Any suggestions on how to make hair highlights? How does one know what colors to use? I think I understand for blondes but...I'd just think some suggestions for all hair would be tres bien. or some examples you think i could learn by. ^_~U

i just usually make a sample of the color and mess around with it. if youre really stuck, make a sample spot and run the dodge tool over it and use the dropper to get the right colors. the dodge tool by itself tends to look like crap though, so dont be lazy :P

I mess around with the highlight and burn tools myself. And I sharpen it lightly in places that are supposed to be brighter.

I rarely use dodge nor burn for the hair. Acutally, I don't use a lot of those tools in my drawings either. Well, for the hair, I just put bunch of strands of different shades over the base color and put few strokes of white with low opacity on the appropriate areas.

Well if you want to highlight black hair (which i'm am fairly good at) then just draw the outline of the hair first (with no detailes) then, once you've done that, draw the highlights as "jagged edges" inlining the hair. Basicly the highlights are jagged polygonal shapes.

o__o; You use the burn tool? Errm.. I just use different shades of the hair color, dark for shading and lighter for shine.

yeah, i've done that before.

http://cellosoft.com/2draw/view/32425/ Staci a while back made an awsome Hair Tutorial (pay no attention to the name ;P ) but yeah, that helped a lot to see it on different layers, so hope that helps :) and thanks Staci for the tips again.

a-arigato gozaimasu. -o- i am soooo greatfull 4 ur advise~! x3 me007 - your tutorial was awesome~! x3