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Qinni — Semi-realistic + anime Eye Tutorial and References

Published: 2012-06-01 19:08:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 591475; 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

Hikapi In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 04:19:56 +0000 UTC]

I never thought about it that way! About tutorials being helpful for the one who writes it. XD I always wonder what the artist teaching/sharing gets out of it, even though that's not the main point. XD I guess I want to be sure that it's worth their while. It's always appreciated. (X

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Qinni In reply to Hikapi [2012-06-02 04:27:45 +0000 UTC]

hahaha, well, for me, before i do a tutorial, i always research a lot and, if i don't feel like i'm very strong at that particular subject, i'll probably sketch it until i get better (like i keep thinking of doing one for the feet, but i need to get better myself at drawing feet first, so i'll be doing a lot of feet sketches beforehand. It'll come in handy as references for the tutorial too.)

i'm not sure if that applies to others tut writers though xD; i'm sure it helps them too :3.

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The-Sky-Is-Up In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Very nice tutorial. Downloaded to keep it with me.

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Qinni In reply to The-Sky-Is-Up [2012-06-01 20:35:54 +0000 UTC]

xD thanks!

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ummiehummie In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:50:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god thank you <3

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Qinni In reply to ummiehummie [2012-06-01 20:35:42 +0000 UTC]

no problem <3

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AJInu-Okami In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:50:41 +0000 UTC]

This will help me a lot in the future. Thanks

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Qinni In reply to AJInu-Okami [2012-06-01 20:35:34 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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AJInu-Okami In reply to Qinni [2012-06-01 20:37:48 +0000 UTC]

^^

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LukeHoward In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:47:43 +0000 UTC]

super helpful, thanks.

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Qinni In reply to LukeHoward [2012-06-01 20:35:07 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome <3 I'm just glad it helped! my work wasn't for nothing hahaha

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ClairKruskamp In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Very cool little reference and tutorial, thanks for sharing.

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Qinni In reply to ClairKruskamp [2012-06-01 20:23:09 +0000 UTC]

no problem :3.

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Zyphergale In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:44:04 +0000 UTC]

so helpful! i haven't seen a lot of semi-realistic tutorials, usually full realism or anime so this helps a lot!

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Qinni In reply to Zyphergale [2012-06-01 20:23:00 +0000 UTC]

xD yay, i'm happy it helped!

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ShadowShikome In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:42:25 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful!! I need more help on semi realistic eyes.

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Qinni In reply to ShadowShikome [2012-06-01 20:22:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you! yah, i figured there are probably a lot of tuts on anime eyes, but i don't think i've seen a lot on semi-realism or even realism, so i'm glad i can help

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Equestrian-Equine In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:42:08 +0000 UTC]

I always admire all your work....
This is super helpful! ♥

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Qinni In reply to Equestrian-Equine [2012-06-01 20:22:10 +0000 UTC]

aw, thanks so much!

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steelwinged In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Interesting.

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Qinni In reply to steelwinged [2012-06-01 20:22:03 +0000 UTC]

xD thanks.

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steelwinged In reply to Qinni [2012-06-03 09:20:43 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Seira-love In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:35:34 +0000 UTC]

thank you <3

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Qinni In reply to Seira-love [2012-06-01 20:21:56 +0000 UTC]

than- i mean, you're welcome oops xD

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Seira-love In reply to Qinni [2012-06-01 20:55:02 +0000 UTC]

haha xd

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Ryuhoshi7 In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow, so useful! Thanks a lot ^w^

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Qinni In reply to Ryuhoshi7 [2012-06-01 19:34:43 +0000 UTC]

no problemmm :3

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fawnley In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:29:17 +0000 UTC]

This was extremely helpful! Best tutorial on eyes I've seen for semi-realistic styles, and nice tips.
Thank you for making this c:

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Qinni In reply to fawnley [2012-06-01 19:34:18 +0000 UTC]

no problems

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reptileye In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:21:06 +0000 UTC]

You have no idea how much i thank you... so... thank you

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Qinni In reply to reptileye [2012-06-01 19:34:08 +0000 UTC]

aw, no problem

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NewMuffin In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:19:50 +0000 UTC]

Amazing eyes! Thank you for showing!

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Qinni In reply to NewMuffin [2012-06-01 19:34:01 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much! and you're welcome xDD

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Eeren [2012-06-01 19:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!!!

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Qinni In reply to Eeren [2012-06-01 19:33:48 +0000 UTC]

aw, no problem, and thanks <3

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Eeren In reply to Qinni [2012-06-01 19:40:57 +0000 UTC]

No prob!

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Anamaris In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:12:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank so much for sharing this Qinni~

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Qinni In reply to Anamaris [2012-06-01 19:33:37 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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someoneHOnesT In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:10:45 +0000 UTC]

very helpful and well made!

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Qinni In reply to someoneHOnesT [2012-06-01 19:33:26 +0000 UTC]

teehee, thanks!

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Rurichin In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:10:45 +0000 UTC]

this will be so useful! thank you so much!!

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Qinni In reply to Rurichin [2012-06-01 19:33:19 +0000 UTC]

xD no problem

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Haydaad In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:10:43 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Qinni In reply to Haydaad [2012-06-01 19:33:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you ~ and you're welcome. oh, that sounded like i answered myself. lol.

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Haydaad In reply to Qinni [2012-06-01 21:25:57 +0000 UTC]

That's okay....I knew what you meant :^)

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CapitolDRM In reply to ??? [2012-06-01 19:10:35 +0000 UTC]

sick reference. tight.

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Qinni In reply to CapitolDRM [2012-06-01 19:32:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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