're right. I haven't seen many tutorials really break it down anatomically like that. Thank you!
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no problem! I'm glad it helped! I feel breaking things down anatomically really helps us keep things in perspective when we draw and then understand why some things work and why some things don't
damn, i love anatomy. lol xD
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I've been wanting a turotial like this from you. Thank you.
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no problem
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