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Next, I'm
going to go over some different
types of hair styles, but before
I continue, I want to go over a
few things regarding the
placement of the hair on the
head.
No matter
what hairstyle you are going to
draw, the hair always grows from
the same region of the head, as
shown by the example in the
middle. It grows out from the
entire back part of the scalp,
from the forehead to the back of
the neck (not just the base of
the head, but down the back of
the neck, too). It isn't just
plopped onto the top of the head.
You can generally get away with
not paying attention to this
fact, but if you are drawing hair
that has been pulled back or hair
that is trimmed really short,
then it will be important that
you know where exactly the hair
is placed.
One
reoccuring problem I've noticed
with a variety of artists is that
they do not take into account the
fact that there is a skull
underneath the hair. Sometimes
artists draw the hair too small
for the head, as in the example
at the bottom. The bangs stick
out, but there is no forehead
beneath them; the hair curves
down on the head far too low,
cutting the head off and making
the skull oddly shaped and flat.
This is not a good thing. ^_~ If
you need to, draw out the
character's entire head before
adding the hair, so that you are
it will fit and look natural.
Well, as natural as anime hair
can look.. :D
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Okay, now
that I've gotten that taken care
of, here are some examples of
different anime hairstyles, all
with short hair. Hopefully it
might give you some ideas. Notice
also that many of these can be
used for either male or
female hairstyles. I'm sorry
these aren't as detailed as some
of the previous examples, but you
still get the basic idea and
shape of each style (hopefully).
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Here are
some different examples of
longer, flowing hair styles;
again, some of these can be used
for either male or female, so
don't whine at me for only
drawing hair for one gender.. ^_~
In contrast
to the shorter hair styles,
you'll note that a lot of these
are composed of long, curving
lines. When drawing longer hair,
try to avoid making the lines
perfectly straight; make sure
that the hair follows the form of
the head and the body, esepcially
if it is sitting on or over the
shoulders.
When
drawing longer hair, you'll
especially want to make sure the
lines follow the shape and flow
of the hair, rather than have it
simply fall down in straight
lines regardless of the hair's
shape. It will give your
character's hair much more depth
and form if you make your lines
work for you; make them show that
the hair turns and twists, not
that it just sits there on the
character's head, or that the
main outline of the hair is curvy
but the interior strands are all
straight.
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Here are a
few more examples of different
hair styles, this time focusing
on hair that has been pulled back
in ponytails. I don't have much
to say about it; I just thought
that I should put these in their
own section since I had so many
of them drawn up. Just remember
that when the hair is pulled in a
specific direction, the lines and
strands of the hair are drawn in
that direction, too.
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