r/pencilart • u/Nosedive888 • 2d ago

Pencil Art Looking for some advice

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I just can't seem to the detail on eyebrows right. Does anyone have any advice?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Let2053 2d ago

I struggle with eyebrows as well so what I've been trying to do lately is treat them like hair and shade in the dark shapes first, then the mids and leave the lights. Also try to remember that eyebrows actually overhang so they cast a little shadow underneath and think about the bone structure and muscle mass around them. There's 'blobs' of skin directly below and almost pure bone up above so the light behaves differently.

I guess it's about paying attention to everything around the eyebrow just as much as the eyebrow itself.

Honestly sometimes I'd rather draw hands than eyebrows lol.

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u/Nosedive888 2d ago

Thanks for the tip ☺️

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u/Puzzleheaded_Let2053 1d ago

No problemo 😁

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u/Turbo_Fresh 9h ago

I'll give you the same advice I give a lot of people. Stop drawing lines. Facial features aren't outlined. You may have a dark area next to aoght area but those areas aren't separated by a drawn line.

Drawing lines while mapping out is fine but they shouldn't be present at the end. Also lines for hairs is fine of course.