Portrait Drawing Fundamentals
The Loomis Method
The Features
Full Drawing Demos
Learn how to draw the eye, step-by-step.
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Nicole Guz
4mo
My try at following the demo
Hyunwook Kil
5mo
Eyes practice with an apple pencil
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5mo
Perfect!
Vin
1yr
My second attempt!
@mogumogu
1yr
Soul
1yr
Dang, good work man. You really understood the assignment
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1yr
Beautiful :)
Thieum
1yr
Awesome!
Samuel Sanjaya
1yr
following along with the video
Derek Adams
1yr
Did these probably a year or so ago. I’m now getting back into drawing again, and trying to be more consistent .
Alain Rivest
1yr
Here's my drawing I did while watching the real-time demo (and pausing a lot of time!). I used F, 4B and 6B pencils.
@draft_al
1yr
Awesome Rendering skills!
@fateh
2yr
Hey, this is my very first try at drawing eyes. Started the course yesterday. Any feedback?
Derek Adams
1yr
Really Good! They even capture emotions
@draft_al
2yr
Here is my first attempt at eye exercises from the portrait fundamentals. Feedback is very much appreciated.
sean azzopardi
2yr
First attempt only had a regular pencil so couldn’t go super dark on the tone.
Derek Adams
1yr
Very Good, and believable
Sita Rabeling
2yr
First image is with graphite 4b on grainy paper - second was an earlier drawing with charcoal pencil on news print.
Arthur Gellet
2yr
Here is my drawing let me know if you have any advise would apreciate
French btw
@ljiljana
3yr
My practice today.
@norinski
3yr
Today's practice
@fischei
3yr
Hey there community,
first time I post something I have painted. I would really appreciate feedback regarding the four eyes below. I practiced to get the proportions right lately but struggle on shading shadows etc. I felt also very exhausted when I finished one of these (one to two hours). Any tips on this?
@nothanks
3yr
I feel exhausted and struggle to sit through a few hour drawing session as well. Take a break, get up and do some chores, make a snack, go for a walk, do some yoga, etc. It's also like any other form of endurance: your body will get stronger and used to it over time (even though you think it's just your brain and arm, how can it be that hard? It really is the same as a strength building routine - I say this as someone who works out and draws/paints haha).
If you're using a regular writing pencil, there is a limit to how dark those go. You can come in and emphasize the darkest regions with a ballpoint pen or marker (ballpoint pen is going to give you more ability for shading than a black marker which is going to only give you a flat black tone).
I noticed that the eyes seem too wide open, and maybe a bit big, in all of these. I think that is our brain's natural tendency to 'normalize' or 'iconize' things. E.g., our brains subconsciously like to think of an eye as an icon of an eye, so when you draw one you may think about what you're drawing more than observing the actual abstract shapes. Try not to think of an eye (or any body part) as that body part, instead focus on the abstract shapes and angles that they form.
I resized & traced over the photograph to give you a comparison.
Frei
3yr
practiced what I learnt
@mrrandalevans
3yr
Tried this in photoshop. Would love feedback. Realize I have a lot to learn. Trying to practice intentionally.
Derek Adams
1yr
The eye ball is crazly real, but the rest lacks attention
@paper
3yr
I think you got the value and shape on the pupil and iris pretty good.You also rendered the eyelash pretty well.
My biggest critique is the fact that I think you made the left upper eyelid a bit too light.I recommend darkening them to atleast the same value as the Iris.(Here's an example by Nicolai Fechin where he darkens the side of the eyes,if that help)
@reanimator
3yr
Hey all! Can anyone give me advice and critique on these eyes?
Mira Cle
3yr
Hi everyone, I really appreciated this lesson as well. Here is my first attempt from a picture. I think the shape is not really accurate. Any feedback is welcome.
Ron Kempke
3yr
Nicely rendered but your proportions differ from the model's. Your drawing appears to have been stretched horizontally. If portraiture is your ultimate goal, learning to see and reproduce correct proportions is essential.
@judh
3yr
Your drawing is excellent; you did well in your lay in and shading. If I may suggest, I think the eyebrow needs to be a little darker. Best regards to you.
Kiki K.
3yr
I love eyes so it was fun to learn how to draw them; I did 4. I am attaching a ref pic of the last one because it is looking extremely towards the right and the pupil is in a counterintuitive position. Any feedback is appreciated.
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3yr
Hi @Cristina Kaiden, nice drawings!
In the top right study, it feels like the eyeball is a flattened egg shape, and the iris feels a little small
For me it helps a lot to lightly indicate the circle for the eyeball in the beginning. That way I can make sure that it's the right shape and the iris the right size.
I hope this was helpful :)
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