In this article, I will only explain the coloring part, because I am still learning the hairstyle part.

As the title says, I only use one layer property and brush to complete the process.

If you are very proficient with luminous layers and watercolor brushes, this article may not be useful to you...

The software I use is MediBeng iPad version, but it can be extended to all graphics software, I hope it can be of some help to everyone.

Here's what it looks like after it's finished:

1. Background color

Choose the hair color you want, it's about good, and then you can use a filter to adjust

Determine the direction of the light source from the beginning, what I want is the feeling that the light is slanting from the audience to the head of the character

(More details will follow later)

The way to complete the base color varies from person to person, I am used to first use a pen to paint a circle and then use a paint bucket to fill in the color.

2. Shade with a watercolor pen

Open a new layer, use a watercolor pen with a slightly smudge effect, and adjust the concentration to about 30%, so that you can slowly stack the colors

The color is adjusted according to the background color, not directly to black, so the color will look dirty and monotonous

It is recommended that according to the color of the light source, slightly pull the hue of the color of the light source, and then adjust it to black.

For example:

My light source is yellow sunlight, and I will tint my color towards red and darken it a bit.

 

This time, I performed this action a total of 2 times (to red and black), adding a thin line to the place where you think there should be texture, and we will strengthen it when you hold it.

It can be seen that the characters currently have a three-dimensional sense, but it is still not enough.

So we go ahead and add:

This step is to add a brightness that is between the two colors just now, and then tones the red to a little brown. Use a watercolor brush with a concentration of 10~20% to fill in the middle area of the entire shadow area.

Do you feel more comfortable XD?

 

Next, we start to deepen some thin lines, such as the thin lines at the beginning, to make the hair more layered.

Note that it is added along the edge of the thicker and lighter thin line. Do not apply the entire line directly, or directly sandwich it in the middle. This will only deepen the color and will not have a sense of hierarchy.

A better addition is to add on the opposite side of the light source

But it feels like something is missing, and the color doesn't seem to be eye-catching.

So at the end use filters (hue, chroma, brightness) to make the entire shadow layer slightly redder, more chroma, and brighter:

Do you find your hair more natural?

Don't worry about the unshaded part in the middle, that's where we'll light up next.

3. Light (shiny hair)

Here we open a new layer and set the properties to glow.

Glow layers work well to bring out the light, but can become horrible if overused.

One of the main points of using glow layers is to use the highest color saturation and paint with very pure colors.

The color used depends on the lighting or reflective properties of your image.

 

Example: This time the example is yellow daylight, so I'll go to orange.

If today were in blue water, I would choose blue.

It's that simple.

After the color part is explained, another important point is brush density.

The brush density will affect the effect of the luminous layer. If you don't want to paint it, it is too bright. It is recommended to use a density of around 5%, not more than 15%, so that the color can be expressed.

 

 

 

It can be found that the brush concentration of 100% concentration is difficult to gradually superimpose the layers, and the brush concentration of 5% can show the light color and the original background color at the same time.

 

 

Once you have a solid understanding of the glow layer, it's time to start using it to accentuate the shine!

As mentioned earlier, we expect the light position to be as pictured above.

(1) is where 100% of the light is expected to be

(2) is where 50% of the light is expected to be

(3) is the area where we want to strengthen the light

 

Unless it's really in a strong light or an obvious single light source, the place that gets the most light in the middle doesn't need to be emphasized, because it's not bald or very realistic, and the hair is not a smooth surface.

 

First, deal with large areas and places that need to be emphasized.

In this step, be careful not to add too much fun, all the lights are too bright.

First add a slight gloss (red mark) to the area above the expected 50% position of the light, then reduce the brush and lightly strengthen the area in the middle of the aperture (blue mark):

Check the painted light, if you think it is too bright, you can start by adjusting the layer transparency of the emissive layer.

After adjustment, it still feels too bright, that is, you are too heavy.

4. Finish the hair section

5. The finished product with other parts also finished

Of course, this is not the only way to paint highlights, but I don't like to add a luminous layer on the hair to complete the light, so I made some adjustments with some realistic perspectives of three-dimensional and material, I hope it will help everyone!

 

Thank you for seeing you here~