1. Wavy Lines and Pigtail Plaits: Drawing hair from the back can be tricky if you don’t know how to create realistic texture! The trick is to start simple, mastering the basics: curving, bending and texturing hair. Draw each strand of hair individually to create a layered look, from the scalp all the way down to the ends. If you don’t know where to start, start by doing wavy lines. Take your pencil and draw wavy, overlapping lines, just like the waves of the sea. Keep the curves rounded and smooth – no matter how much you want to make it look voluminous! Try varying the line weights, by pressing down hard with your pencil one some parts and lightly on other parts. When you feel your curves are looking sufficiently lustrous and textured, begin plaiting it into thick pigtail plaits. Drawing realistic-looking hair can be a time-consuming journey, but stick with it and the results will be worth it!
2. Triangle Shapes: Channel your inner triangle artist and draw hair from the back with 3-dimensional shapes. Start by drawing a triangle at the top of the head, and then draw more triangles as you go along, like links of a chain. Going from the base of each triangle, draw clumps of hair, to create locks of hair. Connect the clumps together with wavy lines and add layers. You may also want to add thin lines at the ends to give it a more believable texture. Take your time and draw the hair one lock at a time, until you’ve covered the back of the head. Drawing hair with triangles is a lot of fun and can turn out looking really cool with a little practise!
3. Braids and Buns: Have fun experimenting with different hairstyles when drawing hair from the back. Try plaits, braids and buns – they can be great fun and can turn out looking totally stunning! Start by sketching the outline of the neck and shoulders, and then draw in the desired shape and style of the hair. Draw the scalp, parting line and any other details you want. From there, draw individual plaits and wind them around your finger until they look perfect. Draw extra lines to make the hair look wavy and add texture. For buns and knots, draw a circle from the scalp, looping in tightly as you go around. Then draw the hair in different directions and play around with the lines until it looks believable.
4. Adding Details: Adding details to the hair can really bring it to life, so make sure you’re creating a realistic-looking head of hair. Add extra clumps and strands of hair to your drawings to make the hair look more natural. Bring in thin, wispy strands of hair, to give the hair a more dynamic look, and also add some frizz to create more visual interest. Once you’re happy with your head of hair, take your eraser and smudge the pencil lines until you’ve got a perfect, realistic tousled look.
5. No Hair At All: Of course, you don’t have to draw any hair at all – go for it and announce confidently to the world that you’re a bald hipster! Draw the outline of the neck and shoulders, and then draw a smooth, bald scalp. Add shadows and texture to the scalp to make it look realistic, and draw in details like the neck and chin to complete the look. Or take it one step further and add wigs! Draw the outline of a wig on top of the bald scalp, draw in the straps, curl the edges and add fringes. Have fun with this – you have the license to create any type of hair you can imagine!
2. Triangle Shapes: Channel your inner triangle artist and draw hair from the back with 3-dimensional shapes. Start by drawing a triangle at the top of the head, and then draw more triangles as you go along, like links of a chain. Going from the base of each triangle, draw clumps of hair, to create locks of hair. Connect the clumps together with wavy lines and add layers. You may also want to add thin lines at the ends to give it a more believable texture. Take your time and draw the hair one lock at a time, until you’ve covered the back of the head. Drawing hair with triangles is a lot of fun and can turn out looking really cool with a little practise!
3. Braids and Buns: Have fun experimenting with different hairstyles when drawing hair from the back. Try plaits, braids and buns – they can be great fun and can turn out looking totally stunning! Start by sketching the outline of the neck and shoulders, and then draw in the desired shape and style of the hair. Draw the scalp, parting line and any other details you want. From there, draw individual plaits and wind them around your finger until they look perfect. Draw extra lines to make the hair look wavy and add texture. For buns and knots, draw a circle from the scalp, looping in tightly as you go around. Then draw the hair in different directions and play around with the lines until it looks believable.
4. Adding Details: Adding details to the hair can really bring it to life, so make sure you’re creating a realistic-looking head of hair. Add extra clumps and strands of hair to your drawings to make the hair look more natural. Bring in thin, wispy strands of hair, to give the hair a more dynamic look, and also add some frizz to create more visual interest. Once you’re happy with your head of hair, take your eraser and smudge the pencil lines until you’ve got a perfect, realistic tousled look.
5. No Hair At All: Of course, you don’t have to draw any hair at all – go for it and announce confidently to the world that you’re a bald hipster! Draw the outline of the neck and shoulders, and then draw a smooth, bald scalp. Add shadows and texture to the scalp to make it look realistic, and draw in details like the neck and chin to complete the look. Or take it one step further and add wigs! Draw the outline of a wig on top of the bald scalp, draw in the straps, curl the edges and add fringes. Have fun with this – you have the license to create any type of hair you can imagine!
