The eyes are the mirror of the soul, so in makeup we pay maximum attention to this particular part of the face. Emphasizing the eyes with arrows, you can appear in the image of a romantic and tender or fatal, impudent, sometimes even cruel woman. In a word, the arrows on the eyes allow the girl to be different every day. But it is difficult to draw arrows in front of the eyes correctly, it requires experience and skill.
How to draw arrows
Before you start eye makeup, you need to decide on the tools. What can you use to draw beautiful arrows on your eyes?
- Shadows. This is the most convenient and easiest way, plus - a huge selection of colors. However, the shadows do not look bright and clear enough, they are easily erased, rolled.
- Eye Pencil. Someone prefers hard, others prefer to use a pencil of medium softness. The line is not so difficult to draw, especially with a soft pencil, but it is quickly erased, imprinted on the stationary part of the eyelid. The pencil requires constant sharpening, almost before each use. Has difficulty drawing on the shadows.
- Liquid eyeliner. Difficult to use, takes time to dry. But it draws very clearly and brightly, fits perfectly on the shadows. The eyeliner stays on the eyes for a long time and does not imprint on the skin.
- Pencil marker. Always stays thin, no need to sharpen. Simple and easy to use.
Most experienced girls prefer eyeliner and use a pencil to contour before applying eyeliner.
How to draw an arrow on the eyes
First, decide on the type of arrow. It can be narrow or wide, starting from different parts of the eyelid. Find the option that you like and fits the shape of the eyes. If necessary, apply shadows and choose how you will draw the arrows. Basic rules for how to draw an arrow on the eyes:
- Don't keep your hand on weight. You can always lean on the table to fix your hand. It will not tremble and the line will be smoother.
- When drawing an arrow, position yourself directly in front of the mirror, do not turn sideways, the line may be uneven.
- Draw with a sharpened pencil only. If you use eyeliner, remove excess from the brush, otherwise the arrow will be too thick.
- Don't close the eye you draw the line on, keep it half open.
- You can outline the trajectory of the arrow by putting dots on the upper eyelid. This will make it easier to follow the line.
- A soft pencil is used on the lower eyelid, no eyeliner.
- You can start drawing a line from the inner corner of the eye or from the middle of the upper eyelid. Then, without reaching the outer corner, you should raise the arrow slightly up.
- At first, the line is drawn thin. Only then does it expand to the required size.
- To create the effect of the density and splendor of the eyelashes, move the arrow as close to the ciliary edge as possible.
Before you draw an arrow in front of your eyes, decide on the color scheme of the whole image. Pencils and eyeliners are limited in colors, with black, grey, white, purple, brown, gold, green and blue being the most common shades.
That's all the advice on how to draw an arrow on the eyes. Make sure both eyes look symmetrical. The smaller their size, the thinner the arrow line should be. The main thing is to practice more, and you will definitely get the perfect makeup that will highlight the beauty of your eyes!