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Hello awesome people! 
A lot of you have been asking how I do white stray hairs and I promised a tutorial ... a long time ago!
Well, better late than never right? 
A big thanks to Angelic
. Rogue (from X-Men) was her suggestion and I think she was a perfect reference for this tutorial! (I hope you think the same! 
)
And I can't believe I forgot to mention the name of the technique!
Oh, God! Anyway it is called INDENTING!!!
UPDATE: I was informed that "impressed lines" is a more common name for the technique. Hope it is helpful!
Here is the finished artwork:
PS: If you can't see some images clearly, I can upload them in my scrap folder. Just tell me!
A lot of you have been asking how I do white stray hairs and I promised a tutorial ... a long time ago!
Well, better late than never right? A big thanks to Angelic
. Rogue (from X-Men) was her suggestion and I think she was a perfect reference for this tutorial! (I hope you think the same! )And I can't believe I forgot to mention the name of the technique!
Oh, God! Anyway it is called INDENTING!!! UPDATE: I was informed that "impressed lines" is a more common name for the technique. Hope it is helpful!
Here is the finished artwork:
PS: If you can't see some images clearly, I can upload them in my scrap folder. Just tell me!
Image size
2000x1959px 1.82 MB
IMAGE DETAILS
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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Comments (67)
Oh my, this is super smart! I always use a kneaded eraser, put you have to have lots of patience haha. I was only wondering, what if you smooth out the pencil? For example, by rubbing a paper or your finger over the surface, will the graphite fill up the lines?
Sometimes if you rub the paper, eg blend with a tissue, there will be some filling of the lines. But it seems that the graphite that has been transfered stays on the surface, and I find it very easy to remove it using carefully a kneaded eraser. 
So this is not a normal pencil to draw such amazing art ..
thank you for tutorial
thank you for tutorial
I was searching for something like this!!! 
This tutorial is really helpful, thank you so much Joanna!!
~Electro.H
This tutorial is really helpful, thank you so much Joanna!!~Electro.H
It actually really did lol, you see I've been drawing for yrs and I've dabbled with PS n Painter n Pencil Crayons etc etc, but I love sketching however I have 2 downfalls in my sketching abilities at the moment 1. I always press really hard even when I'm trying not too x.x 2. I learned how to draw by tracing and never learned how to shade or draw still life and 3-D objects, I also never learned how to draw realistic people I've drawn anime nearly all my life but I can't stand Digital artwork bc it takes so long that I wind up getting frustrated and mad at my art plus I will never give up pencil and paper so I figured it was time to perfect that medium and the way you shaded all your pieces and that neat trick with the white is very interesting and I'll definitely give the white idea a try, plus your pieces are perfect for me to study when it comes to shading *Study not duplicate or steal dw (^▽^').
But tell me, how do you keep your sketches so clean? I always smudge my pieces -.- lol I have heard that some people use a clean piece of paper under their hand when they draw, do you do that?
But tell me, how do you keep your sketches so clean? I always smudge my pieces -.- lol I have heard that some people use a clean piece of paper under their hand when they draw, do you do that?
I use a clean piece of paper under my hand, indeed! Some people start drawing from left-to-right (if right-handed) to keep their hand away from graphite, it doesn't really work for me but it might work for you.
And I am really honored that you think my pieces are perfect for study! 
Bravo Joanna, cool creative solution!!!! Sunexise etsi dunamika, tromerh douleia
Oh wow I'd never heard of this technique before, I'll definitely give it a go 
Thank you for the tutorial. I've tried this technique before but I always regret where I made the mark because the hair I draw always takes life of its own, and the white hair would end up in the weird spot. I'm too noob for this hahaha!
Ooooh yeah, I will definitely try this technique out to my traditional artworks! Love the tutorial, thank you for sharing! :heat:
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