How To Draw Scary Eyes
Drawing scary eyes is an easy, if not a bit time consuming, process. It all starts with gathering the right supplies – a pencil, a mechanical eraser, an ink pen and some paper. With these in hand, you’ll be able to craft a truly ghoulish set of eyes.
First, you need to sketch out the eyes. Start by drawing a circle in the middle, which will become the pupil. Surround this with a few lines for the iris, then two big curved lines for the top and bottom of the eye. Make sure you fill in the eye socket with a few triangular shapes. Next, draw the eyelashes. Make sure to draw them close enough to the eye so it looks like they’re part of it.
When it comes to color, you want to go with shades of grey and white. Light grey around the pupil and a darker grey around the edges and even some white to give the eyes a glow. With a black ink pen, trace around the entire eye to give it a sharp, defined look.
To give the eyes a touch of fright, draw some intense black veins. Start with a few thinner and curvy lines from the pupil and then start crisscrossing them with thicker and straighter lines. After that, you can draw a few more thin lines from the iris to give it an even more sinister look.
The final and perhaps most important step is to shade in the eye’s pupil. Start by using the eraser and simply deeping out the outside edges of the pupil. Remember, you want a real dramatic effect here, so be sure to make it as dark and bold as possible.
Adding Hair and Detailing the Face
Scary eyes often come with long and wild looking hair, as well as other facial features. To give your eyes a wild look, start by drawing long, wispy lines coming down from the eyebrows and out at the sides. For other details, you can draw a few curved lines coming out of the top of the eyes or maybe even a few squiggly lines around the iris for some extra creepiness.
Adding Depth and Contrast
For even more drama, try adding more contrast to the eyes. To do this, use a grey pencil and start drawing a few lines around the iris before going in and darkening the large dark circles that make up the eyelids. After that, you can start adding some lighter highlights around the eyes with a white pencil.
Final Touches
The final step is to add some tiny details to the eyes. Try adding some smoky mist around the pupil or add a few fine, wispy lines to make it look like the eyes are darting around. You can also make the eyes look like they’re fading into the background by adding a few light grey specs around the edges.
Now that you have all the basics down, you can start experimenting. Try different styles of eyes or use different color combos. Just have fun and see what you can come up with. Before you know it, you’ll have a truly creepy set of eyes to add to your artwork.
