Thats impressive

Thank you! :D

Looks like such a primal eye, the eye of a predator!

It has to be the slitted pupil. Something about the 'cats eye' look just makes any character look predatory! c:

Well were you aware that in snakes, a slitted eye means the snake is venomous? So it IS more of a predatory thing...herbivores have a widened eye horizontally too, such as deer and antelope.

Actually... that's not true at all. I'm not sure where that myth comes from(I've heard it a lot), but a slitted eye doesn't mean a snake is venomous. Most(not all) colubrids have a round pupil, and as far as I know all boids have a slitted pupil. Some venomous snakes have a vertical slitted pupil, but not all. Some rear-fang venomous snakes have a horizontally slitted pupil, or a round pupil. Generally speaking, a slitted pupil is more indicative of a nocturnal animal, or a need to block out a lot of light. Since there's a real mental association between nasty critters and the dark, it makes sense that a slitted pupil would be stereotypical of a more predatory character.

Really? O_O Hmm, well, the venomous snakes I've seen DID have that...but then again none of them were the rear-fanged. Mostly ones such as rattlers, cobras, the like. Hmm but I do agree about the nocturnal animal. Either way, the slitted eye has always been rather cool looking, and also work rather well with horror creatures! :P

Really! Cobras actually have round pupils, though rattlers definitely have angry little slitted eyes.
I agree! The slitted eye absolutely works great for horror critters. :D

The red eyes, yellow, and green slitted eyes are probably the best looking 'scary eyes' to me! :D
Well, as far as slits go...honestly, a pale or glazed 'dead' looking eye could possibly be scarier.

You should see some of these eyes before I add the iris. They're REALLY creepy!

Well, I would see them if you show them silly :p

I can't tell if he's pissed or solemn lol
I always love the realistic touches you put in. Like the shiny part of the eyelid, that catches me every time. :) And how you've reflected the light off the surface of the eye rather than the pupil and white of the eye like a lot of artists make the mistake of doing.

I'm not sure either. I was in kind of a grumpy mood today(I didn't get enough sleep and it made me into a butt), and since AJ is a grumpy badger, I just projected my mood onto the commission. I think it worked pretty well! XD

Thanks! I spent... yeesh. Hours. I was in the bathroom every chance I got just staring at my own eyes like a weirdo. Then I looked at photos of different people and animal eyes. It's funny, I used to make that mistake all the time, where I thought that the eye was a globe and light just bounced off of the surface. Really, the iris is more of a meaty metallic dish, the pupil is a shiny black hole, that's all set into the eyeball itself which isn't quite round, and there's like... a glassy cap on the iris that reflects and refracts light. So... I dunno. It's neat what you can see when you actually bother to look, instead of guessing. I'm so guilty of guessing.

Ahhh yeah your emotions tend to reflect in art. XD But in this case it's a good thing you were grumpy.

HAHAHA XD were you pulling your eyelids and stuff? That just sounds... hilarious. A lot of artists do that oddly enough. You'd think that if they looked (or touched) their own eyeball they'd figure it out. Well maybe only weird people touch their own eyeballs (me) without having to put in contacts or whatever.

I was just standing there. Staring at my own eyes. Usually with one eyebrow raised and a really determined look on my face. My boyfriend was like "What the hell are you doing in here? Creepy weirdo. If you're plucking your eyebrows again I swear I'mma give you an ass kicking. >8I "

haha XD your boyfriend sounds awesome! Does he not want you plucking your eyebrows? o.o

He thinks I keep them too thin. XD I like them to be a little on the thinner side, so I think he's crazy.

ahhh XD geez. arguing like an old couple :P

Honey badger does not give a crap!
Whether or not they're a honey badger, that's still damned cool!

Ain't got nuthin' to prove to y'all! >8I

Thanks! ^^

European badger, but the not giving a crap still totally holds true!

When I stare at it, it looks like the darker lines in the green of the eye are moving. O_O Trippy man.

Ahaha! XD I see it!

GLAD I'M NOT JUST CRAZY. haha

NOPE I TOTALLY SEE IT TOO. :F When I was finished painting it and I went back to give it the final look-over, I was like "...FFFFFF 0_0"

XDD hahaha Good thing it didn't trip you out in the process.

YES, YES, SNAKEY-EYES BADGER!

...I think I just made up my own Wild West name there. Seriously, you did such a good job, especially getting the two-toned iris in there. I know, it was a weird stylistic choice for a character. And I seriously love the fur detail. YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE ARTIST <3

I can picture a Wild West AJ rollin' into a western middle-of-nowhere type town. XD
I'm so happy you like it! :D Favourite artist... aw jeez. <3