There are many different types of hair buns and styles that bring their own unique look to a character or portrait drawing, whether they’re based on popular styles in reality or something more fantastical. If you want to know how to draw hair buns step by step, check out this tutorial on how to draw hair buns for males and females. Here’s a quick illustrated guide showing 9 types of unique hair buns to help give you a little bit of art and drawing inspiration!
A Humorous Illustrated Guide to 9 Types of Hair Bun Styles
*All drawings are original and created by Drawism.com. The image below is property of Drawism.com.
Quick Rundown of Hair Bun Styles
Some of the sketches above are based off of popular hair styles while others are based purely off imagination. Here’s a brief description of the hair buns illustrated above going from left to right, starting from the top right-hand corner.
There’s also a brief statement about my inspiration for the hair styles.
You can get a better idea of each hair bun type below.
- THE “DRIZELLA”
- Inspired by the evil stepsisters’ curly hair in Disney’s “Cinderella” animated film.
- This bun features 4 curly hair buns.
- I liked the curls and decided to make it into a bundle of buns.
- THE “MICKEY” or DOUBLE-BUNS
- Very popular and cute.
- Features one bun on each side of the head to look like “Mickey Mouse” ears. Can be paired with long hair for a versatile look.
- The double buns themselves (without the long hair) are also know as ‘space buns’ – a very popular look for women.
- STACKS
- This is a more fancy and formal looking hair bun style.
- I’m not sure how this hair style works in reality but seemed fun and interesting to draw.
- The image shows 3 stacks of hair with 2 stacks of hair buns on top of each other. Kinda like a 3-tier cake but with bunches of hair! I kinda wanted to go a bit crazy on this one.
- If you look closely, the character has at least 5 hair buns going on. Can you spot any more?
- THE “POOF”
- This bun style is a bit more common but poofs out larger than most buns.
- Either curly hair or C4 hair would make this style more achievable in reality, especially with the bounce and/or poofiness.
- It’s characterized by a large hair bun that forms a (mostly) uniform and rounded shape.
- CURLY HIGH-LOW
- I took the name from those very popular female shirts that are short in the front and longer in the back, called ‘high-lo’ shirts! I always thought it was a very unique but comfortable look.
- This hairstyle follows the idea of a short hairdo in the front where the bun is tied vs. longer hair that’s tied in a ponytail that’s in the back.
- *Note: This is NOT a mullet! This hair bun is held together in place and purposely structured for a feminine appearance.
- THE BALLERINA
- Inspired by ballet hairstyles that keep hair neat, tidy, and feminine. These hair buns are used to keep hair from falling down during intense movement.
- Features entire hair in a bun. They’re most often tied on top of the head with little to no stray hairs.
- OFF-CENTER
- A semi-clean looking hair bun that’s slightly shifted off to one side of the head’s center.
- It can be clean and formal or look casual with a few stragglers coming out.
- I personally like these because they don’t always look perfect and I love the asymmetry of it. It’s quite a unique look.
- I most often see this style on females who’re leaving the gym, doing yoga, or just shopping.
- TRIBAL STYLE
- One of the many styles for male hair buns.
- Features choppy hair as an underlayer where the top portions of hair are tied into a hair bun on top.
- Because some men grow their hair long, the hair buns tend to sag from the weight of all their hair, giving an appearance of volume. You can think of the appearance as almost like a sack full of groceries where the weight is bunched in one tiny area.
- THE SAMURAI (JACK)
- This is one of the most popular male hair buns seen in TV and film, more specifically animation or comics.
- Yes, I was definitely inspired by Cartoon Network’s “Samurai Jack” show when drawing this.
- This bun look is based on traditional Japanese hairstyles for men. Traditional samurai would tie their long hair in tightly packed buns that mostly resembled a cylinder. Basically, the hair achieves this look when you fold it and press it firmly against itself. So, it has a bit more of a flatter appearance than some other hair buns we’ve seen.
You can learn how to draw your own hair buns too! I created a tutorial on how to draw different types of hair buns for females and males with notes on how to make each look very distinct. It’s great if you’re looking for some unique hair inspiration ideas!
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