/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4593188
here some idea to improve your eyes. I was lucky to have a somewhat similar reference.

1) don't be afraid to show the eyelids (both top and bottom), they help a lot to position the eyes.

2) the eyebrow, even when cut, should be used to suggest the arcade of the eye socket.

3) the pupil give the direction of the gaze and should appear clearly. when looking at something the pupil are slightly turned inwards towards the nose. woman sometime tend to have a slight divergent strabismus (men tend to have the opposite) so perhaps your model had one too. if that the case, use the pupil to counterbalance it a bit for a natural look.

4) the upper lid of the eye cast a shadow that should be noticeable and tend to fuse with the iris. makeup might change the darkness around the eye, but that shadow is always here.

5) eye lash are great to reinforce the roundness of the eyes.

6) looking at your three drawing, you tend to draw your eyes too big, which in turn make them bulgy. keep that in mind and don't forget the eyelid

on that note, I'm curious, do you have big eyes ? my drawing teacher told me that we often tend to put detail of our own face into portrait (and sure enough I have to watch for my big eyes and non existent chin on every portrait I do).