Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this short, we finish the masked eye by restoring the missing eyeball outline, then add quick pupil + eyelid highlights for depth.

What we do:

Duplicate the front eyeball and move it to the top of the mask stack
Rename it Front Eye Outline
Delete the fill (keep stroke only) so it becomes a clean outline
Add a pupil highlight (white fill, no stroke)
Paint eyelid highlights, then reduce opacity (around 10–17%) so it looks natural

Watch the full Chapter 3 here:

▶ Full Chapter 3: youtube.com/watch?v=xXJ-G2oMccg

🎓 Full course on Udemy (all chapters + exercise files): udemy.com/course/designing-cartoon-characters-in-adobe-animate

Highlights:

Quick outline fix for masked shapes
Clean highlight workflow (hide layers to work faster)
Opacity tweak that makes highlights believable

#adobeanimate #animatecc #masking #characterdesign #cartooneyes #2danimation