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PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFO since not everything fitted in the image


Step 1) Well, that step shouldn't be hard. Just colour it in with the base colour.

Step 2) Make the hair gradient. Add a darker colour on the upper, lower and the parts where shadows are supposed to be (If a hair strand is above another, the one under that strand needs to be darker). Decide where you are going to add the highlights, and add there a light colour. I choosed for green, since it it close to blue. It will give a softer effect if you use another colour than the base colour, but not too bright. Use some pastel-ish colours. Also, the bangs close to the face get the same colour as her skin. Tools used: Water Tool.

Step 3) Shading timmeeee~ Keep the shading simple, don't do it too complicated. Tools used: brush.

Step 4) This step might be a bit hard. I use 'dark' highlights and 'light' hairlights. The dark highlights is just like shading, but I do it differently. If you look closely at the tutorial you can see the technique I used. Just lightly draw lines next to each other. I do the same with the light highlights. But the dark hightlights aren't necessary. You can just skip it. For the light higlights I use a light blue colour, close to white. Ýou can also choose for white if you want, but I think it will look too flashy. Tools used: Crayon tool. If you don't have that one, you can also do it with the brush tool.

Step 5) Change the colour of the lineart. How do you do that? Click on your lineart layer. On the left, above your layer things it says: Preserve Opacity. Click on it. Choose a bright colour, and just go with the pen tool all over the lineart. And tadaaaa ;D Also add some extra strands. Just use the crayon or pen tool, and draw some random strands. It will make the look less stiff c;

Have questions? Leave a comment!


If you want another tutorial (that one will be better I promise lol), just leave a comment! I hope this was useful ;//w//;

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Comments: 112

Candy-Heartswirl [2017-12-15 06:21:56 +0000 UTC]

Can you please tell me the brush setiing for the highlight?    

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Cheriin In reply to Candy-Heartswirl [2017-12-16 12:10:57 +0000 UTC]

Aaah I'm sory, this tutorial is from 4 years ago and I don't use this colorig technique anymore, so my brush settings are different;;;;; I don't remember my brush settings, I'm so sorry TT

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Candy-Heartswirl In reply to Cheriin [2017-12-16 13:36:53 +0000 UTC]

Its okay >v<

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Dekelsa [2017-11-19 23:39:50 +0000 UTC]

so simple but looks so nice, thanks 

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HayMays17 [2017-11-12 14:37:30 +0000 UTC]

thx

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sianic [2017-09-18 12:00:01 +0000 UTC]

this is helpful ^^ thank you for this

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Cheriin In reply to sianic [2017-10-11 18:28:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad!!

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sianic In reply to Cheriin [2017-10-12 01:49:02 +0000 UTC]

happy ^^   

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unit1138 [2017-08-18 23:00:57 +0000 UTC]

Hey it's miku

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Cheriin In reply to unit1138 [2017-08-19 18:40:22 +0000 UTC]

Yep!

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EnderStareEG [2017-07-08 00:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this!
It's very helpful, ill be sure to use it next time I try shading hair!

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Cheriin In reply to EnderStareEG [2017-07-16 14:51:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it's helpful! ^^ 

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Smoll-SummerBean [2017-04-25 11:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the helpful tutorial!

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Cheriin In reply to Smoll-SummerBean [2017-04-29 11:24:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it helped ^^

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plantstronaut [2017-03-24 02:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Very lovely and simple tutorial. X)

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Cheriin In reply to plantstronaut [2017-03-26 12:28:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it helped!

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sinadee [2016-09-30 00:40:28 +0000 UTC]

Water tool? do they have that in PS?

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Poppa6 In reply to sinadee [2017-02-02 09:57:33 +0000 UTC]

in PSD is Blur tool, if its helpful.

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Cheriin In reply to sinadee [2016-10-04 08:05:04 +0000 UTC]

It's a standard tool in SAI, but I don't have PS so I don't know if it's there ;;;; 
Water tool is like an airbrush, though! But a bit more smoother

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Sailing-Ship [2016-08-24 20:48:59 +0000 UTC]

Ah thank you so much! I'm going to try this out, hopefully it'll turn out okay ^^

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Cheriin In reply to Sailing-Ship [2016-08-29 19:16:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, I hope it helps!! Show me the results when it's done! ♥ 

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Sailing-Ship In reply to Cheriin [2016-09-04 17:56:14 +0000 UTC]

I tried it, it didn't exactly work how I wanted it to, so I scrapped it ovo I might try it again though~

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Cheriin In reply to Sailing-Ship [2016-09-25 19:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see! If you try again I'd love to see the results! And if it doesn't work out again, feel free to ask me help ^^ 
I might make another tutorial soon, though! Since this one is pretty old ;;u;;

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Hyakupasaurus [2016-07-24 12:11:19 +0000 UTC]

Do you have any tips for how to make an original style?

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Cheriin In reply to Hyakupasaurus [2016-08-07 20:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Hmm.. That's a hard one ^ ^;;;
Just draw ! I think everyone already has their own original style! Just draw and don't look at too much at art from others ;;u;;

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Hyakupasaurus [2016-07-13 01:14:13 +0000 UTC]

What software did you use?

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Cheriin In reply to Hyakupasaurus [2016-07-13 07:29:36 +0000 UTC]

I use Paint tool SAI !

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TheNinjaTurtleNerd [2016-05-21 18:36:36 +0000 UTC]

May I try and draw this hair style for my teen Titan oc BTW She's the mother of my oc Hailey Her name is Anastasia

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Cheriin In reply to TheNinjaTurtleNerd [2016-05-22 13:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Of course!

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TheNinjaTurtleNerd In reply to Cheriin [2016-05-22 14:15:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Cheriin In reply to TheNinjaTurtleNerd [2016-05-29 10:25:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~

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PabloXero [2016-03-21 16:20:43 +0000 UTC]

Tienes canal de YouTube?

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Cheriin In reply to PabloXero [2016-03-21 20:40:55 +0000 UTC]

No, I don't have one! :c
I'm planning to make one, though, so please keep an eye out! >w<

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ericherii [2016-03-18 00:39:57 +0000 UTC]

what brush setting do you use ?

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Cheriin In reply to ericherii [2016-03-19 20:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Ah, since this tutorial is pretty old and I've changed all of my settings I'm afraid I can't answer your question!! ;;; 
But I can give you my current settings! I don't think they differ that much. Here's the brush tool setting, which I used in this tutorial: sta.sh/010fzlw3j3t (please don't mind the names)

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MissSally13 [2016-03-12 05:45:50 +0000 UTC]

WOW! FANTASTIC!

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Cheriin In reply to MissSally13 [2016-03-14 11:48:45 +0000 UTC]

aaa thank you!!

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MissSally13 In reply to Cheriin [2016-03-14 16:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank YOU

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xxclarksonlilcoyotex [2016-02-18 22:58:54 +0000 UTC]

can I try using this shading for the hairs

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Cheriin In reply to xxclarksonlilcoyotex [2016-02-24 15:47:58 +0000 UTC]

Of course!! ♥ 

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xxclarksonlilcoyotex In reply to Cheriin [2016-02-24 19:36:30 +0000 UTC]

yay thank u

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xxclarksonlilcoyotex [2016-02-11 22:11:28 +0000 UTC]

can i us it

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Jiynkxie [2015-11-06 20:16:46 +0000 UTC]

This was extremely helpful~

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Cheriin In reply to Jiynkxie [2015-11-09 17:31:28 +0000 UTC]

Really? I'm glad it is!! <333

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TimidOtakuGirl [2015-10-25 01:02:16 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute! X3

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Cheriin In reply to TimidOtakuGirl [2015-10-28 10:22:51 +0000 UTC]

Aahh thank you!!

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ShyDandere [2015-09-24 03:18:45 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful, except I just draw in a sketch pad T^T

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Cheriin In reply to ShyDandere [2015-09-25 15:36:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it's helpful! 

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ShyDandere In reply to Cheriin [2015-09-25 21:23:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, but could you perhaps lend me some tips, please? I'm kinda new at free-hand and struggling with the basic shapes. I use online references to practice poses, but I could use all the help I can get.

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Cheriin In reply to ShyDandere [2015-09-26 17:12:11 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! And of course, what exactly are you struggeling with? Or maybe you could show a drawing?? I can also draw redlines for you if you want!!

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