This lesson will show you how to draw eyes step by step with a pencil.
In fact, I really love drawing eyes, I am simply delighted with this part of the human face, because they are completely different for everyone and reflect our character, our mood and intentions. At first, when I was just learning to draw and was a very, very beginner, drawing eyes seemed to me something incredibly difficult and unattainable. However, when I read the tutorials that explained the whole essence of drawing an eye, it became much easier for me. So, in this tutorial I want to show how you can draw beautiful eyes step by step, and it will be very easy! In addition to the eyes above, we will have an eye like this:
First, let's draw one eye, and then two at once, so that you can understand how to draw them evenly and correctly.
So, let's start learning how to draw the first eye, carefully read all the descriptions and repeat after me. If you don’t succeed the first time, there’s no reason to be upset, it’s just training.
The first thing we need to do is determine the size of the eye, its length. Let's draw a line like this - it should be slightly inclined. At the edges I limit this line with two short strokes. Note that the first lines should be very, very light and thin, and you should have an eraser at the ready if you decide to draw the eye with a pencil.
Draw smooth lines from the edges of the segment. We should get a shape that resembles an almond. Let's round off the protruding corner with a small line - look, it's already starting to resemble a real human eye, albeit drawn.
By the way, when you draw a person's eyes, it is very important that you have an example. Place a small mirror in front of you or open a photo of eyes - drawn or real. Examine carefully - see that the lower eyelid is not flat, but how you stick out? That is why I add another line below, with eyelashes growing along its lower border. Now we draw the iris and pupil - they are slightly hidden by the upper eyelid, but not always.
Next, we arm ourselves with an eraser and erase all the extra lines - the upper part of the iris, as well as those strokes that we left at the very beginning. Now we need to draw a fold at the top, as well as very small folds at the bottom and near the corner of the eye. Please note that the appearance of these folds may vary depending on what kind of eyes you draw - for example, in Asian eyes these folds are almost invisible.
Our eye is almost done, now I draw the eyebrow on top and add eyelashes.
Now you know how to draw an eye step by step with a pencil, but that's not all. I need to add a little volume to the eye - I paint over the pupil and also add shading to the white of the eye.
The next step is to add shadows to the drawn eye - along the edges of the folds, but it all depends on the lighting. I also draw on the eyebrow hairs to make it look natural.
This is the drawing of the eye we came up with step by step. You can practice with a pencil, and then try to color your eyes with paints or colored pencils.
Happened? It's time to send a photo of your drawn eye in the comments and try to draw two eyes with me at once.
The distance between the eyes is equal to the length of the eye, so we draw a straight line and divide it into three parts. It should look like this.
Add these slanted lines.
Focusing on the drawn base, we draw the shape of future eyes. We draw the lines one by one - first the upper lines of both eyes, then the lower ones, then we finish drawing the tear line - this way you will get symmetrical eyes. And, of course, we look at the basis.
Now we take turns drawing both the pupils and the iris of the eye. If you are afraid to draw crookedly or askew, first put one dot on each eye, see if everything is even, and then draw circles so that the dots are exactly in the middle.
Erase the extra lines outside the eye border and draw the upper folds on both eyes.
Add corner and bottom folds.
Next, I erase all those extra lines in the eye drawing. I draw the eyebrows a little higher, and add the bridge of the nose between the eyes so that the picture looks natural. When I drew these eyes, I looked at a photo of a celebrity's eyes, you can do the same or look at my drawing.
Lips are one of the most beautiful parts of the face, especially a woman’s. What could be more attractive than a friendly smile? Except sparkling eyes! Beginning artists face a number of questions when they want to depict lips reflecting joy. They can be closed, slightly open, or expose snow-white teeth to view. This article will tell you about the intricacies of depicting lips and how to draw a smile with a simple pencil in different variations.
What you will need
- Paper.
- A simple pencil.
- Eraser.
- Sharpener.
- Colored pencils, markers, paints (optional).
Let's start with the simplest thing. A smile can be drawn in the form of a smiley face or a joyful sun. Probably everyone in childhood has depicted it on a piece of paper more than once. If this is your first time doing this, look at the photographs in the article, which will show you how to draw a sun with a smile.
Drawing a smiling sun
First, let's outline a circle, it will be the basis of the image. You can use a compass or circle an object (for example, a coin).
Now we designate the location of the rays. They can be depicted in different ways: lines, stripes, in the form of trapezoids, triangles, in the form of drops, sunflower petals. The rays can be made different in size, then the sun will look even more interesting. Choose the shape you like and draw. Erase the basting lines with an eraser.
To make the sun look friendly and optimistic, let’s draw joyful eyes, a small nose, eyebrows and a smile. It can be depicted as a line with raised tips, in the form of the letter U, or a semicircle. Or you can use the example in the article and look at the photograph on how to draw the sun with a smile that shows your teeth. If desired, add freckles, a bow and handles to make the light look even cuter. Once again we outline all the contours so that they become clearer and color the drawing.
When drawing, do not press hard on the pencil. Erasing barely noticeable lines with an eraser is much faster and easier than greasy strokes, which can simply smear across the picture and ruin the whole look.
If you use an eraser, again, do not press too hard on the paper. Due to such active friction, the pencil can simply be absorbed into the paper, and then you are unlikely to be able to remove it.
Instead of an eraser, you can use a gray soft rubber band - a knead. It instantly removes unnecessary tones.
Before drawing, think about where the parts of the face will be located and how much space on the paper you can allocate for the lips. Beginning artists often get carried away and forget that the space for creativity is limited. And then you have to draw the mouth too small or not the way it was originally intended.
Be consistent. You should not jump from drawing one part of the lips to another.
Before drawing a smile, study the structural features of the lips. This will help make your drawing more realistic.
Taking into account the physiology of the mouth
Everyone's smile is different, but there are certain characteristics that are common to every person's lips.
A woman's mouth is distinguished by its soft, rounded shape and special elegance. Men's lips, on the contrary, will be restrained and have sharp outlines.
There are thin folds of skin on the surface of the lips. They manifest themselves most clearly when a person pronounces the vowel sounds “u” and “o”. When you smile broadly or laugh, the skin stretches, so the grooves become barely noticeable. If you are thinking about how to draw the smile of an elderly person, then remember that with age the folds become very deep and smoothly flow into the space around the mouth.
The upper lip is almost flat and has a slight curve. It also protrudes slightly forward, so it almost always forms a shadow. How dark it will be depends on the position of the head and the direction of the lighting. The lower lip is more voluminous and resembles a semi-roll in shape.
There are small dimples at the corners of the mouth. The wider the smile, the more noticeable they will be. These depressions always cast a shadow, the brightness of which also depends on the degree of openness of the mouth.
When the lips are closed, this is worth emphasizing. The line of contact should be highlighted with very rich shading.
A small depression can be seen under the lower lip. It should be emphasized in the drawing with a line or penumbra.
How to draw a smile with a pencil step by step
When all the features of the mouth have been studied, you can begin to draw a smile with closed lips.
Step one. Draw a horizontal line on a piece of paper. It will be the middle of the lips, the place of their contact. To create a smile, make the edges of the line slightly raised upward.
Step two. Sketch out the outline of the mouth by drawing two arcs below and above the drawn line. The bottom one should be a little larger.
Step three. Draw the correct outlines. Narrow the corners and draw two bumps near the upper lip.
Step four. Erase all unnecessary lines with an eraser.
Step five. Mark with a pencil the folds extending from the horizontal line. They will add volume to your lips.
Step six. Add shadows in the right places, indicating depressions and dimples. The smile drawing is completed. If desired, it can be given color.
How to draw a smile with teeth
Step one. Let's start with the image of the upper lip. Let's draw a slightly flattened oval. Below it we outline the English letter “U”, which will be the lower lip. Their edges should touch each other.
Step two. In the middle of the oval we draw another English letter - Y or a slingshot. It should touch the top and bottom edges.
Step three. Inside the letter U you need to draw another one of the same kind, but smaller in size. The contours of the lower lip are outlined.
Step four. Draw a curve inside the second U. But not in the middle, but closer to the lower lip. This line will be the boundary for the gums and teeth. Mark a “fence” on top of it. Make horizontal curves for the teeth. Be sure to leave room for gums. Now draw the lower teeth.
Step five. Erase unnecessary details and make the remaining contours clearer. Now use the rules that tell you how to draw a smile, taking into account the physiology of the lips. Using light pressure with a pencil, mark dimples near the corners of the mouth, folds and shadows in the right places. Now your drawing is more realistic.
You can portray a good mood by raising the corners of your lips. But with the eyes, not everything is so simple. With their help you can draw different smiles.
The meaning of eyes in a smile
A sad smile can be shown with raised eyebrows. If you want to portray a happy person, draw a wide mouth and lower eyelids in the shape of a rainbow. A thoughtful person's eyes are slightly narrowed, and his eyebrows are slightly drawn down to the bridge of his nose.
If you can’t draw a smile with a pencil, put this activity aside and rest. Next time you will definitely succeed!
Many people miss small but important details of the structure of the eye when presenting it schematically. For example, many people forget to draw the third eyelid in the corners of the eyes near the nose, or that the eyelid usually casts a shadow on the iris. If you want to learn how to draw, I recommend starting to draw from memory, rather than copying someone’s eye from a photograph, then you will consciously remember the basic principles.
First, mark a barely noticeable horizontal line on a piece of paper (later we will erase it), the entire drawing will be built from it, but during construction it serves as a guide.
Now we draw the outline of the eyes, which will also be the boundaries for the eyelids. Please note that the pupil in the human eye is not located exactly in the middle of the eye, but is shifted slightly upward. This is very important for creating a realistic look.
When the main boundaries are outlined, you can start shading. To do this, it is better to change the pencil and take one as soft as possible so that the shading is dense without pressure. Mark in advance a highlight on the iris that will slightly “overshadow” the pupil; there is no need to shade this area (erasing dense shading is a hassle!).
Have you shaded the pupil? Moving on to the iris, shade it with thin lines without going into the highlights. It should always remain the brightest part of your eye, this will give it a realistic "wetness". There is no need to try to draw everything perfectly at once, to draw out every line, you need to create the general appearance of the eye, outline how the light falls on it.
Let's move on to centuries. Apply shading not with sharp movements, but with long lines, following the smooth shape of the eyelids. This will immediately give them impressive volume. Do not press hard on the pencil, but rather use shading to shade all the shaded details.
This can be a thick napkin or a piece of clean fleecy cloth. But don't start shading with dark details like the pupil, it will get dirty and then mess up the whole drawing! First we shade the lightest parts, the sequence is as follows: the eyelid, the white of the eye, then the iris and only finally the pupil.
The eye turned out well, but may look a little pale. To “revive” it, you need to add a few details. Make a clearer and more pronounced contour of the iris, shade the outer and inner sides of the eyelid, slightly darken the areas of the iris adjacent to the pupil and its outer circumference.
Just don’t make all the strokes the same, they should be of different lengths and thicknesses, then the look will sparkle with lively sparkles. Don't forget about the third eyelid. There is often glare in the corner of the eye. Just use an eraser to erase a small spot to create a highlight, but not as bright as on the iris.
Finally the eyelashes. We draw them only last, otherwise they will interfere with shading the eyelid! Real eyelashes are never straight, they are always slightly curved. We start drawing eyelashes from the upper eyelid, draw slightly curved arches (the length of eyelashes is different for each person, it all depends on your desire, but do not overdo it). Then we slightly thicken the base of each to give them thickness and volume. Don't forget to tilt your eyelashes according to the shape of your eyelids!
The face is probably the hardest thing to draw. Some details turn out wrong, although everything was fine before this stage.
You have already learned how to draw eyes. In this tutorial we will show you how to draw a person's smile.
You will need: a sheet of paper; eraser; pencil; ruler;
Step 1
Bounding lines
To begin, draw a medium-sized rectangle. The figure is needed in order to know approximately how wide the lips will be, and also so that they do not go beyond the boundaries.
Step 2
Splitting the base
A horizontal line is needed to indicate the size of the lips and divide them into upper and lower. Notice that the line does not divide the rectangle at the center, but slightly higher. 
Step 3
Underlip
To make the lip even, draw it from the corners of the horizontal line. It ends a short distance from the side of the rectangle. 
Step 4
Adjustment
We don't need a dividing line. It can be erased. 
Step 5
Upper lip line
From the corners of the lower lip, draw a horizontal line that curves slightly downward. 
The upper lip is uneven and has a dimple in the center. Adjust the line accordingly. 
Step 6
Details
Examine the resulting drawing and erase unnecessary details. 
Step 7
Upper lip
Draw another line at the top, forming the upper lip. It should bend in the center. 
Step 8
Removing the base
The lips are already drawn. The base can be erased. Wash carefully near the corners to avoid damaging the design. 
Step 9
Teeth line
Draw a curved line under the upper lip to indicate the location of the teeth. The line is needed to keep the teeth straight. Start drawing them in the form of rectangles with rounded corners. 
Step 10
Teeth
Once the teeth are drawn, erase the line and adjust their shape. Draw the teeth at the edges small, since they are not completely visible. 
Step 11
Coloring
Color your lips with any shade of red you like. Leave your teeth white. 
Step 12
People who learn to draw are often interested in the question: how to draw eyes so that the drawing seems to be alive? Indeed, the eyes always play a major role in a portrait. Therefore, when learning to draw a person, of course, you need to pay enough attention to drawing the eyes. In this lesson I will tell you and clearly demonstrate, using my own drawing as an example, how to draw eyes. If you don't get distracted by the details, there are a few key ideas you need to grasp.
1. So, first. The eye is spherical in shape. Therefore, it is not a flat, but a three-dimensional shape called “eyeball”.
2. Second. The eyeball is protected from above by the eyelids, which form the usual contours of the eyes.
3. Third. The eye is located in a “recess” in our skull called the orbital socket. Therefore, drawing an eye does not mean drawing the contours of the eyelid, but “sculpting” the volumes of the eyeball and what surrounds it.
4. Each eyelid is thick and rises above the surface of the eyeball. In addition, the eyelids form characteristic folds of skin.
5. To learn how to draw eyes, you need to understand the shape of the eye socket, eyelids, and eyeball. To do this, I draw a conventional line in my drawing that repeats the “relief”. With this line, the shape of the eyes and all the curves are clearly visible. In the final version of the drawing, this line, of course, should not be drawn. I added it only for educational purposes.
6. For even greater clarity, I apply conventional shading according to the shape of the surface. The lines of this hatching show all the bends. Our drawing seems to consist of planes or edges with the help of which the form is “molded”. Such a “faceted” drawing helps to understand the essence of the form, without being distracted by unimportant details. This greatly simplifies the drawing process for beginning artists.
In conclusion of this stage of the drawing, I will also add that each person, of course, has his own unique shape of the eyelids, eyebrows, bridge of the nose... But we are all united by a number of features inherent in all people. Therefore, my drawing is conditional in nature, conveying these key features.
7. Next, I begin to convey volume using shading (read about how to shading). As you know, volume is conveyed according to the well-known law of chiaroscuro: the brightest place is the highlight, followed by light, after light - penumbra, then shadow, and finally - reflex. The result is a tonal stretch - from light to dark. Depending on the direction of the light, a person's face can be illuminated from above, below or from the side. Therefore, the transition from light to shadow can be not only from left to right, but also from top to bottom. Therefore, I shade the eyeball, eyelids, bridge of the nose, and eyebrow area, taking this moment into account. For example, the area between the eyebrow and the eye will be the lightest on the left and top, and the darkest part will be on the right and bottom. The same applies to the upper eyelid - it will be the lightest on the left, and the darkest on the right. This results in a tonal stretch from left to right. But the direction of light may be different. For example, a person’s head is illuminated not by the sun from above, but by a lamp from below. Then everything will be different. But the principle I'm talking about will remain. Therefore, you need to understand how light is distributed according to shape, on which side the light source is located, etc.
8. Now I am enhancing the shadows that were only outlined at the beginning of the drawing.
9. I continue to work, working on the tear duct and lower eyelid.
10. I draw the iris and pupil of the eye. This stage always interests people the most. How to draw eyes so that they look “life-like.” To do this, you need to understand a simple principle, which I have clearly outlined in the diagram below. If opaque spherical objects are light on the light side and dark on the shadow side, then transparent spherical objects can look exactly the opposite. Depending on what surrounds such a transparent object, it may look different. For example, often on the side of the illuminated part it is dark, and on the side of the shadow, on the contrary, it is light. It turns out that the usual chiaroscuro (flare, light, penumbra, shadow, reflex) will be absent here, since the object is transparent and shiny. Therefore, here you need to convey glare and reflexes (reflections) on the surface of the eyes. The iris and pupil are located under the transparent lens-shaped cornea of the eye. The shiny surface of the eye (cornea) reflects light in the form of glare. In addition, everything that surrounds the eye is reflected on the surface of the eye. These reflections (reflexes) will not be as noticeable as glare. The artist does not have to list all these reflections. You should choose the most interesting ones and focus on them. An excess of such details will not only complicate the work, but also spoil the drawing. Having completed this stage of the drawing, the eyes will turn out “alive”, with a “sparkle”.
11. Now about the eyelashes. Most often, you should not draw them in detail in a drawing. It is enough to simply outline a dark line on the upper eyelid. This line will look like a row of eyelashes. However, in this tutorial I am doing a detailed drawing. That's why I draw eyelashes in more detail than usual. But even in this case, they should not be drawn in the same degree of detail. For example, on one edge I make the eyelash row darker, and on the other, lighter. Those. I emphasize the center of the picture. Also, the clarity of drawing the eyelashes will be different: in some places they are more blurry, and in others they are clearer.
