How To Draw Hair With Colored Pencils
Create the hair strands.
How to draw hair with colored pencils. In this case we have applied our range of light and dark color pencils in dense layers of lines to simulate the natural depth and lustre of the hair. To add to the realism and complexity of the hair texture we have drawn over the darker sections with a sharp eraser to etch some light lines of hair over the top. You will learn to draw a lot of kinds styles and colors of the hair in these simple and practical demonstrations.
Class projects 1 see all. Bristol smooth surface paper. So jump in the class and let s create.
I will show you how i build up the layers gradually how i create shadows and highlights to create depth and how to create a realistic look. In this video i show how i draw blonde hair with colored pencils. In this class you will learn how to draw realistic hair with colored pencils.
As with any drawing draw in the overall shape of the hair first. Let your colored pencils do most of the work. By carrie lewis in art tutorials drawing tips.
For this drawing i am using faber castell polychromos colored pencils on bristol smooth white paper. Drawing short neat hair. Please note i m using animal samples as illustrations but the principles do work exactly the same for human hair as well.
Then go over it with some dark umber to separate the layers of the hair. Dark umber light umber peach terra cotta. To begin lightly draw the shapes of the hair with a mechanical pencil.
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