I sort of really hate copying other people’s illustrations, but I learned a lot about hair here. She’s on the cover of this book about digital painting, which actually doesn’t tell you a lot about how to do digital painting (but does give you some tips and techniques if you already know what you’re doing. Still pretty intimidating for a duffer like me). This is drawn in old-fashioned colour pencils.
Speaking of digital painting, here’s an astronaut lady:
I had no idea it was a woman! I thought it was a slightly effeminate man, on the grumpy side.
I like the idea of it being a woman.