How to line art? Program I used: Clip Studio Paint I make digital art, mostly digital paintings. Follow me here: Instagram: / ronillust Twitter: / ronillust
Quand tu fais un dessin sur une feuille de travaille, qu'il est le meilleur dessin de ta vie mais vu que c'est sur une feuille de travaille, tu dois soit l'effacer, soit le regarder avec tes exercices à côté
My sketch = a less refined line art, so I basically just straighten out and clean chicken scratches. I honestly dont change much aside from just cleaning out chicken scratches, it’s literally the same. 😂😂😂
Pro tip! Line variation is your best friend. Sketches look so good because you're deepening up certain parts and that gives it life and depth. You can do the same thing with your line art by making some lines thicker than others. A common way to do this to put thicker lines in the shadows
sometimes(or even it was the style itself like me) what make the art look more good in sketch because we brave to do anything in sketch like make more impressive/ekspressive line,trying add some thing(even its random it can actually some good thing in the art) and when in line art they want it to be clean,that make what the sketch look good like the line and anything is ignored soo
Tip: Make sure to add line weight, this can help the drawing feel more alive Tip 2: Don't be afraid to make your art sketchy it can look really nice a lot of times Just a lil bit of help for ya'll artists out there 😊
The reason this happens is because when sketching, people feel more free to make expressive strokes or experiment with textures and definition, but when it comes to lineart, they feel like it has to be clean and “perfect,” so they lose a lot of those little imperfections that add interest to the artwork.
it's not the "imperfections" that make line art good, it's knowing where to variate the thickness of the lines which a lot of amateur artists don't know how to do properly
I've seen a few artists who will incorporate part of the sketch into the messier parts like hair and it looks great. I feel like it would be perfect for this piece
also the jawline is only half there on the line art, such a big detail and it makes them look like their neck doesn’t end like some weird jabba the hutt
@@TeaTehMan And? Just practice again, aint that hard to relearn old skills. Try new styles of lineart, new tricks, etc. it's fun to learn new art skills, you won't get better without trying! /nm
I'm so so glad I'm not the only one yo! Half the time I love my little sketchy creations but the feedback I get all the time is "make it neater" and I still to this day struggle to find balance and not make my line work look like every other artist on Instagram. My best pieces are when I just paint over my sketch layer and then outline certain elements
I always feel like my sketches are better than my line art, because all the overlapping sketch lines give my brain a way to imagine the perfect line throughout all of the different lines. If there's only one definitive line to look at, I quickly start to point out mistakes or imperfections because there's no other "solution" to find/imagine with other present line art lines, because there's only one line. (Sorry if it looks like a wall of text. I just wanted to be as clear as possible...)
Honestly no shame in that, plenty of artists prefer the kindve rougher unpolished 'style' to sketch art and i can see why, even if personally im still in the phase of beating my perfectionism down so i can finally feel comfortable with just liking my sketches hah
I don't sketch and go straight to the lineart from basic shapes because of this. It made my lineart a bit more messy and unclean but tbh I like it that way much better.
@@expertarcher8542 It's usually like a first draft. Like I personally do a sketch, which is where I plan things and make sure things look good. Then I do line art and clean it up! Sketches are really just a messy first draft
@@madhatkitsune I was kidding because I’ve never used a draft before and have my drawing look good. I felt like it was a waste considering when your drawing on a tablet you can just use to fingers to go back and redo it. I never truely saw the reason for sketching. Then again, I never figured out how to use the layers correctly so I either never used them or I used them completely incorrectly.
No you dont, i usually just do line art. But you can do just sketches. It depends on the artist. But it is recommend to do sketches first so its easier to get stuff how you like without it being a pain to get good again after editing for say a arm. The sketchy look helps re making the arm easier because you dont need these clean lines. Then you can use the lineart as the cleaning it up and doing the final results for the design before coloring (if you do).
Tip: Helps to make the sketch blue and very VERY low opacity. Does something to your eyes, idk what, but it allows you to see the line art more clearly while creating it.
As saitou naoki said (search him on yt he makes really good content and it sometimes has subtitles) the light blue color is so you don't have the pressure to *actually draw* because the contrast is lower. Or at least is what I could translate from what he said, japanese is hard guys 😩
Despite what many people think, this doesn’t happen for no reason. It happens because most people (including professionals) do their sketches _very_ differently from how they ink; namely, they “pet” their lines or use multiple strokes to express what will ultimately be condensed to one stroke. When you’re seeing all those strokes in a sketch, each one is a possibility; it looks good because your brain is seeing where the “correct” line is in the sketch. But then you go to ink it and you don’t pick the correct lines from the sketch, and then you end up with… the inked drawing in this video. How I managed to remedy this is by using ONE stroke in the sketch when ONE line is ultimately going to be in the final; I will only add extra strokes to the same area when refining the forms. It’s honestly a lot better, as it’s worked wonders for my wrist and has made me much, MUCH faster by cutting out the unnecessary strokes. In what I work with, Procreate, it tells you how many strokes you use, and I used to average 2000~6000 strokes PER CHARACTER. But now, I only average 300~600 strokes per character. I hope that helps!
y’all i knew the thing about your brain seeing the right line through multiple lines and someone else talked about it too i’m 99% sure this is from a tutorial i watched i need to find it
This is precisely why i make my sketch layer as light as possible to where it's baaaaaaarely visible It's plenty to help with the linework, but it blends into the white canvas and you can tell exactly what the finished product will look like!
for anyone struggling with this: -lower the opacity of your sketch by a lot -try and make your sketch as clean as possible, or try sketching with a thinner brush -don't zoom in too much i hope that helps! lin art can be super frustrating sometimes ;-;
I would recommend not copying the sketch completely, just remember what you know about anatomy and stuff like this, and draw over it normally, paying attention to details but not trying to be perfect.
That's because a messy drawing gives your brain the opportunity to "choose" the best line. When you only have the lineart left, you see where you actually went wrong, because your brain can now only see this one option. The uggo lineart is what your drawing actually looks like in that stage. But that's not bad at all, it gives you the opportunity to correct the mistakes. It helps to make several ever cleaner sketches before trying to do lineart. Also always flip your drawings horizontally in digital, so you'll see if your proportions/positioning are good enough.
i feel this so hard lol! at the same time i also quite like how you did your lineart it could honestly be a stylistic choice. I know it's not intended but the roughish line art kinda works with how your character looks like
Some tips for line art: (Don't, it's suffering, just paint or something) -Do at least two drafts of sketches try to make each draft cleaner than the previous one -Set your sketch to a color that can be easily differentiated from your line color -Dont focus solely on your sketch, make variations in your lines that looks good rather than simply copy the sketch -Line variation is key, it can be achieved in places such as overlapping forms, areas that turn away from light (eg. If there's a light source at the top, lines facing the bottom are thicker and get thinner nearing the top and sometimes break away from each other), change in material/texture, planes turning away from view, the silhouette/outline of the character -Have line confidence, most artists use their entire arm to draw, depends on your preference but don't use your wrist, you'll get carpal tunnel (Personally I only use my elbow/fingers) -Find an artist or piece of art you like then copy their style of lines into your own drawing, try to build similar habits into your workflow, your lines will get infinitely better -If you're painting on top of the line art it's good to color your lines a dark saturated shade of red or other colors so colors don't get too muddy -Eat cheese too, it improves your line quality
Pro tip: dont ink over a sketch thats at this stage. Currently this sketch seems to have a lot of indecision in it. Like there's a lot of lines that "indicate" hair clumps, but there really wasn't any decisive decision on shape, form etc. So do your rough sketch, then on a new layer, redraw everything but this time be deliberate and confident with your choices. Figure out where the lines need to be. Only once you've figured out your drawing, should you commit to inking
exactly this. i usually start with a preliminary sketch which is just random lines of where the figure should roughly be placed and their perspective, and then i would follow that with atleast two proper sketches where i take time to check my reference pics refine the angles etcetc, and thennn by the time im inking everything is just where they're supposed to be and not as shocking when u turn off the sketch layers lmaoo
I do this! Your first sketch is like the construction, the second sketch is fixing, tweaking, being more decisive and adding some hints at texture/details, and the third is line art. And then, because I really do enjoy some of the sketchy look I'll include the second sketch with the lineart, just mask it before I do so it's cleaner and lighter in areas. It usually ends up blending into the shading but gives you an extra feel for the motion of the piece
As an artist mostly satisfied with his linearts: The sketch often looks better because it's more alive and direct; linework is essentially using a base while your mind feels more free during the sketch It also tends to feel/look better because you tend to pass several lines over, and that lack of precision makes you "guess" more (both while looking at it - not letting you notice the bad lines - and as you do the linework) Try to be as close as possible to your sketch process when you do lineart. Going over thicker lines makes it very tricky to really use that base to make your lines. The thinner your lines are during the sketch (in the case your linework has thin lines), the closer it gets to your linework and the easier it gets to move over it The more precise you are during sketch the more you can rely on the sketch's lines That being said, another way to tackle it is to, on the contrary, use the sketch as a vague guideline. Don't bother cleaning the sketch, don't bother connecting the lines, don't bother being precise. That way you will have a "fresh" mind for the actual good lines. The reason a lot of sketches look better is that you put the most creative effort on it. Keep some for the linework! I'd say it can be a bit of both. I recommend doing the sketches as quickly as possible, avoid taking too much time. It both saves time and makes you learn to make lines faster. And the faster you learn ease, the better and more lively it'll look. Edit: At the end of the day, pick what works best for you, we all have different preferences and things that work best for us specifically but that others may not like (EDIT again: that being said, if you are a maticulous person and that details matter for you - like i am - still make sure your sketch is accurate enough so that you won't at some point look back at your drawing, scratching your head wondering why it looks so off. It depends how it works for you but be sure to have a solid base Also off topic but, remember to flip the whole canvas often! Sometimes things don't look off until you flip the whole thing and realize your mistakes. What looks weird reversed is likely to look off the other way too) Hell, at some point you will be good enough to figure you don't always need the linework!
As sb who resorts to only sketching and RARELY line art(cause im afraid ill ruin it and im traditional artist, no saving the sketch first) u said it perfectly. The liveliness part, the covering uncertain parts making them not visible, eveything. I prefer a more sketchy feeling in art in general, so ig i dont have a problem with not lining it.
@@amimiami82 i aim more towards a clean look, i like strong lines that stabilize the image. I'm not saying i would always put lineart (sometimes i just do color sketches) but i enjoy the clean linework and am not as fond as my dirtier sketches. Like, i may think "okay not gonna linwork this one" and just clean the sketch and add color Also i color my linework and apply filters over to have fun with the colors so it helps making the picture stronger
@@mrsweetkandy7673 yeah im exactly the opposite; never colour and love the rough style of a sketch. But thx for the tips to lining, i want to get to a more illustration style when im satisfied enough and better at drawing and ill be sure to check ur comment then
*Finishing sketch: "Wow, this is great. I just wondering how good my draw when I turn it into line art" *Finishing line art: "uhhhh... It's ok,it will be better if I color it" *Finishing coloring: *please kill me
"d-dosent look too bad, maybe when I color it'll look better" *proceeds to color* "Shit, idk how to color. It looks worse now" A bit tip on how I improved(a little)- after sketching, make a clipping layer and color the sketch lines to a color you're ok with, make it SUPER transparent (I usually do mine to the extent I have to squint to see it clearly) then lineart.
Just a small tip from an artist: if your sketch lines are thick and your lineart is thin, it will be a lot harder to produce the outcome you want because of the disparity in the thickness of the lines!
for anyone struggling with this here is some tips 1. if you have extremely thin line art thickening it can help. it looks appealing to your brain bc it is easier to process/interpret 2. taper or add variety to the size of your line art. This keeps it from looking lifeless/repetitive 3. use some sort of texture to your lineart whether this is with a watercolor-like brush or a bumpy pencil-like one. 4. add extra "sketchy" lines to the lineart it doesn't need to be simplified to the max, which makes it look flat 5. you don't have to connect all your lineart leave gaps or "implied lines" 6. you don't have to follow all of this advice in fact you will likely not use most of them, but try some out and see what you like and all of these things can make your lineart stand out compared to others and look more appealing.
THE FACE XD, it's scary how true this is. Worst part is when you try to convince youself that it doesn't look that bad and to just trust the process, hoping that it will turn out great, just to spend hours coloring while still in denial...
Jokes aside, this literally happened to me a couple days ago and it was really depressing ahah. I’m gonna try to re-do the lineart from scratch today - maybe see if i can download some new brushes to try with it, luckily it was only half done. It can be really demotivating but hey, it’s worth another shot right? I might even edit this with an update if anyone cares lmao.
@@dragonicbladex7574 yep! Unfortunately, i didn’t have to purposefully change mine to make it look bad lmao. I did actually re-do the line art with various tips from helpful videos and it looks much better! Better than the altered line art in the video anyway ahah.
@@micy7182 thanks! And actually it’s happened to me loads, i’d just been taking a break from digital art for a while and came back to it, only to have this problem ahah
I don't know why but whenever you breathe it makes me laugh lol... Your lines have just enough energy to express the feelings in different moments with every upload
In many situations I actually prefer the look of sketches to finished work. The raw feeling of it allows you to understand what the artist was thinking and feeling as they drew it to an extent
That’s when line weight comes in to make your lines look less “digital” or “flat”. When you sketch, some lines maybe larger and deeper than the others. This can be done with lineart as well
I feel this all the time. I think it's probably because the messiness and the random quirks of the sketch makes it feel more personal than a clean and straightforward outline.
There's something about fuzzy lines that just appeals to my artistic senses. I draw in graphite a lot and do a lot of little connected lines instead of smooth long ones to get that fuzzy look.
Maybe whenever he messes up he makes a video about it, I just think that because of how he couldn't draw these hands once and made it into a portrait instead and made a video about it
sketches tend to carry the vibe or the emotions of what you wanted to originally draw. I think that's why its important to always take a step back and ask whether or not you strayed away from the original point of your early drafts, regardless whether they're terrible or not. also line weight, yeah line weight definitely.
You are right, I think - a varying line weight, as with traditional comic-books style brush-inking, would have made a huge improvement over the "dead-line" you get with a fixed point inking implement and technique.
Tip for this: make the lines have varieties in volume! It'll make the lineart a bit more spicey and it'll fix the problem of the sketch looking better than the lineart.
I get around this by constantly erasing most of the opacity of my sketch with a soft airbrush and refining it into a more lineart feel, then redrawing the actual lineart on top of that
I turned my "refined sketch" layer into my lineart layer for this exact reason. Especially because I find the more stressed I get about the lineart looking perfect, the worse it looks. And I find most people do like when things look a bit more loose and sketchy anyways. It means I can't really use the fill tool anymore when adding color and I sometimes have to go back to the lineart layer to fix small things here and there, but that's not too big of a loss when the reward is a much less stiff finished piece.
I can totally relate to this. That's why I always end up putting the sketch layer above the line art and end up reducing the opacity a bit. It worked well for me so far. :)
This happens because with the sketch our brain automatically imagines the best possible combination of this mess of lines to be the only one existing, and deceives us to see a better picture than it actually is. You can confirm that by showing your sketch to someone completely alien from your drawings, like your grandma, and they’ll probably tell you it looks messy rather than beautiful, because their brain does not have this bias. What helped me to get past this stage and start having actually decent linework is realizing my mind is playing tricks and refusing to accept the sketch as “good-looking enough work”. For me, it ain’t good until I make the final lines look good
and this is why i mix the sketch and lineart together to create like a rough lineart that i really like and goes with my whole style its honestly my best solution to this problem :)
For those who don't know: this happens because you don't allow yourself to be as expressive with the lines when tracing your sketch, and so you're making much shorter, stiffer lines with no concern for line weight or movement. It's especially bad if your sketch is too visible while trying to do the lines over it. A better way is to change the color of the sketch to something lighter, do another sketch over the first one that's cleaner, and then do a third over that one. You'll get the clean lines without losing all the weight and personality of the sketch, and without the wobbly, unfilled look.
@@supreetkaurgill9500 You can still do this technique with traditional art. Only use your ink/permanent medium on the final step. Step 1 - sketch Step 2 - loosely trace the sketch, but keep that flow, don't use inks yet. Step 3 - Either ink the second version or trace the second one but this time with inks. Your lines will be cleaner while also not being flat and ugly this way...but it means using 3 papers instead of 1.
