How I Draw Realistic Eyes | Graphite Pencil Tutorial

This step by step tutorial will show you how to draw realistic eyes and improve your drawing skills. We'll go through sketching and getting proportions right and then move on to shading and detail.
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[@fotoalive]

So beautiful ! I need to watch this one many times, would love to Master it like you one day! You are such a Great teacher! Thank you so much!

[@melissasmith1810]

Very pretty! Thank you for sharing! What I have learned the most from your videos is the importance of layering and not rushing by pushing harder with the pencil. I like the explanation of pushing harder with your pencil, makes it more difficult to erase. Thank you for explaining the whys! I also love the grid method. There is no way I could get portraits close to realistic without the grid method at this point. I originally drew my lines out with a ruler but have recently bought parallel line stencils and really like using them to help draw my grid.
Some things I am curious about are
1) why are the mat graphite pencils not as dark - you would say I would use a 12B if it was mat and a ~6B if it was regular graphite. I just bought the mat pencils and enjoy them but am still learning them. They seem harder to erase though than other pencils. My Amazon basic pencils seem to erase easier so I like to use them for the sketch.
2) I would love a video on drawing realistic features when things are tiny. Like if you were trying to draw 2-3 faces on a 9x12.
Thank you for sharing with us! I love the practical, methodical tips!

[@SleepyBrownBear-dn3ky]

Thanks

[@aadhilawal]

I'm struggling to see it D:

[@IntrigueMe]

I have to say this is truly incredible and amazing artwork. keep up the great work :)

[@GemmaChambersArt]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@user-tp7ip8tf8t]

Can you do a tutorial on the whole eye area? I find it hard to put this into an actual portrait.

[@celtic5torm59]

I had attempted that and i think it turned out pretty well thanks

[@GemmaChambersArt]

That's fantastic, I wanted to make this one easy to follow along with. Tweet me the results!

[@Kaleidoskop312]

thanks! :)

[@stephaniebrown4647]

Lines are drawn so faint to be seen