how to draw realistic eyes

 

 

In more realistic eyes, there are right and wrong ways to draw. But if you look closely, you can see those main rules still keep with most anime drawings. (1) Draw the outline of the eye at an angle. Do not hook the tear duct to the eye. (2) The iris is slightly covered by the upper eyelid. Do not draw full circled irises inside the eye. (3) There is always a fleshy pink membrane near the eye white (sclera). That is why the iris looks like it's floating on the membrane, not touching the tip of the lower lid. Do not draw the iris touching the lower lid. (4) The catch lights in the eye normally has one near the top and at the bottom. These are at a 180-degree angle. The top light is bigger than the lower one. ANOTHER TIP: The SCLERA isn't white within the eye. It's a light gray because of the eye is sunken in the socket. Also the top eyelid cause a shadow over the iris. And the catch light in the iris is never at the tip of the upper lid.

The positions of the female character head

 

It's great to learn different positions of the head to have a great looking drawing. I noticed the top portion of the anime head is much larger and the lower part of the face is nearly one third of the head size. Last but not least, the nose is hardly noticeable and the chin comes to a point. This is the basic form of anime.

how to draw female character with kimono in SAI

STEP 1.

We are taking a shortcut in the guidelines. Draw the circle with the intersecting lines for the eyes and nose. Get in the long lines for her neck. Now sketch in the shoulder, torso, and hip shapes. Sketch with a No. 2 pencil. Remember to do it lightly for easy erasure.

 

STEP 2.

You will need to click on the picture to see where to draw the tiny lines and spikes for her hair. Look closely and see where her eyebrows, eyes, and jawlines appear. Step 6 shows the fan that covers her mouth and chin.

 

STEP 3.

Sketch in her bangs and hair. Draw lightly please.

 

STEP 4.

Now sketch in the other side of her hair. See how they relate to the guidelines.

 

STEP 5.

Take your time while drawing this picture because in this step you need to pay close attention to how her hair is gathered in in a ponytail. Remember to see how the top and back of her head relates to the guidelines. Make sure you don't forget her collar, shoulder, and those wrinkle lines near her shoulder.

 

STEP 6.

I think this girl can lend me some of her hair. Look at it flow! Here is the fan that covers her mouth, her hand, sleeve, and ribbons of hair. Go ahead and draw this part.

 

STEP 7.

At this point, draw in her Kimono waist band and sleeve.

 

STEP 8.

Last but not least complete drawing the tied bow and the swirls of her hair. Now you can erase the guidelines if you haven't already.

 

STEP 9.

Your drawing may look like this or you might have your own version. At this point, you can color in your picture with a medium of your choice.

 

 

STEP 10.

Here is the basic color combination of the Anime girl. Following this step are tips on sketching/drawing an anime girl.

Source: dragoart

How to Draw & Colour Character Eyes in SAI

 

STEP 1.

For this Eye type, I start with a slightly curved line going upwards and once I'm satisfied with the length, I curve the line just a bit down. The eyelashes are the lines going outside the main line.

STEP 1.

For this Eye type, I start with a slightly curved line going upwards and once I'm satisfied with the length, I curve the line just a bit down. The eyelashes are the lines going outside the main line.

STEP 2.

Next, I draw a thin line for the lower lash line going down and then again at the end going up. I usually add also the little end at the upper lash line which is going down as if it is invisibly connected to the lower lash line.

STEP 3.

And now I just add the outlines of the iris. You can do it in the other shape which you prefer.

STEP 4.

When coloring eyes in SAI or photoshop, before I start coloring the eyes I choose grey or some other colour and on the new layer fill the whole area I'll be working at. After that I make another layer and put it an top the layer where I filled the area with grey and put the clipping mask. That way all the coloring will stay inside of the ,,grey area'' I colored previously. Anime eyes are usually white with a slight shadow of grey because of the lashes. In real life, eyes aren't completely white so when I draw semi realistic I tend to use a light shade of gray. Let's move on though, once I put the grey shade I usually blend it with a watercolour or oil/ol water tool. This time I'll leave it cell shaded. I also colored the iris with a base colour.

STEP 5.

Now, I make another layer and again put above the base coloring and ,,grey area,, layer and put a clipping mask. When we get to lights, I just repeat the layer process. So, now, I take a darker shade and I saturate it a bit. Draw the pupil with the same color. You can leave the shadows the way they are or blend the shade's ends like I did.

STEP 6.

On to the lights we go. This is the most fun part in my opinion. I went for a bit yellow for my lights. I used the luminosity effect for my lights layer but you can skip that. Play around with the lights and find the light placement you like the best. I blended some of my lights with a oil tool. After that, I make a new layer which I put on top of all layers including lineart and draw the white dot. You can make it any shape you come up with - circles,squares, stars, lines... And now for the final touches, I like to add some bright colours like light blue or pink, yellow...you can go for the orange also. I add a few dots of those and voila.

STEP 7.

Drawing anime eyes isn't hard and you can go pretty crazy with the designs. So don't be afraid to experiment. I drew some variations of the eyes, some are semi realistic. Some other tips when coloring anime eyes. On my lineart layer I put the preserve opacity on and then take a color I like and color the lineart. That way you can get rid of the harsh black lines. For the eyes I mostly take a darker color of the eye's iris. And I sometimes add with an airbrush tool a bright reddish colour to the corners of the eyes to warm them up a bit. So, this is it and I hope this helps someone in any way. :)

Source: dragoart 

Amagi Brilliant Park

The "slapstick drama" begins with Seiya Kanie, a high school boy who is invited on a date in an amusement park by a mysterious beautiful transfer student named Isuzu Sento. He is introduced to Ratifa, a "real" princess and the park's manager, and is asked to be the acting manager of this "disappointing amusement park in the Tokyo suburbs."

Producers: Kyoto Animation

Genre: Comedy, School, Romance, Harem

Source: ANN

Log Horizon Season II

Veteran gamer Shiroe and other players have been trapped in the world of the online game Elder Tales for six months. The once chaotic city of Akiba has regained its everyday hustle and bustle following the formation of the self-governing organization Round Table Meeting. The earthlings, who are originally from the game world, have gained the trust of Shiroe by waging a defensive war against the Goblins in Zantleaf Region. This has led Princess Rayneshia of the Cowen family, the highest-ranking Earthling Aristocrats, to live in Akiba.

It's almost winter, and the Adventurers are thinking about what they're going to do and what their goals are in this other world. Will they remain in Akiba or go to the city of the West? Or will they travel to the land of the North or another faraway country? The opinions of the Adventurers begin to diverge. What adventures await the members of the Shiroe team in this second series of Log Horizon?

Producers: Studio Deen

Genre: Action, Adventure, Magic, Game, Fantasy, Shounen

Source: ANN