Adult Features—Eyes & Lips
The eyes are the most important feature for achieving a likeness to your subject. They also play a large part in communicating the person’s mood or emotion. You can become skilled at drawing eyes by practicing the examples on this page.
After blocking in the basic shapes, begin shading to create the form. Pay particular attention to the planes of the face around the eyes. The shading should indicate the eyes’ depth and indentation into the face. A sharp pencil is useful for creating the creases and corners of the eyes. The shading should gradually become lighter as you move away from the eyes.
The eye is a sphere, so ...
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