>>1955914>>1955992The file:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/8lgj3bui7n7ndg3/1470506077335.aiIf you look at it (I only did portions of the hair) you'll see I used several techniques in this picture. The complex one is for you to figure out HOW I would make this look nicer.
First, is the first lock of the bangs: Here (for simplification purposes, mind) I used two individual lines that had a start and an end to define the hair lines. It makes it look delicate as hell, and I like this style myself, but it is a bitch to get right, and even more of a bitch to color.
Second: staying at the top of the head, I made two wisps of hair. The way I made them, was to make the first like the lined for the bang, but extens it into the head/body, and then slice off using the pathfinder tool, and object I put above it. The one below was used in standard "make four points(fourth closes) object then make the levers parallel.
Third: middle of head, above the complex one: I found the points where the hair would make an "overlap" and made an individual "lock" of hair. I then made all the lines parallel, then adjusted them until I was happy with the look.
Final: This is how the one above it started, but not as complex. The same principles of making the levers parallel to each other applies, but remmeber: this doesn't mean that the handles' lengths have to match up perfectly, either. I find making inner handles smaller makes a better curve personally, and some keep them as if they converted strokes - it's all a matter of flair, once you are used to the tools.
I suggest for now, until you are more comfortable with the tools, to "stay in the lines" and make your lines a bit more "precise" with how parallel the handles and levers are, and then as you get experience, you can work like daul or I do.
Another suggestion to help you control the handles better: Make "two point" circles and eggs for an hour or so using all NSWE points...
