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My eye style?
10 years ago
This is probably one of the biggest staples of my artwork / character design and while iv'e been told it is quite unique and capturing I have also been told on occasion it's confusing or even off putting.
Comments such as:
"Why are the eyes blank white?"
"The eyes are creepy. Is she blind?"
"Where is she looking?"
(I say "she" because 90% of my art right now is females xD)
Hopefully this will clear up some of the confusion.
Firstly they are not blank or white pupils. The eye style I use are "slits" or "slit pupils" to be more specific. A real life example being undiluted eyes of cats or lizards (Example here)
They also have influences from things like anime and Bomberman who also adopts slit eyes but in a different sort of way. One of the first artists that got me thinking about using slit pupils is actually Camille Rose Garcia.
However drawing eyes like this is problematic because with expressions if you draw the slits say, in the middle, not touching the top and the bottom of the eye as I do... Then the character naturally just looks surprised or "wide eyed" in facial expression. (Example here) A similar problem happens when trying to align the slits forward instead of to the side (especially looking straight at the viewer) as It just looks awkward. Mind you it can be done, But only at a certain angle like this this Speaking of which that is probably one of the much better examples of my eye style.
Iv'e been suggested to make the slits thicker.. And trust me i've tried it.. But it just doesn't look as striking to me.
The flicks or streaks of light I have added recently are also just a stylistic thing. But I havn't had many complaints about it so aye =w=
Here's a page from my 2012 sketchbook that might explain things better http://fav.me/d54o2sh
Comments such as:
"Why are the eyes blank white?"
"The eyes are creepy. Is she blind?"
"Where is she looking?"
(I say "she" because 90% of my art right now is females xD)
Hopefully this will clear up some of the confusion.
Firstly they are not blank or white pupils. The eye style I use are "slits" or "slit pupils" to be more specific. A real life example being undiluted eyes of cats or lizards (Example here)
They also have influences from things like anime and Bomberman who also adopts slit eyes but in a different sort of way. One of the first artists that got me thinking about using slit pupils is actually Camille Rose Garcia.
However drawing eyes like this is problematic because with expressions if you draw the slits say, in the middle, not touching the top and the bottom of the eye as I do... Then the character naturally just looks surprised or "wide eyed" in facial expression. (Example here) A similar problem happens when trying to align the slits forward instead of to the side (especially looking straight at the viewer) as It just looks awkward. Mind you it can be done, But only at a certain angle like this this Speaking of which that is probably one of the much better examples of my eye style.
Iv'e been suggested to make the slits thicker.. And trust me i've tried it.. But it just doesn't look as striking to me.
The flicks or streaks of light I have added recently are also just a stylistic thing. But I havn't had many complaints about it so aye =w=
Here's a page from my 2012 sketchbook that might explain things better http://fav.me/d54o2sh
Honestly it's sort of a rare occasion people can't see it but when it happens it irks me big time lol =w=
I noticed that when I tried to replicate your eyes it looked off to me.
I watch you because your drawings ooze with a unique, clean, and well defined style, and the eye style that you've developed is an important part of it, I think! Keep up the great work
I never noticed until now
Wow
Still pretty easy to tell where they are looking XD
In all honesty I kinda got a Silent Hill kinda horror vibe from your creations, I adore the blend of cute and creepy.
But someone smarter than me once said, "Constraint creates creativity." You had a problem drawing expressive eyes, you fixed your problem in a way that defines your personal art style. I like it, it works for you, I say keep on keeping on!