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How to Make shiny vector hair

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Problem

I just want to draw a shiny hair for an advertisement of shampoo using illustrator, is there anyone could help me to do this?

Solution

  1. When we get started, using the "Pen Tool" and draw a curved shape. Make sure your lines are smooth and do not have jagged points.

    make shiny vector hair

  2. Go to the Menu and select "Window > Brush Libraries > Artistic > Artistic_Ink." Select the Tapered-Sharp brush. You'll need to adjust the weight of your line so that the hair is thin. As you can see, I've used a weight of 0.25 pt.

    make shiny vector hair

    make shiny vector hair

  3. Draw several more “S” shapes to build up a large volume of hair to add variety.

    make shiny vector hair

  4. Achieve a solid mass of hair by drawing an black “S” shape. We'll place this shape behind the hair to fill in any white gaps.

    make shiny vector hair

  5. Give the shape a shadow.

    make shiny vector hair

    make shiny vector hair


  6. Move the shape behind the hairs.

    make shiny vector hair

Tips

See also

How to Create halftone effect in Illustrator
How to Create a trap in illustrator


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Authors

  Shammask

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