Q&A for How to Draw a Realistic Female Eye

Try to use short light strokes, and use a sharpened pencil for more definition and boldness.

Continue to practice as much as you can and eventually you will improve. There are also many drawing tutorials on YouTube that might help you. If this drawing is beyond your skill set, you might also want to start with something simpler and work your way up.

Focus on every detail of a human eye, then try to draw it, or look at someone's eye for reference and try to copy what you see.

No. Do whatever looks best to you.

You don't have to draw it; it depends on the angle and if you are drawing realistic people or more of an animation type.

Then just keep practicing! The eye is very difficult to draw, and nobody gets it right on the first (or second!) try.

Mirror the image. Do everything the opposite way around.

Search for images of foxes and practice drawing their eyes until you are satisfied.

Just look carefully at your own eyelashes and draw what you see.

Do it as you drew the eyelashes at the upper part of the eye, just make smaller lines under the eye.

The same way that you draw the upper eyelashes, just upside down. It's a little harder, but you'll get better over time.

The creases are generally at the corners of the eyes, but if it still doesn’t turn out right, or if you still aren’t sure where to put them, search for a picture to use as a guide. It’s always easier to draw something you don’t draw often when you have a guide right in front of you.

Try drawing them in groups of three, separated at the bottom and closer or even together at the tip.

No, a real person's eyes are generally not exactly the same, so try to add some different details. Maybe make one a bit smaller than the other, change up the eyelashes, pupil shape, etc.

You can use the side of your pencil and move it slowly. You can also use a shading pencil or make some lead dust and smear it on.

Yes, as long as you are working on a surface that is comfortable for you, any paper should work fine (though things such as sandpaper might be difficult if you are a beginner).

Mimic what was done here. Make it smaller, but remember to keep the right proportions. Realistic drawing is all about having the right proportions.

Try using a blender (the artistic kind, not the kind that makes soup). You can buy them anywhere that sells art supplies.

Shading is the key to realism with eyes. Shade the underneath area and a tiny bit under the top lash line.

Base the eyebrow off the top eyelash line, then when you get the bottom line of the eyebrow, try to do the same on the top.

Consult Draw Anime Eyes .

You don’t need to use special paper, only if you’re using professional artist pencils, and even then it is not necessary. For charcoal, I would recommend using just some higher quality drawing paper so that it doesn’t smudge as much or ruin the page. Of course, you can always use special art paper for any drawing.

Try using a blending tortillon and blend using light, circular strokes. If you don't have one, you can use your finger, a Q-tip, or a tissue instead.