How to Paint REALISTIC Small EYES

With any realistic painting, knowing how to paint lifelike, and sparkly eyes is essential. It's even more challenging to capture the life when you are working on a small scale, so in this video professional wildlife artist, Paul Hopkinson, shows you exactly how to do it. If you would like to learn more about painting Fairy Wrens, why not head to this video next: *https://bit.ly/3eR48CP* *SUBSCRIBE* to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒 00:00 How to paint realistic small eyes 00:11 Map out the eye, so that the shape is authentic 02:34 Adding basic wash and detail to the highlight 03:46 Painting the dark iris 05:19 Adding the finer details around the eye 06:01 Finishing off the realistic small eye ▶️ *JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL:* on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist or through Etsy: https://devonartist.etsy.com/ 🧑🏻‍🎨 *RENT A SINGLE LESSON* https://devonartist.co.uk/video-shop/ ⭐ *FREEBIE CLUB Our *Freebie Club* gives you access to several full-length tutorials and a regular newsletter, alongside tips and tricks videos too: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist 🎨 *MATERIALS I USE* I am often asked about my painting materials. Everyone has their favourites, but here are some of mine: https://devonartist.co.uk/materials-i-use-or-recommend-for-realistic-watercolour/ ▶️ *SAY HELLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedevonartistpaul Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thedevonartist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedevonartist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_devon_artist 🦊 *LOVE WATCHING WILDLIFE* – why not check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/InspiredbyWildlife ©️ COPYRIGHTS My videos are copy protected and are fully owned by myself. They are for your use and enjoyment on YouTube, I hope you like them. 📸 With grateful thanks to Helen Cunningham from Flickr 🎵 With grateful thanks: Wayne Jones - Mr Sunny Face #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour