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every time I draw (traditional or digital) hair it allways looks like it's floating, I would like to fix it?

digital:http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/Arena-37-Uruh...

http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/Loli-rot-draw...

http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Birthda...

traditional: from traditional: http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/GazettE-Uruha...

http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/It-s-just-Not...

The hair looks like it's... floating over the subject, rather then on him or her.

Is this a problem with my placement of it, me forgetting the light source, shading, what?

Anyone know how to help this, because it's really bothering me...

-_-;

Update:

yes, thank you very much... (but the hair floats, it always comes out floaty...)

Update 2:

at ?

thank you. I have a thing against art lessons however. (for one thing there's noone in my area that can give decent ones...) but I took a writting course one year, and I haven't done writting since then (3 years ago)

because it was just that discuraging and horrible. Bad teacher.

I'm not risking that with art, I like it too much...

I take to long to draw from real life ^^;

noone can not move for 7 hours....

But I don't see a problem with drawing off pictures? Is there one?

Traditional artists don't start with anything, it varies from artist to artist. Not everyone does the same thing

(example, I draw freehand, some people use graphs, some use that box people thing)

and I wonder if you're copying that and posting it on questions here?

^^;;;

because that doesn't help at all with my floating hair delima, as it's not an anatomy problem...

And your comment had nothing to do with it.

T-T

*sorry if this was a harsh reply, i'm a bit grumpy... *gives cookies as appology*

Update 3:

*change "traditional artists don't start with anything"

to

"Traditonal (or any artist for that matter) artists don't all start with the same thing. "

Update 4:

@ Kissed

Read the first sentance, automaticly liked you XD

*yay GazettE

okay, I kinda just... paint it. ^^;

So I'll try drawing coming from that dirction :)

and.. oups, that was the lineart. O_o;

*forgot to take it out*

*goes off to take it out*

(the random white lines all over the place)

Thank you so very, very much :)

*sends hugs*

Update 5:

okay, took out the lineart that I had left in...

^^;

http://swimmengal.deviantart.com/art/Arena-37-Uruh...

Update 6:

oh, and I don't draw as many individual strands as it looks like :)

I shade it, then I add in a few strands- particuarly around the outline of the hair. Same idea, it just makes it look like there's a lot of individual strands- but there's really not as many as it looks.

I'm afraid that doesn't wook so well with light colored hair though, does it? ^^;

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Before I answer your question; i have to say it's great seeing another Gazette fan! :D

    Anyway, it seems as if you are having issues with making the hair appear to be actually growing out of the person's scalp. A good thing to remember is to know where the hair is coming from. Rather than randomly adding hair, start from the root, where hair comes from, and draw towards where the hair ends.

    Another trick that might help is start from the bottom layers of hair first. Try adding hair that is closet to the neck, then add layers of hair as you progress towards the top of the hair. If you are looking at the person, do their bangs last as it is the layer of hair closest to the viewer; that way your hair has dimention and it is clear how far each layer of hair is.

    The last thing I think would help you is to shade. Yes, even if you use tiny strokes for hair, it can still be shaded. Hair has to be shaded just like anything else would. The darkest strands of hair are the ones furthest from the light, whilist the lightest strands are nearest. I noticed that a little thing you can change is the amount of extremly light strands of hair. It tends to be over used and throws off your lighting entirely. Stick with using light strands sparingly and only where the light hits :)

    Other than that, I don't think it's really that bad. I, as another artist, do not believe it is as "floaty" as you describe; after all only the artist can see the faults of the work.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know about 'floaty' but I can tell you this: Your color contrast is way too high in your hair. I've also noticed that you seem to try to draw each and every individual hair, people don't see that way. The brain groups the individual hairs into one mass with varying shades and highlights. I think was bugs you the most is that the hair distracts from the natural focal point of a person, the face.

    When you draw you should try to 'imply' hair rather then get overly detailed about it. I like your traditional pieces, the hair is still a bit over-detailed but they lack the contrast issues of you colored pieces. Try lightly blending the hairs so they create a more solid mass of color that will help with the airy feel.

    take this piece for example, although some of the hairs are detailed most of it is defined by shadows and highlights. your brain just tells you that there is hair there.

    http://empress-hart89.deviantart.com/art/People-29...

  • Mara
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    First of all, those are amazing! You are a very talented artist, but it is obvious you draw from photographs, not real life. See if you can sign up for a life drawing class. Traditional artists start with a gesture drawing, then draw the skeleton, add muscles, fat, skin, then hair and clothes last. This may seem like a waste of time, but once you really understand anatomy, your work will improve a ton. If you can't take a class, there are a bunch of great books on anatomy for artists, and some great website or tutorials on youtube. This is my favorite http://www.vilppustore.com/manuals.htm I got to meet the author, and he is an amazing artist. I learned so much from him. That book has a ton of techniques for making things look 3d and more realistic. This book is also great, and it is online for free http://www.scribd.com/doc/2893686/Drawing-and-Anat...

    Source(s): BA in art, professional artist.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I wash my hair about 5 times a week.

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  • 1 decade ago

    They all look awesome. :)

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