How To Paint Eyes In Alcohol Ink Part 1

First we have to observe . One of the many joys of painting is the pleasure of observation.

What do you notice when you look at an eye? (A)

A (Click to Enlarge)

Shape
Color
Pupil Shape
Eyebrows, eyelids,
Eyelashes – direction, length, color, shadows on the eye
Reflection (windows)
Sclera color and shading
Difference between the right and left eye

 

Here’s a quick diagram of the anatomy of an eye (B)

 

 

Let’s look at some more Human examples: (C)

C (Click to enlarge)

Lashes

Iris patterns

Reflections

Shading

 

 

D Primate and Horse (Click to enlarge)

 

 

How about some animals? (D)

 

 

 

E (Click to Enlarge)

 

 

I love frogs. (E)

 

 

 

 

Can we paint them? (Scroll to see excerpts of some of my alchol ink eyes)

Ema

Beautiful Boy

Tiger

Fox

Tree Frog

Upside Down in the Grss

Arabian Fixation

In Part 2 I’ll demonstrate how to paint eyes with Alcohol Inks.