TUTORIAL // painting hair
Added 2021-01-12 08:38:10 +0000 UTCHey patrons, here’s this month’s tutorial! It’s the topic that kept being overshadowed by other topics in the polls: painting (and drawing) hair! I broadened the topic a bit to make it about leading the eye and using hair as a decorative element, so hopefully it’s useful to those of you who don’t focus as much on hair in their artwork as I do :)
For the sketching, I always used the Macalabs HB brush (more info & link to the set here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/step-by-step-i-34615265)
In the video, I mention a process video where you can see how I’m constantly layering on new strands and layers of hair as I detail and render. That’s this video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/process-video-33495295
As always, I hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any questions!!
Comments
happy to hear that you liked it!
Loish
2025-01-10 11:59:54 +0000 UTCsince im still trying to figure out how to draw hair this was excellent!
Jamie Seroogy
2025-01-08 20:31:33 +0000 UTCLoish, your tutorials and lessons are pure magic! Thanks for sharing them with us. At the end of this tutorial (~min 37), I was amazed by two images that had a creamy and smooth style. Could you give some quick tips on how to achieve that rendering? Thanks again 🙇🏼♂️
Dani Lao
2024-10-19 07:55:29 +0000 UTCThank you for this, Loish. I tend to hyperfocus and over-render hair. So being conscious of larger shapes will be my first challenge. I also love how you suggest trying hair shapes and directions on a different layer to explore options.
Tavena
2024-02-03 03:48:41 +0000 UTCThank you Loish, that was so helpful. I really struggle with hair.
Jane E Porter
2022-09-13 13:48:55 +0000 UTCLove it. Thanks.
Craig
2022-04-15 10:49:45 +0000 UTCthat's an interesting topic for sure, although one I do not have a lot of experience with! I will add it to the list!
Loish
2022-01-24 09:50:38 +0000 UTCHi Loish! thank you for this tutorial. Would you be open to create one for how to paint animal hair. Like a tiger?
Luisa Leal
2022-01-21 17:35:25 +0000 UTCVery helpful! But I have a question; How would you add movment to a buzz cut or super short pixie cut? Sometimes maybe a client (or yourself) ask you to draw such hairstyles - So I wondered how to bring flow and volume into very short hair?
Lima
2021-08-01 14:00:53 +0000 UTCThis is so helpful. Thank you Loish
Lemonade Lissy
2021-07-26 07:08:11 +0000 UTCthank you! I got it :)
Marina Campenni
2021-04-29 11:11:45 +0000 UTCit's the macalabs HB pencil brush! more info about it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/step-by-step-i-34615265
Loish
2021-04-29 09:20:21 +0000 UTCHi Loish, fantastic tutorial! One thing I have been wondering for a while: where can I find the brush you use for sketching? I love it!
Marina Campenni
2021-04-27 17:02:07 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you like it! Thank you for the support anton!
Loish
2021-04-06 08:50:42 +0000 UTCYour tutorials are fantastic! I didn't see anything like this neither on YouTube not on any paid resources. Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
Anton Egorov
2021-04-05 22:40:58 +0000 UTCThanks for the incredible info, looking forward to applying it
Harold Maduro
2021-02-24 03:59:41 +0000 UTCI finally got around to watching this. It was a great way to help me re think drawing hair. Thank you for this
Divi (Lovewin)
2021-02-11 13:54:27 +0000 UTCThank you
Redbearart
2021-02-11 04:47:48 +0000 UTChey courtney! yeah that can be difficult, with a fringe i'd say keep to the same idea as this tutorial - first the overall shape, then dividing into chunks - and with the hairline, keep it loose and scribbly. the hairline is usually not straight but more like a soft transition, like a gradient almost. so if you keep it softer and use hatching to express the layers of hair, it will look more natural!
Loish
2021-02-08 09:44:07 +0000 UTCLoved this tutorial!! The hair in your paintings are always so inspiring. I was wondering if you had any tips for the hairline/bangs. I really struggle with both hair folds of fringe or with the skin to hair transition. (have that same issue with eyebrows) - Thank you!
Courtney
2021-02-05 16:58:47 +0000 UTCthanks for this, I came here because of the hair! hahahah <3
Carolina Coroa
2021-02-04 15:28:23 +0000 UTChaha she is a different type of human than the rest of us are.
Loish
2021-02-01 08:27:43 +0000 UTCglad you found it helpful!
Loish
2021-02-01 08:12:17 +0000 UTCThis was an excellent video. It gave a lot of insight into how you achieve those design elements I see in your work. I'll be looking at your future work with new eyes and a wiser analysis! Thanks so much Lois!
Niquey
2021-01-31 22:46:49 +0000 UTCThank you so much for providing this tutorial for us!! I'll definitely approach painting hair with the knowledge you shared :] (Also I couldnt stop laughing about the part where you said, "I tend to find roots darker unless youre Billie Eilish then your roots are neon green".)
YuyuSunshine
2021-01-30 12:14:08 +0000 UTCthanks so much for your kind words! I'm glad you liked it and also glad you found the print!
Loish
2021-01-27 07:58:15 +0000 UTCThank you so much for another amazing tutorial!! My 2021 goal is to work on hair so I'm excited to try all of your tips! Do you have prints available of that painting you've done with the jello-blob hair?? I've never been so captured by an art piece before and NEED that on my wall. EDIT* Never mind, I found it on Inprint <3
Grace McCullough
2021-01-27 02:28:47 +0000 UTCI just checked it out now ! It really did help and I can't wait to try it out 😊 Thank you 🙏🙏
Rohan
2021-01-25 10:51:05 +0000 UTCthank you! glad you liked it! i made a mini-tutorial on this topic a very long time ago, but i think it still holds up quite well! it's very similar to the process for drawing hair overall, except with a different shape - more of a thick cylinder shape with some width variation. here's the mini tutorial: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLOixC4DRQB/ let me know if that helps!
Loish
2021-01-25 10:29:13 +0000 UTCThank you Loish for breaking it down in such clear and understandable terms ! Just a slight query though 😌 I was flipping through your second Art book and loved the piece 'Huntress ' . Would you have any tips on sketching Hair of the Dread Lock type ? 😊
Rohan
2021-01-24 06:34:53 +0000 UTCI did. It's strange, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. When using your hard round brush what brush settings do you use?
Lauri Panopoulos Lauridesign.com
2021-01-19 22:27:06 +0000 UTCthank you lauri! as for your problem, that's quite strange. have you checked the pressure sensitivity options in the tablet settings?
Loish
2021-01-19 10:43:25 +0000 UTCThank you for another wonderful video and for explaining your process in detail. I noticed your opacity button on top is turned on. I recently got a wacom tablet and when the opacity button is turned on the paint is faint even at 100% flow and opacity. Do you have any suggestions?
Lauri Panopoulos Lauridesign.com
2021-01-18 21:19:54 +0000 UTCLove love love seeing you breaking down your process, thank you very much!
Daniella Tran Van
2021-01-18 18:10:50 +0000 UTCthanks so much :)
Loish
2021-01-18 08:15:43 +0000 UTCYAAAAAAAAASSSS ps yaaassssaa
PIUS ALIEN
2021-01-17 07:54:03 +0000 UTCIt always comes down to foundations and sketching well 😅😅😅 Very single line u make is is so cool LOISH !!!😍😍😍😍
Lobsang
2021-01-16 10:08:51 +0000 UTCI really love what you can do and all you work, also i feel like i really needed this tutorial because hair is what most struggle me, thank you very much
Erick J
2021-01-15 18:36:52 +0000 UTCTHANK you!
NadiaMakesSomeArt
2021-01-13 15:56:44 +0000 UTCAhh normally I would but they’ve made it clear in the product description that there are no refunds and they don’t have any plans to make it an abr file ;w; my fault for not looking into how the photoshop brush transfer works beforehand! Thank you though Loish, I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to our comments. 🥺❤️
Icy
2021-01-13 09:10:50 +0000 UTChaha so sorry it took so long! i hope you enjoy it now that it's finally here!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:07:24 +0000 UTCohhh that's so unfortunate! don't hesitate to reach out to the creator, maybe something can be worked out.
Loish
2021-01-13 09:06:47 +0000 UTCoh yes, art nouveau has a huge impact on basically all the shapes i use!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:06:10 +0000 UTCit had to happen some time! hair is just too important to my art, haha!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:05:53 +0000 UTChahah SAME! i wanted to be ariel so badly. and thanks! this is something i also learned doing character designs for lego, where i worked on female characters for kids aged 6-12. they attach so much emotional value to the style of the hair, especially when it has magical qualities!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:04:35 +0000 UTCthe same process can definitely be replicated in procreate! you can use the lasso tool, shade it with a brush, and then use the gradient tool to soften it so that it appears like a gradient.
Loish
2021-01-13 09:03:34 +0000 UTCso glad you found it helpful!! definitely approach braids in a similar way as the stylized hair: draw chunks and basic shapes first, and then separate it into braids :)
Loish
2021-01-13 09:02:47 +0000 UTCohhh that's a good future tutorial topic!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:01:18 +0000 UTCthanks so much :)
Loish
2021-01-13 09:01:05 +0000 UTCthanks brittani! I did record some of the process of this piece - https://blog.loish.net/post/162011861833/new-art - so i might put together a process video of that one!
Loish
2021-01-13 09:00:50 +0000 UTCThank you so much for showing your approach to textured hair! I would love to see a video of you fully rendering textured hair in the future.
Brittani Harris
2021-01-13 04:34:07 +0000 UTCAwesome tutorial! I’m so inspired 😄✨
Celeste
2021-01-13 02:32:42 +0000 UTCI've waited so long for this!!! Thank you so much!!
Christina May
2021-01-13 02:30:00 +0000 UTCI needed this so badly in my life!! Thank you so much for this loish!! I really appreciate it 🥰❤️ the way you render hair is just incredible and I can’t wait to get to your skill level 😍❤️❤️ you are the best!!!
Amber
2021-01-13 00:06:06 +0000 UTCoh man I've been waiting for this one! Thanks so much!! You've absolutely blown me away with how well you explain your processes in these tutorials. It makes me wonder how you would approach clothes!
Adri
2021-01-12 22:52:19 +0000 UTCThank you so much for this 💕 very helpful.
Devotionart
2021-01-12 22:47:18 +0000 UTCThis was so helpful! I designed a character with braids and it's so hard for me to capture movement in the braids and not just have it sitting limply on her head. You did such a a good job explaining your thought process and I really appreciate it!
kwarateen
2021-01-12 22:29:18 +0000 UTCCould I ask question,Is there is tool make ingredient on procreate ? Because I loved the way you color with it 🙈🙈❤️❤️
Nahla
2021-01-12 22:13:23 +0000 UTCI have never considered that hair has emotional aspect; It can be happy or sad etc. So besides this great tutorial thank you for this thought. ( I loved little mermaid as well when I was a child. After I watched it, I tried to comb my hair with a fork :D)
Mona
2021-01-12 20:26:34 +0000 UTCThank you dear Loish for sharing it with us! very useful as always! I am waiting for your tutorials as for little holiday :)
Victoria
2021-01-12 20:08:20 +0000 UTCLooks like Shego... :-)
Bryan Stone
2021-01-12 17:07:58 +0000 UTCYay! I had figured we might not see the hair tutorial since it never won in the polls, but I’m so glad you did it anyway. This is really helpful, and I can’t wait to try out some of these techniques!
Ashley Cirimeli
2021-01-12 16:08:58 +0000 UTCThank you very much for this tutorial. It arrived just in time for my tea-break and now I‘ll jump right back into it and so some studies with hair. =) Also I love your art-nouveau approach to hair in general!
Anska
2021-01-12 15:59:33 +0000 UTCThank you for the video. I really love your philosophy on how you use the hair as a design element rather than just decoration for the character.
Niko Dominguez
2021-01-12 15:52:26 +0000 UTCBursting of excitement! Thank you so much Loish ❤️❤️
Mia Ortiz
2021-01-12 15:51:42 +0000 UTCThanks so much, so excited for this one! ^_^
Chloe
2021-01-12 15:10:08 +0000 UTCThank you so much for this beautiful video!! I was so inspired by your sketching and your love for the Macalabs brush that I went and bought it since Clip Studio Paint allows photoshop brush transfers now... But it's not an abr file, which is all CSP is accepting. And converting it to one didn't work. I'm so heartbroken! Oh well, I'll consider it a $5 tip to a good creator at least haha.
Icy
2021-01-12 13:59:22 +0000 UTCThis is sooo cool! Thank you 😊
Nath Mojica
2021-01-12 13:45:16 +0000 UTCI cannot wait to try this Lois!! Thanks so much!!
Melinda Maria
2021-01-12 13:23:57 +0000 UTCOh oh! I was dreaming about this video the other day! I can't wait to see it!! 💕
Citlali Flores
2021-01-12 12:10:49 +0000 UTCThanks a lot Lois :) Amazingly helpful..
prassy
2021-01-12 11:48:53 +0000 UTCReally excited to try this. Hair is always one of the more difficult parts for me.
Johanna
2021-01-12 11:02:46 +0000 UTCThank you Loish, I was looking for that one especially :)
Elise Leonard
2021-01-12 10:10:40 +0000 UTCThis is what I've been waiting for a year! Thank you!
LuisaDraws
2021-01-12 09:44:20 +0000 UTCThank you for this! It was worth the wait! 👌👌🏻👌🏼👌🏽👌🏾👌🏿
Palm trees
2021-01-12 09:41:07 +0000 UTCThank you especially for this one 👍👍
Boernd
2021-01-12 09:09:39 +0000 UTCYaaay thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️
Piotr Kostecki
2021-01-12 09:09:20 +0000 UTCOMG FINALLY...IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THE WHOLE TIME😭😭💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Aadishri Soni
2021-01-12 08:56:05 +0000 UTCThank you soo much, finally hair! Can't wait to watch and learn 😍
Stefanie Kellner
2021-01-12 08:50:56 +0000 UTCI'm so thankful for your guides!✨✨✨
Anastasia
2021-01-12 08:45:58 +0000 UTCOmg I’m so happy , can’t wait to watch it 💃💃💃💃thank you so much Loish ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nahla
2021-01-12 08:40:45 +0000 UTC
