That's really nice. It really helped me think through some of the hair problems I've been having.

Thanks

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I concur. ^^ Tis why it is... "J's guide to drawing anime hair" not... uh... whatever you'd call a more.... other... thingy....

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Nice tutorial, thanks for writing it ^.^

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You did it after all o_o... I worship you even more now, because you showed us how to do something I thought couldn't be teached!~

This is really gorgeous, really. I love the way you draw hair, the way you just simply draw. Show me how to draw now!...... No, joke :3. I just have to ask you something; how do you do the clean lines? I mean, it this done in a natural flow, OR in little lines, like passed over and over again, then erased to make it look smooth?
Because I'm having real troubles with smooth 'n' soft 'n' clean outline. Which I deeply suck at.

*sends you some love and support* Very interesting tutorial, as I mentionned earlier :3 *purr*

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I struggled with the lines for a long time too... there are a couple things that have helped me...

1 - Drawing with pen constantly and learning how to guide your lines where you want them. Sketching with pencil, in a lot of ways, gives you too much ability to erase and fix; if you force yourself to draw with pen (I like sharpies) you can gain a lot of confidence with lines.

2 - On a computerly technical level, I found that a huge part of getting lines I liked was creating my own pen instead of defaulting to Painter's pens. Also, of course, finding a tablet and a painting program that fits well is a must.

As a general rule I tend to sketch lightly and then reinforce the lines I like and erase the rest, leaving heaviness in places where I want a lot of graphical weight (like eyes, lower curves of hair, etc). I dunno if this is making any sense; most of my graphical knowledge is instinctual rather than intellectual and I'm not so good at explaining ;

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Q: Is there such a thing as a swashbuckling metafictional parody about pirates and break-dancing zombies?

A: Why, yes. It's called Derelict Heaven.

No no, believe me, you're good at explaining! Actually more than myself
These tips might help me, really. Because I immediately spotted my problem. I only sketch(most of the time) and do my lines little by little; I might be counting too much on my eraser...
Else than that, with pen, my hand keeps shaking slightly and it ruins my pictures. >> That's the main reason why I don't ink anymore - oh yeah, and also because my pens dried XD;
I often tried to do long a smooth lines on computer, but it never worked. Also, my tablet it 5cm x 10cm (approximately, I don't have any rule) big, so it's pretty tiny... But I also have a very small screen, 600 x 800. oO; Oh well :3

These are my two missing tools X3 But thank you! I'll do my best on owrk on that :333

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great thanks .. this is very helpful Blush

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YAY! Wispy hair!

This was monumentously helpful; I love the wispy-hair effect (my hair either looks like block-ness anime style or strand-by-strand shoujo style ).