Clean Line Art! Digital Inking Tips

[@AndreaGerstmann]

Aw shucks guys! Thanks for the shout out! This video is great by the way. These exercises take me back to my theme park caricature days. New staff had to do a lot of these drills in training. Brent knows what I'm talking about (we both did caricatures before animation)

[@momocal9660]

Hey what's up I love your vids they help me out a lot.

[@DisneyXDOmniverse]

Do Ben Tennyson and Star Butterfly Kissing. 😉🤟

[@yemo34]

3:17 is that one of Alex Ries's Birran?

[@yemo34]

@@qwp1026 I used to rely a lot on the undo function. Until I just decided to remove it completely and draw stuff on paper for the longest time and scan it in. Eventually I was able to completely switch to digital again. And supplement this process by doing tiny thumbnails at a lower resolution. Much as I would have to do anyway in traditional media. Worked like a charm.

[@RachelTheisen]

I was literally about to comment that this video takes me back to my caricature days, haha. It was hell, but damn if it didn't help me build line confidence

[@Rin-qj7zt]

thanks for actually telling us HOW to practice, instead of just telling us to practice

[@MaheshRaomahesh]

the difference is really huge..

[@playerdude2]

Most artists suck ass at teaching. This one was pretty good.

[@anjaliguitaristpenguin9578]

@@playerdude2 To be fair, art is kind of hard to teach

[@purplekitti5784]

@@playerdude2 Most tutorials and how-to-draws use very vague explanations. I've seen some that are so vague they mean nothing.

[@playerdude2]

@@anjaliguitaristpenguin9578 I agree lol.

[@threeeyed940]

“Many new artists go over their completed lines multiple times because it makes them feel good, or something” is a quote so true it hurts

[@Daniel-D97]

It's really feel good though.. Not efficient but feels good

[@hellspawnstudios]

It's rude af though.

[@oliverb.8995]

@@hellspawnstudios how

[@hellspawnstudios]

@@oliverb.8995 It's the 'because it makes them feel good' in that particular tone. It sounds just...idk, rude and pretentious? It was entirely unnecessary.

[@oliverb.8995]

@@hellspawnstudios its not rude, its just true. going over the line multiple times feels good

[@eleternauta2640]

*Every artist: Keep practicing* This video save my life, thanks

[@leeh5948]

Artists: You just need more practices. After 20 years Artists: You just need deliberate practices. In the coffin Artists (talks about others instead)

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

Yeah lol, the key isn't just practicing, it's also how you practice, you can draw badly for a 100 years, but the only thing you'll get good at will be to draw badly.

[@syltmackaalexandus4998]

intill ours dreams come true

[@kurniawanwidisusanto3619]

youre right. this video really help me

[@stanbai5263]

Artist < *A TEACHER*

[@jesuschrist.official]

How to be good at lineart: Step 1: *Stabilizer is the key* After 3 years I realized you don't need them, you just need to be very perfect and precise with the pen

[@zofth]

Yes

[@seanhf2870]

yes.

[@hahaidothat1512]

OMG I COMPLETY FORGOT THAT THING EXIST I've been making shaky drawings for weeks lmao im so stupid

[@cyrajoycebanzuelo226]

Yes

[@Fox-Picture]

I actually don’t use stabilizer because it’s harder to get REALLY precise lines.

[@cecehunter61]

How do you get cleaner lines? Any artist: Just practice BaM Animation: Just practice... but BETTER

[@1DoctorWolf]

But I mean, that is kinda all you can say

[@allroundlad]

At least they tell you exactly what to practice.

[@richardforsman]

Photoshop wasn't made for drawing. Just use a software (My favorite is Clip Studio Paint) which is actually made for drawing and then you get a proper lineart tools.

[@MrBubbles9266]

*Every Artist

[@Sodasaman]

*A D V A N C E D J U S T P R A C T I C E*

[@ListeningPoint]

FINALLY a channel that actually gives EXERCISES instead of just showing you how they do something without explaining why.

[@poopbitty2231]

Not even art school taught me the tip of drawing circles repeatedly to practice line confidence, and after doing it here and there at work for just one shift so far has made an absurdly amazing difference in my lineart quality tonight?? i sound like an infomercial review. but seriously, I'm seeing an improvement from one side of this drawing i'm working on from days ago to the other side done tonight. i feel a little cheated out of 25k in student loans :(

[@BologneyT]

I'm sure art school taught you something else, but school can't teach you everything... but hopefully what school didn't teach you outright, it taught you to FIND, by helping you see the world differently. I know KZbin is probably what taught you to find this particular video, BUT STILL! XD It's cool to see someone else make the discovery in art that sometimes learning one specific thing you needed to be doing can lead to an immediate improvement. I finally had that happen to me a month or three ago and it was a great feeling. Glad you got it, too.

[@anthonyn6850]

graduated art student with the name of "poop bitty"

[@ohheyitsberry2196]

Thanks for your feedback, i really want to try this too now! :)

[@chloelol9307]

@UmUrso Amarelado the only reason why i thik art skool is worth it because it encourages you on the internet, feel soo bad all the time because compared to others, i suck

[@DL-idk]

Our prof actually asked us to do it, very casually, in only one exercise... Didn't realize it was something worths repeating. Now I know better.

[@fakecubed]

I immediately started getting better lines after watching a cartoonist live draw his comic for an audience, and I saw how many times he was hitting those undo shortcut keys. It's real. I started embracing that and now I imitate his fast motion (fast is smooth) and the constant undos instead of trying to slowly get it right with a single attempt.

[@kanden27]

“Ctr+Z constantly” Me: Cries in left handed.

[@cocoaclaire6182]

Oof!

[@pause-_9044]

Left handed :,) too

[@mistymoooooor]

Same but I don't use Ctrl+Z and instead I have a tablet shortcut to undo *Sadness 😔*

[@CosmiaNebula]

Try the Dvorak keyboard lol

[@Yana-ex6xu]

cries in not having fotoshop >_

[@robo1540]

"practice more" is just the formal version of "git gud"

[@keaton1283]

İ never thought of if that way lmao

[@hplovecraftOk]

“Practice more, a beginner gets better with it” “Git Gud or go home casul”

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@hplovecraftOk But how the FOK do I git gud?

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@hplovecraftOk what the FOK is R1?

[@hplovecraftOk]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy I... don't really know My time has come anyway, good bye everbody, i've got to go.

[@thomasmeable]

"Many new artists go over their completed lines multiple times because it makes them 'feel good' or something" MAN that is so on-point, it's incredible! I'm 110% called out on that one! This is very good content guys, thanks :)

[@obijuan__]

You're not alone buddy

[@input0output]

I don't feel like as big a failure now

[@Lunaphire]

I think for me it's because I got used to drawing with pencil and "adjusting" my lines by doing this on paper. It took me a while to get out of the habit once I switched over to digital.

[@penguinsmelodic5122]

As a mouse artist, it's very difficult to draw smooth lines or have the patience to draw multiple sketches. Tip for any other mouse artists out there: draw your sketch traditionally and then trace it digitally for the line art. Also, turn the stabilizer/smoothing all the way up. It helped me out a ton :D And of course, like the video said, practice is helpful! Very difficult, yes, but helpful nonetheless.

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

How- How are you still alive?

[@mooncy219]

What do you meaan MOUSE artist?? D:

[@ovn_tamil]

As a former mouse artist, I agree with you. We have Godly patience lol. Happy thing, I got a drawing tablet, this month! 😌

[@alley4978]

How to draw sketchets?

[@Victoria-ij3cb]

Using the mouse to create art can really damage your joints over time. Would not recommend this as a long term tool

[@XerxesTexasToast]

Hearing that professional animators are also constantly smashing undo on bad strokes makes me feel so goddamn validated

[@shereefshokry4852]

1:56 Zebbra Stroke 2:13 S-Curve 2:18 Circles 2:33 Flower Petals 2:39 Bullet Markes

[@clickanddraw]

shereef shokry 🎁

[@Mianashya]

@@clickanddraw huh

[@liviydeath]

I stopped drawing in 2010, I just didnt feel confident in my art although at the time it was pretty decent. My hand shakes constantly I dont know why I havr always been that way since I was young. When digital art started popping up I just felt so defeted. I decided to get back in to art in 2019 doodling here and there on a sketch pad. this year i felt confident enough to buy a tablet. I was ready to give up because i thought i was a shity drawer. this video has made me feel a little more confident thank you.

[@liviydeath]

@Stormer248 thank you, I wish you luck in your journey too Keep on going!!

[@ploppledoodledoo17]

try drawing on paper first, then take a picture of that art and trace over it digitally. My best arts are done that way. Just a tip

[@liviydeath]

@@ploppledoodledoo17 Ill try it out, so far ive been doing alright. Still takes time to get used to but at least I can control the lines a bit more lol Thank you🌸

[@Pyketoyou]

If you only knew how many artists' hands shake, you'd be way more confident. Even if you have an incurable condition, so much famous art has been created that looks like the artist had Parkinson's. I think you should first ignore your shaking and just draw/paint, then learn to use it as part of your style. Also, if your lines are quick and confident, no amount of shaking will make them look bad.

[@istandwithjkrowling3098]

Sorry to hear that. I don't know what drawing software is available to you, but Photoshop has line smoothing that makes it easier to draw smooth lines. Clip Studio Paint has a stabiliser that also helps draw smooth lines. Other drawing programmes may have similar stabilising tools.

[@zeenea_c]

One additional point for more pen control: Go in alternating directions. E.g, if you're making one circle clockwise, make the next anticlockwise. If you're starting a line from the top of the page, start the next from the bottom. Great video!! Thank you for uploading!

[@r4ven_nevermore91]

I realized this when i was doing the drills shit caught me off guard

[@Jyuille1]

For anyone else who actually went to do these exercises I found it VERY helpful to watch the video "How to Hold a Graphics Tablet Pen Correctly". I realized my grip was wrong, and the way I was drawing was wrong. By changing it my lines and strokes improved immediately. Hope this helps someone out there

[@trollzilla]

gonna watch it now, will report back later

[@anthonydpatterson]

Thanks, just watched it and it helped out noticeably!

[@professorxavier9692]

Just watched it now!! Thanks for the heads up!!!

[@reefslider1]

*_cries in ibis paint_*

[@spublz]

HONESTLY, AGREE

[@Stewkipp]

MOOD

[@the-oncomingstorm]

I miss the part where that's my problem.

[@reefslider1]

And? Why the *_F A C K_* do I need your help? Art tips?

[@hoipolloi7665]

There's the coment i've been looking for LMAO

[@ohheyitsberry2196]

"Good line" *pets the line*

[@victoremisho9432]

😂 😂 😂 😂 Definitely me

[@DrWho2008t101]

Interesting video.

[@thebarrelman1840]

*gives line care and love*

[@flesh_robot]

For anyone randomly scrolling through the comments, one trick I use for making the edges where different lines meet is by keeping the lineart on multiple different layers. I usually use 3-4 layers, but it can depend on the complicatedness of the drawing. Corners can be a little challenging, but it's overall very helpful.

[@themenofmanymasksXinDizzy]

You're absolutely right about that! That is the method I developed too when I used to draw with a mouse.

[@mcfmtl4894]

Not sure I understand how keeping the line art on different layers helps in lining up the edges. Can you explain in a bit more detail?

[@sukired8387]

After having wrist surgery, I hope these exercises and tips will help gain the muscle memory to draw again.

[@mlgproplayer2915]

I wish you the best of luck in your recovery.

[@yeetnats8972]

i wish you luck random person on the internet. Any artist or aspiring artist must have support for psychological empowerment and other stuff

[@gethighordiefiending]

i went through something similar but im back at it now, how are u doing

[@yeetnats8972]

@UmUrso Amarelado bruh... thats like starting from childhood to adulthood of training the less dominant hand to actually draw

[@sukired8387]

@@gethighordiefiending sorry for the long delayed reply. Not really been in a good place mentally. Not with just the wrist struggles and getting muscle memory back, but with personal life too atm. So motivation is just so darn hard to get moving again. I want to draw, but it's difficult. As for the wrist itself, there's like a deep ache I've still get after trying to draw for like 5mins into the practice. I defo need to find something to help stop or even ease that pain in my wrist.

[@SkelleRok]

I've never been so angry at a line.

[@clickanddraw]

SkelleR 🎁

[@crapperplays8381]

...of cocaine

[@blindthief]

There are those who are in love with clean line art and that's perfectly fine. The instructors in this video did exactly what they're supposed to do which is to teach you how to achieve clean lines. But I just want to put this out there for aspiring artists: you don't necessarily need clean lines to create great art. A perfect example of a master who doesn't draw like the examples in the video is Peter De Seve. Take a look at his traditional sketches. They are crude yet his marks are confident and effective. Personally I don't like to focus too much on clean lines. It disrupts my creative process. Instead I focus on achieving correct gesture, construction, and anatomy.

[@TrevorKeenAnimation]

These guys are drawing for animation. The artist you mention draws for print.. New Yorker covers, no less. Completely different medium. If you can get paid thousands of dollars for just one illustration, then you can take your time.

[@junehanabi1756]

I want to add that Aaron Blaise who drew classic Disney films like lion King actively discourages spamming undo. He says you enter a destructive pattern of repeated undo's. You lose sight of what you're trying to do, you loose the looseness and fun in the drawing. Your drawing becomes very stiff as you try for the perfect line and to make every line perfect. He said it's the worst habit to get into and he sees it so often in the industry. Obviously you need to undo at times and obviously you need clean lines for stuff like animation. He's just trying to say, watchout for that pattern of spending several minutes redrawing the same line over and over and moving to the next line that you treat the same. Avoid that pattern, break yourself from it and figure out a different way to go about things that works for you because otherwise your artwork will be do stiff and stressful to draw, it'll show in the finished product.

[@lenaelisabeth]

They are animators, they showed an example of messier line are for comics

[@MrBongers]

Or look at the Disney features in the 60's and 70's such as One Hundred and One Dalmatians or The Jungle Book that used the animator's rough drawings with minimal "touch-up/clean-up" . The sketchy line quality looks great. It just depends on the style you're going for. The style might require tight , super clean line work or it could be sketchier lines. The one line quality style I really don't care for much is that bland uniform line weight used in shows like Adventure Time that they mention around the 6:25 mark. I understand the budget/time limitations for TV animation , why they will use a simple uniform weight line style , but it's the most uninteresting line style to draw or to watch.

[@Oak_Eggar]

I enjoy my sketchy lines tbh, even in short animations

[@brisklloydavator]

character: bird bam: adventure time regular show: "am i a joke to you?"

[@ele8theria]

i legit thought omg yes hes gonna do regu- nvm

[@rayofsunshan]

I said the same thing lol

[@MANGLORIOUS]

Same In fact he kinda looks like mordecai

[@aikou2886]

The bird is the word!

[@BigGonzilla]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@fredrikrg2340]

I can’t wait to miss the premiere, forget completely about the video and then watch it when it reappears in my recommended a few days later

[@ronniethezombie]

Happened to me too

[@AlfonsoSRT]

Place your hands on Ctrl, Alt and Z.... Cries in left-handed

[@jianng7795]

Cheers in tablet hot keys

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

Place your hands on Ctrl, Alt and Z.... Cries in not-american-keyboard. ( Z and Y are inversed )

[@natashahamunene2052]

Sounds like y'all need to invent a keyboard that's for lefties... or... you can just recreate the shortcut (e.g. ctrl M?) How do you undo?

[@ErgoProxie]

@@moejoegaming9838 he kind of didn't...🤷‍♂️

[@moejoegaming9838]

@@ErgoProxie Maybe look at the other comments?

[@ChronoJedi]

You just single handedly smashed so many artists itchy spammy questions and fears with one video...Welldone

[@jacobmelanson3210]

Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. _Perfect_ practice makes perfect. Thanks for showing how to practice.

[@nalcarya]

"Place your left hand on CTRL, ALT and Z" *cries in german keyboard layout*

[@Natess21]

You Change it to the USA Layout

[@kijuma7520]

Even better: keep the layout, change the shortcuts

[@nalcarya]

r/woosh 😜

[@jiremm]

Cries in left handed

[@ellybaer7177]

Jup

[@yourmama7973]

What type of brush did you use for this video?

[@adricf661]

They make this video for that question i think

[@kairagalay4750]

@@adricf661 r/wooosh

[@dragonwarriorz1]

Fuck Reddit

[@jordanfirebomb4950]

@@Raquel22209 R/Ihavereddit

[@morningdew5759]

@@jordanfirebomb4950 r/foundthemobileuser

[@literallyme26]

"A lot of people will just say "pRAcTiCe mOrE..."" Thank you sir for finally taking a stand against this incredible injustice.

[@tomo4977]

I've started to practise 10 minutes of these line drills everyday when I wake up, currently on day 2, let's hope to see some improvements over these next weeks! ☺️☺️

[@almightytakatoo4486]

how did it go?

[@bren8k]

​@HatCatWC how long? Did you do all?

[@robsyhood]

what people say: "Just practice" what i hear: "You're just not good enough"

[@staceycole3007]

that is just a crap attitude talking. It is an important clue about how you view yourself. The reality is, in all of life, you should always be practicing, because perfection is a direction, not a destination. If you are not using or maintaining a skill, you are losing it. I hope you can come to understand this.

[@courier6945]

What i hear: "git gud scrub"

[@Chuck014777]

@@staceycole3007 i dont think he actually sees himself in that light of perspective. i think it was just a joke UwU

[@yelloweyeball]

Few people get hyperbole on the internet.

[@brycerichardson3687]

@@staceycole3007 "Justice practice" is really bad advice nonetheless. Because it's not "just practice". It's focused practice. Everyone who hears "just practice" doesn't even know where to start.

[@jaredm1162]

Hey! I've been doing this exercise for about two weeks-- consistently every other day-- and my lines have dramatically improved. Thank you guys so much for the video!!

[@Zedprice]

Not only is the advice in this video super helpful, but it's also unexpectedly hilarious. Thanks for the awesome video

[@pinksunset5775]

I can definitely agree with that lol

[@abrahamalviarez5870]

best trick for new wacom users. do straight lines and circles. every day. u will improve a LOT

[@tarena397]

No screaming Educative Straight to the Point Funny Interesting I Subscribed :D

[@Something_Disgusting]

Does... does the name "Woe" mean anything to you?

[@KidPrarchord95]

I agree except for the "funny" point.

[@msflakey9305]

Maybe he meant its fun to watch?

[@MJordanrocks2002]

Randomatoons fun and funny have different meanings

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

I thought this was one of those sideways poems, and spent a good second trying to figure out what NESFI meant.

[@vex452]

Just when I needed it! I started doing digital a month ago and I have like over 50 sketches where i did no inking on them because my Line Art is trash and looking at it makes me feel bad lol

[@thomasedwards2311]

Crystal Vanishs try lazy nezumi pro

[@DragonNinjaGaming]

Sketchbook is a great free program. It has the smoothing tool also.

[@reeddragon5250]

I know your feel

[@vex452]

I use paint tool sai 2 which has smoothing, but it's still very bad dfgdfgfggfd

[@reeddragon5250]

@@vex452 are your YT banner on your channel is your art?

[@leafamphii.]

Thanks for the tutorial -Oh wait I do lineless art-

[@pokaay3163]

“Thanks for the information. Allow me to forget.”

[@leafamphii.]

E lel

[@meow32145]

E lel

[@alondraturnip4113]

E lel

[@epitaphboi4816]

You evil, beautiful, bastard

[@ianhall7513]

I just tried going over my lines again for my first digital bit of character art and it looks SO much cleaner already. The difference is stunning, really. Thanks so much for the advice!

[@abbeybrickner6603]

I think an informative topic to cover for another episode would be work flow. I know I struggle with this sort of thing. It would be interesting to see how you guys go about it!

[@TaranVH]

This is the first video of you guys' that I've watched, and I must say, as the video editor for a channel with 50x your subscribers, I am very impressed with the production quality. This is well written, well edited, informative, engaging, and even shows what NOT to do (a critical component that many tutorials leave out) The two-narrators thing threw me for a loop at first, but I got it right after that, and the way you guys play off each other works really well, and is quite unique to boot. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen this style before. The only criticism I would have is that I've definitely heard that stock music before. Instant sub. Will watch more.

[@BaMAnimation]

Thank you So much Taran, I've been loving everything you do on LTT, and i'm a big fan of your work specifically. I've watched you editing videos very closely, And I wanted to model our production style after things I've learned from watching LTT and you. -Brent

[@TaranVH]

@@BaMAnimation hah! That's surprising. Glad to hear it. Most people aren't so familiar with my work! One other thing about this video... You say the left hand should be hovering over ctrl z, and alt... But you don't explain what alt is for. Erasing? Changing the brush size? (photoshop) something else? Also, surely those two commands could be mapped to buttons on the Wacom tablet! Also, if undo is so important, it should be mapped to a SINGLE key. Not two keys. The nearest viable/available one is F1... Or is it? Nope. You can sacrifice capslock. You don't need it. And here's the autohotkey code: #ifwinactive ahk_exe [your application here.exe] capslock::^z ;and then if you really want capslock functionality, you can use shift capslock for that. +capslock::capslock

[@BaMAnimation]

No way, I love LTT and love learning about what goes on behind the scenes. So I was super fascinated with your editing videos. Oh, so the Alt is part of the complete command to do a step backwards in PS. vs ctrl z is more of an undo/redo. So the idea is that you actually press ctrl alt z, to take a bunch of steps backwards, example remove 4 or 5 lines that you just drew, and then toggle between states using ctrl z. so you can go all the way forward and backwards to see the difference between the states of the two drawings. Its actually very useful. It could be faster with AHK but a lot of our users are on OSX, and we tend to keep the tips pretty basic. But i will try out that AHK script myself. thank you so much! We typically encourage people to use the keyboard shortcuts over the Wacom ones because there are just too many Photoshop hotkeys on the keyboard to justify moving your hand between the two devices. so it ends up being weirdly faster. plus Why would I ever want to take my hand off my Cherry MX browns. but I really appreciate your love of optimization, you are a legend. Just sent you a tweet. lemme know if you would ever want to chat some time. -Brent

[@TaranVH]

@@BaMAnimation makes sense. But if you have undo and redo mapped to buttons on your tablet, then I think it's really important to mention that in a video like this. Have two levels of explanation. For beginners (use ctrl, alt, and z) and what YOU actually do (just put em on the tablet) (if that is indeed what you do!) I say, pull no punches. Don't dumb it down. If we're here for industry-level advice, give it to us. Some of my videos are very noob friendly (and I have one coming out, "how not to make a tutorial" which explains the theory of how I do that) and some are not. (the 4 hr tutorial tells you right away that the basics will NOT be explained. No pulled punches. )

[@unbeatablebotgamesmore3515]

Hold up?? then who is the Magic Art channel??

[@D0ngaz_arts]

You guys are actual godsends. I've been a pencil and paper artist for my whole life, who has recently been getting into the digital medium. This video has so many seemingly obvious tips and tricks that make the way I've previously been doing things seem completely obsolete. tysm

[@gigachadgaming1551]

I’m watching this at 12:35 am and I have an essay due tomorrow, I don’t even do art Edit: its been 2 years since I made this comment. I’ve bought a drawing tablet and am now watching this with an actual purpose

[@whoahanant]

XD

[@budgetcode2526]

did your essay go well?

[@gigachadgaming1551]

BudgetCode ! Turns out it was just a first draft, the essay is due today and I’m writing this just before I go to school

[@Creeperboy099]

Chistoph Ludwig Von Stille wow, it was 12:31 when I saw this comment

[@alwaysjiji7198]

well, start

[@kittymcnekonuggets]

7:50 is just what I needed!!!! I’ve been “pEtTiNg” long lines all day before I watched this video 😫 thanks!! 💕

[@arekopo]

Something new to learn and to improve my skills. Can't wait!

[@miomorii5835]

I love how they made in actually helpful and entertaining at the same time

[@katiamanaganuwu]

"set your brush to be 15px wide" *precedes to draw with 40px wide brush*

[@tangodelta]

EXACTLY! I was trying to do 15px couldn't understand, why my page looks so much different. This comment should be higher. ;)

[@tiagotoytm]

@@tangodelta Did you managed to configure it so the pressure worked? I mean, it doesn't matter if I do it smooth or rough, the lines are all the same thickness. I tried the Hard Round Pressure Size, in vain.

[@tangodelta]

@@tiagotoytm It works fine for me. However, I'm using Krita krita.org/en/ -- give it a try. It's free and great for painting :)

[@ArcangelZero7]

​@@tangodelta Open source FTW! Just for the benefit of myself and others, are you just using the "basic" brush and enabling "size" in the pressure dynamics?

[@tangodelta]

@@ArcangelZero7 Huge apologies for the late reply! I use "Basic 5 Size", I don't think I had to tweak it. And here's a little something: gitlab.com/tangodelta/learning-curve what do you think of it? It's a template with all the above practice techniques :)

[@IIBLANKII]

If it's called petting the line, then I have been full on grooming mine.

[@Blabberflups]

👏...👏...👏

[@RiasatAmin]

Lol me too then

[@GraemeGames]

I have been asking for YEARS for tips to make smoother art. I do digital art pretty casually, so I'm usually not putting in enough time for "practice more" to get me very far. THANK YOU so much for this! Having a few different exercises to run through, and a bounty of practical tips will surly go a long way. I appreciate it so much. I love you you two are doing with the channel. Keep it up!

[@theprofessorjg]

Honestly, these are the same techniques I learned when I started doing Caricatures 20 years ago! The basics never get old.

[@CreperbossAngel]

Me, a mouse-digital artist: ok.

[@mattbrian9056]

I feel your pain bro.

[@wheresmyspegit]

I draw with my FINGER.

[@klunk4683]

OFFICIAL PD Comics Channel *sobs in understanding*

[@bruhhelp7396]

@@wheresmyspegit EDIT: this was a very outdated comment, I am not this much of a fucking asshole anymore, I am very sorry for being a dick. I wrote a better apology all the way down, but all in all this was a year ago and i was an insecure brat 🥲 im not gonna delete the comment because I don't think that would help anyone, just know this is stupid as fuck. If you draw with your finger you have no right to complain. You are obviously aware of the struggle, so there's no reason to complain if you use a phone or finger. I always wonder why people are like, "oHhHH whY iS mY aRt bAD" and then complain about using their finger.

[@seafoam8845]

@@bruhhelp7396 You must be invited to parties a lot, huh?

[@emeraldsky2823]

Me: **does lineless art** Also Me: **blasts this 10 hrs straight**

[@DaeronRT]

Yay!!! Waiting for an other good quality content! You guys are the best!!!

[@barkon]

Wow. This is seriously one of the best tutorials for any creative technique I've seen (Night Shift's scale modeling tutorials are the next best). Too many tutorials forget what it was like to be a beginner and gloss over things that they consider 'intuitive'. You have locked onto the beginner mindset perfectly and your drills are perfect. As a certified mountain bike instructor, I know the value of basic drills to create muscle memory and your methods are wonderful. I'm primarily a paper lineart/ digital color illustrator but, with paper being expensive, I'm looking to do more digital inking. I'm going to begin working with your techniques and I have ZERO doubts that they will help. Also, as a history buff, I love the WW2-era training film title cards. Great job, guys!

[@Alex-ll1so]

`shows training exercises' Me: huh it doesn`t look too hard 5 minutes later... AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@angelicaflorez6660]

Same, that paper sheet is huge!

[@luv_kofee]

Me, with only a mouse: *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@Dat_MrBlack]

well......... man that do really matters

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

@@luv_kofee i am so sorry...

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

@@luv_kofee BUT WHYYYYYYYY

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

Sirs- Could you please make a video about keeping characters on model consistently? (Especially in Perspective) .......prettypleasewithsprinklesontop?

[@dicarlostrujillo]

they did a turnaround video sometime ago, here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6e4nJR4ndx0fLs

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

Enrique Marcano But, what about consistency in perspective? We have the turnaround, how do we keep the turnaround accurate in perspective?

[@GcorpCoPrez]

shiawasekappukekiful some tips for that, while im not very skilled on that, Knowing anatomy in conjunction with perspective to exaggerate the features of the character or object you are drawing.

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

GcorpCoPrez But- *how proportion in perspective*

[@uhh_qilah]

I feel bad that I keep answering "pRAcTiCe mOre" everytime someone ask me about drawing. Now I'll try to give them proper answer....even though I'm not good at teaching

[@SalimDoodles]

At least from my experience, when you answer something other than "practice more", people might expect a full on class right there and then Maybe send them this video to save time!

[@uhh_qilah]

@@SalimDoodles that's a good idea! Thanks :)

[@GigglesWithAKnife]

@@SalimDoodles I feel like this is absolutely the case , and I never really thought about it before. But it makes sense because if you're an artist you're probably a visual learner and you'd probably prefer someone show you because that's how you would learn best. Which also explains why some of us (myself included) are not very good at teaching art.

[@SalimDoodles]

@@GigglesWithAKnife I suck at teaching art, too! Because I'll be like "I do this, and this, maybe a bit of that for flare, add the shadows and done!" Very confusing for beginners 😅

[@mrsweetkandy7673]

Yes, it made me open my eyes cause it's also something I've always been saying. I mean, mostly because people often don't get that art takes a LOT of practice and feel discouraged really quickly. (though now that I think about it I always give some tips, like privileging quantity (speed) over quality to practice)

[@kioshekat7931]

these practices were super helpful! I wish more people promoted art-boot-camp things like this

[@bizzy1648]

So, if any of y'all are feelin' creatively constipated, get yourself some BaM Animation laxatives and do what these guys are saying! As an art school drop out myself, your guy's channel has been incredibly helpful to me in the year I've been watching. But this single video has already helped drastically improve my skills. This whole week I keep coming back to watch it. Just the simple part about inking a cleaner sketch! That's something none of the art teachers I was going into debt to pay for bothered to mention! I am LIVID that it's so simple. I always just always had the assumption a sketch was supposed to be rough and messy, because, well yea, it's a sketch. And some how magically the line art will clean it up. But wow, just these simple adjustments and exercises have helped me tremendously. Especially in breaking out of a creative stagnation and the recent months full of worry that "maybe I'm just not talented enough and this is all I'm capable of." All I've been doing is "practice more," for quite sometime, and it has been truly heartbreaking not seeing myself improve for a long time, now. Thank you both so much for helping me realize that I just haven't been practicing effectively, and for giving me the tools to do so. I truly owe you both a great debt for restoring my artistic confidence just from sharing your knowledge. Congrats on the subs. You guys really deserve them. Also donate to their patreon y'all! I'm doing that right now!

[@queenofthepierats]

I like that you said "practice effectively". It's not that practice is a bad thing - we all need practice at things to get better - but being EFFECTIVE about how you practice really helps.

[@hurbig]

The “keep practicing” is so dumb when you ask for advice. How did I learn to sing? Well, I practiced, practiced, practiced. But four months ago I decided to pick up singing lessons and my progress has has become so much more rapid. I completely understand that just because you’re a talented artist doesn’t mean you can or want to explain how you do it, but maybe you can explain how you learned it. What topics are important to research? Color theory? Anatomy? Image composition? What books/tutorials did you use? Where did you start?

[@adriantheambulance591]

You start by practicing

[@ripples1072]

exactly like at least gimme a search term

[@ilyakoni6887]

Practice... Fucking... More...

[@ilyakoni6887]

GG, have a nice day

[@subuart8610]

Some of those line drills are actually kinda *handy* to warm up with once and while!

[@juanamool7535]

I have been complaining for years about not been able to do a "vector" line with brush texture, little did I knew it already existed, you BLEW my mind. AMAZING, there is SO much value in your videos! Usually there is a lot of advice that is very hard to put into work, but you guys just go to the core with actionable steps, love it!

[@nayhem]

5:14 Excellent tips here! The tablet scans for position hundreds of times a second, so you want to give it *less time* to detect any wobbliness (faster stroke), but also *more distance* to make any remaining jitters small and stretched out.

[@elfoxy1997]

This was very helpful thanks, I'm competent at sketching and painting but I never bothered with line drawing, but I'm gonna practice every day now, those little warmup exercises will help hopefully.

[@celestialjunipers6829]

"In real life, there's really no such thing as lines" You just made me question my environment

[@user-iu3ii8sq6t]

I know it sounds really trippy and vague, but drawing is truly more about how to see than how to draw, especially if you're using a reference from real life. Check out analysis of Paul Cezanne - there's a great observer of how we actually just see blobs of color and light, not edges and form, and his paintings really reflect that. There's so much psychology in art.

[@junehanabi1756]

And then you take trigonometry and realize the world actually isn't made of lines. It's made of triangles.

[@yamzmaam]

June Hanabi yeah 😭

[@theoriginalredbirdgamer3607]

this channel has taught me more in one video than half a year of my pre collage courses

[@GeoHolyhart]

This is quality tutorials. Engaging and fun while having a community aspect all while being extremely informative and helpful for an artist trying to strength their foundation techniques with out the lame general advice of blindly practicing. Instant sub from me and I look forward to future content!

[@Swordaholic]

OMG Thank you! The specificity to “how to” practice effectively is wonderful. Please never stop. All these “just practice more” or “watch how I speed draw perfectly” type folks are zero help to anyone ever.

[@amano201]

me :* thinking thats 12 layer are enough me : *See 100+ of layer in this video also me : yep i knew it i doing it wrong somewhere

[@Thesmus]

actually it depends on you :) some prefer hundreds of layers, while some can do with few layers.

[@guoyuanasia2]

where is the 100+ layer? I only saw 10+ layers in this demo

[@NotAppIicabIe]

For the longest time i did three layers... Lmfao

[@timetodie3439]

my max was 65 layers lmao

[@veravile1232]

Ahh, or me, only 3 layers. Sketch, line and color 😟

[@The666VampireGirl]

THIS IS THE KIND OF PRACTICE I NEEDED TO SEE AND GET!!! people always say "practice, more" " practice" "PRACTICE" but never explained HOW

[@mxd-1990asn]

We had this practice back when i was in artschool (not for digitial art though) i did a education (3 years) for being a glass-painter. But since we also had traditional paint (more drawing) for fonts etc ON glass we still also had to practice lines (eve though glass painting again is very different from both traditional art and digital art, painting on glass is not the same as just using aquarell on paper at all). Anyhow , we had this practice for the first 6 months in the first year of education. It does help

[@inbetween1-042]

Me finding this video: FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS MY CONFUSION!!

[@mu_on]

Another daily exercise for you guys : drawing hearts ! tons and tons of hearts. On top of having you practice curves, symmetry, and enclosing, I also find it very enjoyable, even therapeutic somedays ! Enjoy! peace

[@PancakeTheKat]

Who needs an art collage?!?! We have bam animations!

[@vastointernet1640]

You guys are incredible. Entertainment and learning all in one place!

[@fairy-shotgun]

Hey, I saw my picture in your big file folder! ^^ It's a pleasure watching you guys work, and I hope you continue to make amazing drawing tutorials. Keep it up!

[@jordanwait7264]

That's awesome! I'm sure your art is great :D

[@BaMAnimation]

while i was editing that shot i was wondering if any one would see their art. And now you have! -Brent

[@fairy-shotgun]

@@BaMAnimation It was quite a shock! Put in a good word for me to Max, eh? :)

[@sprokitt5652]

I just found this channel are you guys are seriously criminally underrated. All of your videos are so insightful and helpful! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! :D

[@R3dMug22]

I really appreciate how you guy's edit your videos...

[@TrevorKeenAnimation]

I'm an older animator/illustrator here who first learned with pencil and paper. My advice is practise with those old-school tools as well. Computers are wonderful, but they can be a crutch and you won't know how dependent you are on them until you draw or paint without one. Get yourselves a few Staedler-Mars 2Bs and HBs, white erasers (the cheap pink ones are useless) and blue Col-erases. Virtually free. I haven't drawn with a Cintiq but I do have an Intuos and the smooth plastic-on-glass isn't good for a really smooth line - tiny wobbles do show up.

[@JH-pe3ro]

Seconding this advice. I'm more of an amateur illustrator and have found that the stuff I doodle on paper just does not translate to tablet strokes because of the friction, precision, latency, etc. The tech has gotten better, but trying to work through those things is embracing the gadgetry before the goal. If you want your marks to look a certain way, working in the authentic medium is most likely to get you there. And great drawing isn't just mark-making, it relies on knowing the entire medium and bringing good planning skills to it. Paper makes you a stronger planner, which makes you more efficient. In contrast it's easy to use computers in an unimaginative way and rely on ctrl+Z, trial and error and the occasional cut-and-paste to get results. So I use both for different things. Vector tools are unbeatable at perfectly smooth linework when you use them in combinations(e.g. build up the proportions with booleans, stroke and convert to paths, then adjust the line weights with bezier tool and additional booleans as needed), and given that, freehand digital inks are a compromise - neither like the actual medium, nor as perfect as the computer allows when used to its fullest. They can be pretty fast if you have the skills, of course. But I see a lot of professionals demonstrate digital workflows with an excess of trial-and-error that isn't really getting a qualitatively different result.

[@jeanandre4023]

You make a good point about the ease-of-use with traditional pencil (or ink pen) on paper. The animation studios all seem to have moved to using Wacom Cintiq or Intuos tablets , so in school now that's what they have students use so we can get jobs. But there's a lot about drawing with traditional media that is advantageous. A lot of times I think my drawings look better when I draw on paper. And it's fairly easy to do drawings on paper , then scan them into the computer for colouring. But I think the way the industry is now we have to master drawing on a tablet.

[@muhammadizzat6218]

Laughs in Photoshop cc 2019 Cries cuz all of the alt+ctrl+z struggle finally ended

[@hummerfan100]

Yes but the muscle memory didn't

[@WaltonV]

They only took rid of it recently, they could have done it centuries ago.

[@hummerfan100]

@@WaltonV Adobe in a nutshell

[@merhabamerhaba9823]

what ended it

[@merhabamerhaba9823]

@@AvariceNight thanks

[@starryfishs]

This is what we needed. The part about using undo constantly was also reassuring. I used to feel guilty using it so much an wondered, do i use this so much because im an amateur? But now i know even the professionals do it

[@HipYupster]

you guys have one of the best art instruction channels I have ever encountered anywhere paid or free. Thanks. Bravo

[@RhodeyDog]

7:28 this part blew my frickin mind! this technique makes life so much easier for me! now I can probably finish some animations that I gave up on!!!

[@jameston64]

Bro i do same they said but my problem is when i try to use brush to draw it not working, just paint again those path before, any help please ?

[@excusemebut610]

"What type of brush did you use for the line art?" I am so attacked.

[@bones_es]

i dont bother asking anymore XD i just stalk the artists descriptions till i find it

[@kenconcepts]

I create my own brushes rn

[@Luked4105]

BaM: ”Create a new document in photoshop” Me: _quietly cries in MS paint_

[@CrescentUmbreon]

If you're looking for a free art program, I've been using Krita. It's got some good basic stuff, and as someone who just draws occasionally I'm probably ignorant of some of its capabilities, lol. Anyway, it's free but you can donate to the creators if you feel like it. Runs on Windows 10 and probably other systems, too

[@pressedrose1]

@@CrescentUmbreon I assume they have a mouse since they’re drawing in ms paint, and for that I’d say use firealpaca bc in my experience Kritas better for painting. If they have a phone/iPad/anything like that I’d def recommend ibisPaint, it’s pretty good for being free and really user friendly.

[@clorofolle]

@@CrescentUmbreon Krita is really really good!! I use it occasionally, it's a lot of fun and honestly very well made. I've now switched from photoshop to Clip Studio Paint for my main art program bc I like being able to purchase an entire program for 40 bucks instead of paying 10 dollars a month :') if you learn Krita and might want to up your game I recommend it! It goes on sale evey now and then, too.

[@CrescentUmbreon]

@@clorofolle Thanks! Yeah Photoshop gets an F from me on purchasing options. Adobe says either you get two programs for one price a month, or you have to buy the whole suite for another! Unbelievable lol

[@tahimwaicij]

Yes:(

[@shahriarsazin5713]

i almost gave up on digital art and my veikk A15 pro was just sitting on top of my desktop collecting dust.... this video gave me hope and now i'm practicing line art with much more enthusiasm than ever before!

[@tyk3833]

Thank you for another great educational video! You guys have a great style of humor and balance it well with actually teaching.

[@BaMAnimation]

Thank you

[@28BossyMan82]

Im sorry, but can we get a round of applause for BaM Animation. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 NEVER LEAVING US EMPTY HANDED. #GREAT #WEADOREYOU #KEEPTHEVIDSCOMING

[@darkowlentertainment]

Korede King I feel like I'm stealing honestly, I wish I could pay them because this info is so useful, high production quality, funny and unique because tutorials are usually 30 minutes of slow rambling with 5 minutes of info

[@BaMAnimation]

@@darkowlentertainment well you are welcome to contribute to our patreon, but we actually just enjoy making these videos and helping people, we are just here because we are having fun -Brent

[@The_Eldest_Millenial]

Two words: Line damping. My artist friend was one of those "practice more" types... Never once mentioning line damping or smoothing... When i posted my first sketch that used it, they immediately unfollowed me, ROFL. Sadly, it was far from the first or last time that a creative person or their community would seem to actively try and hoard information or spread disinformation in some weird, elitist attempt to keep people out of what they feel is "their domain"... *shrug* Some people feel like they can only be talented if someone else isn't, I guess... :/

[@ange8295]

SubversiveCitizen it’s not exactly their job to teach you though, what you need to do is look at what you want to change about your art. First, figure out what you really want to change, and then learn methods on the way. I watch speedpaints from artists I like to ‘copy’ their methods or brushes. Similar things have happened to me before, so I feel you 😔

[@yeetnats8972]

thats the sad reality my friend everything is about comparason and difference. No one would be talented if no one is untalented. But best of luck to your career and passion. -random internet guy

[@Fox-Picture]

I have no friends!

[@pandaexpress7673]

what's line damping?

[@The666VampireGirl]

i used to have an "artis friend" and he told me he would hlep me improve my drawing skills, but all he did was criticizing everything i drew and never ever did he explain what i should've done differently or should try to do. all he always said was "the colors are flat" "it doesn't look good" "the lines aren't clean" but never actually tried to help me. one time i redraw a picture i found on google images (my current YT profile picture) and when i was done with it and completely finished it, i felt proud to myself how the colors turned out and when showing it to that person, i was hoping for a little praise.. but i was WRONG "the colors look flat and the hair looks plain". he basically destroyed the drawing that i was kinda proud of for the first time and it made me wanted to stop practicing drawing at all. months went by and i cut contact with that person. it took me a long time to look at this drawing again and think "i did my best, and this is the best i've made so far. he should've helped me, not critisize everything i did expecting me to suddenly do better out of nowhere. this is the best i could do and i should be happy about this" it's still difficult since all his critics keeps floating in my head that affects the way i draw, and even affect my motivation to draw at all

[@sofiavermeulen4259]

this video was so validating and informative! I thought i was doing so much wrong cuz of how long it would take to get perfect lineart, i.e. redrawing sketches, overshooting lines, etc, I was beating myself up for nothing turns out! and I learned new stuff too! you guys rock

[@wingeddance]

With traditional art, I like to 'zoom in' my face to the paper and trace my sketch lines with ink to get a perfect, smooth line.

[@BoxicFunk]

Underrated channel. Great balance between educational and entertaining. Keep up the quality content, guys! Subscribed.

[@patrickfoxchild2608]

Based on their intro here, no, it's rated probably above where they deserve.

[@tanglingheadphones]

Quality video, loved the humor and the editing. Awesome advice as well. Thanks for this!

[@smackfanxion]

6 mins in and I'm saving this. I've been binging tutorials and 'tips' content for the last few weeks and got more info I can put to paper, in 5 minutes here, than several hours worth of 5-10 minute 'just practice' and 'git gud' videos. Thank you!

[@dsmaymay6426]

Bam : "To clean up and ink something like this..." Me : ... Me : ... *WAIT THIS IS A SKETCH*

[@NycroLP]

"Just practice" I wish people told me this when i was little. What they actually said is that you have talent or don't bother.

[@proteinkaka8951]

Them: "Draw a straight line" Me: *falls off chair*

[@OthelloBlaq]

Why is this already (like) one of the best art explanation videos on KZbin...? 🤔