Step 1
Crown and hairline
Mark the crown and draw the hairline across the forehead. Everything is still symmetrical here, and it should be: this hairstyle lives on asymmetry, and asymmetry only reads well when it starts from an even base.
Challenge 6 · Manga hair
Side ponytail
The same ponytail moved to one side, and with it a new problem: asymmetry. One side ends up full, the other bare, and all the weight drops to a single side. The hard part isn't drawing it — it's making it read as a decision instead of a mistake.
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What you need
- An HB pencil to build with, a 2B for the final line, eraser and paper. The head is given: trace the one in the reference and spend the attempt on the hair.
The steps
The first one is here in full. You follow the rest inside the app, with the plate full size and the voice that explains it.
Step 2
The side tie
Step 3
The off-centre parting
Step 4
The asymmetric cap
Step 5
Tension on the diagonal
Step 6
The swept fringe
Step 7
The bare side
Step 8
The knot
Step 9
The fall over the shoulder
Step 10
The tail opens
Step 11
Staggered tips
Step 12
Cleanup and line weight
The rest is inside the app
The other steps, the voice that walks you through them, and the feedback on your drawing are inside the app. Creating the account is free and asks for no card.
An AI compares your drawing with the plate and tells you what to fix. It is not a person looking at your sketchbook.