First things first, love the art. Lately I've been trying to practice drawing dirk more but I've been having difficulties with his hair, any idea to break it down into easier parts?




I’m not sure if I’m the right person to ask for this considering I draw Dirk’s hair more attuned to my preferences (my internal Dirk hair headcanons are very important to me nowadays) but this is kind of how I envision / draw his hair.


Most of the volume is at the middle layer. The layers near the top are longer, which allows them to lie on top of the shorter and more layered strands giving it that kind of conical side profile. Thats what stops it from just looking like Bakugo Katsuki’s hair, how I rationalise it anyways.


I know some people will draw it differently but you did ask me, I also draw it differently sometimes (not really someone who’s married to specific interpretations, just have favorites). My headcanons are always evolving.
Just test out what you like I’d say. I know some people get really persnickety and elitist over hair which is really dumb in my opinion so just don’t listen to them. Draw his hair how you like your vision is yours, this is mine I guess. Hair is hard to draw it’s one of my weaker points