The hair is done; ready for facial features.
Artists who complete portraits in coloured pencil can construct their exertion flash so realistic the attribute nearly seems to be alive. What makes this feasible is the vastness of concern the artist pays to rendering the human race's hair with the hold water tones and texture.
Instructions
Draw Hair with Colored Pencils
1. Capture a photo of a man you demand to render in colored pencil. An alternative is to ask a model to sit for a period of time while you work on her portrait.
2. Sketch the general outline of the model's face and hair lightly with the graphite No. 2 pencil on the artist's sketch pad. Pay attention to the proportions of the face to the hair length.6. Color in the other sections of hair with a light yellow ochre.7.
Select colored pencils which match the tones of your model's hair.
5. Color in the dark areas first by using the side of the darkest pencil lead to make soft thick lines. Draw the lines in the direction the hair normally grows.
Do not go into detail at this point.3. Sketch in the major dark and highlight areas of the hair.4.
Add more tones to the hair by applying tints over the top of the light yellow ocher, going from lightest to darkest. Remember to fill in the sections with lines going in the direction of the hair. Transition from dark to light. Avoid blocks of color.
8. Draw a few flyaway wisps in lighter shades to give a natural look.
9. Soften harsh lines or edges in the hair by lightly using a kneadable eraser to blend the colors. Rubbing the lines firmly with the end of a tortillon will also soften any harsh places in the hair.
