7 Steps How To Draw Manga Hair (Easy With Pictures)

How To Draw Manga Hair - Hair in manga (Japanese comics) can be quite difficult to draw well. Hair in the manga has a variety of styles, each with its own technique. However, if you have a basic understanding of how to draw and how hair looks in manga, you can adapt your skills so that you can draw all types of hairstyles in manga. Hair in manga can be as simple or elaborate as you like, and your character still looks great. Like hairstyles in real life, there are too many hairstyles in manga to cover all in one article. This article will teach you how to draw simple hair for a male character using simple techniques. As your talent and knowledge develop, you can try drawing more elaborate and flashy hairstyles typical of manga.

Step by Step

1. Draw your character's head. You need a basic outline for drawing. Don't worry too much about your character's face and focus on the shape of the head. Remember, heads in manga vary depending on gender. Women usually have a head that is rounder, smaller, and less rigid than men.

2. Think about what you want your hair to look like. Don't be afraid to draw a slightly odd model. Many famous manga have characters with absurd and absurd hairstyles. There are a few basic things you need to determine:

Place the hair part.

Whether the character has bangs or not.

How long is the character's hair.

Does the hairstyle match the character's personality.

Will the character wear a headband, hat, forehead protector, or other accessory that will change the look of the hair.

3. Make an outline of the hair on the character's head. Usually, the distance between the forehead and the crown of the hair should be equal to the distance from the crown to the highest part of the hair. In addition, the distance to both sides of the head must be the same to determine the distance from the side of the head to the side of the character's hair. This method is just a guide and can be changed when the hairstyle is to your liking.

4. Draw the basic outline of your hair. Take a look at the guide sketches you previously made. It will be easier if you draw from the top of the bangs/forehead and continue towards the outside. Pay attention to where your character's hair is falling.

5. Draw the details and shape of your hair. Hair in manga consists of many groups of strands of hair. By adding groups of strands, or dividing a large group into smaller groups, you can make your character's hairstyle even more complex. Don't forget to pay attention to the direction of the character's hair.

6. Color and/or shadow the character's hair. Whether you're going to color your character's hair or not, the manga 's hair coloring/shadowing follows a similar technique. Hair in manga is always shiny and firm. Determine the direction of the light before you start. If the light is coming from the left, the character's hair is lighter on the left, and vice versa. If the light is coming from the front, the front of the hair like the bangs and sideburns should be a lighter color than the hair around the back of the neck. Start with a 'base' color, and add lighter or darker colors in the light-affected areas.

7. Complete all character faces. Manga character's hair gives personality to the character. In fact, manga characters look the same when drawn without hair. Take this into account when determining facial features and expressions. Color and shade the face, and polish the character's hair. Once you're satisfied with your character, retrace the outlines and important features with a black ink pen. The ink will strengthen the lines and hide the pencil strokes so that the image stands out and the character looks finished.