The realistic eye drawing you see below resulted from three previous lessons:

<a title="How to Draw an Eye Realistically (Part 1 of 4)" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-an-eye-realistically-part-1-of-4/">1) making a basic line drawing, </a>

<a title="How to Draw an Eye Realistically (Part 2 of 4)" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-an-eye-realistically-part-2-of-4/">2) adding tones to the drawing,</a>

<a title="How to Draw an Eye Realistically (Part 3 of 4)" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-an-eye-realistically-part-3-of-4/">3) and then blending those tones together.</a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/how-to-draw-an-eye-0307-lower-eyelid.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1874" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/how-to-draw-an-eye-0307-lower-eyelid.jpg" alt="how to draw an eye 0307 lower eyelid" width="800" height="618" /></a>

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Now except for perhaps some eyelashes, this drawing looks essentially complete, right? Basically it is, but when it comes to making a realistic drawing, there are different levels of realism. In the fourth and final lesson of this series, we will create a more realistic eye drawing by adding additional layers of detail. You will only need a kneaded eraser, a tortillion, and a 2B graphite pencil. My personal preference for this phase of the drawing is to use a <a title="Pentel GraphGear 500 Automatic Drafting Pencil Black (PG525A)" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/pentel-graphgear-500-automatic-drafting-pencil-black-pg525a/">mechanical pencil</a> with <a title="Pentel Super Hi-Polymer Lead Refill 0.5mm Fine, 2B, 36 Pieces of Lead (C505BP32B-K6)" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/pentel-super-hi-polymer-lead-refill-0-5mm-fine-2b-36-pieces-of-lead-c505bp32b-k6/">graphite lead</a> to ensure you make very fine lines where needed, as you will soon see with the veins and eyelashes.

Layering the Iris

Begin with the inner part of the iris and make marks that radiate

closing

with any of the steps from this lesson, you can add more layers than indicated and get more realistic effect

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