OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I LOVE THE WAY U DRAW HOBIES HAIR DO U HAVE ANY TIPS ITS SO GOOD
References!! I'm black I have an understanding of black hair and I even had to do some trial and error to eventually get his hair rendered correctly.
I'd say think of his hair as one unit with many parts. Wicks are attached at the root so thats one unit but each individual wick is one piece. Think of each wick like mishapen cylinders of varying shapes and sizes. Wicks also aren't locked with two strand twists so wicks aren't big spirals or ringlets. They dont have that twisted texture it's just compacted 4c hair. It's not too fluffy and loose.
Mfs dying on the hill that hobie brown has wicks but can't show me wicks that look like that. Meanwhile you can find a plethora of afros and freeforms that look like that....
Hiiii!! I just came across your art and I absolutely love it! You’re so talented!! I especially love the way you draw Hobie. Do you have any tips or tricks on how to draw his wicks? I’ve always had trouble with tricky 3D forms like that TwT
THANK YOU 🌈💕
oh my god hello!!! welcome in! thank you so much!!??
of course, obligatory i'm not black, don't claim to be, nor have experience with this hairstyle in the wild. always ask your friends or other black people in your life about how their hair works if you're comfortable and be sure to do at least a cursory google every now and again!
fun fact, i actually nailed his wicks down in my artstyle by drawing him in animal crossing! (idr if i posted it here or not but)
the main idea is to focus on loose shapes? i mean like, thats mostly how i do it
i focus on a shit-like structure (thats such a bad way of saying it but like, it's. its true) and then add little details into it. it also depends on ur artstyle
my best advice would be to ask ur local black people for better tips! and if you don't have any, look up PLENTY of reference images!
but all in summary, think of tubes. cylinders that come out of the head! you can also look at the actual 3D model that Hobie has for a better idea!
notice how his hair kinda tapers out at the end? it's also to create an actual shape with his hair since otherwise he would have something closer to irl, which is actually not great for creating shape language (but thats for another time).
but anyways it's good to make sure your viewer knows that his wicks are 3D and have dimension or at least yk.... make sure people don't think you drew him with an afro
your way of drawing hobie might not be my way of drawing hobie! and that's okay! because people r different and we like different things! this is just what works for me :3
ANYGAYS!!
thank you for reading through this i guess... thank you for asking!! i hope my rambling helped in any way! good luck on your hobie art <333 (tell me so i can go feral over it)
hi ‘tis j who has had a migraine alllllll day!! fun fun fun!!!
but also i just finished midnight mass Have You Watched
HIIIIII j :-). the migrane sounds. Not Fun. i hope it ends soon.
and no i have not. was it good?? i have to admit i'm not really a Movie Watcher? like the last movie i actively chose to watch was like. probably lord of the rings. and it will be again if i can get things to go my way (i want to do a rewatch on my bday but i also have a final that day so i dont know if i can manage all 3 extended editions)