I found a couple of excellent videos today on how to draw realistic hair by artist Darrel Tank. Darrel is an amazing artist and author of the website: http://www.fivepencilmethod.com/. Darrel has perfected a unique technique for drawing amazingly realistic portraits and I invite you to visit his website above to learn more about him and his portrait drawing techniques.
Below are two videos Darrel created that demonstrate his technique on how to draw realistic hair in your portraits. I know his techniques are going to be a huge help for beginners who are struggling with portrait drawing, especially with drawing hair. Enjoy !
How to Draw Realistic Hair Demo | Part 1 of 2
How to Draw Realistic Hair Demo | Part 2 of 2
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Rita on Tue, 31st Aug 2010 11:20 am
Thanks very much, loved the method, the hair looks very good.
Jean on Fri, 10th Sep 2010 5:33 pm
Most portraits have a problem with the presentation of hairs.Sometimes it doesn’t look like normal. That is because we are not equipped with techniques on how to make it more realistic. Your video is a great help. Thanks a lot.
Brittany on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 9:58 pm
Nice post! love the tutorial thanks a lot for sharing this article it is so useful, keep it up!
Tiffany on Wed, 5th Oct 2011 4:54 pm
U should check out darrel tanks 5 pencil method site some free video lessons which really helps beginners a lot