Can you say how to draw female and male hair? I really love your art, your style is so ... Fluffy? XD
@manekiesorry this took me so long to answer, ive been pretty busy and havent had time to sit down and draw some examples until now!I will start out saying that ive never formally studied hair, so all this will just be my knowledge on stylized hair and how i draw it!
Jumping right into it, the first thing I think about when drawing hair is where the hair is going to part. I decide on the point the hair will start from (represented by the red dot) and then decide what direction I want the hair to go. In this case Iām drawing straight hair in a side part + bangs. When drawing bangs, its important to take note of the hair line. In my head, I separate the bangs from the body of the hair since they donāt follow the main part of the hair but rather start at the hairline.Ā
From here I sketch out the sections of hair, using the arrows as a directional guide. You want to think of hair in terms of sections rather than strands. Like any form, breaking the form into parts makes it easier to visualize and draw. I like to think of each section of hair as a ribbon when Iām blocking out the basic shapes. Itās much easier to figure out how hair will twist and turn, especially when in motion or as seen in curly hair, when you visualize it as a bunch of ribbons or streamers radiation from a central point.Ā
Here, you can see the sections I divided the hair into more clearly. I use directional lines to give me a basic idea of how the hair is falling but most of the hair is still in chunks.Ā
In this image Iāve outlined the two main sections of the hair (excluding the bangs which can be considered a third section). The line the blue arrow is pointing to is where the part of the hair is and the rest of the blue outlines how half the hair falls into a sheet over the shoulder. The purple outline is of course the other half of the hair that comes out of the part. The purple arrow is pointing to aĀ ācreaseā in this section of the hair. Iām not sure how to describe this well, but still thinking in terms of a ribbon, the ribbon is folding over itself because it is not completely flat. Hair acts the same way; it will overlap itself, especially when the hair is parted to the side. Sorry if thatās confusing, but basically just know having lines coming out of the part helps emphasize it so your hair isnāt all over the place!
Lastly, Iāve separated the hair further into even smaller sections, though I personally donāt put a lot of detail into my hair so you can see I still have a lot of chunks left. Itās up to you whether you want to push further with this, itās time consuming to continuously separate the hair, but if executed right it can make your art really pop! However, I prefer simplifying my hair both to save time and just because it fits my style better!In this stage as well, Iāve added strands of hair that go against the direction of the rest of the hair. Hair is almost never perfectly rounded or neat so having strands that stick out or move in an opposite direction can help make it look more natural over all! I also decided to make the part where the nape of the neck comes through a little more evident than the draft to make it clear that it is separating there.
As for theĀ āfluffyā aspect in my style and more specifically the hair I draw (thank you btw thatās such a sweet compliment!) I use rounder shapes and curves to make hair look bouncy or fluffy! Actually, I canāt draw super short, straight hair well because I just love drawing floofy bangs and hair too much.. but its fine because short hair tends to lift away from the rest of the head anyway haha
I wont go into much detail for this hairstyle since its essentially the same process but some final advice: Itās always good to draw the head shape before drawing hair. In stylized art/anime especially, hair tends to poof out from the head but that doesnāt mean the head isnāt there. You still need to follow the basic shape of the head and consider how hair falls over it.Ā
I hope this helped a little! Iām sorry this is such a simplistic tutorial and for the rough drawings, Iād like to go over hair in motion and hair when its pulled back/up or curly but I feel like those need to be in a separate post ;v; maybe iāll do those at a later date if anyone wants to see those~you can find more of my tutorials/tips here!
