Male · Long Undercut · Back
Hair design reference showing a male anime character with a long undercut hairstyle from a back angle.
Practice Advice
Study the alignment of features and angle of construction lines. Use our interactive practice tools to draw timed sketches of this pose.
How to Draw Long Undercut Hair (Front)
This reference shows Long Undercut hair on a male character from a front view. Use it as a structure study for silhouette, chunking, and flow.
About This Reference
Hair design reference showing a male anime character with a long undercut hairstyle from a back angle.
1. Structure of Long Undercut Hair
An undercut pairs a fuller top with shaved, close-cropped sides and back. The contrast is the whole design: sketch a thick upper volume with textured flicks, then keep the lower side hair nearly flush to the head with tiny hatch marks. Define the hard edge where the two meet.
- Top: a thick upper volume with textured flicks.
- Sides: close-cropped, nearly flush to the head.
- Edge: define a hard line where the two volumes meet.
2. Drawing It at the Front Angle
From the front, the hair's overall silhouette matters most. Establish the face shape first, then add the hair mass around it, keeping the fringe and side falls balanced on either side of the centerline.
- Balance the fringe and side falls on both sides of the centerline.
- Show thickness with a clean edge between hair and face.
- Let a few strands break the forehead line for life.
3. Gender Styling Notes
Male anime faces read through structure. The jaw is broader and more angular, the chin stronger, and the brow ridge more defined. The eyes are narrower and sit slightly higher on the head construction, the nose is sharper with a defined bridge, and the neck is thicker. Use firmer, straighter lines for the jaw and neck to sell the masculine silhouette.
4. What to Watch for in This Reference
Undercuts are defined by the hard boundary between the top volume and the shaved sides. Study where that edge sits — usually above the ear, curving up toward the crown. The top mass should feel heavy and textured; the sides should feel smooth and close to the head.
From the front, the hair silhouette is the first thing the eye reads. Study how the hair mass frames the face — the width of the hair at the sides, the shape of the fringe, and how the top volume sits above the cranium.
5. Common Mistakes with This Style
Blending the top and sides together. The undercut is all about contrast — the edge between the full top and the shaved side should be sharp and clear.
Letting the hair silhouette hug the head shape too tightly. Anime hair has volume and sits slightly above the cranium; leave a gap between the hair edge and the head circle.
Quick practice plan
- Block in the hair silhouette first, ignoring interior strands entirely.
- Add the chunk structure, following the flow lines from the crown.
- Refine edges and add 3-4 accent strands where the mass meets the face.
- Check your work against the common mistakes list above and fix any issues.
- Redraw the same hairstyle from a different angle using this reference as the base.
