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In this tutorial I will teach you how to paint an eye in Photoshop. I strongly
recommend using a graphics tablet, as it will make the whole process much
smoother, and give much more professional results.
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Step 1:
I started with a hand-drawn sketch. Due to my lack of a scanner, I took a
quick photo of the sketch using a digital camera - hence the relatively bad
quality of the picture in my example. That said, rough outlines should be
sufficient enough to allow us to complete this little painting. You should,
however, make sure that enough of the source image is visible to give your
eye its characteristic shape. |
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Step 2:
Start to paint some thick strokes around the eye using the Brush Tool. A standard brush will be
sufficient here, but you can experiment with different brush settings if you
wish. I made some brighter strokes to indicate where my light source will
originate. |
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Step 3:
I added a few more tones. I do not really spend too much time worrying about
the colour at this stage, as it will change in the end anyway. I also
strengthened some of the defining lines. |
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Step 4:
I added a few more lines to better define the shape of my eye. |
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Step 5:
In this step I cleaned up the annoying background, and painted the eyeball.
This is quite easy, but keep in mind that it is an eyeball, so you will have
to shade accordingly - the further you get from the pupil, the darker should
it be. |
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Step 6:
Now comes the most difficult part - the iris. First, Fill it with a solid
colour and then, using a small brush, make short strokes from the pupil
outwards. Change your colour a few times to reflect the appearance of a real
eye (a photograph will help lots). This step determines how realistic your
eye will look. The more numerous and the smaller your lines, the more
realistic the end result will look. Zooming in is a good idea. |
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Step 7:
You might want to smoothen the iris a bit. The technique is down to
individual preference - you can smudge it, or, like I did, over-paint it a
little. I also added a few outer highlights, darkened the pupil, and gave
the edge of the iris a little shine. |
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Step 8:
We now need to shade our eye to give it a more realistic hue. The shading
will also add plasticity, and can help to define the emotion expressed by
the eye. If you want to keep it easy, you can complete this step with the
Dodge Tool and/or Burn Tool, but the best way to work is to add more layers and paint
the highlights and shadows separately. |
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Step 9:
And this is the final result, after some colour tweaking and some more work
on the details. I hope this tutorial has been useful and inspiring. If
you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to drop me a mail at
daniel@dp-world.net |
- Tutorial written by Daniel Alekow
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Just love it!!!
i have tried to do something similar some time ago but was not succesful at all. I love to draw with a pencil but how can i draw that good in PS?
Anyway. Very nice work indeed. Like it very much. |
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User: afro (#21014)
Date: Thu Dec 01, 2005. 12:05:24 | Post #1 of 2 |
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Hello.
It's a fine tutorial you've made there.
I'd like to see more of that great work of yours.
I don't know if bioRUST is still as active as it once were. But if it is then GO! cause I'm often checking in to fint good tutorials and see what other editors is making
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! |
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