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How to Draw Eyes
ChannelJescia HopperIn brief
You’ll learn to sketch realistic eyes by focusing on key shapes and anatomy, using simple pencil techniques. The tutorial covers foundational methods that work with any pencil (HB–2B range recommended), making it great for beginners or anyone refining their eye-drawing skills.
Questions & answers
What pencil grade should I use?
HB–2B range works best for sketching eyes—harder pencils (H) are too light, softer ones (B+) can smudge.
Description from the creator
This tutorial gives you a basic look at the shapes and anatomy needed for drawing realistic eyes. Make sure to watch my other tutorials on facial features!
In this video, I am using a Prismacolor Ebony drafting pencil, but you can use any kind of pencil - plain old HB pencils work great! Try to stay within the HB-2B range for general sketching. Too hard of a graphite (the higher the H, the harder the graphite) is really light and can indent the paper easily if you press too hard. The higher the B, the softer the graphite, which will create darker marks!
*This video is also on my classroom channel, DGFMSArt
In this video, I am using a Prismacolor Ebony drafting pencil, but you can use any kind of pencil - plain old HB pencils work great! Try to stay within the HB-2B range for general sketching. Too hard of a graphite (the higher the H, the harder the graphite) is really light and can indent the paper easily if you press too hard. The higher the B, the softer the graphite, which will create darker marks!
*This video is also on my classroom channel, DGFMSArt
About this tutorial
Jescia Hopper published this 9:42 video tutorial on November 3, 2014. It has been watched 4,446,246 times on YouTube.
- Channel
- Jescia Hopper
- Category
- Education
- Duration
- 9:42
- Published
- November 3, 2014
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- 4,446,246
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- 51,367