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)