How to Draw an Eye

Well, this is my first instructive blog!
Here it goes!
I'm going to write a few steps that correspond with a video I've filmed!
I'd like to apologize for my camera; it was unhappy with the lighting, so it goes in and out of focus! :/
I will try and have that fixed for my next project!

(final product)

What you will need:
           -Pencil (not mechanical; i find them too stiff for most sketching)
           -Paper or a sketchbook


- Step 1:
        Construct the outer shape of the eye, this will usually end up looking like a football! It doesn't have to be perfect, every eye is different. Draw the outline of the iris looking upwards. Then draw the pupil inside of that. On the edge of the pupil, leave a little space for a 'glare'. A glare will make the eye look more realistic when it's finished. The glare can be any shape you want, but I usually make mine cylinders or in a heart shape.

      
- Step 2:
        Create eyelashes around the eye. You'll go back and fix them later, so don't make them dark. Eyelashes begin small then gradually get larger towards the opposite corner of the eyelid. Then, below the eye, the lashes are small and barely noticible. Remember that this is just the begining sketch of the eye lashes, so keep them reletively light! :)
         Once you've done that, you can fill in the pupil. The pupil is that darkest part of your eye, so you need to apply a lot of pressure on your pencil when you are sketching this in. Also, remember to avoid coloring in your glare spot!

- Step 3:
        This step may be the most difficult if you aren't used to shading. Shading is when you begin with a very dark pencil mark and slowly fade it to dark grey, medium grey, light grey, and then white. To shade in the iris, you draw a DARK ring around the line you've already made. Then, slowwllyyy let the pressure your using on your pencil get lighter and lighter as you move towards the pupil. In the eye, this gives a nice contast between the pupil and the colored part of your eye! Make sure it all blends together nicely! Sometimes I smudge it with my finger to make it turn out smoother. Also remember not to color in your little glare spot.

    - Step 4:
            To begin this step, you need to draw 'eyeliner' on your eye! On the top just below the lashes, draw a thick dark line. Then push that darkness up into your eyelashes to give them a more bold look. Apply a thinner line of 'eyeliner' below the eye too, and darken the bottom lashes a little bit. When you reach the corner of the eye, leave annother little circle of glare and then shade around it.

- Step 5:
        Finally, lightly shade in the corners, and around the edges of the eye. This will make it look a bit more realistic, and also prettier then just a plain white eye! You can also add an eyebrow, or a line that would connect to the nose :)

I really hope this helped!

I had fun doing it!

Remember there are many types of eyes to draw!

  Psalm 121:1-2     
 I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.