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: Human Hair

Jimi

When painting human hair, most painters get caught in a tangled mess of brush strokes.

In this series, we’ll learn about the physical qualities of how hair interacts with light and gravity. We’ll also learn how to simplify and stylize hair in our character paintings.

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CHARACTERS

  • Characters:
    • : Human Hair
      • Intro To Painting Human Hair
      • Stylized Hair
      • Hair & Fur: Homework
    • : Human Skin
      • Intro To Painting Human Skin
      • How To Paint Human Skin: Part 1
      • How To Paint Human Skin: Part 2
    • : The Face
      • Don’t Fear The Face
      • The Face In Classical Illustration
      • Recommended Proko Videos
    • : Clothes & Folds
      • Intro To Painting Folds & Fabric
      • Folds & Fabric Painting Demo
      • Understanding Various Fabric Types
      • The Character Of Fabric: Texture
    • : Character & Costume
      • Character Development Through Costume
    • : Live Critiques + Q&A
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with AJ Nazzaro (Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast)
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with Shawna JC Tenney (Host of Stories Unbound)
      • Live Critiques + Q&A with Jenn Ely (Laika, Google Spotlight Stories)
      • Digital Painting Critiques :: Textures & Artful Abstraction
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