Drawing Black Hair With Colored Pencils

Drawing Black Hair With Colored Pencils

beginner ‎ colored-pencils ‎ drawing-hair ‎ educational ‎ hair ‎ realism ‎ series ‎ technique
Learn how to draw black hair with colored pencils in this experience as part of a short series led by Hayley!

Takeaways

  • Learn how to create lifelike black hair using colored pencils.
  • Understand the importance of layering colors for depth and dimension.
  • Gain skills in blending and shading techniques for realistic portraits.

Key Moments

  • 00:00:00 - Introduction to coloring black hair with colored pencils.
  • 00:00:42 - Tracing the lock of hair and discussing peaks and valleys.
  • 00:03:29 - Overview of colors: cool grays, black, dark indigo, and brown.
  • 00:05:21 - Starting with a light cool gray base layer.
  • 00:11:14 - Adding depth with black and blending with darker cool gray.

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