Painting Female Hairstyles in Photoshop
In this tutorial, members will learn techniques for painting hairstyles in Photoshop.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, members will learn techniques for painting hairstyles in Photoshop. We'll begin by examining photographs of various female hairstyles and discuss some elements and problems to look for when painting hair. Following this, we'll create a sketch of our hairstyle in addition to painting in a base tone to form a silhouette of the hair. From there we'll continue to build on our silhouette by layering on mid-tones and highlights. Along the way we'll focus on various points such colors, shapes, contrast, and the environment to name a few. Once we have established the foundation for our hair, we'll begin the process of refining and detailing the overall hairstyle. By the end of the tutorial, you'll have new skills and techniques you can use to paint hairstyles on your own projects.
Table of contents
- Examining Hairstyles 7m
- Sketching Out Our Hairstyle 9m
- Mixing and Painting a Base Tone 8m
- Blocking in Mid-tones 9m
- Blending Our Mid-tones with Our Base Tone 6m
- Blocking in Some Highlights 8m
- Adding in Some Additional Colors 10m
- Refining and Detailing 10m
- Continuing the Refine and Detail 10m
- Layering in Additional Hair Strands 10m
- Final Details 8m
- Final Thoughts and Recap 3m
About the author
Kurt is a design tutor at Pluralsight. Ever since he could hold a crayon, Kurt has been in love with drawing. Apart from his dedication to training artists at Pluralsight, Kurt has an extensive background in illustration. He has previously worked for a book publisher, as well as Rhythm and Hues Studios. It was through his extensive industry background that Kurt learned the way of the Wacom, and that the Pen tool is truly mightier than the sword. Along with creating beautiful 2D illustrations,... more