How to Draw African American Hair/4C hair types.

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  • @khoulofficial
    @khoulofficial 4 роки тому +1335

    Thank God I found someone who draws traditionally black hair, I literally started drawing and drew a blank because I've never seen many black hairstyles drawn

    • @quincy7563
      @quincy7563 4 роки тому +10

      @Imaru Lewis same

    • @RollingDodge
      @RollingDodge 4 роки тому +12

      I recommend the UA-camr #Talart, who also has hair tutorials.

    • @khoulofficial
      @khoulofficial 4 роки тому +9

      Bro youtube didn't even tell me this got 242 likes 💀

    • @deajahnaismith5344
      @deajahnaismith5344 4 роки тому +28

      Exactly! Then in majority of anime’s and cartoon shows the black characters have mostly straight hair😭

    • @L1yan1gy
      @L1yan1gy 4 роки тому +21

      @@deajahnaismith5344 bruh ikkkk like they know dang well we black people dont got straight hair😭

  • @jordanwilson34
    @jordanwilson34 4 роки тому +385

    thank you so much! i'm an asian artist, but i always want to show diversity in my artwork in races, hairstyles, body types, etc., but i've always struggled with traditionally-black hairstyles, so this was a big help!!

  • @colsen.2913
    @colsen.2913 4 роки тому +1001

    YURRR
    ngl you made me want to draw again...

    • @ItsAJArt
      @ItsAJArt  4 роки тому +134

      I’m happy to hear that 👌🏾🤩

    • @iksd4632
      @iksd4632 4 роки тому +9

      Same dude:(

    • @raashid_kf
      @raashid_kf 4 роки тому +6

      saaaaaaaaaaaaaame!!!!

    • @bannanamae253
      @bannanamae253 4 роки тому +5

      @@ItsAJArt please make a patron so we can support you and get more art tutorials/classes!!!!!

    • @seadog6729
      @seadog6729 4 роки тому +1

      same lol

  • @Cybo-18
    @Cybo-18 4 роки тому +943

    I’m glad UA-cam decided to bless my recommended with this video because, even if I am black, I still struggle with black hair textures.

    • @papasscooperiaworker3649
      @papasscooperiaworker3649 4 роки тому +17

      Yooo! Where's your profile pic from? It's awesome!

    • @Cybo-18
      @Cybo-18 4 роки тому +22

      Papa's Scooperia Worker Holy crap, I didn’t even realize someone replied. I’m sorry for the late response, but here you go: www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/67209108

    • @Thebes17
      @Thebes17 4 роки тому +24

      Same...i know afros but braids....lord

    • @deariisy
      @deariisy 4 роки тому +10

      @@Thebes17 ikr

    • @jessenotmessy6549
      @jessenotmessy6549 4 роки тому +5

      I subscribe to you

  • @miriamaesthetic5137
    @miriamaesthetic5137 4 роки тому +478

    Everytime I draw a black character it takes longer especially when they have braids or locs but the end results are always my favourite

    • @lilac_blob
      @lilac_blob 4 роки тому +26

      I die trying try to do dreads

    • @lilac_blob
      @lilac_blob 4 роки тому +8

      lambnoodles thanks I struggle the most with texture

    • @adu1991
      @adu1991 4 роки тому +15

      I'm Black and I've drawn an anime version of myself before, lol.
      The hair was easy to do too. I have a flat-top hairstyle :)

    • @b1njjj95
      @b1njjj95 2 роки тому +6

      My struggle is not so much the time it takes to work on black hairstyles, but more so which hairstyle to draw since there are so many different hairstyles to choose from. 😩 It takes me forever to decide!

  • @jassinclair6239
    @jassinclair6239 2 роки тому +29

    I'm not even an artist but I've always wondered how black character's hair was created and I'm flabbergasted at how easy this is! Thank you for sharing your skills with me!

  • @danierupieru5640
    @danierupieru5640 4 роки тому +256

    Im an up and coming artist too! I want to get better because I stopped for a bit. So I really appreciate this🙏🏾

    • @kyndell3721
      @kyndell3721 4 роки тому +7

      Same I always get so frustrated everytime I draw and it don’t come out right 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @mary_carrera
      @mary_carrera 4 роки тому +2

      We love a how to video ❤️👏🏻

    • @orezoria4745
      @orezoria4745 4 роки тому +1

      Kynnie Poo Fr though I got so mad I was red asf and I'm mixed and you can barely see me get red 😭

    • @kyndell3721
      @kyndell3721 4 роки тому

      orezoria omg yessss 😭 I felt that‼️ I’m trying to be patient and let myself learn but it’s so hard when all my drawings look like 💩

    • @danierupieru5640
      @danierupieru5640 4 роки тому +1

      Should we make a group sharing our art?

  • @lowercasesolar9019
    @lowercasesolar9019 3 роки тому +47

    i have black characters in my story (as one does) and i wanted to draw them with hair that isnt just vaguely curly and this is incredibly helpful. i was intimidated at first because i was going by the beginner logic of drawing all the details, but now you showed how to simplify it, so thank you :)

  • @mscoleee
    @mscoleee 4 роки тому +202

    i stopped drawing for 3 years and then i found your tiktok and now im on my drawing playlist drawing at all times of the day lol (btw this is going on my playlist and i might do a youtube video trying to recreate these hairstyles so thanks for the video idea and i love your drawings!)

  • @kathykatelynify
    @kathykatelynify 2 роки тому +10

    Thank you... my friend asked me to draw him and he has beautiful locks... I drew a complete mess at first than decided to look for a tutorial. Yours is great and super simple to follow. Appreciate you. Bless up. 🙌

  • @meshy3845
    @meshy3845 4 роки тому +262

    Oml I was struggling so hard with drawing braids until u uploaded this tysm!

  • @barellie
    @barellie 4 роки тому +53

    I literally said "Oouuu" out loud when you started drawing the fro. This is a 🔥 tutorial

  • @emilythequeen1
    @emilythequeen1 4 роки тому +100

    This is so cool, my daughter likes to draw all ethnicities and struggles with how to show African hair types well. Thank you for sharing your talent!

  • @poppycartergraphics120
    @poppycartergraphics120 4 роки тому +20

    This was so helpful! As a black woman with 4B/4C type hair, I want to get more into drawing poc, but I was never taught how to draw textured hair. Your art style is beautiful, by the way. Subscribed. ♥️

  • @kristinad.johnson409
    @kristinad.johnson409 4 роки тому +47

    I love the braids! They look so beautiful! This really helped, thanks so much!! 💕

  • @GabimaruSano
    @GabimaruSano 4 роки тому +309

    The issue isn’t that other people have 4c hair too...it’s just that we’re not all American. Black people aren’t exclusively “African Americans”. This is just a black hair tutorial.

    • @ccharles1085
      @ccharles1085 4 роки тому +55

      He is clearly American, though. Why does it matter?

    • @tianasimms5198
      @tianasimms5198 4 роки тому +44

      Does it really matter it was a hair tutorial not a black people history tour (im saying this and im black)

    • @filtrations
      @filtrations 4 роки тому +92

      @@ccharles1085 when you're talking about white characteristics or asian characteristics you dont say "white american" or "asian american" you would say white and asian. you should say black when you're talking about something that deals with black people regardless of their nationality because black people reside all over the world.
      tl;dr all african americans are black, but not all black people are african american

    • @ccharles1085
      @ccharles1085 4 роки тому +21

      Filtrations here’s the thing, though. You and everyone who clicked on this video knew what he meant. Also, not all Asian, white or black people have the same characteristics. Ie Ever heard of Gaelic features? There are diff cultural elements that influence the way that styles are presented. So there is a distinction between continental Africans, Europeans, Americans, Islanders, etc. It’s disingenuous to ignore that. I think you all just wanted something to complain about.

    • @animezae
      @animezae 4 роки тому +4

      Thank you.

  • @crybxbyy_
    @crybxbyy_ 2 роки тому +3

    im so glad i found your youtube. i love watching your tiktoks and accidentally came across your youtube looking on how to draw black hair types

  • @zoomali8768
    @zoomali8768 2 роки тому +2

    I mostly draw afros so this rlly helped creating more hairstyles for my poc drawings

  • @sh3_krafty992
    @sh3_krafty992 4 роки тому +41

    I'm self taught, teaching myself to draw and your tutorials have been so helpful, easy to understand. I actually got the "Hair" the first time I practiced all the styles you showed. #Thanks

  • @mitchellmobley7700
    @mitchellmobley7700 3 роки тому +4

    Dude! All of my black characters are about to get a major upgrade. I stray away from drawing them often because I'm not good at the hair but this is SUPER helpful. Now as a black guy I feel confident in drawing characters that look like me. Thank you SO much! SO glad I'm subbed and this came up.

  • @magicmike8124
    @magicmike8124 4 роки тому +15

    You are one the reasons why I love sketching🙏

    • @ItsAJArt
      @ItsAJArt  4 роки тому +3

      Much luv to ya 😭🙏🏾

  • @hyenawarrior8925
    @hyenawarrior8925 4 роки тому +12

    AHH FINALLY A GOOD TUTORIAL. Curly and or fine hair is soooo hard to find drawing tutorials! One of my main characters has very curly/afro like hair and now I can draw her better ahhh yes!

  • @tired4672
    @tired4672 3 роки тому +1

    honestly black hairstyles have always been my favorite to draw, they're so much fun and allow a lot of cool shapes and textures that are fun to draw

  • @b1njjj95
    @b1njjj95 2 роки тому +1

    The braid tricks were really helpful. Thanks so much for sharing your trade secret! 😀 Lolll

  • @Martinez-bq5cm
    @Martinez-bq5cm 4 роки тому +99

    Yo can you make a eye tutorial and can you tell us what exercises you did to get a steady hand

    • @ItsAJArt
      @ItsAJArt  4 роки тому +23

      Sure thing!!

    • @RollingDodge
      @RollingDodge 4 роки тому +2

      @@ItsAJArt also lips, nose, ears and eyebrows. I struggle with size, position and proportions.

  • @Ash-chr
    @Ash-chr 3 роки тому +1

    Thank GOD i found you on UA-cam. I'm drawing out of my comfort zone and this helps so much

  • @mintytrash
    @mintytrash Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! I have multiple characters with 4C hair types, and yes most of them are of African heritage (not all of them are American) and my favorite styles to use are the braids and afro puffs! You didn't talk about puffs specifically but tips from the afro will still help.

  • @Steveallen68
    @Steveallen68 2 роки тому +2

    I draw sometimes and I was struggling to draw our hair. 😂. But I'm glad that I subscribed to your channel. And now I can take the African-American's hair to a another level. Thank alot.

  • @missmaggie6633
    @missmaggie6633 4 роки тому +40

    Omg I wanna draw like u ur so good

  • @LadyInTheTree
    @LadyInTheTree 4 роки тому +2

    I have watched SEVERAL tutorials on braids ... NO ONE HAS EVER TOLD ME NOT TO TOUCH THE ZIG ZAG LINE!!!! Excited to watch more of your videos !

  • @SdotWebb
    @SdotWebb 2 роки тому +1

    Happy more of us are preparing to draw and create our own black characters. These videos are essential

  • @obakengsefawa1963
    @obakengsefawa1963 2 роки тому +1

    Dude you killed it. You're just easy to listen to and you're pretty fun. Your actual hair is pretty cool too 😁

  • @Tykei
    @Tykei 2 роки тому +2

    This was GOATED honestly. Really been struggling with texturing hair and slacking on the wave that is afro textured hair for my characters. I'm trying to change that-- really push for showing onlookers that people of colour have always belonged to this medium!

  • @favorohanwe9575
    @favorohanwe9575 4 роки тому +4

    "you guys are getting exclusive shit right here, HELLO" lmfaoooo, had me dead tbh, you're so humorous lol, amma subscribe

  • @trashbandic00t
    @trashbandic00t 4 роки тому +3

    I'm drawing Amanda Gorman for practice and stumbled across this video because her hair is so beautiful and deserves justice. Thank you so much for this! Def will be checking out your other tutorials--so easy to follow along.

  • @milanwoodley
    @milanwoodley 4 роки тому

    Thank you for your light and informational tutorial. I really enjoyed your spirit, please continue to hone your talent

  • @poorsocialskills
    @poorsocialskills 4 місяці тому +1

    Omg finally I find a tutorial for textured hair!!! My partner is black and I've been wanting to draw her for so long and I don't really know how to draw textured hair so this was a god send

  • @dumdummcgee4058
    @dumdummcgee4058 2 роки тому +1

    you are a life saver omfg!!! im doing character design, and I needed help with the hair. please never stop doing what you're doing, it helps SO MANY young artists out there!!

  • @nonekbonetone
    @nonekbonetone 4 роки тому +2

    you have a great way of teaching. You make it look simple but it's obvious that you don't just draw. You study your craft. Keep the art coming!!!

  • @mischievousart
    @mischievousart 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for posting. I'm working on drawing black characters and I appreciate this tutorial.

  • @hacksawhomo1503
    @hacksawhomo1503 4 роки тому +9

    I’m working on including more diversity in my art and writing, and this was super helpful!! Thank you so much! (Your art is awesome btw!! :O)

  • @berthap9756
    @berthap9756 3 роки тому +3

    es tan divertido dibujar afro hair!!! mi parte favorita de dibujar un rostro siempre ha sido el cabello 🥺💖 thanks for the tutorial!!

  • @florencehawkins4915
    @florencehawkins4915 4 роки тому

    I love your hair will be using it in my stories thank you so much for your talent and sharing it with the world God bless

  • @notmaycody
    @notmaycody Рік тому

    great tips! tysm. drawing features that arent always seen is so fun. maybe im minimalizing but its like an extra tool in your toolkit. besides, making ppl feel seen and heard is a huge, huge point of art in the first place

  • @annie_artz
    @annie_artz 4 роки тому +32

    Wuzzup!? I found you on tik tok! And I love your energy and your art style!! Tysm i love your videos I followed/subscribed!! :)

    • @ItsAJArt
      @ItsAJArt  4 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much really appreciate it 🙏🏾💙

    • @Scilla_Sage
      @Scilla_Sage 4 роки тому

      What’s his Tik Tok?

  • @lunarevei327
    @lunarevei327 4 роки тому +1

    ty so much for this art tutorial, as someone who has plenty of black characters this was a breath of fresh air and will drawing them easier.

  • @Rerum-Ars
    @Rerum-Ars 4 роки тому +1

    My guy thank you. I can not tell you how much you've helped me. My guy don't ever stop drawing

  • @Totorh03
    @Totorh03 4 роки тому +1

    I literally saw your tik toks in so many compilation but without my glasses I could never read your handle. It took me a whole week of constant search to finally find you! Honestly best tutorial I have ever seen for African hair and I can't wait to use rewatch for my POC OCs!

  • @lostonliferoad
    @lostonliferoad Рік тому +2

    This helped soooo much! I've been struggling with drawing 4C hair and this was so helpful. Thank you very much!

  • @jazminrussell2679
    @jazminrussell2679 4 роки тому +8

    I've honestly never tried drawing this kind of hair before... totally gonna try now, thank for the tute bro

  • @AK-oi1uo
    @AK-oi1uo 4 роки тому +5

    This tutorial was amazing, and your art style is beautiful! Very skilled.

  • @heathershea4916
    @heathershea4916 4 роки тому +1

    I've always wanted to know how to draw braids and dreads and this is most easy to follow tutorial I've ever come across - thank you so much !

  • @clawale
    @clawale 3 роки тому +2

    THANK U. ive always wanted to give my characters different types of hair besides just straight but never knew how i should do it so this is so helpful.

  • @thechristianteen9167
    @thechristianteen9167 4 роки тому

    Afros, dreads and braids are my literally favorite hairstyles. I'm a fan of big and long hair. Usually curly.

  • @bananamonster7
    @bananamonster7 3 роки тому +1

    this is the most entertaining art tutorial vid i've seen on youtube. thank you
    edit: and educational!

  • @crustalee
    @crustalee Рік тому

    Yess thank you so much for this video. I've been trying so hard to learn how to draw black hairstyles and I appreciate content made by black artists!

  • @tamiathompson3426
    @tamiathompson3426 4 роки тому

    I literally just stumble upon your video and I have always struggled with drawing 4c hair and now I got my motivation back to draw again, thank you!

  • @giantsalamander
    @giantsalamander 4 роки тому +1

    this is the first thing that came up when i looked into properly drawing black characters' hair and it couldn't be more helpful! it's exactly what i was looking for, it was so much easier to follow than other video art tutorials i've tried to follow for other subjects in the past and also your art is so cute! thank you so much

  • @Starhound
    @Starhound 4 роки тому +1

    Came here from the TikTok tutorial. DUDE. These are amazing resources, and i wish any art class I took back in school had taught stuff like this. Hair has always been one of those "Oh god, what do i do with this?" moment when drawing figures, but seeing it broke down like you've done makes me want to start experimenting and playing around with it again.
    You are doing amazing work, sir. Thank you for your tutorials

  • @tarajisama2809
    @tarajisama2809 4 роки тому +15

    This man is so funny 😂😂😂😂And cool. He keeps what he's doing interesting and fun to learn. You got my sub 😂😂😂😂😂. Thank you it really helped me with my Manga character

  • @thatvagabondwitch8828
    @thatvagabondwitch8828 4 роки тому +2

    Hey, thank you for making this video. I'm attempting to draw natural African-American hair for the first time and this was really helpful!

  • @Kitunagod
    @Kitunagod 4 роки тому

    I'm glad there's tutorials on how to draw 4C hair. I love it. Your art is so inspiring. I'm glad I found you.

  • @com4tose
    @com4tose 4 роки тому +2

    You're so funny and helpful at the same time! UA-cam needs more tutorials like this!

  • @raeqnnqwnn7070
    @raeqnnqwnn7070 4 роки тому +3

    Saw this on twitter💚 Had to find the full video. I've been trying to create everyday (sketch, painting, poetry or work on one of my books) I'm gonna watch all your videos so I can get better in the art department, you're a great teacher.

  • @von1trice
    @von1trice 4 роки тому

    Dude, thank you! You are fantastic! Why can't most artists be this fun, funny and informative? I learned a butt ton in 13 minutes that most artists take over an hour to teach!

  • @elizabethdavidson3479
    @elizabethdavidson3479 4 роки тому +1

    I'm trying to be more inclusive with the characters I draw, this really helped so tysm!

  • @Vanus_hi
    @Vanus_hi 11 місяців тому

    Thank you so much. I've been wanting to draw more diversity and learn instead of using online bases for my chericters because i never felt i could draw the hair right. This has become one of my favret videos for learning.

  • @careline939
    @careline939 8 місяців тому

    I recently started getting back into drawing and doing pictures for the books I'm writing, and my female main character has this elaborate afro haircut. I was watching other tutorials on how to draw anime etc. but I never found any with afro hair before so this was really helpful!

  • @creativisuals9685
    @creativisuals9685 3 роки тому +1

    You explain things so simple compared to other artist 🥺. I’ve been trying to her better at drawing people and you help so much 😭.

  • @devynepdf
    @devynepdf 4 роки тому +3

    the “c’s that overlap” method is how I always draw braids. But I like the long way you taught waaaay better

  • @IBeezSoCrazie
    @IBeezSoCrazie 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you soooo much. Its wild how much digging I had to do through youtube to find this. I swear the black and poc artists aren't popular enough here. Meanwhile y'all be just as talented... its a shame.

  • @justinewong9765
    @justinewong9765 Рік тому

    This tutorial did wonders for me, I'm keeping this safely tucked away in my playlist...

  • @tasharichmond7488
    @tasharichmond7488 4 роки тому

    Hayyyyy......our hair is SO DOPE and magical to illustrate! Great video!

  • @tyshiddejuremanbey1313
    @tyshiddejuremanbey1313 4 роки тому

    You are my favorite Artists, hands down!!!

  • @TTALeapMonster
    @TTALeapMonster Рік тому

    I followed this video from the Resource Document on Understanding and Portraying Black Hair Respectfully
    by louham! just to spice up the textures in my OC's hair. And I did NOT think the dreads would turn out to be my favorite part!! They came out super good especially after they were shaded and colored in. I now have 4 braiding techniques, and I wanna try to make my afros look better now too. Thanks a tonnnn!!!

  • @seano5297
    @seano5297 4 роки тому

    Truly astonished ✊✨🙏 made me draw again 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @davidwilsondxc460
    @davidwilsondxc460 4 роки тому +10

    "Buttons on a freaking PlayStation controller"🤣🤣🤣, guy you're awesome

  • @aishaw132
    @aishaw132 4 роки тому +7

    You are very talented! I love your style. There isn't enough minority representation in the tutorial world. Keep doing this!! I found you on tiktok and now I will be tuning in for youtube lessons for real 💖

  • @nana57-s3l
    @nana57-s3l 4 роки тому +12

    you saved me honestly, my story has black characters as the protagonists but I suck at drawing their hair... thank you!

  • @paperbodi6623
    @paperbodi6623 4 роки тому

    Haha😆your personality is great; loving the illustration style!

  • @AAARP
    @AAARP 4 роки тому

    This tutorial is an absolute life saver!

  • @haileycaughman
    @haileycaughman 4 роки тому

    I liked this you made drawing hair seem like so much fun

  • @nadineknighten343
    @nadineknighten343 4 роки тому

    Keep up your contribution to helping us move to the next level

  • @cleof1503
    @cleof1503 4 роки тому

    I LOVE your style!! Thanks for this tutorial

  • @jonathanlinder9926
    @jonathanlinder9926 4 роки тому

    The method and art style is 🔥, 😎 video, I give it 5 🌟 's.

  • @trickshotthefinaltrick
    @trickshotthefinaltrick Рік тому

    I'm self-taught drawing really never learned anything officially but I am willing to try

  • @raewarren159
    @raewarren159 4 роки тому +1

    I am slowly rekindling my passion and practice of drawing. I have been looking for dope tutorials featuring Black hair types and styles. Thank you so much😄 your skill is admirable and you energy is infectious. Props bruv✊🏾

  • @veganfries6579
    @veganfries6579 Рік тому

    I’m glad tutorials like this exist! I was never taught by my art teachers which sucks

  • @rollerskaterartist3978
    @rollerskaterartist3978 4 роки тому +11

    I’m gonna be here before you reach a million dude, your so underrated

  • @davidsart5525
    @davidsart5525 4 роки тому

    This video is one of the best art tutorials I watch in while ✔✔✔

  • @lenahabibmbaye3741
    @lenahabibmbaye3741 4 роки тому

    Can we talk about how your art style is incredible

  • @Romulus623
    @Romulus623 4 роки тому +1

    2020, I must say THANK YOU!, dude you made afro hair drawing look easy, and I struggled with it for so long.

  • @antimatter_universe
    @antimatter_universe 4 роки тому

    the character on the right is so pretty 🥺💚

  • @Oakbeast
    @Oakbeast 4 роки тому

    Boom! SO Glad to see this posted.... there aren't Nearly enough artist that can draw black hair right to a pro hack level. Salute

  • @anitatapiocah
    @anitatapiocah 4 роки тому

    Thank goodness this videos was made literally I have been drawing bushes on heads (and I’m not good at bushes either) and bad ropes that I thought looked like braids that I end up just changing to hair bushes. Thank you!

  • @Henbot
    @Henbot 10 місяців тому

    Cool video, and the short hairstyle before you put the afro on was working really well for the middle character too but been keeping some of the tips when I have tried it, so cool video.

  • @browneyesblackdragon7999
    @browneyesblackdragon7999 4 роки тому

    Man a few years ago there was no black ANYTHING art tutorials. Finally!!! I'm seeing some 😭👏

  • @scottl1475
    @scottl1475 4 роки тому

    Your art is awesome and commentary is dope👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @louissnipe6778
    @louissnipe6778 4 роки тому

    I already LOVE this channel please do more tutorials for Afro features.

  • @TalykStudios
    @TalykStudios 4 роки тому

    I'm trying to invest more time into understanding drawing POC hair, etc, so this is super helpful. Thank you.