realistic hair (tips?)

[Gore Unicorn]

'Ello there. I'm currently getting into drawing realistic people again but I need some tips as to how to do the hair on the computer. I use photoshop elemnts just so you know
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[Emo-Dei-Kyuubi]

Personally if your using computerworks for certain hair, it'd be good to choose the shading and have multiple base colors, like from light to dark depending on the lighting and how the hair is fixed.
^^' hope that helps a little

[Silme Mor]

I have a bunch of tutorials for you then!

Its for other versions of Photoshop, but the concepts are all pretty much the same, even if it is different versions.

http://yumix.deviantart.com/art/Realism-Tutorial-51879250

http://binkari.deviantart.com/art/Hair-Tutorial-1091804

And this one below just because even learning how it works in other mediums can help you understand and discover how to do it in Digital. ^w^

http://Cataclysm-X.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-How-to-draw-hair-50774338

[Gore Unicorn]

Thanks both of you C:

Even though I can manage drawing realistic hair well with just paper and pencil its hard digitally Dx

*practice practice practice*

[xXMad JokerXx]

All about the shading

[Rijgraden]

just like on paper!

Draw
Every
Strand
Every
Single
One!

[KiMeepKi]

I had a tutorial a little while back on this...but I cleaned off my computer and lost the link...

However, I remember what they basically said. She said to remember that the hair usually forms locks, and its ok to "blob" some pieces of the hair together and emphasize the texture with several lines (the "strands" of the hair) done in different shades. You don't have to draw every strand; when you look at someone's hair, do you see every strand of their hair? Nope. In fact, a lot of the hair is probably going to be clumped together a bit.

But that's just from a tutorial I looked at...and I dunno if I really explained it well. If you really want specific help in your art, try posting a sample of what you've done so everyone can see exactly what you've done so far and what can be improved ^^.

[Rijgraden]

KiMeepKi

I had a tutorial a little while back on this...but I cleaned off my computer and lost the link...

However, I remember what they basically said. She said to remember that the hair usually forms locks, and its ok to "blob" some pieces of the hair together and emphasize the texture with several lines (the "strands" of the hair) done in different shades. You don't have to draw every strand; when you look at someone's hair, do you see every strand of their hair? Nope. In fact, a lot of the hair is probably going to be clumped together a bit.

But that's just from a tutorial I looked at...and I dunno if I really explained it well. If you really want specific help in your art, try posting a sample of what you've done so everyone can see exactly what you've done so far and what can be improved ^^.

ahaha i get what you say, but the drawing "every strand of hair" is to get the flow and motion of it. It'll naturally form the clumps. Once you get the clumps of many drawn strands, you can create a second layers with a slightly (i mean slightly) darker color and have it be the underlying color. The best way (if you're using Adobe Photoshop since I dont know anything else) is to set the brush (assuming using a tablet here though) to do the.... the thing there it colors depending on what your foreground and background colors are..... then you'll get variation when you draw your strands and can get the subtle "this is a highlight turning darker" The style you're looking for will also determine not only how many strands you draw but where you draw them. Just at the tips? just tips and roots, or all the way through.

[Gore Unicorn]

@ Meep: No I see what your saying ;D Also, I'm currently working on a picture and I'll post it in picture post I suppose~
@ Rijgraden: I kinda see what your getting at. Haha

[Rijgraden]

Gore Unicorn

@ Meep: No I see what your saying ;D Also, I'm currently working on a picture and I'll post it in picture post I suppose~
@ Rijgraden: I kinda see what your getting at. Haha

Yeah? good! XD I think whatever method you take it'll still take a long time to get it "realistic"

[Gore Unicorn]

@ Rijgraden: I realize that :3 I have to first learn, then get my own style, then improve it xD