Spin the Wheel Eye Shape

Spin an eye shape for a character you are drawing, and get one line on how to draw it.

Spin the Wheel Eye Shape

On the wheel

    Click the button or the wheel, or press Space or Enter. Press again to skip.Tap the button or the wheel. Tap again to skip.

    AlmondRoundNarrowHoodedMonolidUpturnedDownturnedDeep-setProminentWide-setClose-setLarge

    Sample result

    Hooded

    A fold of skin below the brow hangs over the crease, so little or no upper lid shows while the eye is open. Tuck the lash line under a soft shadow.

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    Every spin uses the whole wheel.

    12 eye shapes on the wheel.

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      How it works

      This spin the wheel eye shape page holds twelve shapes for a drawn character, from almond and hooded to wide-set. Spin, and the card under the wheel says how to draw the one it lands on.

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      Two spins make one eye

      The menu splits this eye shape wheel in two. Outline and lid holds seven shapes that draw the eye itself. Set, spacing and size holds five that say how the eye sits on the face, and most of those pair with any outline. Spin once in each group: hooded and wide-set, or round and deep-set.

      Different eyes for a whole cast

      Switch to Elimination and spin once per character, so no two get the same shape. In a lineup the outline is what still shows when the heads are small. Put a round eye beside a narrow one and two similar faces stop looking like twins.

      Tips
      • Upturned and downturned are about the outer corner only. Mark the two corners first, then join them with the lids.
      • The cards measure wide-set and close-set in eye-widths: one eye-width between the eyes is the middle of the two.

      Questions and answers

      Which eye shapes can the wheel land on?

      Twelve. Outline and lid: almond, round, narrow, hooded, monolid, upturned and downturned. Set, spacing and size: deep-set, prominent, wide-set, close-set and large. They are plain drawing words for characters, and describe no real person.

      What is a monolid eye?

      An upper eyelid with no visible crease, as Wikipedia's Monolids article describes it (checked 1 October 2026). To draw one, run a single clean curve from corner to corner and leave out the crease line above it.

      What is the difference between hooded and deep-set eyes?

      On this wheel, hooded is about the lid: a fold below the brow hangs over the crease, so little upper lid shows. Deep-set is about depth: the eye sits back under the brow bone. Draw hooded as a fold and deep-set as a shaded socket.

      Can I spin an eye color as well?

      Yes, on its own wheel. The eye color wheel holds natural colors, two-tone irises and fantasy colors, and no shapes, so the two results never clash. Spin the shape here first, since it decides how much iris shows.

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      All 12 eye shapes

      Set, spacing and size 5

      • Close-set Spacing again: less than one eye-width of space between the eyes. Reads intense or focused. Keep the inner corners sharp.
      • Deep-set Set back under a strong brow bone, so the brow casts a shadow over the lid. Shade the socket more than the eye itself.
      • Large Scale, not outline: the eye takes up more of the face than usual. The stock choice for young, cute and cartoon characters. Enlarge the iris along with the eye.
      • Prominent The eye sits forward in the socket and a lot of lid shows. Draw a tall, rounded upper lid and keep the shadows light.
      • Wide-set Spacing, not outline: more than one eye-width of space between the eyes. Reads calm or dreamy. It combines with any outline on this list.
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      Outline and lid 7

      • Almond Wider than it is tall, tapering to a point at both corners, with the lids covering a sliver of the iris at the top and bottom. A neutral shape for a character whose eyes should not be the first thing noticed.
      • Downturned The outer corner sits lower than the inner corner. Reads gentle, tired or sad. Let the upper lid slope down and outward.
      • Hooded A fold of skin below the brow hangs over the crease, so little or no upper lid shows while the eye is open. Tuck the lash line under a soft shadow.
      • Monolid An upper lid with no visible crease. Draw one clean curve from corner to corner and leave out the crease line above it.
      • Narrow Much wider than it is tall, with the lids covering the top and bottom of the iris.
      • Round Nearly as tall as it is wide, with the whole iris showing or close to it. Reads open, young or startled. Draw the upper lid as a high arc.
      • Upturned The outer corner sits higher than the inner corner, so the eye tilts up. Reads sharp, alert or amused. Flick the upper lash line up at the end.

      How this list was compiled: Twelve plain descriptive words for the outline, lid, spacing and size of a drawn eye, written for this site as drawing prompts. No outside source is claimed for the list or the drawing notes, and the words describe drawn characters, not real people or peoples. One definition was checked: a monolid is an eyelid with no upper eyelid crease, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolids (checked 2026-10-01). Licence: own work