Q&A for How to Draw Realistic Human Eyes

Make them go in the same direction and round them. Make sure they are smaller than the upper eyelashes.

Start at the edge of the upper lid and make it as though you were drawing hair, but shorter and darker. You can make them any way you want, though.

Yes. Just be sure to adjust certain techniques -- like how you blend -- for the change in medium.

The red color is just used to highlight certain parts of the eye that you should focus for each step on while drawing.

Yes, but take into account the colors of the markers/pencils you use.

No, if fact many sketches are done just in pencil. You can just add shading if you wish by applying the pencil more heavily to achieve a darker hue.

Many pencils can have different effects and shading. For instance, 4B pencils are very rough, while a 2B is very loose and is good for shading stuff in completely and darkly. It's best you research the different types of pencils and study their effects for the best knowledge. Some people can get by with drawing with just a standard HB, though it's not recommended for those who want to make very intricate drawings. Sometimes, all you need to do is know how to press down on a pencil. If you can go lightly enough, you can make an HB pencil seem completely different. It all depends, and it's different for some people, so I suggest you find what pencils work for you and practice with them.

No, but you should stick to the eyelash direction they show in the instructions.

It is to highlight what to draw.

Draw two circles one large and one smaller in the middle of the large one. Then add highlights.

There is no magic fix; you just have to observe closely and practice often.

When you're making the eye, first use black to outline and then just do the rest of the steps and color or shade to your taste.

It can be a white colored pencil, but you can also leave it blank and draw around the space you want to be white, or even draw it and use an eraser (detailed thin erasers recommended). You don't really need something, because you can use your pencil and put pressure as you desire. It's good to use paper from a sketchbook (sketch paper) since it's not too smooth or too rough. You can use any kind of pencil depending on what you draw, but an essential is a 2H and 2B.

This is tricky if you're a beginner. Keep practicing and see if it gets easier. It also may be that this is just not your preferred style of drawing, but I still recommend that you try. It's good to expand your skills.

To do this, just make different shading. If the light was coming from the left, it would be darker, and the right would have lighter shading.

Check YouTube. Simply type "how to draw a realistic human eye" into the search bar and you should find some helpful videos.

Adding shine can make the eyes look more realistic and alert, instead of plain and dull.

Make your pencil marks short and quick. Make sure the brows are lighter at the ends where the point is. Do not do sharp edges for the shape of the eyebrow, and don’t color the whole thing in.

The little circles are for reflection. The circles make the eyes look like they are shining of looking at something really bright.

No. You don't have to use red at all. It was just there to highlight what you need to draw next but you can still use one colour that is not black or red. Make sure the colour you want to use is a colouring pencil; if not, the colour won't blend.

The two circles around the pupil are for effect. It makes the picture look like the eyes are reflecting on light.

If you don't blend it, it won't look that realistic. Blending is what brings it to 'life'.

No, that is not necessary. In this tutorial, that was added just to highlight the area. When it shows red, it means to focus on the red part for that particular step (it's the action prompt). The black part was red in each prior step.

The earliest known drawing was discovered in a South African cave. It is thought to have originated some 73,000 years ago during the Stone Age.