free 3-part video series
Draw Better Eyes


Identify and fix 6 common eye drawing mistakes - and bring more realism, expression, and life to your portraits.


Start watching the free video series!
Realistic eye drawing by Marina Fridman

free 3-part video series
Draw Better Eyes

Improve your eye drawings

Identify and fix 6 common eye drawing mistakes - and bring more realism, expression, and life to your portraits.

Do your eye drawings look more like this ...

My early eye drawing attempts


... than this?

My improved realistic eye drawings

Believe it or not - all of these drawings are mine!


I wasn’t born with drawing abilities (most people aren't). I had to learn how to draw realistic, lifelike eyes - step by step.

In this free video series, I’ll show you how to do the same.

Realistic eye drawing videos

Show me how to improve my eye drawings!

Do your eye drawings look more like this ...

My early eye drawing attempts


... than this?

My improved realistic eye drawings

Believe it or not - all of these drawings are mine!


I wasn’t born with drawing abilities (most people aren't). I had to learn how to draw realistic, lifelike eyes - step by step.

In this free video series, I’ll show you how to do the same.

Realistic eye drawing videos


Show me how to improve my eye drawings!


What you'll learn:

How to fix and avoid the 6 most common mistakes that make eye drawings look flat and unrealistic (3-video series)


Draw better eyes video series


Plus, 2 bonus videos on drawing realistic eyelashes!

  • Bonus Video 1: How to draw beautiful, realistic eyelashes, step by step
  • Bonus Video 2: My 8 top tips for drawing realistic eyelashes
  • Perfect if you've ever struggled with eyelashes!

How to draw realistic eyelashes videos


Whether you're a beginner or refining your portrait drawing skills, this series will transform the way you see - and draw - eyes.

Yes! Send me the video series

What you'll learn:

How to fix and avoid the 6 most common mistakes that make eye drawings look flat and unrealistic (3-video series)

Realistic eye drawing video series


Plus, 2 bonus videos on drawing realistic eyelashes!

  • Bonus Video 1: How to draw beautiful, realistic eyelashes, step by step
  • Bonus Video 2: My 8 top tips for drawing realistic eyelashes
  • Perfect if you've ever struggled with eyelashes!

How to draw realistic eyelashes videos

Whether you're a beginner or refining your portrait drawing skills, this series will transform the way you see - and draw - eyes.

Meet your instructor:

Hi there! I’m Marina – a professional visual artist, former college professor of visual art, and founder of TheDrawingSource.com. I help artists reach new levels of realism and creativity in their drawings.

After years of working with students, I’ve identified the same common mistakes that reduce the realism and believability of countless eye drawings.

I’d love to help you fix and avoid these mistakes — so that you can bring more depth, life, and expression to your eyes and portraits.

Marina from The Drawing Source

Meet your instructor:

Marina from The Drawing Source

Hi there! I’m Marina – a professional visual artist, former college professor of visual art, and founder of TheDrawingSource.com. I help artists reach new levels of realism and creativity in their drawings.

After years of working with students, I’ve identified the same common mistakes that reduce the realism and believability of countless eye drawings.

I’d love to help you fix and avoid these mistakes — so that you can bring more depth, life, and expression to your eyes and portraits.

This free series was built from the lessons that have helped my students dramatically improve their eye drawings, creating the biggest leaps in the shortest time: 

This free series was built from the lessons that have helped my students dramatically improve their eye drawings, creating the biggest leaps in the shortest time: 

My students' eye drawing transformations:



Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source

Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source

Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source

I'm ready to transform my eye drawings too!


My students' eye drawing transformations:


Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source


Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source


Student eye drawing transformation from The Drawing Source

I'm ready to transform my eye drawings!


Inside my Drawing Practice:


Everything I teach comes from what I’ve tested and learned in my own creative practice.

These days, I make "drawing installations": large-scale drawings that transform a space, such as the one below.

Outer space drawing by Marina Fridman


This artwork, titled Omniscient Body, spans 74' wide by 14' tall and is entirely hand-drawn using charcoal pencils and compressed charcoal sticks on white paper (yes, even the dark background surrounding the planets!)

It invites viewers to be enveloped in outer space, to approach the planet Mars (the largest planet in the top image), to be towered over by one of the rings of Saturn (right wall), and to look up at planet Earth and the Moon as though from a great distance (left wall).





My work has been featured in publications such as:

Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in




For an upcoming in-progress installation, I’m drawing over 200 eyes!

Here are some of the completed ones so far:

Realistic eye drawings by Marina Fridman


A far cry from my earlier eye drawings below!

My early eye drawings


If you’re ready to start transforming your own eye drawings, I’d love to help.

Send me the free video series!



Marina Fridman arranging some realistic eye drawings

Inside my Drawing Practice


Everything I teach comes from what I’ve tested and learned in my own creative practice.

These days, I make "drawing installations": large-scale drawings that transform a space, such as the one below.

Outer space drawing by Marina Fridman


This artwork, titled Omniscient Body, spans 74' wide by 14' tall and is entirely hand-drawn using charcoal pencils and compressed charcoal sticks on white paper (yes, even the dark background surrounding the planets!)

It invites viewers to be enveloped in outer space, to approach the planet Mars (the largest planet in the top image), to be towered over by one of the rings of Saturn (right wall), and to look up at planet Earth and the Moon as though from a great distance (left wall).





My work has been featured in publications such as:

Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in
Marina Fridman's drawings featured in




For an upcoming in-progress installation, I’m drawing over 200 eyes!

Here are some of the completed ones so far:

Realistic eye drawings by Marina Fridman


A far cry from my earlier eye drawings below!

My early eye drawings


If you’re ready to start transforming your own eye drawings, I’d love to help.


Send me the free video series!


Marina Fridman arranging some realistic eye drawings