How to Draw Lively Eyes With Colored Pencil

Turn your focus to your subject’s eyes and give your portrait life as you learn artist Kerry Brooks’ techniques for drawing accurate eyes that are full of sparkle and emotion. Layer on colors as you push and pull values to replicate what you see, building out eyelids, shaping eyes and creating realistic irises and pupils. Learn Kerry’s trick for making sure your subject’s eyes are looking in the same direction, and how to add eyelashes and “catchlights” that give your portrait a photorealistic quality.