Female · Long Curly · Back Right 3/4
Hair design reference showing a female anime character with a long curly hairstyle from a back right 3/4 angle.
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How to Draw Long Curly Hair (Back Right 3/4)
This reference shows Long Curly hair on a female character from a back right 3/4 view. Use it as a structure study for silhouette, chunking, and flow.
About This Reference
Hair design reference showing a female anime character with a long curly hairstyle from a back right 3/4 angle.
1. Structure of Long Curly Hair
Long curly hair is built from clusters of tight S-curves, not individual ringlets. Sketch the overall silhouette as a cloud of volume, then define curls in small grouped clumps along the edges. Inside the mass, suggest a few loose curls with interrupted lines.
- Silhouette: sketch as one cloud of volume first.
- Curls: grouped clumps of S-curves along the edges.
- Interior: suggest a few loose curls with interrupted lines.
2. Drawing It at the Back Right 3/4 Angle
From a back-right three-quarter angle the hair mass dominates the frame and the face peeks out on the left. Sketch the full silhouette of the hair first, then place the visible slice of the face against its edge.
- The hair mass dominates; sketch its silhouette first.
- The face appears as a narrow slice on the left edge.
- Define the flow lines running down the back.
3. Gender Styling Notes
Female anime faces read through softness and larger features. The jaw tapers to a gentler, rounded chin, the cheeks are softer, and the eyes are larger and sit slightly lower on the face for a youthful look. The nose is small and subtle, the lips are fuller, and the upper lashes are drawn with a thicker, cleaner line.
4. What to Watch for in This Reference
Curly hair reads from the silhouette first. Study how the overall shape is a cloud of volume rather than a smooth fall. The curls at the edge are the most defined; interior curls are suggested rather than fully drawn. The part line is often hard to see in curly hair.
From behind, the hair silhouette is everything. Study how the hair falls down the back, where the part sits, and how the hairline frames the visible side of the face. The face is a small element in a large hair shape.
5. Common Mistakes with This Style
Drawing individual ringlets all over. Curly hair is built from clusters, not strands. Group the curls into clumps of 3-5 and only fully define the clumps at the silhouette edge.
Drawing the face too large when it is mostly hidden by hair. From a back angle, the face should be a small slice on the edge of the hair mass.
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.
