How to paint a blue eye
Inspiration can come from anywhere. For this eye, I was inspired by an incredible paint color - King’s Blue. I bet you also already have a color that you love. Let’s try to make this blue eye together!
What you need:
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour Titanium White (#105)
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour Ivory Black (#701)
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour Burnt Umber (#409)
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour Yellow Ochre (#227)
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour Cadmium Red Medium (#314)
- Cobra Artist Oil Colour King's Blue (#517)
- Round (#1 and 2) and flat (#7) synthetic brushes
- Tear-off palette
- Painting Medium (#091)
Tip
- Before you start, go through all the steps.
Before we start
Make some mixes of our colours (as on the pictures).
Step 1
As always, everything starts from a quick outline of Burnt Umber (409) mixed with a medium.
Step 2
The first pass is simple. The white of an eye is a base color mixed with a bit of blue. If you have 2 different colors on your palette (here we have a pink color for the skin and blue for the eye) you can add a bit of one to the other to create harmony. The iris will be done using only King’s Blue (517) and different amounts of White (118).
Step 3
Changing the background color can affect the mood and impression that the painting has. A dark one looks more epic.
Step 4
Have fun with a shape! I took a big bristle brush and did that. Also, I’ve added some light blue to the eyelids. It helps to unify the picture.
Step 5
Then I took a small soft fluffy brush and started to blend.
Step 6
It’s time for eyelashes! I painted them with a small brush that has a sharp tip.
Step 7
And here is the result! I hope that I’ve captured the beauty of the King’s Blue (517). Or at least I’ve tried.
And we are done! I hope that this tutorial was useful.
Keep working and don’t forget to have some fun!
Made for @royaltalens.eu by @zarinasart artist
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