How To Describe Hair Color In Writing

Hair stylists have to know these terms because they have to create these styles for their clients. There are a lot of factors to consider though and generally no difinitive solutions.

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It is no more and no less important than the author chooses to make it.

How to describe hair color in writing. Although blond can describe the hair of either males or females many writers prefer blond for males and blond e for females. My character has a blood red auburn hair with green eyes. Afro Curly Straight Look Texture Style Color Photo credits.

And yeah this is in part inspired by a certain very lengthy discussion of race representation and respect in the SFF community that took place recently in the blogosphere. Long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail or greying hair combed over to disguise a bald patch or Short dark hair spiked up with pink ends. I was born with red hair and blue eyes.

This can indicate a refined and noble person or a leader. In almost every culture there are legends about hair. Other Words to Describe Skin Color and Complexion 1.

But I also just felt like sharing. She has blonde hair. Now I have copper brown with blue-green eyes.

He is a blond. Her novel was filled with complex characters a thought-provoking plot and enough intrigue to keep the reader riveted. How important is it to describe the hair and eye color of a character in a novel.

He has blond hair. She is a blonde. 3 Tips to Help You Describe Your Characters Eye or Hair Color Being writers makes us describers.

You might also look for articles about hairstyles in fashion magazines or books about hairstyles. Id like to think I put a bit of myself in her. Colors marked with are.

Alex Nemo Hanse This began as a guide to describing Afro curly hair but of course I got. Writing People of Color if you happen to be a person of another color by MariNaomi. Likewise with the hair or fur of gender-identified pets and animals.

Considering the frequency of each phrase electric blond would be a more suitable choice than bleached blond. To describe a female or her hair color use blonde. Professional Hair Color Descriptions Ash blond -- Lacks red or gold highlights verges on green tones.

Well to describe People of Color going forward referenced as POC emphasis on the PEOPLE part at the least it is othering non-white characters in your narrative and at the worst you are fetishizing non-white characters by giving them exotic descriptors that dont tell you anything about them besides they remind you of a favorite desert. Light mousy brown medium and dark brown. The conventions for referring to hair color are tousled.

A sophisticated color that has connotations of spirituality nobility and purity. How to describe hair color in writing Pitch Dark Jet Black Ash Brown Light Golden Brown Umber Brown Ebony Brown Raven Brown Snowy White Silver Gray Hair Bleach White Ombre Purple Fiery Red Amber Red Auburn Red Chestnut Red Crimson Red Copper Red Mahogany Red Maroon You should also be familiar with the different textures of the hair and different styles of hair. We introduce a main character knowing we are required to describe how our hero or heroine or villain looks sounds yes even how they smell.

And because this post. That being said the trait in my book is rare and the rest of my characters have an amalgamation of colors whether its hair skin or eye color. Words to Describe Hair.

Usually a brief factual description is enough. According to ancient Scottish folklore for example women could keep their sailor husbands safe at sea by braiding their hair. Alabaster is used when referring to a very light glass-like skin.

To describe a male or his hair color use blond. Its different from porcelain skin in terms of the quality of a persons complexion. Some examples from my own writing submitted for your consideration.

Not a claim of correctness or The Best Way or anything of the sort. Mar 22 2015 - writingwithcolor - Posts tagged description. Why are blonde and brunette spelled two ways.

If you have a specific hairstyle in mind for a character you might try asking a good hair stylist what it is called. Its the authors world and the authors characters and those choices help shape the world of the novel. Recently a friend of mine asked for feedback on her manuscript.

Why is it that we refer to someone with light-colored hair as a blonde and rarely a blond but we call someone with red hair a redhead. Light mousy blond medium and dark blond dishwater beige Ash brown -- Browns lacking warmred tones tones.

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