How to Draw Anime Girl Eyes

So, today we will tell you about how to draw anime girl eyes. This is a pretty important drawing tutorial, because eyes are one of the most important parts of anime style.

Earlier, we learned how to draw anime eyes and discussed how drawing them closely follows the same principles as drawing eyes in realistic style. In this lesson, which serves as a supplement to the main tutorial on drawing anime, we’ll focus on the specific details of drawing anime girl eyes.

We’ll learn how to give your drawing the desired expression and understand what elements contribute to creating the exact look and character you want in an anime-style eye.

So let’s get this started. We hope you get great results.

How to Draw Anime Girl Eyes Step-by-Step

Step 1: Sketch the horizontal and vertical guidelines

First, draw rough guidelines for the location of the eyes. Start with the horizontal line to help you to place the eyes horizontally. Then, sketch the vertical line that will help you to maintain symmetry. If you are drawing the eyes, place it right in the center of the paper. The horizontal line is strongly displaced downwards.

Step 2: Draw the irises of the anime girl eyes

In this tutorial we will shape the pupils and irises first and then form the rest of the eyes around them. Due to the anime style, the irises look like two ovals that are elongated vertically. Do not try to create perfectly even shapes. However, be guided by the symmetry of these shapes relative to the lines from the last step.

Step 3: Draw the pupils inside the irises

Pupils are a very important element in drawing eyes – and in anime style too. Draw them as two small circles or ovals inside the shape of the irises. The location of the irises with pupils form the gaze of the character, so adjust the locating depending on your imagination.

Step 4: Draw the anime girl eyes’ upper eyelids

In this step draw the outlines of the eyelids. This is much easier than in our lesson about the anatomy of the eye. In anime style, it looks like a crescent moon or the Nike logo. To give the anime girl eyes a different look you can adjust the shape of these lines.

Step 5: Add the upper eyelashes

Draw long curved eyelashes. The longest and largest eyelashes are located most laterally, as in our example. In anime style, eyelashes are often very large and detailed. You can adjust the shape and amount of eyelashes depending on your preference.

Step 6: Add hatching to the eyelashes and pupils

Add small shadows above the eyelashes. This is necessary if you want to emphasize women’s eyes. In case you are drawing male anime eyes you can just skip this step.

Erase all extra lines from the previous steps. Make more contrasting shadows and dark areas. Correct any mistakes from the previous steps.

As with any other anime art, drawing anime girl eyes involves a huge number of subtle details that require careful study. This lesson focused on the very basics and foundational steps.

From here, it’s up to you to continue developing your skills. Be sure to learn more about anime and study the fundamentals of anime drawing and explore this area further through our Anime category, where we cover the most important and interesting aspects of working in this style.

So, we hope you got a great result. Do not forget to write us in the comments about what else you would like to see on our site. We really look forward to your feedback!