How to draw hair
  • There are many variations of hairstyles, but they can all be grouped into few types, which are all based on the same patterns
Let's look at how to draw the basic hair template
  • Find the upper 1/4 of the head. Mark the dash in the centre. Outline hair around the face
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  • Draw the hair parting with 2 lines. They are smoothely rounded at the forehead. They flow into hair around the face. Erase the marking we don't already need
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  • Draw a "tick" at the top (to show the volume of hair). Find the points behind the ears and draw the shape of hair. It's a bit widening on the sides
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  • Draw several hair strands from the ears and shade from each side of hair parting
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  • And he we are. In fact, this is already a finished hair style (the collected hair)
  • Quest 1.
    Print this sheet out and practice to draw this basic template. I prepaer 2 rows with it. Further we'll modify it and get differet hair styles
How to draw other options?
  • Now I'll show how to change this basic template and get 20+ options
  • The easier way is to add different elements such as hair strands or a high bun
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  • Other hairstyles will fit into this scheme:
    Basic shape > Shadow near the neck > Few strands from the ends
  • Long straight hair
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  • Long hair collected from behind
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  • Long wavy hair
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  • Short hair collected from behind
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  • Ponytail
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  • Quest 2. Complete these hairstyle on the practice sheet
Voluminous hairstyles
  • Now let's add volume to hair
    1. Use the same template. Just widen it at the sides
    2. Once the shape is ready, I erase the part of the basic template
  • Short Bob
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  • Bob of a medium lenght
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  • Same bob styled the opposite way
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  • Wavy bob
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  • Voluminous stratgh long hair
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  • Voluminous long wavy hair
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  • Quest 3. Complete the 2nd row with voluminous hairstyles
Asymmetric hair
  • And now a little hack: we can get more as the same options just be shifting the hair parting to the right (1) or to the left (2)
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  • Quest 4. Try to draw several optios with the shifted hair parting. Here is video for your inpiration 😻👇
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  • Finished! Well done! 😊
  • In a live sketch, these hairstyles look like this 👇
  • You've just learnt one of the most difficult fashion sketching tutorials out there

    If it was too difficult, fashion sketching is probably not your thing ❤️

    If you did well, after taking my 42 lessons of pencil sketching lessons, you'll be able to confidently draw any designs and ideas you want. Like other students 👇
Students' works. Pencil
  • Are you ready to take another 42 lessons and learn how to draw fashion?