A loose cloud outline goes round the head first, then the spiral curls are built ring by ring inside it.

What is the difference between the styles?

Pencil uses faint construction lines and soft hatched shading in the last box. Clean ink draws the hair as pointed locks. Colour steps shows each new line in red.

Can I ask for a different hairstyle?

Yes. Type a different hairstyle, such as a ponytail or a short bob, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.

Are these hand-drawn?

No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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How to draw hair: long straight hair, curly hair, a braid

How to draw hair — a six-panel step sheet drawing long straight hair, the head shape, the parting, the outline falling past the shoulders, then locks and strands, the numbers "1" to "6" in the box corners, graphite pencil sketchbook style, faint construction lines in the early boxes darkening to a confident outline, soft hatched shading only in the final box

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Reading 1Long hair

Reading 2Curly hair

Reading 3Braid

Step sheets for people drawing portraits and characters who want hair that falls in locks, not lines. Each picture builds one hairstyle on a simple head in numbered panels: the head shape and parting first, then the outline, then the locks, curls or braided strands. The three subjects are long straight hair, curly hair and a braid. Type a different hairstyle, such as a ponytail or a messy bun, and the page is built to that request.

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Frequently asked questions

How is a curl drawn?: A loose cloud outline goes round the head first, then the spiral curls are built ring by ring inside it.
What is the difference between the styles?: Pencil uses faint construction lines and soft hatched shading in the last box. Clean ink draws the hair as pointed locks. Colour steps shows each new line in red.
Can I ask for a different hairstyle?: Yes. Type a different hairstyle, such as a ponytail or a short bob, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.
Are these hand-drawn?: No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.