Exercise 0C: How to Draw Hair
This week’s hair lesson is drawn and written by Jeannie of Gneeworks! Thank you Jeannie for this awesome overview of how to draw hair in different manga styles. Visit her site for more awesome art!
To get the most out of this lesson, it’s good to think about the basic form underneath the hair. Take a look at our Exercise 06: How to Draw a Sphere in 3d, to review how to use shading and detail to show depth and shape on a sphere! Contours, shading, and lighting will be important!
Because, underneath all that manga hair, you still need a solid sphere to give body and proportion to your drawing. So, start by sketching out the head, and lay down that circle foundation for the skull. Use some light lines to get a feel for the contours of the head, and follow those contours as you draw the hair.
Now that you’ve got a good foundation, you can think about the style you want to use.
What about ponytails, and different kinds of up-do’s?
While, on the other hand…
Here are all the files in high res, if you’d like a closer look! Thanks for coming, please check out our other exercises!
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thanx a lot!!!
thanks .
thank you
This really helped me find a point to start from; I didn’t have a clue initially. <_<
thanks sometimes my charters hair stlyes looked wrong T_T but then your advice helped and now there ^_^
this helps alot
these r ok but were is the variety? by the way, u should do step by step,just saying =p
Hi Elena,
we have variety here in both hairstyle and drawing styles. What other variety were you looking for?
We have step by steps to understanding 3d spheres and how to shade with varying edges… Check them out! Hope to see you back 
Also, perhaps we should have crosslinked
http://mangastart.com/blog/2008/10/10/exercise-06-how-to-draw-a-sphere-in-3d/
http://mangastart.com/blog/2009/12/05/exercise-c1-how-to-draw-clothes/ (includes shading!)
That’s great i wish to do that stuff.
what about curly hair??
Hi *gasp*alot!
I can make a quick tutorial on how to draw curly hair in next month’s blog.
If you have anything else you’d like to see with it, let me know!