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Qinni โ€” Semi-realistic + anime Eye Tutorial and References

Published: 2012-06-01 19:08:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 591000; 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

Qinni In reply to ??? [2012-06-22 20:51:26 +0000 UTC]

i actually use Painttool SAI, not photoshop; and i use the default airbrush and the water brush to render.

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quitlater2 In reply to Qinni [2012-06-23 01:48:20 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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quitlater2 [2012-06-20 23:53:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you! Im currently in the process of learning photoshop, and these are awesome!

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Ananami [2012-06-20 08:17:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is beautiful!
Not only a nice tutorial but also really beautifully composed.

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VolatilePlums [2012-06-20 00:07:22 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic study!

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princess317 In reply to ??? [2012-06-18 05:08:09 +0000 UTC]

awesome!

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BesuNony In reply to ??? [2012-06-17 22:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Nice tutoral! Awesome work, as usual! Very nice skulls. ^_^

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psychowithawhistle [2012-06-16 11:14:08 +0000 UTC]

So helpful~ c:

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linhchi220 [2012-06-16 03:39:20 +0000 UTC]

awesome! thank you ^^

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Symphonyk [2012-06-15 18:27:52 +0000 UTC]

This is a great tutorial.

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AndresPerezdelgado [2012-06-15 16:29:16 +0000 UTC]

nice eyes

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ValHydra [2012-06-15 15:00:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh my Godness this is so awesome o^o

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ChrisyTopher [2012-06-15 03:33:42 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful!
Also, thank you for adding that little part about the asian eyeball. It makes so much more sense now~!

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Ryuuken-Master In reply to ??? [2012-06-14 22:57:09 +0000 UTC]

interesting, iยดll try this stuff if you dont mind.

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raywindz64 In reply to ??? [2012-06-14 17:03:24 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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SkTChris In reply to ??? [2012-06-14 14:36:39 +0000 UTC]

the stuff in paint tool SAI that i wont be able to do for years O_O



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AWESOME

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aphexfire In reply to ??? [2012-06-14 04:18:57 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing

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clumsydemonwithfire In reply to ??? [2012-06-14 02:47:47 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible! thank you for sharing!

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ElementalJess In reply to ??? [2012-06-13 19:04:11 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic! Thanks for the detailed anatomical notes, as well ^.^

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Razzp In reply to ??? [2012-06-13 04:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

This is much better than the other "tutorials" I've seen on the front page recently.

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enabeleno In reply to ??? [2012-06-11 03:08:22 +0000 UTC]

this has been very helpful..thank you...

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halfmydadsage In reply to ??? [2012-06-10 14:18:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Shiki708 In reply to ??? [2012-06-10 12:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, this information is very important for me! I always have trouble to draw eyes!

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blakrosebleedinheart In reply to ??? [2012-06-09 23:46:21 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Super helpful, thank you for taking the time to make this and post it!

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MitchellJBridges In reply to ??? [2012-06-09 18:27:59 +0000 UTC]

Nice reference! I can really learn from this

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DevilNaruto15 In reply to ??? [2012-06-09 08:47:25 +0000 UTC]

can i ask you how you put highlights in paint sai and photoshop please. i want to be able to do it too. thank you

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Qinni In reply to DevilNaruto15 [2012-06-09 18:37:24 +0000 UTC]

pick a hard-edged brush and a light colour, think of where the light is coming from, and go.

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ikersanova In reply to ??? [2012-06-09 05:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thank you ...

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Mi-rai In reply to ??? [2012-06-08 23:36:23 +0000 UTC]

the eyes at the bottom are all so beautiful and amazing!

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ProfessorPorcupine In reply to ??? [2012-06-08 21:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Finally a decent eye tutorial.

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TFSakon In reply to ??? [2012-06-08 21:06:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you,
A poor incompetant artist.

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creaturebloodsings In reply to ??? [2012-06-08 04:28:35 +0000 UTC]

this will soo help me!! i always mess up on the eyes!!

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tamiiland [2012-06-08 00:45:02 +0000 UTC]

You know what else is missing out there? EYEBROW TUTORIALS.

Yes, I said it. I said it and you all know it's effing true.

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ShadowPhoenix16 [2012-06-08 00:14:58 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful, thanks for putting it up ")

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cherryhobbit [2012-06-07 23:31:57 +0000 UTC]

just beautiful! Thanks so much for this!

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ArtisanPoppuri [2012-06-07 13:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Hi can you share with me the settings of your brushes? please Thanks, I LOVE YOUR WORKS

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Qinni In reply to ArtisanPoppuri [2012-06-07 13:40:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks. I just have airbrush, opacity at around 80%, and water, opacity 100%, all else at default settings

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ArtisanPoppuri In reply to Qinni [2012-06-07 13:58:19 +0000 UTC]

You sure? Why is it kinda blurry to me i looks lang LQ

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Qinni In reply to ArtisanPoppuri [2012-06-07 14:41:38 +0000 UTC]

oh, sorry, the brush setting should be the one with the square tip too.

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ChristineIsDEAD In reply to ??? [2012-06-07 10:16:42 +0000 UTC]

You are God, or Goddess, whatever

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NeverMeansForever19 [2012-06-07 09:59:16 +0000 UTC]

You tutorials have really helped me out in my quest to become a better artist. I really appreciate you putting your time into making them, and I hope you always continue with your work and these tutorials. Both are amazing and beautifully done.

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flamingurl In reply to ??? [2012-06-07 08:43:35 +0000 UTC]

beautiful reference! Thanks

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Worlds-Finest-Moose In reply to ??? [2012-06-07 02:26:15 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful!

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PunkPirate-art [2012-06-07 01:26:03 +0000 UTC]

wonderful tutorial and BEAUUUUTIFUUUUUL eyes *O*

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Sabinaa In reply to ??? [2012-06-06 20:39:30 +0000 UTC]

What brushes do you use?

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Qinni In reply to Sabinaa [2012-06-06 21:17:01 +0000 UTC]

airbrush and water

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Sabinaa In reply to Qinni [2012-06-07 17:52:08 +0000 UTC]

alright thank you

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MissSweeda In reply to ??? [2012-06-06 18:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, this is soo helpful!

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Ramani-Rayne In reply to ??? [2012-06-06 15:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool, great reference!

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redhedsaysrawr In reply to ??? [2012-06-06 14:19:38 +0000 UTC]

awesome!

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