How to Draw Simple Anime Eyes

There is a very basic anime eye that anyone can learn. When colored and/or shaded properly, everyone will wonder how you created these beautiful and realistic anime eyes.

Things You'll Need

• Ruler
• Circle stencils
• Drawing pencil
• Tissue
• Small tortillions
• Drawing paper
• Colored pencils

Instructions

1. Draw two sideways parentheses to indicate the upper and lower lids.

2. Add two colored-in triangles for eyelashes on the upper lid and another colored-in triangle on the lower lid.

3. Draw a large oval in the eye, and add a line above the upper lid to represent the lid fold.

4. Draw another oval inside that oval for the pupil. Add two smaller circles so the light sourcing is shown.

5. Draw a large thick line for an eyebrow.

6. Color everything: Pupils are black, and the irises can be any color you choose.

Tips & Warnings

• You can draw even simpler anime eyes by following step 1 and simply drawing a black oval between the two parentheses.

• To draw a male anime eye, make the eye more narrow and the eyebrow thicker, and don't draw any eyelashes.

• If you want the colors to pop up, ink the drawing first, erase the pencil lines, then color.

• Digital coloring works great for anime because you can add effects to the eyes, such as rain, lightning, and scenery.

• Shade the whites of the eyes; otherwise the eyes look dead.