How to Draw Hair

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In this tutorial I show you how to draw hair. How most people approach it the wrong way, and how to get the hair to look 3-dimensional instead of looking like spaghetti...
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[@yankeedrifter81]

You have a talent for teaching. Most teachers do not have it.

[@satkum2101]

yankeedrifter81 sadly

[@antoniasouza3050]

I agree Maybe that's why i never learn nothing Or maybe i'm just idiot

[@Mark-lr9pb]

So true😂

[@pamponpan3376]

True

[@sheelamariecastro]

On point

[@jeremyneill227]

"drawing hair requires patience" oh man, i don't have any of that.

[@gunshot911]

Jeremy Neill lol xD I can so relate

[@riplex9514]

Jeremy Neill I can relate

Then don’t draw.

[@Darknight0681]

It’s actually not as difficult once you have it all setup. This entire process is pretty much how I’ve pencil rendered and painted hair and all it is is working from general to specific. Now if you’re not used to working this way, I will admit this will have a learning curve as you’re basically learning how to see all over again. Though, if you did the entire portrait this way, the hair would just be another element in an entire design and would all flow together properly.

[@RobertKaucher]

Me either. Oh, you mean patience...

[@shinyminy94]

i want to cry

[@JakobPfeifferTheJavascriptPro]

Your not the only one

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you're not alone

[@wonderland2792]

i want to cry too!

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+Nick i (Nickie) My girlfriend broke up with me just a few days ago and I already have bought her a 120$ neckless for valentines day! I REALLY want to cry !!!! :'(

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+Sr Eng Damn, sorry to read about that...

[@symbolicmeta1942]

lol...anyone else notice his hair style kept changing?

[@mst4813]

HAHA XD your right!

[@nankohefting6894]

Ivanliuks you're

[@dank5066]

thanks Sherlock, you can go home now

[@srudeville007]

yup the first thing!☺

[@anyaskirko3201]

yes:)

[@haro.3820]

I HAD A GREAT IDEA JUST PORTRAIT A BALD GUY

[@zuko8946]

BIG BRAIN

[@Hud_Adnan]

yeah a bald female , why didn't I think of that

[@taylorj6177]

@@zuko8946 Check out the big brain on Brad... Forreal doe: like 95% of my drawings are bald people lmao

[@emilartwave]

Mr. clean.

[@francescomiguel3131]

Harvard wants to know your location.

[@bigdipper1578]

"we just jumped in and start scratching away" bro y u gotta call me out? very nice video tho,very educational

[@theriffwriter2194]

Actually showing the person drawing makes a huge difference

[@sunilnarine6313]

proko master show some real time hair drawing demo, that would be helpful

[@Chris-ly3wx]

do a how to draw torso male and female

[@Jkhhkhjygjgi]

this is not his acount. look at his name

[@vindafernando6521]

Change that pictures

[@despise2]

My worst enemy when it comes to drawing: *Hair*

[@aizawhat1377]

Same. I just can't make it 3D!!

[@lonestarr1490]

My worst enemy: the other eye.

[@kevinnguyen552]

My worst enemy: *HANDS*

[@pavalbharathi]

My worst enemy : EVERYTHING

[@kolxvd1828]

@@pavalbharathi 😂😂😂

[@gwynn7235]

" Drawing hair requires patience. " Me : *Search for how to be patient*

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[@Inksploded]

@@Name-kb7kl or we dont and you actualy start working on your content to get subs

[@MrWeebs-gc2jj]

@@Inksploded ooooohhhhhhh roasted

[@maulanalaser4748]

How to draw anime hair: Draw a pineapple, then give it a face. :D

[@talentlessasian330]

Isnt that the guy in jjba part 5 with the fishing rod?

[@issacclarke5801]

XD!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnpaulbruh7909]

@@talentlessasian330 Pesci will be missed 😔

[@Loudshark_]

Or just make a messy piece of clothes and you are done

[@sebulbasebulba5190]

How to draw Pesci

[@jamesrossi8442]

Damn Proko, you are phenomenal. I’m starting in an 8 week drawing class next month and your videos are the best I’ve ever seen. I realize that, while I am inexperienced at drawing, I’m more inexperienced at TRULY seeing. Thanks to your tutorials I’m starting to look at everything in relation to their plane. Stay well

[@Darknight0681]

James Rossi with that, you’re going to be well ahead of the game than most. The biggest stumbling block to drawing period is learning how to really see things. The tones, values, planes, and shapes. You get that right and you can pretty much draw anything. Biggest thing of advice I will give you as a budding artist, if something isn’t working, never cease to go back to those basics. You’ll be surprised how much the problems are usually at the starting line of the foundation.

[@bridgetstyles8654]

there is a group of pencils called Graphite pencils it is graded from 9h to 9b , usually the HB or 2HB pencil is used to sketch, as for shading u must use various grades of pencils like 2B, 4B or even 6or7B, the darkest grades is the 8 & 9B, as for highlights u can use the Kneaded eraser and also the brush is used for shading, I hope that I helped u :)

[@brandonwalker3056]

I am loving your videos. I'm the cliched teenage artist who let my skills atrophy through my early adulthood and at 35 have started retraining myself. Your lessons have given me the confidence to start up again in a meaningful way and I already feel that I'm doing better than I ever have, while recognizing I still have a lifetime of improvement ahead of me!!! Thanks and keep it up!

[@hellagreen2734]

Same. Am 34 and finally realising how much I need to learn and practice.

[@Elk0990]

How do you draw afro?

[@SeaH0rizn]

That killed me XD

[@DEAD-FROM-NY]

It helps if you have Parkinsons

[@iciesXYZ123]

Charles Almon Holy shit LOL

[@MrCaptainInternet]

Charles Almon I got essential tremor >.< Fucking hate it, when i'm drawing

[@DEAD-FROM-NY]

Have you considered creating an the computer? Or even PAINTING in style where your special movements could create beautiful images never seen before? Who knows, Maybe Jackson Pollack has issues but was actually painting in a realistic fashion.

[@hanywell17]

ive drawn my mother and father because of your tutorials thankz

[@purran86]

Wow, texture was the last step, I always thought it was the other way round o.O ¡Thumbs up!

[@humanbeing1429]

Hair texture comes in the last? Now I know why my hair drawings end up looking like a ball of wool.

[@RusimRedom]

I never had the time to try learn realistic drawing but now I have found some :D I started watching tutorials and your tutorials have the best explanation and go straight to point. Ever tried being an art professor at a uni?

[@RusimRedom]

Oh xD Well now I know that you have experience :D In the first place channels like your it the reason I ever stated using KZbin :D And KZbin is a good platform to reach as many people as possible even more than TV can. Like they say KZbin is the new TV now hahah

[@MajesticJoy19]

O.o Am I the only one paying more attention to his hair changing every time than the tutorial at all?....

[@siobhraoreardon741]

Oh my god :), I noticed it once then just couldn't concentrate on what he was saying :D

[@OshunGuanima]

hahahaha, first thing I noticed. I even when back and start de video again to make sure i wasn´t imagining it

[@minicaxotinho]

Lost my shit when the wigged egg showed up.

[@rykensnow]

oh god. at this scene right now

[@lonetraveler3480]

xD

[@Alaiik]

This video really helped me. I love drawing portraits and hair has always been my biggest issue when drawing. I always started with a bunch of strands- like many people- and always ended up frustrated when it turned out looking stringy. Doing it the way he did in the video makes so much more sense. I'm so happy I found this video.

[@ArminJohansson]

Very nice and compact as always! I love the way you approch teaching not doing case examples but teaching mindset and method. I think this toturial is most useful for people at an intermediate skill level who already know a bit about drawing but not specifically hair. Thanks!

[@YukiIwama]

Practice and patience! I love the tip about the 3d "shape" of each lock.

[@SRasheem]

Hi Proko. Do you have any videos on how to draw super curly hair. For example an afro, locks or the natural hair texture of a Black woman? I need help with that.

[@ProkoTV]

Not yet. I plan to do an advanced portrait course in the future that will cover things like different hair types.

[@taylorj6177]

Again, again, and AGAIN: you come through with top-notch content. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PROKO!!!!!!

[@OMGKITTENMEWMEW1]

Thank you again Stan! These are amazing tutorials, been trying to spread the word as much as possible at my school.

[@shanedacillo4278]

All your videos are worth watching.. I agree that you really can't teach everything for free. But everything you say here was more than enough. Thank you so much!

[@sin-qw1uh]

How is art 5 years later

[@maggwhlz]

I've been drawing for years and I now understand how to draw hair, it clicked when you referenced the clay hair, nicely put! Thank you!

[@robcatgg8014]

Hello old comment 👋

[@partialaxis9990]

I just started in Drawing and sketching, and every single video of this Proko is really helpful! thank you so much!

[@wardkerr2456]

You pack a lot of usful information into a short format. Thank you for both.

[@givemeGumGuuuum]

you are really one of the only few people that can make these things soo simply understood. awesome! I love your channel! =) thank you!

[@sin-qw1uh]

Hey 5 year later how's life lol

[@tanzer98]

Thank you so much for these videos Stan, I always look forward to another vid. Thanks to you i'm learning how to draw humans without always copying a picture, my art has improved a lot thanks to you. Keep making great videos! (And I have to ask, would you have some tips about drawing with graphite?)

[@Urza26]

Hey... your tutorials are honestly the best... hope they increase in frequency.

[@JohnnyCatFitz]

Thanks for keeping this up. It's very good and even calming to basically have a list to follow in order. I just bought my first graphite pencils. Spent a total of 3-4 hours trying to draw my hand ✋ 🤐

[@yadyperezmol777]

Didáctico y PERFECTO!! COMO SIEMPRE Muchas GRACIAS!!

[@sidneyhauser1750]

awesome, also I swear your hair style changed in every shot. nice.

[@GwynethSleuth]

Very helpful illustrations on how to do a difficult part of a portrait that can affect all the hard work done on the face. Thank you.

[@chompers11]

ridiculously helpful as always, thanks proko

[@doaawagih62]

i press like before watching >.so helpful :)))

[@starseer73]

that picture is soo pretty

[@sin-qw1uh]

Hey how is art going on after 5 years

[@AlexMik00]

This is one of the best tutorial-channel I`ve seen on KZbin!

[@UnseenDanger101]

Dude I love your videos. Especially you're tutorial stuff. Before all I could draw was cartoons and now I'm drawing realistic people. Thanks a lot man x3

[@SodaaaxPop]

Your voice is so soothing... Although it makes my tired. D;

[@tacomafan7488]

I love the dog the best.

[@Alf1192]

this is the kind of channel i ve been looking for, thank you so much for sharing your experience!

[@ductile12]

thank you for posting these lessons,they are great..and your loomi is a great assistant.wishing you the best bill

[@MrBlankka]

you won a new subscriber with this video, thank you for this perfect explanation :D

[@sin-qw1uh]

u still alive man ?

[@MrBlankka]

@@sin-qw1uh still alive, I guess :))

[@sin-qw1uh]

@@MrBlankka7 years later how is art going

[@MrBlankka]

@@sin-qw1uh Well, I almost became an architect, I'm in my senior year, so I think it's pretty great. What are you doing here? :))

[@sin-qw1uh]

@@MrBlankka looking for people who started art long time ago

[@wisterialove6592]

omg, the dog. but seriously, great videos!

[@Frl_Moehre]

The best video I have seen on drawing hair!! Very well explained! Thank you!! ❤

[@damoncooper7006]

The shadow thing helped me so much wow.

[@TheDeathbyPurple]

this is easily my favorite hair tutorial and its not even really a tutorial lol

[@sin-qw1uh]

How is art going on

[@andrey-xo1kx]

Young proko heheh

[@shinnie6924]

Thank you for your great tutorial. I had watched so many tutorials on the hair, the nose, the eye,... but not until I watched you video that I can figure out how to do it quickly and correctly. For ppl who said this is lack of step by step, I suggest you watch his basic video about shape, edge and value to get the basic, not just concentrating on the hair. This video will make much more sense after you've got the basic.

[@sin-qw1uh]

u still alive man ?

[@Happylluk]

Hahaha. Great stuff proko. I've always been lacking the tools to get to the next level. But the way you break it down is really helping me understand how to achieve the "realistic look". Great stuff can't thank you enough. More pls. Take care.

[@yamibame]

Creo que me gustas mucho. tus videos son muy buenos, bastante intructivos.

[@zeromailss]

can you do some speed drawing instead of skipping everything and only show result? it still help a lot but as an amateur I still got lost from each step to the next one

[@Graveyardgirl33]

Yeah I think I'm gonna watch some hair speed paints after this

[@cjman2ify]

My friend your articulate explainations has just earned you a subscriber

[@Andrew-qs6ml]

I love that you kept changing how your hair looks trought out the video so that people can practice off of your hair thanks for that.

[@quintarrac]

the wigged egg saitama?

[@iphuckeverything8219]

yeah

[@theriffwriter2194]

This video was helpful but out of the hundred of videos on the subject people always explain but don't really show the actual drawing. I realise that most people don't want to watch a long video but artist are more patient. I feel as if this video could of been done with audio only. I guess what I'm trying to say is please fill in the blanks.

[@smctunes]

I'm going to have to disagree with you here. He really broke it down into steps and even demonstrated proper use of the medium to achieve the right strokes for the individual hairs. I particularly liked how he showed the concept of visualizing the hair as a black and white, blocked-in graphic shape and then added gradients, and finally detail.

[@amberdreams_0]

Some of this I think I was already doing, but kind of backwards. I love the step technique you use, and the shading as the starting point. But then again, I just love to watch you draw.

[@sin-qw1uh]

u still alive man ?

[@rudycueto6171]

awesome video Stan, thank you very much!

[@TofPlays]

his hair changes throughout the video, did anyone else notice? xD

[@EGeorgev]

+Tof Plays i did

[@kurut0_teh_real]

me too

[@cjman2ify]

yeh

[@phyllisriley1013]

I noticed right away.

[@antoniasouza3050]

Sorry , i was reading the comments heeh

[@TheiLame]

that's some sexy hair.. * drools.. *

[@sin-qw1uh]

Hey how is art going on after 7 years

[@sin-qw1uh]

Hey how is art going on after 7 years

[@nostalgiagatuna]

Proko you look super good in this video! And thank you, it was super useful!

[@kevinquintana8246]

wow thanks this really helped me out never though of drawing hair the way it was explained here!!!!

[@LeaAngela88]

please!!! make a video on how to draw beard!! 🙏

[@ProkoTV]

Beard is hair!

[@LeaAngela88]

+Proko yes, but there must be some other technique since beard is more rigid

[@yalkn2073]

It is the same! !!

[@Darknight0681]

Everything is nothing more than a mass of shapes and values. Get the basics right and you can figure out how to draw anything.

[@stanninculture1699]

I draw in the anime style, but this is still really helpful, so thanks Proko :3

[@angethedumbone]

TheFangirlGamer sorry for a late reply! Even if you paint in a non realistic way, remember to learn basic of realistic style! It'll help your art a lot to know how to do certain things and experimenting with "the right way" (there is no right way but.. you know, the basic realism). You go!!♡

[@antoniasouza3050]

Yes , you still need to learn these things ,even if you're going to draw anime/mangá/cartoon

[@sunmaw108]

Wow this technique works quite well!

[@APPLE-mq7pm]

He explains so good . keep up the good work

[@firenationfiles2063]

I didn't know drawing hair was so complicated... now I know why I'm not an artist...

[@ickyleg4282]

why am I watching this I sucking at drawing there's no way I could do this

[@ProkoTV]

You could if you practice :) I recommend checking out the fundamentals section on my site. - proko.com/library

[@bananatorpedo275]

you probably also suck at grammar

[@madisunie]

This was honestly so helpful. Thank you!

[@janwaynes.4713]

Man, you never change your intro. Which is awesome

[@mrjam710]

Prof. Moriarty

[@yusronassidqy9584]

Hahaha

[@giorgia7120]

OH MY GOD SO TRUE

[@JuanG2020]

This feels impossible to grasp.

[@nconomy8458]

WOW! This is so informative and I'm so glad you made this. You also are awesome teacher.

[@gdwolf7]

Thank you Mr.Prokopenko!

[@EpicDopeFreshness]

This didn't help much. It would have been nice to see you drawing so that this could be understood. Still cant draw hair..

[@kyosuwyborn8741]

exo is here too ? :')

[@EpicDopeFreshness]

Kyosū Lestat Yes! Trying to learn how to draw their hair xD

[@kyosuwyborn8741]

Flowerade same XD

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Oh my god proud kpoper here😉

[@kyosuwyborn8741]

All kpoper try to draw I think XD

[@MrSpookiness]

Hands... Hands For Me...Suck...

[@senza4591]

I literally couldnot thank you more Proko

[@besteecraft396]

impressive explanation. short and concise. unlike those other tutorials that gets boring as it goes on.

[@junehei1144]

You really remind me a Japanese artist Dōmoto Kōichi, but he suck at drawing though lol

[@sin-qw1uh]

Hey how is art going on after 7 years

[@maxgarda]

i gave up :v i will just draw manga

[@ProkoTV]

+El Garda Try not to put so much pressure on yourself. Learning to draw is a lifelong journey.

[@maxgarda]

Thank you so much, love your vids. it help a lot

[@harpodjangorose9696]

+El Garda Nothing wrong with drawing manga! After a few years of practice (goofing off, really) your pen or pencil will yaern for something trickier.

[@Chris-ly3wx]

practice makes perfect :-)

[@Biroulations]

That's why, the reason right there. kids get stuck drawing manga forever instead of leaning how anatomy and the human body works. Don't get stuck on manga, if you love it and like to do fan art go for it, but don't waste your time in manga.

[@jamesbutner4208]

Your teaching is helpful for persistent artists that draw,thank you for this video☺

[@theartofasa411]

Hey Proko, thank you so much for your help. The hair for me is the hardest part of a portrait to draw but this tutorial has simplified drawing hair so much that I feel very confident when I next approach it. I never knew where to begin and made that mistake you pointed out of going straight in with the texture of strands. Thanks again.

[@sin-qw1uh]

How is art going 4 year later

[@Jefferdaughter]

You're cute, Proko, I'm sure... but showing more of what you are talking about, and less of your face talking would improve your already very good videos.

[@jcepri]

I think he has some of the most interesting art videos on the internet. They have elements of humor, theory, and practical examples that can help even a beginner. What more can you ask for?

[@andybecker9627]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you so much

[@12hu12ik]

Proko you ROCK!

[@yuljuniortv7038]

Proko is really my hero..

[@handsomefatboy]

thank you so much for this helpful tutorial! It helped me so much to put a perspective on how to draw hair!

[@milkbread5036]

This was the best hair tutorial! thank you!

[@gautamkakati2236]

Wow! Thanks a bunch Proko!

[@fayemaher]

I actually have been having problems with hair. Thank you so much I love all your videos they are fantastic.

[@mindovermatter1453]

best tutorial so far...also not 20mins long. length of time really does not guarantee the quality of a tutorial. thanks!

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it helped!

[@girlwithuke9853]

Gotta try this ! Thanks for the tips man.

[@pertopepsozium6295]

wow ur tutorials are really comprehensive nd exceptional... am gonna stick to ur rules...tnx alot

[@resandor]

Brilliant! Thanks for the vid. I like your approach to breaking everything down