Painting Realistic Eyes: A Tutorial

Eyes are one of the hardest elements to paint! This new step-by-step tutorial will help you create more realistic looking eyes in full color. The secret lies in subtle layers! Start with a blank eye and gradually build up the details, adding nuance and depth with each subsequent pass.

This tutorial was created with Photoshop Elements 11 and a Wacom Intuos tablet, but the techniques can be adapted for any graphics program.