Characters often wonder what their hair is going to look like.  In the previous drawing tip, I talked about how to avoid haystack hair.  If you have not yet seen this tip, it is a good place to start haystack-hair.

I have a character, above, and I can imagine in my mind what I want her hair to be like:  long and lots of volume!

This is how I get there in a few easy steps.

I start by drawing big shapes of hair around her head.  I let my lines be wavy because wavy lines make it feel like the hair has volume.

Next, I am going to erase the lines of her head and shoulder that are now nicely covered by her hair, and add a few smaller sections of hair.  These are just little, slightly wavy V shapes.  I added one falling down her forehead and one by the hair-ends on the right.  These little additions make her hair look more real.   Understandably, she is starting to look a little happier now!

Next, I added some lines to the interior, to make it feel like the hair has texture.  Hair is made of so many fine individual pieces but by drawing a few lines you can give some texture without creating a shaggy haystack. I also added another lock of hair falling down the left side of her face.

I am ready to color.  You can color hair any color you like, even blue!  It just depends on the character.  I chose orange because I have always wished for hair this color.