Near-Real-Time Realistic Hair Drawing | Part 1 | 10 Hours with Colored Pencils

In this near-real-time colored pencil drawing, I show the full process of creating realistic hair from start to finish. The footage is shown at 2× speed so I can include more of the 10-hour drawing session, while still keeping the process clear and easy to follow. This video is Part 1 of my near-real-time colored pencil portrait series, focused on realism, layering techniques, and detailed pencil work. The portrait is of @shane. Materials used: Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils Paper: Stonehenge paper (250 gsm) Most common colors used: 199 – Black 177 – Walnut Brown 176 – Van Dyke Brown 107 – Cadmium Yellow 101 – White Other colors (including reds and purples) were used in small amounts to introduce natural color shifts, but they are not essential to the overall realism. The main structure, depth, and detail were achieved using the core colors listed above. If you enjoy slow, detailed art processes or want to learn how realistic hair is built up layer by layer, this series is for you. Music used in this video is from the YouTube Audio Library. Spirit of Fire – Jesse Gallagher AETHER – Density & Time Drifting at 432 Hz – Unicorn Heads FIVE OF A KIND – Density & Time GROWTH_DECAY – Density & Time Josef Suk, Serenade, Op. 6 – A Far Cry Monumental Journey – Jesse Gallagher Passing Time – Kevin MacLeod Satya Yuga – Jesse Gallagher Spanish Rose – Chris Haugen The Inner Sound – Jesse Gallagher The Sleeping Prophet – Jesse Gallagher Thin Places – Jesse Gallagher Venkatesananda – Jesse Gallagher These tracks are used multiple times throughout the video, in this order.