Tools:  Path shapes; edit path; Paintbrush; Bristle brush; Oil brush; Transform tool; Airbrush; Blur; Dodge; Burn

Additional files needed: None

1.  Begin by opening a white canvass, 400x250.  Using the Path tool select Joined Circles shape, 2D, 310 wide by 190 length.  Use a flesh color; I used Hex #FDEED2.

3.  Using the path shape tool again, this time make an eclipse shape, 2D, same color as the "face", 66 wide by 38 high.  Go into edit mode again; pull the right hand mode out and slightly down for the tear duct.  Pull the left mode out slightly and make just a tad bit rounder (you can adjust to your own liking)  Go back to path mode.

5b.  Using the blur tool size 9 level 5, blur the edges of the white into the color on the sides.  Don't worry if you get a bit of the outline; we'll be fixing that in a minute.

5c.  Take your oil brush again, size 6, Hex #FFE4D5, paint in a bit of color on the left and right hand sides.  Blur again, VERY gently.

6a.  Here comes the amazing part!!  Take the path tool, 2D, color gray (for now) and circle, make your shape 31x31.  Right click, convert to object.

6b. Now, take the oil brush, hex#C1E2F3, size 6, transparency 75.  On your brush panel, click on color, select two color (see example) with settings at 3/6/9

6c.  Brush your color on from MIDDLE to outside edge of the circle.  If it is a bit dark, go from outside to middle.  Continue to paint the LOWER half of the eye. 

6d.  Switch the color to Hex#7D8695, same brush settings, and paint in the upper half, using the same strokes.

6e.  Using the blur tool, level 2, TAP the line separating the two colors so they blend slightly.

7b. Take the warp tool, default settings, size 1, brush from outside edge to middle (make sure the iris is still selected).  This is the iris lines we're putting in.  Do all the way around.

8b. Using the paintbrush with size 2, Hex#C1E2F3, tap a spot just on the edge of the pupil, close to the darker part.  This is a light reflection.  If you wish, you can tap a couple more down in the light part.

10a.  .  Use the bristle brush, size 4, PAINT IN MODE, Hex #252120.   Carefully paint around the eye edges - this is the eyeliner.

10b. To make the lashes, and still using the bristle brush, I darkened the upper lash line a bit, then painted lash by lash, starting at the lash line and curving up (just like putting on mascara, girls!!) Try NOT to make them too thick, too long, or too smeared (this is NOT Tammy Faye Baker...LOL)  Lower line lashes are shorter and more compact.  If you over do, get some too long, etc, remember there is an erase button next to mode....HANDY!! Just don't' forget to click it off when returning to mode.

10c.  Take your blur tool, size 9, level 2 and TAP the lines and lashes.  Do not overdo this.

11.  Before we do the next step, select one of the original eye shapes, duplicate and move to its own canvass.  We'll be needing that later.

Now, select all eye parts and group.  Duplicate your group, then use the transform tool to flip horizontally and then move eyes into place.  Don't get them too close together.

12a  Lets make some eye brows (unlike Whoopy Goldberg, we DO want some definition to our face :-)   Using the path tool, eclipse again, 2D make shape 90x10.  Go to edit path, pull the top mode up and to the left slightly.  Pull the left mode out, the bottom mode up.  Use the transform tools to curve the shape into the eyebrow shape.  Right click, convert to object.

12b. Using the bristle brush, color panel settings again on 2 color with settings at 3/6/9, Hex #A47667, brush size 10, add the color to the brow.  If you wish, you can go up to the color panel and go up a few shades and run the bristle brush again ONCE over the brow, then use the bristle smear once over it to blend. 

Use the burn tool, size 8, level 70 on the lower edge.  Use the bristle smear again (size 20) and run over the shapes twice.

12c. Duplicate this piece, flip horizontally and place above the eyes.  Do not merge eyes/brows with face yet!

13a.  We need to do some shading to keep the face from looking flat.  Select the face only.  Using the airbrush, size 20, Hex#DECABE,  with a transparency of about 35, brush around the inside of the eyes area (try to imagine the nose in that area), and on the outside corners of the eye.  Don't try to be exact; as long as the eyes and brows are not selected, you can't paint on them. 

13b.  Using the blur tool size 20, level 5, blur and blend the shadows into the eye socket area.

Now, select both the face and the brows; do not merge!  Group if you wish; duplicate and move this copy to its own canvass (same size as the one we're using.)

15a.  Remember the copy of the eye shape we duplicated??? Lets select that now, move onto the canvass with the face copy.  Using the oil brush, size 9, hex#B3848A (or you can use another color of your choosing here!) color in the lid.  Take the dodge tool, size 20, level 65 and tap three spots of highlight in the center of the lid.  Use your blur tool to blend it all.

15b.   Using the bristle brush, size 4, hex #4F483E, paint in mode, darken the lower edge of the lid.  Again, make the lashes (and curve them slightly).  Remember that lashes are longer in the center, shorter towards the inside edge.  Once complete, still in mode, take the blur tool, gentle blur the line and tap the lashes to make them softer.  Come out of mode.

both images lined up

16a.  Select all on the copy; group if you need to.  Move over to place EXACTLY over the original.  Go to transparency again, set at 35, and if you grouped the copy set, ungroup.  Using the pick tool, move the eyes and brows into place exactly over the original.  Once in place, go back to no transparency and merge all the copy as a single object.  Move back to its own canvass.

16b.  Using your blur tool, level 5 and size about 8, carefully blur the upper edges of the lid into the face.  Take care NOT to get too close to your brows.  Save this as eyes1 to your desktop.   Go back to the original, select all and merge as single object. Save as eyes2 on the deskop.  We're now ready to animate!

17.  Go into GA5 and use the Animation Wizard.  Add your two images and use the setting as is.  Click finish.  Inside GA, click the open eyes frame, right click, frame properties, and set at 100.  Leave the closed eyes at 25.    Click on preview - if happy with the animation, click back on edit.  If not satisfied, play a bit with the frame properties.  Once done, go to File, Optimation Wizard. Click on the optimization preset button, then Photo 128.  This makes the animation less large without compromising the quality of the picture.  When the window comes up,  click on preview to see how it looks.  If that's ok, click ok then SAVE AS.  Name your animation, then click ok.

I'd LOVE to see what you come up with; you can change the eye color (when doing the two shades of the same color, just use the color panel and go to a light shade and dark shade of your chosen eye color), change the brow/lash color, eye shadow....Enjoy yourself!!

 Here's looking at you!!!