How To Change Hair Color In Procreate

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Hi everyone! So I recently made the "How to Draw Hair Workbook" and then realized today I had some additional tutorials on the topic where I go over how to paint the hair in a bit more detail. However I feel like one of the tutorials is not at all Instagram friendly so I'm going to put it here instead!

So here are two tutorials about how I paint hair step by step using photoshop (or really any digital art program like Procreate or Ibis Paint). The second will teach you how to change the color of the hair using some of the really cool tools available in photoshop.

This is the result we will be going for. I will be using a tool in photoshop called "clipping masks." to help me paint inside the hair shape I've already made. Just create a new layer and right click it to get the option to add a clipping mask. It'll attach to the layer that is right below.

Okay so starting with a dark base is something I often do when painting anything with a lot of texture. For example, hair, bushes, trees, fuzzy fabric etc. That way anything I don't paint will recede into the background and look like it's in shadow.

If you want to go the extra mile, add a shadow with a soft brush, or a gradient bucket or just paint it in and blur it. Basically just want this to look soft. I recommend putting this on a new layer (still clipped to the hair base layer) and using multiply for extra style bonus points.

This is a bit more of an advanced tutorial! But we are going to be using a tool called "gradient map" I know this tool exists in procreate but I don't like it as much as I do in photoshop, but the idea is the same!

So to adjust the colors on the left side you will choose what colors you want in the shadows, and on the right side you'll choose your highlight colors and you can slide them around a bit to get them the way you like.

But my favorite part is that you can save these maps! So if you have a bunch of hair colors like this I can just apply it to any painting I've already done, slide the sliders a little so it matches up and I'm already done! It's so amazing for client work when there is a sudden change in color after you're already done.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to edit hair color in Photoshop using a very versatile technique. I'll teach you how to select an object and adjust its colors without affecting the original image.

Let's begin learning how to edit hair color in Photoshop. This part is the most difficult, because hair can be very chaotic. To ensure the best result, use a photo with a contrasting background (possibly white), with your hair mostly in the back (or, if not possible, lying on a contrasting shirt), and remove any fly-away hair.

A new window will show up, and the picture will change to present the edge of the selection. You can choose the way of presenting it. Overlay is the best way to show the picture outside of the selection (for example, hair that's not selected yet), and On Black/On White shows the selected area most clearly. You can easily switch between them using the shortcuts.

Go back to the copied layer. It has a Layer Mask: black areas on the mask tell the layer which areas should be transparent, and white tell it which should be opaque. If you click on the mask, you can paint on it to modify it using these rules to change hair color in photos.

Take a soft brush with a low Flow and carefully modify the areas next to the skin. The change between the skin and hair shouldn't be too abrupt. Use black, white, or various shades of gray to make certain parts transparent, opaque, or in various levels of transparency.

Clip the adjustment (Control-Alt-G) to make it affect only the hair. Check Colorize to have full access to all the options, and then play with the Hue slider to change the colors. This will allow you to explore the colors within your present shade. This is where you decide the hue you want if you'd like to change hair color in photos.

If you want a more saturated color, and your hair is dark, there's more work to do to use Photoshop for hair color changes. First create a darker version of the color, and then duplicate the adjustment (Control-J) and create the color you actually want.

Right-click the second adjustment layer and select Blending Options. Can you see the grayscale sliders below? You can use them to make certain parts of the picture transparent. I've explained it all in this quick tutorial:

For now, you only need to know that if you drag the lower black marker to the right, the layer will reveal the darker parts of the layer below. If you hold the Alt key, the marker will split and the effect will be more gradual. Keep this in mind as you change hair color in photos.

If you want to share your results, don't forget to adjust the original hair mask to make sure everything looks the best it can (for example, bright, vivid colors should reflect subtly on the face). Feel free to use other adjustments or blend various colors to create even more advanced effects.

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Use the size slider on the side of the screen to change the size of your glitter. I made my brush about 58%. Now paint over the canvas with your glitter texture brush until the dark glitter is evenly distributed and fairly dense.

Now tap on the layers icon. Tap on the N on the top layer and then tap Darken at the bottom of the blend mode menu and Multiply to make the glitter darker.

Now paint over the canvas to add some lighter glitter. The more you add, the brighter it will be. Now tap on the layer icon and tap on the N on the light gray layer. Tap Lighten at the bottom of the menu and then Add.

Tap on the N on the color layer to give the color a blend mode. For this tutorial, tap the Color button at the bottom right of the blend mode menu and then tap Color. Now your glitter should be filled with the color.

NOTE: Depending on what colors you use, you may want to use a different blend mode. Try out other blend modes with different colors such as Overlay or Color Burn.

If you want multicolored glitter, instead of filling the color layer with one color, paint over it with multiple colors using a brush such as the Medium Brush located in the Airbrushing set.

Use the slider on the side of the screen to change the size of the duplicated glimmer brush. I made mine about 12%. Then paint over the glitter texture to add some sparkles. Add as many sparkles as you want. It may help to make the canvas smaller while you paint.

NOTE: If you want to add hand drawn lettering or a shape, create a new layer on top of the glitter texture and then follow this same method. Adding text will automatically create a new layer on top of the glitter texture.

Tap on the top layer and in the pop-out menu press Merge Down. Then do this again so that the large sparkles layer, the glitter text layer, and the text glow layers are all merged. (The original glitter group layer should not be merged)

Hi, I absolutely love this tutorial but when I add a new brush and go to shape source, there is no ability to swap from pro library or any of the different types. Just a large round circle. It goes straight to shape behaviour and then shape filtering. What am I doing wrong?

I'm about to demystify one of my favorite tools to use in Procreate, the recolor tool. I know there's been a lot of confusion with how to use it, and even where to find it (especially after Procreate moved it to a slightly more hidden place a few updates ago). I use recolor in my illustration work all the time and without it, my workflow would be veeery different. It's truly a time-saver, and I'm excited for you to learn to use it, too.

First things first, we need to get to the recolor tool. To do that, open up your quick menu. I have it set up so that all I need to do it click on the square in between the brush size slider and the opacity slider.

If you're lucky, the color won't spill and the element that you wanted to recolor will now be miraculously changed to a different color! But sometimes, you might end up with a less pleasing result (aka exactly the opposite of what you wanted to do):