To draw a person is quite difficult, especially if it is a portrait. However, nothing can be compared in complexity with the image in the hair. It seems a fairly simple detail until you start drawing it. To give the hair a natural look, you need to try. There is nothing complicated in drawing an incomprehensible collar on the head, which will not look too natural. But to create elegant flowing locks is not an easy task.
Where to begin?
Learn from classic lessons on how to draw hair. Start with small strands, gradually collecting them in hairstyles. Feel free to cover some part of the face: this will make the picture look more natural. After the classic lessons, it will be much easier for you to understand how to draw hair in Photoshop. The most important thing to remember is that the hair is perpendicular to the surface of the head, but due to gravity falls on the shoulders. Having learned this, you will immediately notice how it will become easier for you to depict hairstyles.
Anime hair
Having mastered the most common drawing styles, either early or
late encounters the question of how to draw hair anime characters. If in the case of graphic editors, the information already known to you will be very useful, then, portraying the manga, it is better to discard the rules you already know. Start sketching, trying on a pencil various variations of haircuts and hairstyles. The quantity will turn into quality, and then you will understand how to draw hair correctly.
Photoshop hair
With the advent of graphic editors and photo processing programs, the need for portraying various details with their help has increased. Hair is no exception. Often, all techniques involve understanding the structure of the hair and a lot of zeal. Here is an example of how to draw hair using the popular Photoshop program:
- Schematically depict the hairstyle, fill the figure with the usual color.
- Using the Finger tool, we give our hairstyle a more natural look, create the pointed tips of the strands, smooth out irregularities. To do this, hold the brush along the line of natural hair growth.
- Now the most important thing is working with the “clarifier” and “darker”. First we take the first instrument with a diameter of 2-4 and draw the strands in the “midtones” area, then we also do it with “light”. We repeat everything with a "dimmer". Use a photo of real hair - so you better understand how to draw hair.
- The resulting image is not realistic enough. It is necessary to give the hairstyle volume. For this we use all the same tools, but with a large diameter. We highlight the areas that are closer to us, and darken the distant ones (here, knowledge of classical drawing can come in handy).
This is one of the simplest techniques that only seems complicated at first. In fact, with experience you can easily learn how to quickly draw beautiful hairstyles. It is worth noting that to work in Photoshop you need to take at least an elementary course in introducing volume, otherwise your work will be unnatural.