HOW TO DRAW Realistic Dark Hair Quick and Easy with Pencils

This video is a tutorial on how to draw dark hair using charcoal. This method is quick and easy using charcoal.

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Easy and quick approach to drawing dark hair.

What really helped me to draw better was a project I did 3 months after I started to pencil draw. It was a drawing of a glass of water.

This was the turning point. You see, to do this I had to draw every little detail EXACTLY as shown in the photo. When I first completed the drawing, my wife would look at it and tell me what 'little' thing was not 'exactly' as the photo and I'd go back and make it exact. This went on for a couple of weeks until there was nothing left to change.

What this did was train my eyes to look at details. So from then on, photo details popped out at me and I'd try to reproduce it in the drawing.

Now, I don't try to be as detailed as the glass water drawing to the point where you can't tell the difference between the photo and the drawing. But I take the drawing as close as "I feel like it", with some more than others. The "Girl in the Wall" drawing is one where I really pushed for exact details and was able to achieve photorealism. Others, I didn't push as far and left them to be easy noted as pencil drawings. That's art. Do what feels right to you.

So grab a photo of a simple object, like the glass of water, and force yourself to draw and erase till you exactly match the details in the photo. Have someone else look at it and pick out what is NOT exact and then just change it until it is. It's a challenge, but I guarantee that you will never see photos the same way again after doing this.

[mijidoe]

I really love this tutorial! Not a super long intro or excessive talking, just straight to the point. Really helpfull!

[miriamahollosiova]

Really useful! What kind of ereaser do you use for the hair strokes?

[AnamikaSingh-kxqg]

What is that white material u used to give strokes??

[scarletgirl]

I use mono zero they work best for hightlights and I use at the dark areas charcoal soft because its the darkest shade even with soft touch I use napkins to blends the dark areas since my brush are covered in makeup lol

[jacksonholmes]

This is incredibly helpful. I'm working on a portrait of a roman legionary right now and I his helmet crest seems to lack something. A sharp edged eraser will work perfectly.

[falgunisamantaray]

What did you do in 6:12 part? Couldn't get it😅

[sorsu_maurienjeanluna]

What materials did you use? Specifically, for the hair part

[ritarahman]

thanks a lot!! I'm just learning how to draw and it's very useful! ❤

[r-alostaz]

How beautiful ... but can you please mention what pencils numbers you used? I am new to drawing and I would like to know

[Winowinter]

Really usefull thanks but i'm wondering, what did you use as the highlighter other than earasor? What did you use as the sharp edge?

[melissab]

I saw u created a palette can I see it again to get the idea

[venkatsaieshwarvenkatsaies]

U r the best who explained easily and it went very smoothly

[RixCanDoit]

Materials Used: Soft Charcoal Pencil, Hard Charcoal Pencil, White Eraser cut into a wedge and put on a chopstick, an eraser pen (Tuff Stuff), and kneaded eraser.

[pjukawil]

I love your videos and have learned a lot! Thank you! Could you please make a list of materials and brands used in your descriptions? I tried following this video and when I tried to smooth it out with a "soft brush" there went all of my charcoal! lol. what is the tip?? my results looked NOTHING like yours! thank you for any tips!

[Mr_wicked_raccoon]

Where can I find the beat in the video.
It brings out an artistic vibe

[ankushbadgujar]

really amazing work....it look really realistic...awesome...

[fergusgraem]

Thanks! Today i drew hair for the first time in my life and couldnt get any contrast in it. I know there was too less light on the hair and that makes the hair look a little cloudy/mat

[pushpapatel]

Another fantastic video, you are very inspirational, cant wait to get my pencils out, thanks once more, were you self-taught because you are very good, but youre right Ihave to keep practicising....

[reinkristine]

what is the best brush that can be use in charcoal portraits? thanks for your answer. xx

[robertyoung]

Will the razor damage the paper?

Also im doing a graphite portrait but want to use charcoal for the hair. Do you have any tips on how I can prevent the charcoal from smearing over my portraits face (which is drawn from graphite)?
Thank you 🙂