Step 1: Open a new image 256x256 with a 72 resolution and using a transparent background
Step 2: Select your colours, A dark colour for the hair and a lighter colour for the highlights. See below for the colours I am using.
Dark Colour
Light Colour
Step 3: Click filters, Render, Clouds.
Step 4: Click filters, Render, Fibers.
Step 5: Enter the following settings into the fiber settings box.
Step 6: Click filters, Blur, Motion blur.
Step 7: Enter the following motion blur settings.
Step 8: Click image, adjust, brightness/contrast.
Step 9: Use the following settings in the contrast window.
Step 10: Click image, adjust, Hue & Saturation
Step 11: Use the following saturation settings.
Step 12: Create a new layer.
Step 13: Select your brush tool, choose a round brush with size 13
Step 14: On your new layer draw 2 white lines (hold down shift key to draw straight)
Step 15: Click filters, blur, gaussian blur, adjust blur settings until the white lines are only just visible.
Final Image:
Additional Tips: Use hue& saturation with a check in colorize to vary colours.
Part 2 is coming soon and will show how to add more texture and give hair a curled effect
