How To Cut Hair In Photoshop 7

Hair is very difficult to draw, because what we see is dissimilar than what nosotros know. You can't merely describe all the hairs in the form of lines, considering that'south not what we see when nosotros look at pilus. What we come across must be simplified to lines and shades, and in that location are many ways to do it.

In this tutorial, I will testify y'all ane of these ways—a simple method that'south keen for quick rendering and sketches. I volition present this method on four examples: long straight hair, curt hair, wavy hair, and afro-textured hair.

Before You lot Outset

To follow this tutorial, y'all'll need some kind of head base of operations. You can utilize mine, or create your ain in some other style.

Portrait Base — This base volition exist adept for both females and males

Permit'south take a look at real hair to prepare for this tutorial:

Long, directly hair
Short hair
Wavy hair
Afro-textured hair

one.How to Draw Long, Straight Pilus

Step i

Start by adding some book around the head. Hair shouldn't lie flat on the scalp!

straight hair volume — Add fifty-fifty more volume if you're going for manga-like pilus

Step 2

Describe the parting in your chosen place.

Step three

Draw the outline of the hair around the confront.

Step 4

Describe the direction of the hair gently flowing down over the shoulders. Go along in heed that you're non drawing the single hairs here, just their flow.

Stride 5

Equally I've mentioned before, hair doesn't lie flat on the scalp. Show it past elevating the front.

Step six

Hair is grouped in strands, and that'due south what nosotros see. Create skewed edges of such strands.

Step 7

Each strand can be divided into smaller strands.

Step 8

The strands nosotros'll exist partially visible on tiptop of the head as well.

Stride ix

Describe some strands on the side, too, to add some texture. Don't draw them as simple straight lines, but rather as narrow "Y" shapes (normal and upside down).

Step 10

Make the hair elevated along the parting.

Step 11

Outline the whole hair, following the rhythm of strands. Don't press as well hard—hair is soft and shouldn't accept a hard outline.

Pace 12

Draw long lines forth the strands. This will give the hair some particular and add depth to the whole haircut. Don't press too hard, and don't brand the lines too tight.

Pace xiii

Shade the hair now, thinking in terms of strands, not unmarried hairs.

Step 14

Add some devious hairs here and in that location to make it look more than realistic.

2. How to Draw Short Hair

Step 1

Over again, depict some volume around the head. In this instance information technology volition also exist the outline of the whole haircut.

Footstep 2

Describe the parting and the fringe going straight from it.

Footstep 3

Make the general outline complete past drawing the hairline next to the ear.

Step iv

Draw the direction of the hair, creating the 3D form of the haircut.

Step five

Some stray strands may appear in the fringe. Draw their edge...

... and then their shape going towards the parting.

Pace 6

Define the strands on the sides of the caput.

Footstep 7

Draw some shadows between strands in the middle equally well.

Step 8

Gently outline the pilus without drawing lines that are also thick. All the lines should exist tapered.

Stride 9

Gently shade the strands.

Step 10

Y'all can add together some stray hair to brand it more natural.

three. How to Draw Wavy Hair

Step 1

Draw the volume of the pilus effectually the head. Wavy hair is often quite full and elevated.

Step ii

Draw the parting.

Step 3

Draw the outline of the strokes surrounding the face.

Pace 4

Make the hair seem elevated by filling the area between information technology and the scalp.

Step 5

Add gentle waves above the first strand-lines without touching them.

Step vi

Create more than waves following the same rhythm. These waves shouldn't touch on each other.

Step 7

Close the shape of each strand by mirroring its wave and adding a pointed tip.

Footstep 8

Describe some more thin tips on the bottom of the haircut. Their curl should complement the other waves.

Stride 9

Draw the shape of the strands on tiptop of the caput.

Footstep x

Draw the direction of the strands all over the caput. Practice information technology lightly.

Step 11

Each strand should exist divided into more strands at the tips.

Step 12

Make the strands on meridian of the head more detailed.

Pace thirteen

Outline the whole pilus without making the waves too manifestly separate.

Step 14

Shade the strands and the spaces between the waves.

Step 15

Requite a strong outline to the hair, keeping information technology soft.

Step 16

Add some stray hair hither and there.

4. How to Draw Afro-Textured Hair

Footstep ane

Draw the outline of the volume of the pilus. This time it volition have a lot of book.

Step 2

Afro-textured hair has a lot of curly strands and texture. Sketch "clouds" of strands all around the head.

Step 3

Sketch the curly outline of the whole haircut.

Stride 4

The hair around the face will have the same shape.

Footstep five

Gently sketch the general direction of the hair. Perspective is of import here!

Step vi

Imagine each direction line is a branch of a tree. Add together the "leaves".

Step 7

Add strands of pilus in the form of little springs all effectually the head. This volition create a overnice, non-uniform outline.

Step 8

Draw bigger curls within the outline, following the direction you've established before.

Pace 9

Shade the pilus in a very full general mode—simply to evidence it doesn't have a flat surface.

Step ten

Shade the whole haircut now, drawing curls all around. This will create the texture nicely.

Step 11

Shade the haircut in a more than definite fashion, drawing shadows betwixt groups of curls.

Step 12

To make the haircut less round, you can add thicker curls hither and in that location (draw a bound, so draw over it in one case more).

Practiced Job!

Now you know how to draw four different hairstyles. If you want to learn more near creating hair in different techniques, attempt these tutorials as well: