Fast Hair
December 11, 2007 | 0 comments
Author: Vlad Gerasimov
URL: http://www.vladstudio.com
How to quickly draw a creature with hairy body.
In this short tutorial, I’ll share the technique I discovered while trying to quickly draw a creature with hairy body. Ideally, you need Wacom and a lot of time – then the hair you draw will be very good indeed. However, I found that this technique is not bad too, and it’s much faster.
So, to start with, create a shape of… something 🙂
![Fast hair - Step 1](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-1.jpg)
I made this shape only as example.
![Fast hair - Step 2](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-2.jpg)
Create new layer, fill it with grey.
![Fast hair - Step 3](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-3.jpg)
Apply a lot of Noise effect (Filter menu – Noise – Add noise) – about 150.
![Fast hair - Step 4](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-4.jpg)
Set layer opacity to 60-70% – so that you can see the edges of shape you made before. Then, switch to Smudge tool.
![Fast hair - Step 5](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-5.jpg)
In Smudge tool settings (on top bar), open Brush window, and from default brushes, select the one that has 100 as default size (third from end). Keep strength at 50%.
![Fast hair - Step 6](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-6.jpg)
With your mouse (or pen), make a lof os short strokes in the directions that you want your hair to follow.
![Fast hair - Step 7](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-7.jpg)
Move by move, smudge the area that overlays above the shape, plus some area around it. Do not leave un-smudged noised areas inside your shape.
![Fast hair - Step 8](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-8.jpg)
Apply Sharpen effect – Filter – Sharpen – Sharpen. Then again, and again, until the hair is sharp enough.
![Fast hair - Step 9](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-9.jpg)
Finally, group this layer with previous (Layer menu – Create clipping mask) and set its blend mode to Overlay. Ta-da!
(This particular image does not look very polished, but you get the idea? 🙂
![Fast hair - Step 10](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-10.jpg)
From that, with another couple of touches, we can make… a weird hairy creature!
![Fast hair - Step 11](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut31_FastHair/33-11.jpg)
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