Garry Parsons takes a closer look at how illustrators render the eyes of their characters. Julia Sarda from The Liszts written by Kyo Maclear. R ecent conversations about characters' eyes have left me in a spin. It’s clear that some people have a preference for how characters' eyes are rendered - and why wouldn’t they? You may have a preference yourself. You may prefer just dots, or you might prefer ovals with dots. This Is the Way to the Moon by M.Sasek There are dots, then dots within circles, then circles with dashes, then ovals with dots, and ovals with dashes, then almonds with lids and lids with lashes and lashes with dots and a lot more variations too tricky to describe. But the closer I looked the more compelling it became. But it is not only individuals who have preferences. Gentleman Jim by Raymond Briggs Apparently, book markets across the world have differing collective preferences on how eyes should be rendered, som
