How to Create Clean Line Art in Procreate 

one thing many people forget is that a BIG canvas is important. If it’s too small the inking will never be crisp. 2000x2000 pixels is my minimum.

Holy COW! Finally! Someone shows how to make the perfect/neatest lines so it doesn’t look crazy! Every time I move my hand when I’m drawing it squiggles so bad.

Making confident strokes Me: *Stressing over each stroke and losing the confidence*

Dude thank you soooo much! Just got Procreate and my wiggly lines were driving me insane!

I appreciate you saying that you will draw and undo a bunch of times to get the exact lines that you want. That actually was one thing that was making me really frustrated.

also decrese the start and end stroke taper so the start of the line isnt always very thin and if you have to continue the line will be easier.

The intro music was still way too loud when you started talking-made it very difficult to hear you.

Oh. The streamlined setting is what's doing that! Thanks, saves me playing trial and error for hours with the settings.

You might want to crank up the music's volume a bit in the intro to really make an impact.

I’ve started learning line are on procreate, because I’ve transitioned from paper to iPad this helped a lot... even if it was 3 years ago 😂

I laughed when you mentioned, uniform strokes look like coloring book, thats what ive been doing.

Great video! Being new to digital art, it’s really demotivating opening up procreate and not being able to do anything

This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Almost contemplated just using vectors to finish my lineart, but this is exactly what I wanted.

dude this literally answered my struggle of line art on here. thank you so much

I already bought an iPad pro and I was thinking about this cuz I use lazy nezumi for a perfect and smooth line, so this is perfect for start all my drawing in 1 device! Thank u so much! 😊😊

This guy is pretty good... Thanks for being helpful. Most of the tutorials I found have been crap. Thumbs up sir!

This helped so much. This was the thing I struggled with the most

Ah ha ! Makes sense , will try this . Thanks so much , for this tip and demonstration ! Very quick and easy video 💫👌 and before I found this , the “making confident strokes” thing was helping , but when I needed to try and focus on areas and zoom in even if my hand was pretty steady I could see the wiggles lol when zoomed out it’s not noticeable but I’m new to digital medium and procreate and I don’t want to have bad habits like that and want to be sure and satisfied that I’m mastering things with time . Plus when I see other artists demonstrate their line work it’s like super crisp even if they are working quickly so I was like oh heck no there has to be a way I just have to find it and figure it out and practice too lol thanks so much !

I really enjoyed this tutorial. Short and to the point

Love your tutorials! I’m a complete iPad Pro - Procreate - n00b and your videos give me wings! :)

Terrific Tips! The Streamline setting is going to change the game for me. Thanks!

3:50: redo and undo over and over again... this is where a vector program like Concepts REALLY shines.... just select the line you just drew and move, skew or enlarge/decrease as needed to fit your underdrawing... no degradation because it is a vector! Really wish Procreate was a vector app instead of pixel for selecting and adjusting like this!

Just got Procreate and these videos are a lifesaver

OMG - thanks tons for the streamline info... I had zero clue and this makes my cartooning in Procreate 10 times better off the bat! :)

Thank you so much!! It helped me solve what was bothering me about my art in procreate and now i new feel less stuck :)

Omg I was having such a hard time making clean lines! Thanks a bunch!😀

Hello Austin great tutorial on line art. I barely use the streamline. It just depends in what style I am inking. Keep up the great videos!

hey austin ! i really like the the thumb covers as well as the art videos and your tutorials really help :D

Thanks Austin this helped me a lot !

Thank you !! This is exactly what I want

thank you so much, this is the only video that helped me

All I needed to be told was the fact that there's a line smoothing tool

Thanks for the shoutout!

This helped a lot, thank you!

thank you so much !! that helped me a lot!!

THANK YOU!!!! This is DEFINITELY going to help 😂

omg this is amazing!

Really helpfull, great job 😃✌🏼

This man is amazing

The feathery lines would have worked out well with a dinosaur. 😉

thanks this helped so much!

Very helpful, great vid.

Inking is always the WORST for me, but I really enjoyed the video, and I'm glad you shared these tips and tricks! They have helped me out loads.

Been waiting years for the streamline. Previously I would have to export it into artstudio for inking

New to this Channel.. Great..!! Glad i found it, very Good Content and helpful..!!

So helpful! Thank you thank you thank you!

Dude I never knew about streamline. Thanks!

This was super helpful!!!

Also I tend to zoom in quite a bit with lineart, for some reason in helps me

Great video I wish it was longer! It would be cool if you finished but sped up the footage or something! Thanks man!

That's a neat trick with the stream line! Subbed

Спасибо огромное!!!

Ok I had no idea about streamline. Now shit actually works. Thanks genius.

OMG THAANK YOU I DIDNT KNOW AABOUT THE STREAM LINE

Amazing tips thanks

So helpfull, thanks!

You: confident strokes are key Me: I am the definition of a nervous wreck

Amazing

Any idea how to fix lines that are pixelated? I've tried adjusting the canvas size with no luck.

This was so helpful!! 🙏

This is a great tutorial. I'm currently using Adobe Illustrator on iPad to do my lineart (because I like resizing with vectors if I need to) and exporting into procreate, but that app is pretty limited so it will be great to start drawing that out in procreate instead. Does anybody have any advice on getting a taper towards the end of the stroke? I'm not very good with the brush setups and I don't like my stroke ending without a taper personally.

Cool

Great tutorial! Subscribed... any tutorials on scrollwork. I'm learning engraving on jewelry especially rings that I make. Would like to draw and save on Procreate or other app you might think would be better for that type of design.

It is my thinking and perhaps it is not, and I hope those who know correct me;BUT I THINK THAT THE LINES MUST BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE TESTURE OF WHAT WE ARE DRAWING.IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE IRREGULAR EDGE LINES AS THE SKIN OF THE DINOSAURS IS A THICK SKIN AND ROUGH ON SOME SIDES AND SOFT AND SMOOTH ON OTHER SIDES ..I always try to analyze the shapes and components of the models to follow, be it a bird, horse, dinosaurs or people, and as shown by the model then it started.I do not pretend to be exact with the model, but I always try to respect the simple lines to honor what the model showed me. Thanks for such an excellent class.

I have a horrible shaking hand problem and I have to really focus everything I have to get a straight line with a pen. Wonderful tech

Thank you please do more videos hug

Very helpful

Thank you for nice video

procreate and artstudio pro are quite amazing.

you're a hero.

Would have been cool to see you ink that from start to finish tbh. But thanks, good info! im new to procreate andcwas wondering why my line was straightening up and moving while I was drawing..lol

thanks bro!

OMG THANK YOU

very helpful

Omg Thank you very much

Awesome life a hack dude you r big hellp 👌

Hey man, is there an easier way to bring a scanned line art from our sketchbook into procreate? Or do we have to draw over everything in the app?

Thank You

So I have only played with Procreate in Apple Stores. I'm trying to determine still if Procreate offers enough for me to get an Ipad Pro over a Wacom MobileStudio Pro. When I was trying to draw in Procreate, it not only did line weight with the pressure sensitivity, but it also (even with the bush/pen at 100% opacity on the slider bar to the left of the screen where you control brush size as well) had variant opacity- the color would be darker the harder I pressed and lighter the lighter I pressed. How do I turn this off for inking, so it only does line weight when outlining drawings like you see in this video? :O

THANKS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nice!

Nice video. Thanks. Do you rotate canvas when you draw in procreate?

This was kind of helpful I was a little confused

Ty

Question. When I do my artwork, I often scan it from paper. It's a decent size, but at the same time, it's too small to actually get any lineart done, so I'd have to enlarge the whole image. However, when I'm done with the lineart, the image is too big and I'd have to resize it again, which can make the lineart look a little bit off. Is there any way around this?

Thanks

Thank u

So.. basically 1.- play with streamline 2.- Confident Strokes 3.- line weight variants but... things I dont commonly hear about neat lines or avoid pixeling in "vector-like" strokes are: 1.- What canvas size are you using? 2.- What if the person watching doesnt have the same Illustration knowledge (names of the things you are doing/using) 3.- What if we have another app version (which I do) is there an updated version? 4.- what are the best brushes to use besides that? 5.- is there a beter modified brush? and how do I make it? 6.- what are the meaning of every single thing in the brush settings????? 7.- I already forgot the rest of the questions I was thinking about hahahaha so..... I love this video because its short and precise, but.. I need more help :( I think I am not good enough to understand such simple and basic instructions that you are gifting us... u_u I feel lost.

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This helps a lot but, my setup is a little weird, is there any work around for more controlled line weight on a vertical iPad in procreate?

Hi Austin, do you rest your palm or lift it when stroking for inking?

Hi Austin, Do you use or have any sort of screen protector on your IPad? I want to protect my iPad's screen, but I've read where tempered class protectors can hinder the use of the iPencil. Thansk

Wonderful Video! I just bought 2 of Your courses in Udemy (Cell Shading and Creature Design!) any chance of a video on that Trex? It's amazing in and of itself!!!

Would heightening the streamline make drawing fur easier or more difficult?

thank you for reminding me about the streamline! i'm an idiot.. no wonder why it looked so bad

Thank you Austin! This is the video i needed to see! I do digital Illustration and one thing i would have a problem with is line weight. Appreciate you explaining it clear! 💯

Are you using any protection for display?

Hey bro are u still updated with the os? Is the streamline feature still available in ios11/procreate 4? If so can you please tell how to activate it

What is the application nexactly ? I always work on photoshop on my computer but this is a special application for tablet ?

how do u change the opacity of the origins picture (the one u trace over)