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Alright- you are drawing a cat. Four legs, whiskers, pointy ears, and a long tail. But how do you draw the eyes? This wikiHow will help you draw a realistic cat eye!
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1Draw two curved lines.- The top line should curve down, while the bottom line should curve up.
- Make sure that one of lines is longer than the other at the front of the eye.
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2Draw an oval inside of the lines. Erase the ones going out of the eye after.- Cats' eyes can become narrow or wide depending on their emotions or environmental lighting. However, their pupils are always vertical slits when narrowed.
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3Add a triangular part, then color it black. -
4Thicken the lines a bit.- Thicken the two ends, as well as the top and bottom.
- Don't over-do it or it will look weird.
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5Color the eye with flat colors.- You can finish here if you only want to create a line drawing.
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6Color it with more shading of the color. -
7Blend the colors a bit.- If you are using a digital program, you can use the blur tool, airbrush tool or finger tool.
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8Add some shading and lighting and you're done! -
9You can add a single white dot for a strong highlight, or gently erase part of the pupil to show the reflection of light.
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- Looking at reference pictures always helps! If you search cat eyes, many images will come up.Thanks
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Warnings
- Make sure that the overall eye shape is slightly pointed, not like a circle.Thanks
- Don't make the lines look too thick.Thanks
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