So basically Im just starting to try and draw, but for the life of me I can't figure out hair, how do I not make it look like a clump of black? Im trying to go for a style thats a little cartoonish I guess, not realistic. How do I make it look decent? It's kinda like a pushed back in the front and to the side undercut.
Give up and draw only bald people.
>>3070327
thanks...
>>3070314
Drawing hair is like drawing anything.
Broken into its fundamental parts, it goes general to specific. You block in, shade based on the primary light source, and then add detail until you're satisfied with it.
What you have in that pic would be a block in. So, looking at it logically, next you would plant the midtones and such. The highlights would be last.
If you observe the picture here you'll see what I mean. If you want to go for cartoonish, keep the detail simple and to the point. The important thing is making sure your values are correct and to trwat the haor as a mass, as opposed to a bunch of seperate strands, and it will look fine.
Sorry for my English if there are mistakes. Good luck OP
block, block block
think of hair more like sheets of ribbon, and use that as a baseline
>>3070314
Try to think of the big picture, eople usually get too focused on the details and try to draw hair strands at a time. When it comes to hair, less is more.
Two things off the bat you have to learn the types of hairstyles and how they gravitate, and how it affects (if you're doing character design) the characters presentation.
Observe and emulate on paper styles of hair you desire by first applying arrow strokes on where the hair from the base begins and ends.
The question then is after sketching this is what level of depth in details you want to go.
An added tip is to ask yourself is what hair color you're adding for the individual, cus it sets up the amount of lines you have to add or the focus of light and shading on the hair.