Reverse 1999 Artstyle Study: The Eyes
General Shape:
- Upper eyelid is always thicker than the lower one
- Younger characters have bigger and rounder eyes than the adults
- There are 5 parts to an eye:
1. upper eyelid corner(towards the nose)
2. upper eyelid main body
3. upper eyelid back corner
4. lower eyelid
5. iris
- The 4th part is always a line,sometimes with a few lashes
Rendering the Eyes:
Eyelid:
- more muted color of hair + accents with eye color
Iris:
- lots of muted,darker colors
- hue and saturation shift in the light areas
- highlights are almost pure white
Eye drawing Steps:
1. sketch
2. flats
3. first shadow
4. first color
5. second shadow
6. highlight color
7. refine
Reverse 1999 has such a stunning art style! I especially love the eyes and because I do reference them a lot while drawing,I decided to make a little guide!
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