Brief information on drawing manga style eyes.

2. • Shape and shine are very important for expression
• Eyes don’t always look at the viewer. It’s more interesting to have them
looking elsewhere.
• Overly-large eyes are common, but not always used
• Coloring is important to add depth
• Eyelashes are to make the characters “more attractive”

3. • Look at and study the following eyes on each
slide and notice common characteristics.

4. Pay special attention to the eyelashes here. They add “beauty” to the character.

5. STEP 1 STEP 2

8. STEP-BY-STEP

9. Color and Shine Add Depth and
Emotion

10. Color And Shine
Make the characters emotional!

11. Notice how eyes seen from the profile and looking
different directions makes the eyes more dynamic.

12. Pupil Size Changes Look Shading of Iris Creates Depth

13. Now start drawing some manga eyes!!!

14. Credits
• http://johnnydrawsmanga.blogspot.com/2012/09/drawing-manga-eyes-part-
ii.html
• http://songofalbiontri.deviantart.com/art/manga-eyes-2-179146328
• http://www.trendingimage.com/author/skogan/page/817/
• Presentation created by Kyla Decker