Step 7: Drawing the hair

I think that hair is the hardest part of computer cartooning. The only thing I can say is draw it. I can't really tell you how to draw it because there is too many styles. In the first figure above the red lines give you and idea of where to place the hair. The rest just show different steps and diferent styles.

There are two main types of hair. Light and dark. When you draw light hair you can give hair the impression of being hair by drawing lines that show flow and hi-lites. The lighter the hair the less lines you will want to use. For black hair you can do several things. If you are drawing a color cartoon you can make the hair almost black. Or you can make the hair black and have blue or white hi-lites. For black and white cartoons you can make the hair black and the lines white(as seen in the image above).

The same "rules"(remember that there are no rules) apply to beards.

The above image shows the steps and final results for dark and light hair. In each row the second from last figure is the finished black and white drawing. The last figure in each row is the finished color drawing.

Here is the final image of the head. Notice that the characters hair is twisted. He is twisted and there for he has twisted hair. Just a small touch that most people won't consciously notice. But unconsciously it may have an effect.

The head of our mad scientist is ready for a body.

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