Eye

                With the eye we learned it is crucial to remember it is a globe shape.  It can easily be forgotten and drawn as an oval right away.  There are three plane changes at the top of the eye and two on the bottom.  When drawing Annie, at first I didn’t put in enough of the upper lid and Amy showed me how it should go.  After putting in the line of the lid that covers part of the eye ball, the same shape is used to make the back line of the lid.  The upper lid overlaps the bottom lid which is especially apparent at the corners.  During our class, it is not necessary to draw in the eyelashes because they are distracting if you draw each individual one.  It is fine to draw in the shape of the outer one on the top lid used as more of a shadow rather than a lash. 

From the side, the eyeball is circular with a partial sphere where the cornea, iris, and pupil are located.  In our drawings, we did not need to focus hardcore on the iris and pupil, just as long as the circular shape of the cornea was present.

                The shadows on the eye ball can be compared to the earth and sun.  The highlight on the eye follows the round direction of the lid.  There is also a shadow below the eye where the hollow hole of the skeleton is underneath.  When drawing, it is helpful to make landmarks on the face like where the plane changes are from the eye to cheekbone as well as the shape of the bottom of the cheek.  Amy explained how the eye is in further than any of the rest of the face and to be sure we did not draw it sticking out.  It may seem like a given, but it’s not, so it was a good point to make.  After the shape of the eye is in place, you can easily follow the shape of the triangle at the top of the nose to lead into the brow.  Similar to the lashes, it is not necessary to draw the eyebrows as hairs, rather a line indicating they exist.