Learn how to draw a dragon eye with colored pencil with this easy to follow tutorial! This drawing is perfect for the classroom or artists at home. My students love drawing eyes, and they always impress me with their creativity. I teach this Eye Self-Portrait Unit that focuses on color pencil blending and symbolism.
I have always demonstrated how to draw a basic eye, and students can either stick with the basics or express their identity with their own creative spin. After watching students draw amazing animal and dragon eyes for years, I had to try it out myself!
This tutorial will show you how to draw a dragon eye with colored pencil. I start by demonstrating the basic dragon eye shape and added shading and blending with Crayola colored pencils. I told my students to let loose, dragons aren’t actually real (or are they?!) so have fun with color combinations and eye shapes.
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I love starting a semester with this artwork because it has just the right blend of teacher directed instruction and freedom for individual student voice. If you are doing this in the classroom or through distance learning, I have found guided practice to be key. The focus for the first few class periods is creating value scales with pencil and colored pencils and then practicing color blending. Once students feel comfortable with these concepts they move on to whatever style eye they are comfortable with.
We draw our eyes on sketch paper and then cut them out and glue them on watercolor drip backgrounds. Students love the flow of color and how unpredictable the drips can be. This is always a fun class period, and gives students confidence before embarking on their final eye drawing.
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am an art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the craft of teaching and art making. My goal is to inspire young artists, encourage and support fellow art educators and to push myself to create more art. View all posts by Sierra Machado
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Every moment of listening to @quirkyrican Gabby Rivera speak was absolute joy. The room was saturated with passion and positivity, she is such an inspiring person. @naea_arteducators #naeaconference #naeaconvention @latoya_ruby_frazier was a dynamic speaker and started the conference off beautifully. I am so excited to be at the NAEA conference in San Antonio! I haven’t been to one since I was a grad student at USC, I forgot how fun it is to have thousands of art educators take over a city. Art II students created monochromatic-ish pet portraits this semester. This unit teaches the basics of painting while giving students ownership of their subject matter. Pets are a subject that consistently brings happiness to students while allowing them to explore realism and nuanced value in their art. The first round of clay busts have been finished and I love the variety and individual style of these pieces. We are wrapping up our expressive clay portraits this week. Making acrylic clay look good on clay is quite a challenge. This is just a small sample of my Art II students work. They persevered, because the first coat never looks good! 💛
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the crafts of teaching and art making.
I love starting a semester with this artwork because it has just the right blend of teacher directed instruction and freedom for individual student voice. If you are doing this in the classroom or through distance learning, I have found guided practice to be key. The focus for the first few class periods is creating value scales with pencil and colored pencils and then practicing color blending. Once students feel comfortable with these concepts they move on to whatever style eye they are comfortable with.
We draw our eyes on sketch paper and then cut them out and glue them on watercolor drip backgrounds. Students love the flow of color and how unpredictable the drips can be. This is always a fun class period, and gives students confidence before embarking on their final eye drawing.
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am an art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the craft of teaching and art making. My goal is to inspire young artists, encourage and support fellow art educators and to push myself to create more art. View all posts by Sierra Machado
The Eye Was Following The Eye: Drawing Dragons Day 183
Every moment of listening to @quirkyrican Gabby Rivera speak was absolute joy. The room was saturated with passion and positivity, she is such an inspiring person. @naea_arteducators #naeaconference #naeaconvention @latoya_ruby_frazier was a dynamic speaker and started the conference off beautifully. I am so excited to be at the NAEA conference in San Antonio! I haven’t been to one since I was a grad student at USC, I forgot how fun it is to have thousands of art educators take over a city. Art II students created monochromatic-ish pet portraits this semester. This unit teaches the basics of painting while giving students ownership of their subject matter. Pets are a subject that consistently brings happiness to students while allowing them to explore realism and nuanced value in their art. The first round of clay busts have been finished and I love the variety and individual style of these pieces. We are wrapping up our expressive clay portraits this week. Making acrylic clay look good on clay is quite a challenge. This is just a small sample of my Art II students work. They persevered, because the first coat never looks good! 💛
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the crafts of teaching and art making.
I love starting a semester with this artwork because it has just the right blend of teacher directed instruction and freedom for individual student voice. If you are doing this in the classroom or through distance learning, I have found guided practice to be key. The focus for the first few class periods is creating value scales with pencil and colored pencils and then practicing color blending. Once students feel comfortable with these concepts they move on to whatever style eye they are comfortable with.
We draw our eyes on sketch paper and then cut them out and glue them on watercolor drip backgrounds. Students love the flow of color and how unpredictable the drips can be. This is always a fun class period, and gives students confidence before embarking on their final eye drawing.
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am an art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the craft of teaching and art making. My goal is to inspire young artists, encourage and support fellow art educators and to push myself to create more art. View all posts by Sierra Machado
The Eye Was Following The Eye: Drawing Dragons Day 183
Every moment of listening to @quirkyrican Gabby Rivera speak was absolute joy. The room was saturated with passion and positivity, she is such an inspiring person. @naea_arteducators #naeaconference #naeaconvention @latoya_ruby_frazier was a dynamic speaker and started the conference off beautifully. I am so excited to be at the NAEA conference in San Antonio! I haven’t been to one since I was a grad student at USC, I forgot how fun it is to have thousands of art educators take over a city. Art II students created monochromatic-ish pet portraits this semester. This unit teaches the basics of painting while giving students ownership of their subject matter. Pets are a subject that consistently brings happiness to students while allowing them to explore realism and nuanced value in their art. The first round of clay busts have been finished and I love the variety and individual style of these pieces. We are wrapping up our expressive clay portraits this week. Making acrylic clay look good on clay is quite a challenge. This is just a small sample of my Art II students work. They persevered, because the first coat never looks good! 💛
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the crafts of teaching and art making.
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