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Hai! We've had a little increase..
In female viewers. Hello Ladies!
So it's the end of part 1! time for the eye tutorial!
The Eye tutorial! I just spat.
To get started, you can download this reference of the eye and this template.
So to join in on the fun, why don't you click the link..
..That's displayed here. Next to my ugly face. Hello again!
So what i've got here, what looks like a piece of blank paper to you actually has a very
light outline, of this exact reference here. So instead of looking at this eye and thinking
'oh my god', where do i start? I always like to start from the darkest parts
of an artwork. The pupil and this darker region around the
top of the eye-lid. Now forget about detail at this stage, just
form it like the sculptor forms his rock. This bottom edge, looks exactly like a soft
line. Choose your height correctly and create the
effect that's going to mimic exactly what you see in the artwork.
So I'll start airbrushing the eye and I'll talk you through it as much as i can while
we do it but i want you to pay attention and see if you can tell which effects I'm actually
using. I'll start by doing a line on the pupil.
Throughout this tutorial you might see me stepping back from the artwork..
..What i'm doing is i'm stepping back further so i can make sure that i'm airbrushing my
piece at the right height, to create the same edge as what i see in this reference, on this
artwork. A blending line.
Now there's a couple of options we can use for the pupil, as I've shown you in previous
tutorials, you can do two dagger strokes to frame the edge, you could do two blending
lines - or you could use your hand as a stencil. Sorry if my fat head is in the way?
Might have used that joke already? Stepping back to make sure my intensity is
exactly the same as what i see on the reference , so i see darker spots here - i'll do a little
more work on these areas. a line.
Remember what i said, just build up your artwork in light passes, just build it up, you've
got nothing but time, there's no need to rush this at this stage.
Just take your time and make sure you're doing the effects correctly.
Just hit my head. The perfect example of creating form, is this
example here in the eye. You'll see it's this area - don't move.
Now it looks quite confusing and as a beginner you may look at it and think 'how the hell
do i do that? We're just going to create two blends from
either side, just to create that triangular shape exactly as we see there on the eye.
That's the beauty of airbrushing! This edge here and this edge here-
Very lightly going over the same spot angle away from the eyeball,
and you'll notice that i flick at the end of the effect, just like the dagger stroke!
Just blend it out! Might use the.. hand as a stencil here on
this edge! These areas here on my eye, are too sharp.
The best effect to be used in these areas, would be what?
That's right! blending lines. Now for the bottom edge of the eye.
This is probably one of the toughest parts of the eye to pull off as it's very easy to
make the effect too dark. Notice how i'm getting further away from the
artwork as i create the effect. Adding the areas around the border of this
artwork are probably the easiest areas to create,
We just have to make sure that we're high enough from the artwork that we're creating
the right shaped edge. Once you've created the basic shape of your
eye, then it's time to start the little important bits of detail such as the eye lashes!
The most important thing to remember is that you're executing the effect at the right height.
At this stage it looks like all of the basic shapes are complete, however it doesn't yet
look quite right. So what we're going to do is take a big step
back and compare how this looks to your reference. When you're done, step back, have a look and
admire the work you've created! Well done! You're an airbrush artist!
Part two of the airbrushtutor series is going to go into a little more detail about how
to create detail and how to make your artworks photorealistic.
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Followed by California.. and California.. Forget i mentioned Arnold Schwarzenegger.