#Eyes w double pupil art full#

Each example is followed by notes of things to look for in each photo I used images of eyes from the RIL that had a lot of features that should be observed when painting a portrait. The values can be very dark.Ĭommon Mistake: flat, white sclera and forgetting the shadow under the upper lidĬommon Mistake: start from wrong place, too uniform, too long. Most of the shading showing the eyeball is round, occurs on the sclera. Pinker toward inner corner and a little pink on outer corner Not really white – save the brightest white for highlight

They can reflect the light source, surroundings or the photographer/artist.Ĭommon Mistake: not observing highlights accurately Hard edges of reflections show a wet surface.Ī whole other story can be shown in the highlights. They are the brightest part of the face and often surrounded by dark Make dots and lines of colour, not a solid shadeĬommon Mistake: too much iris showing, not round The bottom lid just barely overlaps the lower edge of the iris, and the top lid slightly covers more of the top edge of the iris (usually 2 mm). It determines the direction of gaze – THEY MUST LOOK AT THE SAME PLACEĬommon Mistake: making the pupil off centre in the iris, not round, not dark enough, looking in different directions. The pupil is a hole – the darkest part of the face The look changes with partially closed or fully open lid.Įxtremely important line for likeness, observe angles, colour, spacing closely.Ĭommon Mistake: not making the fold line dark enough or not observing its contour. And while painting, follow the critical measurements exactly – this is not the time for painting outside the lines.įold line – shows that the eye is open, and the upper lid is folded back on itself. The likeness won’t suddenly appear later if the drawing is wrong at this stage. Don’t rush through the drawing stage to start painting. Study the shape of the socket, angles and thickness of brow, relationship of brow to eye, line of eye, curve of lids, fold line, lashes, colour of iris, and the lines and wrinkles.Ĭommon Mistake: A millimetre can count. The eyes in a portrait have to be exact to get the likeness. When painting figures you can make up the eyes so no need to worry about an exact likeness. If the eyes are right, the rest of the face can be distorted and yet be recognizable: if the eyes are not right, the face is wrong, no matter if the rest of the face is perfect.Ĭommon Mistake: not observing what is there. Eyes are the most important feature to get right when painting a portrait. If you can make them alive, they will bring the whole painting to life. If there are eyes in a painting, they will be the focus whether you want them to be or not.

#Eyes w double pupil art full#

We shared demoes, painted plein air, visited and socialized for a full weekend each June (on Father’s Day). However, it rapidly became an International phenomenon that was attended by Members from across the globe. So what follows are my basic observations and “rules” that I follow when painting eyes.Īs an aside: The Meet refers to a yearly gathering by WetCanvas Members who were primarily from the Province of Ontario. That way those who can’t travel can join in. When the meet is over, I’ll post the step-by-step instructions for the painting we will all be doing in this thread as well. It might be fun to post questions here so everyone can hear them. I can answer questions here before the meet, or you can wait until we are actually there.

To save a lot of tedious time listening to me spouting facts and rules at the start of class, and to get right down to painting once there, I am giving you lots of theory to read over and think about.

Once again, it’s homework time before the fun of painting together. Luckily, I found this in the WayBack machine online, and I’m recreating it word for word as Ellen wrote it: It has stood the test of time and the helpful tips and instruction continue to be relevant today. Ellen_In_Ont wrote up this instruction for us in 2004.