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Here’s a quick and easy way to draw closed eyes for beginners. I came up with this method by combining a few of my other ones, which turned out very well. You guys have been requesting me to draw a pair of opened eyes for a while now. So I’m going to work on that one next!<\/p>\n
Tools I used in this tutorial:<\/strong><\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> Up until step 6, use only an HB pencil<\/a> with very light pressure so that your guidelines and mistakes don’t show through in your final artwork. Drawing lightly is also better for erasing. In the examples below, I’m using more pressure so you can clearly see what I’m doing.<\/p>\n When you draw the tail crease, allow your lines\u00a0to gradually become lighter instead of having a hard edge.<\/p>\n We’ll detail the eyebrows later. Let’s move on to the next step!<\/p>\n Let’s start by shading the top eyelids. Use the side of your pencil to shade a shape similar to an almond. The circle around each eye can help you see if your shading on the right eye is similar to the left eye.<\/p>\n Shade the rest of the face. You can use these two tutorials to learn more about shading:<\/p>\n Here, I switched to my 4B 0.5mm\u00a0lead. Starting at the lower part of each eyebrow, draw upward strokes. Make sure to lift your pencil up at the end of every stroke to make the hairs look more realistic. For a super detailed tutorial on this, check out this tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the upper portion of each eyebrow, draw downward strokes.\u00a0Add some hairs going down the middle if it still looks bare.<\/p>\n This step is very subtle, but also very important.\u00a0Use an HB pencil to shade directly underneath each eyebrow. Make sure the transition is gradual. Now the eyebrows look like they belong, instead of just pasted onto the skin.<\/p>\n This step is optional… but it’s super fun, so why not do it too?<\/p>\n Unless you’re drawing this on a large scale, avoid using a blending stump because the tip will not be thin enough for this job. Instead, use an H and HB pencil to create a nice gradient along each\u00a0wrinkle.<\/p>\n\n
Step 1: Determine Eye Size<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Determine the size you’ll want for one eye and use 2 ticks to mark the boundaries for that eye.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-1_2.jpg\")
Use a ruler to draw a horizontal line through the ticks and across the right side of the page.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-1_3.jpg\")
Then measure the first space and multiply it by 3. You should now end up with 3 equal spaces going across your sketchbook horizontally.<\/p>\nStep 2: Draw Circles<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Draw a circle for each eye. Make sure each circle fits within the boundaries.<\/p>\nStep 3: Determine the Angle for Each Eye<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Determine the angle you want the eyes to slant and draw a line through each circle, making sure the angles are similar.<\/p>\nStep 4: Draw the Eye Shapes<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Draw the inner and outer corners of each eye where the slanted line intersects with the circle. The inner corner of each eye should be deeper and darker than the outer corner or tail of the eye.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-4_2.jpg\")
Finally, draw a set of curves to form the eyelids.<\/p>\nStep 5: Draw the Shape for Each Eyebrow<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Use my shadow-lining technique<\/a> to draw a set of eyebrows. I like to draw the eyebrows just above the circles and slightly wider than each eye. In the video, I show you a technique to make the eyebrows match as well as where to draw the arc.<\/p>\nStep 6: Shading<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Before you shade, make sure the guidelines you drew from step 1-3 are only slightly visible. You can use your kneaded eraser<\/a> to roll a layer of graphite off those areas.<\/p>\nAdd some light shading for the bridge of the nose.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-6_2.jpg\")
Once you’re done, erase what remains of each circle.<\/p>\nStep 7:\u00a0Shade the Rest of the Face<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Step 8: Draw the Eyebrows<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nStep 9:\u00a0Add Wrinkles to Eyelids<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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This one’s more of a crease than a wrinkle. When the eyes open, a crease forms on the eyelid. Use an H pencil and the lightest amount of pressure to draw two creases. The darker you draw them, the deeper they will appear.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-9_2.jpg\")
Draw a row of curved diagonal lines along the edge of each eyelid. This area of the skin is very thin – wrinkling up when the skin is tugged. You’ll want to use an H pencil for this as well.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-9_3.jpg\")
Depending on where the light is coming from in your drawing, blend the opposite side of each diagonal line drawn. For example: in this drawing, the light is coming from the top, so the side of each wrinkle that faces the light will be left alone, while the side facing away from the light will need to be blended.<\/p>\n
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To start, draw 3 eyelashes for each eye. One on the far left, far right and another in\u00a0the middle. The lashes should fan out, angling away from each other.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-10_2.jpg\")
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Take your time to fill the spaces in between.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rapidfireart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/How-to-Draw-Closed-Eyes-RFA-Step-10_4.jpg\")
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