Step 1
I used a mechanical pencil 4B (2 mm) to draw the roots.
Drawing Hair: Amanda Tapping
The tutorial explains the way I had drawn Amanda Tapping's hair in this portrait. Check the "Stargate" gallery to see the work in progress for the whole drawing.
Click the thumbnails to see the larger images.
Step 2
Still using 4B, I drew the other darkest parts.
Step 3
Using a mechanical pencil 2B (0.5 mm), I drew the darkest lines inside the locks and also drew the little hair locks on the left (I mean, above her right ear).
Step 4
Using a mechanical pencil HB (0.3 mm), I finished drawing the inside of the locks.
Step 5
Using Blu-Tack and an ink eraser pencil, I created some highlights. I also added some 9H in the lightest locks.
Step 6
I created the skin tones on her forehead before drawing the hair locks that were left to do.
Step 7
I drew the locks, added some tones where it was needed and also darkened a little her hair on the right since, in my drawing, there was no background to emphasize it.