How to Draw Hairstyles for Manga: Learn to Draw Hair for Expressive Manga and Anime Characters

This book has everything you need to know about drawing hair. If your character is under water, hair blowing in wind, brushing hair, different hairstyles etc. This book has it.

Has a lot of references and is great for artists just looking for hair inspiration, but some of the descriptions are quite vague. The tips are useful though, especially the ones giving tips on hair direction when force is applied! I think if you're a beginner though, looking for a how-to or step-by-step, maybe try a different book

Very good in terms of reference. However there doesn't really seem to be much in terms of instruction.

I absolutely need a physical copy of this. The way that things are broken down is just so helpful and made a big difference in how I think about direction and movement with hair and styles. A lot of the poses also just hit that creative button in me that makes me want to create characters and draw. An excellent reference!

It's only a good reference book it only teaches you step by step once and a lot of tips

I was initially drawn (ha!) to this book because I liked the art style on the cover. I am happy to say that the art inside is also excellent. There are several artists featured in this book, and I found all the art and hair styles extremely pleasing to look at. If you want to learn, you could do a lot worse than the skill presented here.This is more a reference book than a how-to book. When I see a book is "how-to" I usually expect a lot of numbered step-by-step instructions, and complex images broken down into simple shapes. Reference books include a lot more finished drawings (or photos), often with notes. How-to books are a great benefit for beginners who haven't yet exercised breaking down bigger ideas into smaller shapes. The downside is that they don't leave a lot of room for creativity - you either follow the steps or you don't. Reference books assume that you've been doing this long enough that you can simply take what you need and leave the rest. There comes a point in time when an artist moves from how-to books to reference books, and this book seems to sit exactly on that line. The front part covers the basic breakdown of sectioning off hair, setting a hairline, and finding the crown and the part. But more complex ideas like braids and curls aren't given a similar breakdown - only finished drawings with notes. There's a large portion dedicated to hair physics that I liked, including working with gravity, wind, water, and human interactions. I feel like I learned the most in this section. Would recommend this book for artists who have moved past beginner level, are developing their own style, and are looking to expand. Of note: This book does not include much by way of textured hair or extremely short styles.

So many different styles, very detailed. Best reference and information I have seen describing manga hair

Muchos tips muchas formas de cabello

Excellent rien à redire

Es un libro muy útil, ya que describe de manera práctica como dibujar el cabello humano en manga y también en dibujo artístico. Es muy detallado. Incluye secciones para analizar el cabello en movimiento, proporciones, tipos de cabello. Me servirá para mis proyectos artísticos.

Surprisingly lengthy for a book on *just* hairstyles. It's very thorough, and easy to understand. The illustrations are very pleasant, and detailed. The book itself is large, and well-bound. If you're struggling to draw hair in your illustrations, this book can definitely help take your drawings to the next level.