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hedspace77 β Drawing Blond Hair Tutorial
Published: 2009-05-06 23:23:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 31317; Favourites: 337; Downloads: 3658
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It'll be better if you downloaded this, rather than Full View.
Feel free to ask me any questions.
I'll submit the finished drawing soon, since I don't like strinking down the artwork that small. ^^
I used the same technique for the coloured pencil drawing: [link] (apologies from me, if you don't like Gackt
)This was initially to help my protΓ©gΓ©e *ShirubaaNeko with her own drawing of the ref.
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Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial!
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Haha, I instantly knew who that was, loved this tutorial, love Gackt!
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Thank you so much for showing this...(hair is my weakness) this sure gives me the best example yet. You are very nice to share this. Thanks again.
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Awesome thank you, I will use this for my next drawing
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thank u! That was Fantastic, and maybe my Favorite Drawing of yours! and Gackt is.. AMAZING
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Your technique with regular pencils is excellent, and this is a very detailed tutorial. I especially like how well you kept the subtle tones in the end and the highlights stood out like magic. I will keep these steps in mind if I ever need to draw complex blond hair myself
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Thank you. I'm really glad you find this tutorial helpful.
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Thanks for making such a geart tutorial. I feel I can defintally learn from this!
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I'm really glad you found this useful/helpful. I was worried it was overly complicated. The technique requires a lot of patience and time, as you'd realised already with any general pencil drawing.
Thank you for the kind words!
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You don't know how hard it is for me to draw blond hair D;
Thank you very much for the nice tutorial.
I'm always speechless if I see your detailed works 
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You just need a few decent 4H, 2H and H pencils which will create the glossy effect of blonde hair.
I'm glad the tutorial was ok to understand... I'm always worried that it was confusing for people. 
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You know what I need?
Patience and stamina! And I have none of it TT
Is it easier to draw straight blonde hair or curly blonde hair?
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Well, I hardly have patience and stamina either. That is something I cannot teach.
Hmm. I would say it's easier to draw curly blonde hair, even though I enjoy drawing the straight blonde types too. It's easier to make curly hair look glossy anyway.
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The right pencils.... seems like I have too many pencils but I don't know if they are good. Sometimes I only use 3 different kinds and that's all. We got some from my school but if I'm honest they are pretty cheap and some have the same hardness (I don't know what's the English word for it... like HB, B, H...)
Really? But you could be right :/
For curly hair you just have to draw shorter lines as for straight hair, right?
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Awesome, I can really use this! I didn't know you where THAT patient, that hair must've taken you ages!
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I can see you making an even better Hair Tutorial. I'm learning from you now!
Thank you for the very kind words.
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Nah, no way! I think I'd suck at making tutorials. I'm too impatient to try and teach anyone, I always assume people know more than they do... You're very welcome and you deserve it!
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Thanks for taking the time to do this tutorial. I Have a complete nightmare every time I draw hair, this should dfo the trick.
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I'm very grateful that you find this tutorial helpful. I was worried I made it too complicated to understand.
The trick with drawing hair is start with the 'simple' parts first, then build it up. It requires a lot of patience.
Many thanks for appreciating.
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It's not complicated to understand (even for me)
It makes me appreciate the amount of time needed to get it right.
I usally do the hair last, and am in a sudden rush to get drawing finished, so patience is the key.
Maybe I should take a break when its time to do the hair, even come back to it the next day.
So many times I do a relativly decent job on the face, and then ruin it with the hair.
Time to change that, Thanks again.
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Thank you, I'm very glad the tutorial is ok to follow.
Yes, taking a break before tackling the task of the hair is a good idea. What I do is pencil-in one layer of strands to the hair, and do the next layer on the next day. I still find drawing hair time consuming...
That's ok, keep persevering.
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a brush for blending? now that's smart xD I'll need to try this out!
The tutorial seems to be helpful, though, without patience even this wouldn't help xD
I'm faving it anyway
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Yes, the small brush has helped me a lot to appreciate normal pencils more. It's handy for detailed shading.
I understand! It's difficult to explain how I draw hair... but trying out things is the key. ;D
Many thanks!
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Thank you. I'm glad this tutorial helps.
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I really like this tutorial, it's very helpful!
Used it for making this [link] drawing, said so in the description as well.
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waaah,i didn't see this befoooore.I'm so happy to see tutorial with Gackt as reference. I'm so thankful and this is so fav-ed
Awesome work,u sure know how to draw Gackt.
p.s.I'm watching you from now on
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Wow, thank you. I'm glad you find this helpful and encourages you to draw him.
Many thanks for the watch as well.
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Great tutorial 
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Good luck with drawing Gackt, he should be alright to draw, and his hair is different ^^
I'm glad you find this tutorial helpful.
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Great one hedspace77, this is an excellent tutorial
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I'm glad this helps.
I'll be making more tutorials.
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I've never been able to tell you how grateful I am for this. Really: Thank you so very, very much for this amazing tutorial. I think it's very helpful, really.
I'm still scared for blonde hair, because I'm afraid I won't have enough patience, but now I know, how it should be done XD
Thank you so much
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No problem. 
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this is very helpful, i've never seen a better tutorial than this. good job!
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Really? Even with those super awesome pencil artists around.
Thank you, I'm glad you find this helpful.
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hey, i have this drawing im kind of stuck on. can you help me with it? i am stuck on doing hair strands and the highlights on the hair. if you can help me i will send you pics of the drawing and it would be great if you can give me some tips and recommendations. thanks!
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Yes sure, send the queries by note. I'll try and respond sooner.
Thanks for asking.
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amazing and helps so much, ive always gotten lazy with drawing hair start making up things but u go fully 2 a T every strand is there, simply y youre the best, such an inspiration.
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No problem! I'm glad this has helped to motivate you as well.
I actually support improvisation (do it all the time).
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I want more tutorials of you. 
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really helpful, i ve not been making much human art
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Thank you, I'm glad you think so.
Well, judging by your latest drawings, you needn't be.
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Wow, this is a great tutorial! I'm gonna use it since I'm drawing Maria Sharapova right now and she has really blond hair.
Your tutorial also made me realise how impatient I am when drawing hair.
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Cool, thanks. Oh there are plenty of blonde tennis players. XD And you're right - she definitely has bright hair.
Glad to have been a help. Yes, I used to be impatient with hair (like scribbling it), but now it's a completely different challenge.
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