First of all, it is recommended that you develop four good habits in the drawing process. 1. Create a new layer. 2. Store selections: Use channels to store each used selection as a channel. It can be easily recalled when making modifications. 3. Create a new path layer: Create a new path layer before each set of paths is drawn, otherwise the path drawn first will be overwritten. 4. Create a snapshot: Create a snapshot in time every time a satisfactory effect is achieved. Doing the above four points will modify your picture. Bringing great convenience, let’s start the tutorial:
1. Make three brushes as shown in the picture, I named them Fa1, Fa2, Fa3 (note: the background is transparent)
2. Store brushes for long-term use. It is best to store them in the default folder of PS brushes, otherwise you may need to reload them when using them later.
3. Draw the outline of the hair and fill in the base color of the hair. Generally, choose the middle color of the hair.
4. When drawing a path, I always use the free path and I’m too lazy to adjust it, hehe.
5. Click the brush tool, select the hair 1 brush, and make the following settings. Adjust the spacing to 1% to ensure that the drawn lines are continuous. You will also need to make the same settings when replacing the hair 2 and hair 3 brushes in the future. I won't stress it anymore.
6. Create a new layer, then open the path panel, right-click the path layer, select Stroke Path, check Simulate Pressure, use Hair 1 to stroke, select a different color similar to the background color, brush size and path spacing It has something to do with the density of the brush points. I used size 20. The effect is as shown below. Some hair is drawn outside the outline. It doesn't matter. We will adjust it later.
7. Same as above, use Hair 2 to stroke, and slightly adjust the stroke color. The result is as shown below:
