Step 1
Crown and hairline
Mark a point on top of the skull: the crown. It's the origin of the whole hairstyle, and every lock will depart from it. Then draw the hairline across the forehead in a soft curve.
Challenge 1 · Manga hair
Long straight hair
The simplest hairstyle is the best place to learn what applies to all of them: where hair starts, how much volume it has, and how it groups into locks. Get this right and the other seven are variations.
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What you need
- HB pencil, eraser and paper. Draw a quick light head first — or 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 silhouette, off the skull
Step 3
The parting
Step 4
The fringe
Step 5
The framing locks
Step 6
The side masses
Step 7
The flow lines
Step 8
The tips
Step 9
Cleanup and final line
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.