Day of the Hair Art Ninja

Right now, though, get

inspired by Art Ninja himself.

Enjoy

I'm Ricky.

I live in Bristol.

I work as an animator - which is

lucky, cos I love art.

I live for art. I even dream of art.

I draw, I paint, I make things.

Nailed it!

I hang out with my mates - Gavin,

Rich and Sarah.

Argh!

Most importantly, I make ninja

moves.

Some people call me the...

Art Ninja!

Today, I'll give you a whole new

look with this curly paper wig.

We light up the dance floor

with a disco animation...

..and it's a close shave with this

puff-paint peacock...

..because, today, it's...

It's a new day.

I'd better get my ninja on.

And my clothes.

Hmm. Who's sending ME a parcel?

Hey, you there. Get rich quick with

Arry Arkright's Magic Hair Potion,

guaranteed to cheer up even

the baldest baldy.

Get your free sample today and be

a gazillionaire tomorrow.

I'm going to buy that.

'No refunds.'

'Warning - read instructions

before use.'

If this stuff works, I'll be loaded.

I wouldn't mind having long,

curly, luscious hair myself.

Of course, another way of getting

some instant hair

is the Art Ninja paper wig.

So, I've got some strips

of card here,

about 2cm in width, and I'm going to

wrap it round my head.

To make it easier to curve,

I'm just going to squeeze it along

like this, and that makes the cards

really easy to roll and fold.

I've cut these strips

across the grain,

which means you can see this

in the cross-section

and I've curved all my strips of

card in the same way.

I'm going to wrap it around my head

and measure it...

..about to there.

I'm just going to staple that

in place.

Cut off the excess.

Just grab another strip of card and

put it on the outside.

It will just mean it's much more

comfortable to wear.

It's important to check that your

staples go through properly.

You don't want any sharp bits

sticking out.

I'm just going to make sure it's

the right size and pop it back on.

There we go.

I've got five more strips here.

I'm going to attach this one and

cross over my first strip.

Now I'm going to add more strips at

equal intervals all the way around.

So, I've left these strips

long on one side

and now I'm going to trim

off the ends of every other strip.

I'm adding extra card across these

strips to hold them all together.

It looks like some kind of

Anglo-Saxon helmet.

There we go. This is going to be

the structure for my wig.

I think it looks cool already.

Now, for the hair, I'm going to

use some paper strips

cut from this magazine.

To cut it up, I'm going to use some

ninja skills. Yeeeah!

Sweet.

Just going to tear off

this wedge here.

I want to make a curly wig

so I'm going to curl the paper

around a ruler.

The technique for this is holding

the paper between the ruler and your

finger and then dragging it over the

edge.

Going to need a lot of these,

so I'd better get curling.

That should do it.

Now, using a glue stick,

I'm going to stick them around

the structure of my wig,

starting at the bottom.

All these curls are going in

sideways,

so I can make the hair very

densely packed.

I'm going to add a couple of

strips to my vertical bits.

I'm just covering these headbands

and then I'm sticking these strips

on in different directions

each time,

just to make sure the wig

is nice and full.

That is a big old hairdo.

Right, it's time to try it on.

Of course, the best thing about

having hair

is trying out new hairdos.

There's loads of wigs you can make -

like...

..this natty hairdo of the 1700s,

made from crepe paper, no less.

Or...

..this pointy, paper punk wig.

All right, Gav?

Wow, nice haircut,

mate.

Gone for something different, I see.

What's this?

That is Arry Arkright's

Magic Hair Potion.

The plan is we try it,

and, if it works,

we sell it to the baldies of

Bristol.

It's a con. It won't work.

Look.

Gavin, your hair is luxurious!

This is it - we're in the money!

I'm off to go and look

in the mirror.

Aw, bless.

Gav looked a picture - a moving

picture, a bit like this one.

That's because it's animated.

It's not a great turnout.

You did

send out the invites, Ella?

Er...

Right, pack it all away.

It's stuck.

That'll be because there's an

animation caught on the end of it.

So, if you want to make this disco

of an animation,

you'll need a neon cable light -

you can find these online pretty

cheap -

a pin board, some pins and a tablet

with animation app installed.

You can put it together

in three ninja moves.

Ninja move number one - work out

what you're going to animate

and make a simple drawing of it.

I'm using a paper pad

and a thick pen,

so I can see each frame underneath

as an onion skin.

Onion-skinning is being able to see

your previous frame

before you draw your next frame.

Ninja move number two -

it's time to turn each of your

animation frames

into a continuous line drawing.

Draw over your animation frames

without taking your pen off the

paper.

Finally, ninja move number

three -

grab your pin board, your pins,

your cable light and set up your

device ready to shoot.

Your next task is transferring

your continuous line drawing

to your cable lights.

Be careful not to pierce your lights

with the pins when you're

putting together your animation.

Then turn off your lights so the

cable is nice and bold,

and take a frame

on your animation app.

Do the same technique for all of

your frames.

So, we've shot all of our frames.

I think it's time to take a look

at our mini masterpiece.

Oh, yes!

Great work.

Let's party.

Yeah!

Gav, have you put more on?

This hair really suits my skin tone.

Mm!

That's strange.

Uh, uh, uh!

Uh-oh.

Ah, ah, ah, ARGH!

Ricky, what do those instructions

say?

"Use this potion with great care, or

all you touch will turn to hair."

I need some water.

Calm down, Chew-Gava!

Calm down?!

Oh, Gav!

Oh, a hairy back.

I'm turning into my dad.

You need to have a shave -

starting with your hands.

I've got art to do.

As one of my biggest art

inspirations

Vincent van Gogh could tell you,

it's easy to lop off more

than just your hair.

Hey - hi, Ricky.

Hey, Vincent, is that you?

Yeah, for sure.

Please, while I'm here, don't talk

about how I cut off my ear.

Of course, Vincent. I'd never bring

that up.

Ear...I mean, AREN'T you one of the

most famous

and influential artists of all time?

That's right. Now my paintings are

worth millions.

Here's one of them now.

Starry Night.

I used quick brush strokes and thick

paint and it meant that people could

feel their emotions in my work.

Well, Vincent, I'm feeling you now

but I'm afraid I'm going to have

to cut you off -

poor choice of words.

Bye, Vincent.

Bye, Ricky.

Right, I've got myself a nice piece

of white card here and I'm going to

sketch out my drawing. I'm going to

draw a peacock.

I'm just sketching this roughly

because we're going to cover it

in thick paint.

I'm going to start drawing

the feather shapes,

which are like teardrops,

like this.

OK? I'm going to mix up some paint,

and what I want is the effect of oil

paints but without the really,

really long drying time.

I'm going to get that by mixing

together some acrylic paint,

PVA glue and, the secret ingredient,

shaving foam.

The shaving foam is what's going to

give my paint loads of volume,

just like oil paint. Mix that in.

That's the kind of consistency

I'm looking for.

To do my picture, I'm going to need

a lot more of those,

so I'm going to ninja some more.

Ninja skills!

Right, now, using a fork,

I'm going to start applying this to

my sketch

and the reason I'm using a fork

is so I can give it texture later.

Remember, I want to work thick and

quick because this paint might dry.

There we go.

I'm going to move on and add some

turquoise...

..to the inside of the teardrops

that make up my peacock's feathers.

Moving on to the light blue.

I'm going to use the tip of the fork

to blend them in and just

drag it through the colours.

Long, flowing swirls, just like

Vincent's work.

Right, I'm going to add some green.

I'm going to start with some light.

These long teeth on the fork are

great for dragging one colour

through its neighbour. There we go.

I'm going to add some nice,

rich yellow.

Each time that I'm switching

colours,

I'm using a new fork, because I want

the paints to mix on the page,

not in the pots.

Now, notice I've only done this one

part of the picture here

and that's because if I carried all

the way on to the end,

this might be dry before I got to

give it any texture.

A little bit of white.

Right, I've got the first section

done.

I can move on and finish the rest.

Moving onto his body, but I'm using

shorter strokes here,

to give the impression

of shorter feathers.

Onto the beak.

Now I'm going to move on to his

crest,

and that's the feathers on

top of his head.

For that, I'm going to use the side

of my fork.

Just some dots around the top there.

Finally, I need to finish his eye.

For that, I am going to use a brush,

since it's so small.

There we go,

a beautiful peacock picture

in the style of Vincent van Gogh.

I'm so happy with it, I think it

deserves a frame.

Hi, Ricky.

Hey, Dad.

Is this one of your heavy metal

friends?

What heavy metal friends?

This is Gavin.

Gavin?

Don't tell anyone but he got

a little bit carried away

with some of Arry Arkright's

Magic Hair Potion.

My advice - sleep it off,

or else you'll turn the whole of

Bristol hairy.

I'd better be off. Rest assured -

my lips are sealed.

He's going to tell everyone.

I'm taking your dad's advice.

I'm off for a lie down.

All right, but don't touch anything.

'Hi, Ricky, it's your mum.

'Dad just told me about Gavin's

hairy situation.'

So much for HIM keeping mum.

'If you do get rich quick, take Dad

to the salon for a back wax.'

'Here's what's coming up

on your hair-larious show.'

Comb is where the art is with this

painting you can't brush off.

Keep it under your hat, as this guy

makes some monster headgear.

You sweep up some leftover locks to

create something surprisingly hairy.

'Anyway, got to go -

'a long line of bald men have just

walked past the front door.

'Bye.'

Bye.

Ricky, Ricky, Ricky!

Let's see what the ninja apprentices

have for me.

Ricky, can you make art with tools?

I'm sorry, but, today, you're going

to have to do it yourself.

No.

Hey, Ricky.

It's DanTDM. He's a top vlogger

and a professional gamer.

So, Ricky, I was thinking, can you

make art with a games console?

Sorry, no.

NO!

You could say he's in-console-able!

Consolable.

What have these guys got?

Ricky, can you make art with a comb?

Neat idea. I choose you.

BOTH:

Yay!

So, what are your names?

My name's Nicky.

And I'm Rohai.

Nice to meet you,

and where are you from?

BOTH:

We're from Scotland.

It's a great suggestion.

Let me just grab some bits.

So, I've got myself some paint,

a couple of bits of paper,

some sticky tack,

and, of course, some combs.

OK, I'm going to start by painting

one of these pieces blue.

I'm going to paint this on

quite thick.

Now I'm going to take

one of the combs

and I'm going to drag it

through the paint,

and it's the teeth in the comb that

make a really cool pattern.

So, you guys have got some art

on the walls behind you.

This is a picture of half of my face

and then I drew the other half.

That's a really good likeness.

Thank you.

The next piece of paper

I'm painting yellow.

Now, I'm going to move on to

a really nice small comb here,

and I'm going to do

a crosshatching effect,

so the lines go in both directions.

So, that one's looking like this.

It's like a farmer's field.

Yeah.

It is like a farmer's field, like

when you look out of an aeroplane.

Yeah.

On my next piece of paper,

I'm painting stripes

in two shades of green.

And, with this one, I'm going to do

a tight zigzag.

Because I've done two shades of

green, they blend into each other.

So, guys, I'm going to need

some more of these

and I need for them to dry.

Now, I could wait, or I could use

my ninja skills.

BOTH:

Ninja skills!

Yeah!

BOTH:

Whoa!

Some lovely different

patterns in there.

It's going to make a great picture

with those.

Now I'm taking a big bit of paper

here and I'm going to draw on

some rolling hills, I think.

I'm using the thick pen to draw my

lines and you'll see why later.

I'm going to cut all the white bits

of the paper out,

leaving the black line behind.

So, I've cut out all the white bits,

which I'll use as templates.

I don't need this, so I'm just going

to put it to one side.

I'm going to tack the templates onto

my coloured pieces of paper.

The sticky tack will hold the

template in place

while I cut it out.

Now I need to do the rest, and I'm

going to use some ninja skills.

Yeeeeah!

BOTH:

Whoa!

I've got another piece of paper

and I'm going to stick

all of my cut-outs down

with a glue stick.

Where I cut out that black line,

I'm now leaving a gap.

I've used different textures

for different areas

so none of the same ones go next to

each other.

And the last piece.

Are you guys ready to see it?

BOTH:

Yeah.

OK, what do you think?

BOTH:

Wow!

It's so good.

What would you guys

score it?

BOTH:

A 10.

I'm so happy with your suggestion,

I'm going to give it a frame.

Bye.

BOTH:

Bye, Ricky.

I see your beard's grown back.

Yeah, but...

What now?

Give me the potion!

There's loads of bald

people outside.

What do they want?

Come on, mate!

What do you want?

ALL:

Hair, hair, hair!

Gav, grab the potion.

It's time to make some moolah.

ALL:

Hair, hair, hair!

Get a move on - they're getting

impatient.

ALL:

Hair, hair, hair!

Ahem!

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

I'm OK, man.

Greetings, dude.

Oh, Grand Master,

just in time.

We've got some seriously unchilled

eggheads outside.

Pft.

Lesson number 505 to enlightenment -

head cover-upper

with scary opticals.

Monster hat.

Let's do this.

Grab a baseball cap and an old sock.

Cut the end off the sock and keep

hold of the toes.

Cover the peak of the cap

in double-sided sticky tape.

Peel the back off.

Stretch the sock over the cap, man.

Grab some material and a pen.

I'm using felt.

Fold the material in half, draw

the top of a head and a horn.

Draw some eyes,

and some scary teeth.

Sharp! Cut everything out carefully,

dudes.

Unfold your material

to reveal a head.

Monstrous! Get some glue, lolly

sticks and some strips of material.

Glue the lolly sticks to the back of

the horns

and cover with the material.

Cover it in PVA glue and stick it

to the front of your hat.

Glue the teeth to the sock.

Glue on these white bits...

..these yellow bits,

and some angry eyebrows.

And some little black pieces

for the pupils.

Yeah. Fantastic, dudes.

Lesson 505 complete.

Oh!

Thanks, Grand Master.

I am enlightened,

and enriched,

and I'm going to be rich

when we sell our magic hair potion.

Yeah, about that, Ricky.

It is possible that I just might

have used all of your potion.

All of it?

Right, I'm off-ski,

dudes.

Thanks, Grand Master.

So many questions.

Who are they?

And who's your hipster mate?

That's Gav. He's used up all of my

magical hair potion and now all the

baldies of Bristol are outside

wanting hair.

Stay cool, Sarah's got this.

I can make the bald men disappear.

BOTH:

How?

It's a little-known

fact - bald men hate mice.

It's not even real.

Come on, Squeakles.

ALL:

Argh!

Now the baldies are gone, what are

we going to do about your hair?

Um, plaits?

Here's a quick art tip of how to

draw some hairstyles.

I'm going to start

with some pigtails.

Just going to split the fringe on

this one here like that,

then draw the top of the head.

A couple of bows...

..and then the pigtails.

These just, like,

flowing squiggles like this.

Now I'm going to draw

a nice, big, curly do.

It's like a cloud on your head

and then this overlapping

from the back of your head,

all the way over the top.

And, then, just a classic quiff.

I'm going to bring it up from

the ear and do a sweep like this

out to one side.

A couple of flicks on it and follow

it back across the head

and cut in at the same point

where I started the quiff

and have a little bump

that goes down to the ear.

There we go. There's a quick art

tip on how to draw some hairstyles.

ALL:

Aw.

ALL:

Yay!

I've finally accepted that I'm not

going to make a fortune

selling magical hair potion.

Things are almost back to normal.

Er, hello?

I said "almost."

Where's my package?

Bingo!

What's that?

This, my happy, hairy hamster,

is the antidote.

I should have checked there earlier.

Arry Arkright's Hair Today,

Gone Tomorrow.

"Spray liberally to get rid of all

unwanted taches,

"toupees and topknots."

Awesome - let's do it!

All gone?

Aw! Mine's run out, too.

What are we going to do?

There's only one thing for it -

we'll have to take you

to the hairdressers,

and I know just the place.

Ninja skills!

Here we are, hairdressers.

Let's have a look. Oh, there's a lot

of it, isn't there?

Coffee, yeah? OK, so I'm thinking

maybe bouffant? A bit of frizz?

A nice little bob?

A quiff? Dreads?

But, first, I think,

let's give it a wash.

How do I look?

Shiny and new.

Gav, all this hair-ing around

has given me an epic idea

for some big art, but, first,

we're going to get our ninja on.

Art Ninja!

Strike a pose.

Art Ninja!

Gav, we're going to need a whole

colour palette of hair.

Reds, platinum blondes, greys.

Hey, even some curly bits.

But what's the picture

going to be of?

Let me give you a clue. Stop your

rabbiting and come give me a hand.

A bit rude.

You take that side and I'll take

this side.

OK.

You want to lay the hair down

in a long line.

Look at all these ace wigs.

They're brilliant. You can be

anyone you want.

See if you can guess who I am.

A hippy!

A punk?

Your mum? Come on, now -

let's get on with it.

I'm just going to hop off

and grab some more hair.

Whoa, turn it off - you're going

to ruin the art.

Turn it off, turn it off!

Give it here.

Hey, this little scrap is a big clue

to what's in the art.

Got any ideas? You'll kick yourself

when you realise.

Come on, Gav - follow me.

I can't wait to see it.

It's a hairy hare picture.

It's brilliant. I still don't get

why you did a picture

of a couple of rabbits, though.

They're hares.

Yeah, I know that -

most of them are mine!

No - boxing hares, Gavin.

Oh, never mind.

What a hair-raising day!

I don't want to see

any hair ever again.

I like things just the way they are.

Mind you, we could all do with

a LITTLE extra hair.

Hang on a minute.

That was the antidote!

Argh!

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