Need a help to describe eyes

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  1. duurka

    duurka Well-Known Member

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    I likes to write fiction and now I faced a problem that I can't describe the person. Because I can't find right word especially eyes. So I decided to ask from people of this forum how to describe woman on this picture especially her eyes. It looked scary but gentle at same time. When I asked from my father who draws paints of people.

    He answered it is buddha eyes but how I describe buddha eyes to people reading my fic ?


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    There are a few ways I could think, but if it's your fiction I think it's best you try to define it in a way that fits your story. Here's a link to a site that helped me figure out a few descriptions:

    https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/eyes/

    Edit: I'd probably go with something like "ominous fae-like eyes" to describe her foreboding but 'seems-to-draw-you-in' type of eyes
     
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  3. Zeusomega

    Zeusomega M.D of Olympus Pvt Ltd. Seeking [Boltzmann brain]

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    Penetrating eyes, serene eyes, otherworldly eyes, soulless eyes.

    puff I guess I suck at it, just stop thinking too much about it, you might get the inspiration later on.
     
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    duurka Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, you just like me I tried those as well but it came out very cringy so I recycled that
     
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    When describing anything, you can use a physical description like oblique or slanted or round or doe eyes. Another way is by using your own reaction to the person's eyes.

    I would describe these eyes as having a gentle gaze, similar to a lazy sunday morning that at any moment could shift to thunder or lightning. If asked further I would say there is no possibility of showers, which is why the gaze can be so candid and soft.
     
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    There are only 3 ways to describe eyes.....
    Normal eyes
    Chinese eyes
    Japanese eyes
     
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    serene eyes suits it
     
  8. Kutaifa

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    Her eyes wearing that deep obsidian color, an ominous hue of gloomy malevolence, now emanated an expression of sincere joy.

    Something like this?