Assets, Resources, and Tips to Master Drawing Eyes
Shakespeare famously said, the eye is the window to the soul”, but drawing believable baby blues is also essential for creating inspiring characters. Eyes can be wonderfully complex and inspiring in any style, and artists need to have solid anatomy fundamentals, high technical skill, and the right tools and resources to bring them to life.
Are you staring down a blank face and shaking at the thought of sketching up some peepers? Don’t worry! Because they’re so challenging and varied, Cubebrush has a ton of assets, references, and tutorials to help you bring your work into focus in any style you choose. Here are some of our top resources for mastering drawing eyes.
Drawing Eyes like a Jedi Master
We didn’t know that drawing eyes was a legit force power, but you won’t have to lose a hand or train on Dagobah to benefit from the practical, step-by-step bundle. Chris from drawjuice.com specializes in traditional charcoal and digital techniques for portraiture, and eyes are literally at the center of his craft.
Tired of drawing eyes that sag, lack proper proportion, or simply don’t come to life on the screen? This course will help you avoid common mistakes and give you some next-level tips to start sketching better eyes in any style you choose.
This bundle comes with:
- 1 eyes anatomy tutorial
- 1 Photoshop eyes demo
- 1 traditional charcoal eyes demo
- 1 Eye practice reference
Disasterology Ink Eye Brushes
(Psst! We’re going to tell you a secret: you don’t have to create every eye from scratch!)
Disasterology Ink has created these 60 eye stamps for artists who need a lot of expression without the learning curve. You’ll get instant access to eyes that are intrigued, inspired, indignant, incensed, introspective, irritated, and… well, many other kinds of instant “i’s”!
These assets are designed for Procreate, and they’re perfect for illustrators and artists looking for quick takes on content and creators producing logos, stickers, cards, and branded artwork. You can change color and opacity, and they’re easily resized for any digital canvas you’re working with. You’ll accelerate your workflow and gift yourself more time to hone your craft without sacrificing quality with these incredible stamps.
You’ll get:
- 60 expressive eye stamps for Procreate
Eye Maker for ZBrush
Sometimes you have time to shape and customize, but creating from scratch is out of the question. That’s where this ZBrush plugin featuring 102 eyes by Artistic Squad can save you time and give you visually stunning results (you see what we did there…)
Not shooting until you see the whites of their eyes? No problem. This pack lets you customize three sclera styles from healthy to bloodshot, and then add 34 different irises to create the perfect look for your project. You can also adjust pupil size for any purpose, giving you a hassle-free process for achieving excellent results.
This bundle comes with:
- 102 customizable eye options for ZBrush
- ZBrush plugin tutorials
- 20 reflection maps
Eye Swatches Megapack
Irises are, without a doubt, one of the most difficult structures on the human body to get right. These rich, complex, and beautiful structures have mesmerized sultans, captivated queens, and inspired Greek epics that live on to this day. Whether you’re doing line drawings or photorealistic digital images, the structures and elements that make up irises are essential to get right.
You can spend a lifetime perfecting these enchanting optical features, but in the meantime, Faerydesign has produced these incredible eye swatches that will instantly give you a hyperrealistic look with depth and nuance.
Eye Highlight Brushes
Yes, there’s a lot of anatomy and realism that goes into creating believable eyes. But the truth is, makeup is a next-level game that digital artists need to understand if they want to connect with the top creators in the industry today.
This collection of eye highlights and lip gloss brushes confirms how important it is for digital artists to create coherent content. Whether you’re drawing eyes full of tears or lips engorged with lust, it all has to come together.
This pack includes:
- 33 lip and eye highlight brushes
Visualising the Future of Art with Cubebrush
Whether you’re drawing eyes with charcoal or other media in real time or sketching them out digitally, you’ve got to understand proportion, shape, emotion, and a host of other nuanced experiences.
Fortunately, Cubebrush has all the digital elements you need to take your art to the next level. Drawing eyes? No problem. Check out all the resources and tutorials at Cubebrush today!
