3 Steps to Draw almost ANY Type of Hair

00:00 - 00:29 Intro
00:30 - 02:39 Step 1 - Constructing
02:40 - 03:41 Hair with Bangs
03:42 - 04:34 Parting Hairstyle
04:35 - 05:19 Short Hair
05:20 - 08:42 Layers and Shapes
08:43 - 09:55 Step 2 - Coloring
09:56 - 13:26 Using Letters as a Guide
13:27 - 15:29 Shading using the Letter Method
15:30 - 16:14 Changing Colors using Adjustment Layers
16:15 - 17:44 Step 3 - Transfer
17:45 - 18:33 Outro

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[LaovaanArt]

Here is the round paint brush I mentioned in the video :)

And here is the link to the Video about different styles

Also a huge thank you to Gokuno baka for that beautiful 3D Model of Ian 🙈💕

[pokkenwolf]

Been struggling with how I want to draw my character's hair, and this comes out on my birthday?! Hell yeah!!! Thank you so much for this!!! I love the work you do, so this is a MASSIVE treat >w<

[PinkWytchBytch]

This is unbelievably helpful!!! I’ve struggled for a long time with male hair, even when I try to make different styles they all end up looking so similar, like the same style. Given the story I’ve been working on for years, it always makes illustrations of the male characters so daunting

[knakins]

THANK YOUUU rendering hair is one of the things I really struggle with

[ftwan]

Yoo I was missing a video of yours. Yesterday I was like "I want to see him helping me like he always does" and boom. You're like a hero!!

[xunikeda]

And when the world(me) needed him the most he came back

[AlexLucienConstyTristanDmitrii]

It's been quite a while since you posted a video, we missed you! Two of my greatest difficulties while drawing is to give the hair a natural shape and detail it properly, this vídeo will help me a LOT with that. Thank ya!

[jeanrivera]

I’m definitely gonna try this! Hair is an absolute nightmare for me to draw, so it’s nice to have some sort of guideline to follow. Thank you!

[desoxyribonukleinsaure]

Ich warte schon auf dieses Tutorial seit dem du es in deinem Webinar angekündigt hast TT Ich fand es immer mega interessant, wie du die Haare in deinen Zeichnungen colorierst (vor allem mit all den Strähnen)

[Bloomkyaaa]

Thank you for explaining how you draw hair, I never realize to start at a single point, I usually just draw lines everywhere until it looks ok and also the alphabet method of coloring hair! I've never seen that before, I HAVE to try it! I think I will also start with the letters *G-A-Y* since it was used in the video~ 😏 I'm not a digital artist, so I'll just have to make it work.

[somemoth]

The " growing point " tactic REALLY changed my view of hair styles, and for good. It helped a lot! Thanks for the vid.

[sanablue]

This is very helpful!
I've always wondered how good artists manage to draw such pretty hair so easily without struggling for hours, painting every little strand if hair individually. And most tutorials just say "put basic colour. now add shading and highlights" and I'm like ??? yeah but how?!
So, this is exactly what I've been missing from all the other totals or videos I've seen so far, it's really helpful.

[SunnySplosion]

Laovaan: makes art video
Me: watches as ASMR (: also my art theory is gunna get really good if i keep this up LOL

[turtlecosmic]

I’m not even 5 minutes in and this is already the best hair tutorial I’ve seen on youtube thank you so much Laovaan I’m a sub for life now!!!

[melatonin.insomnia]

Wow!! Oh my actual god. So, I love doing digital art the time! So I applied this to my art and WOW! Big change, and I love it so much, I draw hair so much better now. In fact, I actually did try it out on my paper sketches, but instead of adding gradients with brushes, I used some charcoal and blending tools like Q-tips! Thank you so much for making this, you’re a lifesaver!! 😊

[fatcat]

The 'sea urchin' tip for short hair was really helpful!

[nightfallnoir]

I know I‘m late, but I just wanted to thank you for what you achieved and did for all of us here. Your tips are incredible, and after all hair is the thing that stands out the MOST while looking at characters, it‘s the thing that makes them so different, just like eyes or whatever.
(Ich war sehr überrascht, als ich den deutschen Manga sah, aber an deinem Akzent habe ich schon erkannt… also in dem Moment dachte ich „Hmmm könnte es sein?!“ finde es voll cool, dass du deine Videos trotzdem englisch machst. Mach weiter so!!! ✨)

[tobysceptiman]

I was literally drawing and I was with the hair at this moment, perfect timing

[innunthan]

ngl, the best hair tutorial out there

[geehonedmund]

Thank you so much. Because of you, drawing is easier.