Why your anime eyes suck so much?
Take a look at what you've done. You're proud of it, really, but you can do much better: Your character looks sick. Let's treat him.
You miss everything about anime face proportion.
The gap between the eyes is supposed to be one eye wide. The line on which the eyes are located must pass through the middle of the head.
You like to fall into all the traps of unsound design.
Your character's eyes are clearly not on the same line. This is a frontal view, but the face does not appear to be symmetrical.The lower part of the head, from the chin to the base of the nose, exceeds a third of the entire head.
you draw without understanding the depth of your eyes.
The eyes are flat. I really hope it was a botched drawing and not a successful portrait.Now let's understand what makes the difference between your ‘art’ and the art of the best mangaka the world has ever known.
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Most beautiful anime eyes drawing.
Starting with animals' eyes ?
I can't introduce you to someone as influential as Osamu Tezuka. We're talking about the guy who invented the modern manga here! He's the one who came up with shoujo, shounen.
One of the coolest things about Osamu's job was sketching eyes. It was the secret ingredient for creating engaging stories, and evoking emotion.
He was hooked on Disney's first animations when he was younger.
One thing that really stands out in every Disney's character design is how much emphasis is placed on the eyes. The more important the character is for the story, the bigger his eyes are.
So, originally, anime eyes were inspired by the eyes of animals (ducks, dingoes, cats, mice, etc.).
All this is to give a word of advice: Don't restrict your choice of references, use whatever you like!
Most captivating eyes in shoujo styles
The term "shoujo" refers to manga aimed at young teenage girls, usually aged 8 to 18. It often uses some familiar visual styles, a female-associated color palette, round lines, sparkling eyes, flourishes, etc.
Enjoy this selection of the best eyes designs. Try to recognize the recurring elements.
If you're already an anime champion, you must know where these images come from, right?
Here's your personal challenge: can you recognize the anime with just one image? Tell me how many anime you can identify from the images above. If you're only two or three short, you're a master! (The answers are at the bottom of the page)
stunning shounen anime eyes
Shounen is a genre of anime that features lots of intense fights and strong emotional moments. Let's take another crack at identifying the outstanding elements from one drawing to the next.
Same game than above, if you want to play can you tell me how many anime you identified whithout looking at the references ?
I'm guessing you've got it now. It's time for the magic trick.
The 4-ingredients secret recipe for successful eye designs
All these eyes are made up of a basic shape and three circles... that's all! And I am not joking :
- A basic shape... references
One circle for the iris (color it with any gradient, every one will do the job)
One circle for the pupil (all black)
One last circle for light
We tie them together, one on top of the other :
The final step is to erase the parts of the circles that fall outside the eye shape. And you're done!
Now that you have the principle, let's learn how to get the eyes right every time.
Yes, I'm talking about an easy way to do it step by step and succeed every time.
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References
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Berusaiyu no Bara/The Rose of Versailles /Lady Oscar / La Rose de Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda - anime: studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1979.
Bucchigiri?! by Taku Kishimoto, Takahiro Kagami,MAPPA, 2024
Clannad by Key - film : Toei Company, 2007.
Dokutā Sutōn/Dr. Stone by Riichirō Inagaki and Boichi, TMS Entertainment, 2019.
Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate, Production I.G, 2020
Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa, Madhouse, 2003
Hantā × Hantā/Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi, Nippon Animation, 2011
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami, MAPPA, 2023
Kādokyaputā Sakura/Cardcaptor Sakura by Clamp - anime : studio madHouse, 1998.
Kaichō wa Meido-sama! /The Class President Is a Maid! by Hiro Fujiwara, J.C.Staff, 2010.
Kyandi Kyandi/Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki (Keiko Nagita), Toei Animation, 1976.
Nana by Ai Yazawa, Studio Madhouse, 2006
Osamu Tezuka, 1928-1989.
Seinto Seiya/Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac by Masami Kurumada, Toei Animation, 1986
Tōkyō Ribenjāzu/Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui, Liden Films, 2021
Vinrando Saga/Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura, Wit Studio, 2019.
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