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Qinni — Semi-realistic + anime Eye Tutorial and References

Published: 2012-06-01 19:08:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 591240; 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

mpandainsilk In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 17:18:07 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome.

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PhilRevolution In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 17:14:38 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Katarinu [2012-06-02 16:43:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for such a helpful tutorial.

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Heichi-chan849 [2012-06-02 16:41:01 +0000 UTC]

I love how you draw eyes. They all look so unique

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TernadoG In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 16:31:46 +0000 UTC]

I will find this very useful in learning more eye styles & emotions.

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BlackSheep6 In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 16:30:36 +0000 UTC]

This is a gorgeous tutorial!!

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Miss-karaz In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 16:15:04 +0000 UTC]

So helpful, thank u

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ChibiSaw [2012-06-02 16:14:52 +0000 UTC]

IM SERIOUSLY GOING TO USE THIS ONE.
nice tutorial girl!

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SaloGuardione [2012-06-02 16:03:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing dear!

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API-Beast [2012-06-02 16:00:10 +0000 UTC]

good that you explain "why" it is drawn like that and not just how it is drawn. That makes it so much more useful.

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karaiina [2012-06-02 15:43:35 +0000 UTC]

You're a saint, a goddess, etc. ;_____; thank you for sharing this! <3

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Tahanal [2012-06-02 15:38:01 +0000 UTC]

I'd love to see a colouring tutorial from you some time! Your style is beautiful. This is great!

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wakeupatnoon [2012-06-02 15:37:26 +0000 UTC]

A fantastic tutorial! Thank you!

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ItaSakuSasu-SasuSaku In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 15:36:05 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing!!

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TillNoMore In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 15:20:51 +0000 UTC]

love it!

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skyquanta In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 15:04:09 +0000 UTC]

it helps me a lot thanks

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ChiisanaHana In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:58:30 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial! Helps me so much!

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minisnowmen In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:54:27 +0000 UTC]

beautiful tutorial

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Edensmisfit20 In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:53:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this! I want to draw a manga/realism piece so yea.....Thank you again!

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Borjj In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:46:54 +0000 UTC]

amazing tutorial!
Thnx pal! xd

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Djsp8 In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, Help's alot xD

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Oogie-Boogie-Boo In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:43:01 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial. <3

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aggielexi In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:38:16 +0000 UTC]

This was very useful, thank you!

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Seele-Helga In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Very cool! Thank you!

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DahBunnahKing In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this! It really helps!

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OerbaVanille In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:19:55 +0000 UTC]

[link]
Thanks for the tutorial! It really helped! ^w^
Took me two hours to get it right.

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Shyinerz In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:16:29 +0000 UTC]

That asian eye lid made me laugh a little cause its so true.

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KrisAmon In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 14:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for this useful tutorial

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HunDrenus In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 13:59:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's brilliant! Thank you for it!

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FCNart In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 13:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Master Qinni can you please tell me which are your brush settings on SAI?I really wonder how you blend colors so wonderfully!T.T

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Qinni In reply to FCNart [2012-06-02 14:01:15 +0000 UTC]

xD;; i blend with the water tool at its default setting. no texture, simple circle. and thanks

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FCNart In reply to Qinni [2012-06-02 14:02:55 +0000 UTC]

WHAaaaaaaaaaa GREAT!THANKS A LOT!YOU ARE AMAZING!

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Prince-of-Pork-117 [2012-06-02 13:46:39 +0000 UTC]

This explains why whenever i draw eyes it looks weird
THANX!
great tutorial

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AetThyng [2012-06-02 13:39:42 +0000 UTC]

excited skull is excited!

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Daydreamer-520 [2012-06-02 13:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful! Thank you for your hard work!

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Lama-dj [2012-06-02 13:10:18 +0000 UTC]

"add highlights,if you put some in the bottom lid ,the eyes look moist"




heh




moist
















jk, thank you for this awesome tutorial!reaaaaaaaly helpful!

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Qinni In reply to Lama-dj [2012-06-02 13:58:30 +0000 UTC]

lolol. you just like the word moist
and no problem .

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Chocolatecookiecrumb In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 12:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Your tutorials are amazing, thanks so much for creating them

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MrPokati In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 12:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Nice Tutorial ,thank you

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kassyday In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 12:26:55 +0000 UTC]

very helpful
Thank you very much

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DarknessTare In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 12:13:15 +0000 UTC]

Simply unbelievable! It's so thorough.

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jolijack In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 11:57:36 +0000 UTC]

awesome people
[link]

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AkiraSatsujinki In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 10:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent tutorial

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maxprodanov [2012-06-02 10:47:14 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular tutorial. No wonder it exploded with so many favorites The way you blend paint in Sai is amazing.

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SheldonGoh In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 10:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing. Great stuff!

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AoiReaven In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 10:18:45 +0000 UTC]

This is so useful and you are really good at drawing

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Minako008 In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 10:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this tutorial! Really helpful!

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LBKsCorp In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 10:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! It'll be useful!!!

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A-Corpse In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 09:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Awaoefijwe. This is so unbelievably helpful.

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EldingaGunman In reply to ??? [2012-06-02 09:50:31 +0000 UTC]

I think it was a VERY good idea to add something like this to dA. Hopefully it will get some people thinking about it is what they are drawing, rather than just drawing it..

.... lol, I can dream right? xD But seriously, this is a great tutorial. Thank you for submitting it!

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