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How to Draw an Eye
Draw an eye in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the almond.
Step 1: The almond
In the middle draw one big almond lying on its side, pointed at both ends, rounder on top.
Tip Make it big: as wide as your hand. The points are the eye corners.
Step 2: The iris
Inside the almond draw a big circle for the iris, a little right of middle, nearly touching top and bottom.
Step 3: The pupil
In the middle of the iris draw a smaller circle for the pupil, about half as wide.
Step 4: Two shines
Draw a small circle top left in the pupil and a tiny one bottom right. Leave them white.
Tip The shines make the eye look wet and alive.
Step 5: The eyelid
Start above the left corner. Draw a rainbow a finger above the eye. Stop a finger before the right corner.
Step 6: Eyelashes
Past the end of the eyelid line, flick 3 lashes out from the top line. Make the corner one longest.
Step 7: Lower lid
Under the eye, draw a smile line a little wider than the iris. Flick 2 lashes off its right end.
Step 8: The eyebrow
Above the eyelid draw a thick eyebrow: fat and round on the left, thin point on the right.
Step 9: Colour the iris blue
Colour the iris blue around the pupil. Leave the eye white.
Step 10: Brown brow, black pupil
Colour the eyebrow brown and the pupil black around the 2 shines. Your eye is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an eye, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
