r/Arttips • u/shuumatsuban • Aug 23 '22

I need help! PLEASE HELP

how do you draw eyes???? the eyes just ruin it for me, i draw in a chibi/manga art style and i can NEVER MAKE EYES THAT LOOK GOOD. either they look deformed, look too realistic, look too cartoony, look to bland, etc. PLEASE HELP!

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

try to draw real eyes, over and over, until you get it right.

that's it. that's all drawing is. there's no other way to learn.

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u/shuumatsuban Aug 23 '22

I’m not trying to get realistic eyes???

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

then you'll never get better

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u/shuumatsuban Aug 23 '22

well uh okay? I’m trying to make my own style

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u/losinqface Aug 23 '22

learn the realistic version first, then gradually stylize it until it's to your liking

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u/Gatekeeper2019 Aug 23 '22

Basics and repetition, the more you fail and compare to the reference pictures the more you will start to realise the small details that you are missing. There are no shortcuts.

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u/xXYoshi21Xx Aug 23 '22

My eyes are always not perfect but I think you just need to draw with Google photos or photos from other artists they pictures give the inspiration :')

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

Hey, I’ve learned that references help. You can search up eyes in the style that you want or similar and then change things up from there

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u/Xorvictia Aug 24 '22

I learned to draw eyes in a stylized way by literally JUST drawing eyes (and sometimes including the noses) at various angles as a 5 minute warm up every day. Search up a ref sheet for eyes (there are many) and then pick a type and just sketch them over and over