Everything You Wanted To Know About Inking

Everything You Wanted To Know About Inking #inking #lineart #bensound #coloringbook #lineweight #artlessons #tutorial #arttutorial #ciri
Comic book creator, movie maker, painter, Dad, and part-time Hobbit living in Franklin, TN
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[@ab-gail]

I’d say that being able to condense a lot of information into such a short, effective video makes you definitely makes you an expert!

[@originalyrandom6471]

yes i agree , i love his video's so much , that it makes me inspired too

[@ssavaart]

I appreciate that!

[@starsdoulikedem]

1.7k likes and only 2 replies? Let's change that

[@MVVibes-tr7hd]

Indeed💯

[@imtired5401]

@@starsdoulikedem 2.4k likes and only 4 replies? Let’s change that

[@Miipmiip]

Inking is my favourite part of the piece! That’s where I see things come together and start to fully make sense, which gets me motivated to experiment with it and play around with colour

[@UsuallyMad]

Same

[@ssavaart]

♥

[@LuiraShui]

Not my fav part but i agree so much

[@sunnyxp4681]

sometimes when i ink, The lines vary by the "thickness" of the object. For example, when you cut a piece of leather vs cutting locks of hair, i would think that cutting hair would be easier.. so I would draw the hair with lighter lines

[@rexxy2409]

It's what scares me the most

[@lillylane803]

That's amazing "I'm making my own coloring pages" yes that's so true I love that .

[@ssavaart]

♥

[@kenkaneki4022]

@@ssavaart ok but.. I can’t find who asked

[@urnan7330]

@@kenkaneki4022 lol it was just a heart you joke makes no sense 😂

[@REJECTFALSEICONZ]

@@kenkaneki4022 I did. Stfu

[@Tree_leaf_Cl0v3r]

@@kenkaneki4022 no one can still find where your dad is

[@lucasafton8616]

I love how you explain things in a way that's easy to understand, and prioritize practice because no one becomes a perfect artist overnight

[@gayeboye8537]

I was watching you ink the face and was thinking, huh that looks like Cirilla. Then you started the body and I was like, oh shiz it is. Your an amazing artist

[@ugis_]

Right? Me too!

[@Slavino]

Same

[@finngoes579]

I’m wondering why he didn’t give her white hair

[@mglez506]

@@finngoes579 Ciri's hair in the books is gray, it represent that she is destined to be with Yen and Geralt .

[@miramurray1379]

I wasn't sure if it's Ciri or not because she doesn't have a scar on the picture. It feels weird seeing her without it

[@2ndbrain909]

“I know it’s kinda childish but-“ STOP this is art, a form of self expression, a fun hobby, something that brings people joy. If being childish or doing something childish is something you enjoy and no one’s getting hurt, then honey HAVE FUN! Don’t let anyone stop you either, art is meant to be fun even since the caveman days. And allll of that goes for any of y’all reading this! If being childish brings you joy then do it. Period end of story. I hope y’all have fun. Ps great job Scott 👏 thank you for the lovely videos.

[@Robloxiokoj]

no one cares

[@lyiqee]

@@Robloxiokoj who asked though

[@Mordorer]

@@Robloxiokoj why are you even here?

[@MrLeonLuffy]

There's always gotta be someone like this blowing things up for no reason trying to be a self help guru

[@user-me1mv4vy9q]

@@MrLeonLuffy ok

[@sound-nin6852]

Love the Ciri drawing, and of course your inking instruction was very helpful!! Thanks!

[@tbick7046]

Since I watched the video about how his wife inspired his art I can see her strong, expressive features in all of his female characters. They are all still unique but those subtle nods are so sweet.

[@urnan7330]

“I’m NOT an expert at inking” *proceeds to draw something that rivals the Mona Lisa in beauty*

[@Nigeriaman-dsss]

What?

[@vimto2838]

mona lisa? you’re exaggerating

[@Nigeriaman-dsss]

Mate if you actually think this, then I pray for artwork if you even draw at all

[@xinxiiaoo]

@@vimto2838 they’re saying in beauty, not in skill, which i agree to

[@3F34N1M4T3S]

@@xinxiiaoo Logic error. How does beauty add up to good at inking?

[@chaoticstupidwarlock8635]

I absolutely love your art style! It kind of reminds me of the original animated Hobbit movie! Though, that might just be because of the watercolors.

[@Tidepool4]

“I am absolutely NOT an expert” Press X to doubt

[@hoppity_s]

Talking of colouring pages, it would be so cool to get a colouring book from you. Your inks are so expressive

[@Frannces]

Amazing drawing, and tysm for the tips! Also, those folds were PERFECTION.

[@bakedpotato28]

Thank you so much this helped me a lot 💞

[@ssavaart]

You're so welcome!

[@pringlerss]

I love inking my art. It feels like sending your child off to college.

[@jennyjoon9616]

your way of thinking is cool

[@daniloolegario7477]

You're cool

[@Mint_River11]

And suddenly you have to face your child depression when you start painting lol

[@Teddybxxrzz]

Best thought process award 👌

[@Levi-lr4vi]

Thank you for this analogy!

[@kitten-hu1ld]

I always thought the thicker the line the less attention but now when I look at your art the number one thing that draws me is the hair I just love how it looks and the design it's amazingly wonderful

[@nnnebula]

that's so cool! i don't believe you when you say 'im not an expert at inking" :)

[@siphery6420]

Tbh I love to do only inking and the description of how to give it dimensions without even coloring, is totally on point. I had the struggle with the thought of my drawings as empty because it was like "only" outlines but the thought of it being a grown up coloring page for someone else made it great ^^

[@UsuallyMad]

You never disapoint me and you always make me smile keep making art youre amazing at it

[@ssavaart]

Thanks SO much! ♥

[@Daisy_518]

He always has such wholesome things to say.

[@atticusEmily_spider]

im no expert at inking but i have a little trick i use when im making a little cartoon doodle in pen, make the lines light and then go over the lines on the outside of the doodle in your pen just use i bit more force! it makes the outline pop while still not distracting people from the actual drawing

[@ssavaart]

♥

[@fantasycreature123]

Aww, a colouring page is such a cute way to describe it! As usual, very informative video. I love your art so much. Thank you. ❤️

[@swatisinha2219]

For anyone who can't get Zebra brush pens for whatever reason, Tombow Fudenosuke brush pens work just as well! It costs, like $6.25 for a set of 3.

[@erinbarron5670]

This channel has such a friendly feel and i really love the advice you give too!

[@ssavaart]

I appreciate that!

[@thebigfrog0770]

Whenever I see the final picture I am always like, "is he using a coloring book?"

[@alexisu37]

The amount of passion this guy has makes me so happy 😊

[@trashmix2184]

Me who can only draw stickmen: ah yes, wtf are you talking about

[@AlextheENTP]

Hey, stickmen are people too. Draw the heck out of those stickmen, and let them know that you're proud of them.

[@neopolitan1913]

i think it’s funny how other artists hate inking their work, but it’s so fun for me! i recently started using my fancy calligraphy pens to ink, and it makes it look so much better! inking is fun :D

[@ssavaart]

♥

[@four_girls_in_search_of_awesom]

Everything the light touches… has thinner lines. -Mufasa

[@wrennie1532]

I'm happy to say that I found that how you ink hair has made its way into my art. I love how it feels to draw, and how it looks

[@deebsmigs]

What pen do you use? I have a hard time catching what brand your holding in fast forward. Lol

[@brandknee]

That's what i want to know! It looks like the Tombow Fudenosuke pens but those aren't waterproof, so i need to know!

[@maxlikesart]

@@brandknee I'm pretty sure they are Zebra pens!

[@LuiraShui]

This art community is so beautiful

[@FrenchwithBasu]

You are the smartest, wisest, most charming, and the brightest artist on KZbin and you have the super power to make smile, and to make anyone's day at any point of time!!!! 😇✨🥰🥰❤❤❤❤

[@thehonestbluntguy5947]

I used to be scared to ink because i was not good at it and was afraid it would ruin my drawing but recently i started and im ok at it, but still really bad. This helped! Thank you

[@Unoriginal____Starwalker]

"Not an expert " yeah fuckin right stop being so damn humble you're so, sooo much better at this than anything I could ever do.

[@Sang18369]

The way you speak sounds so passionate. Keep up the great art.

[@thousandaireradio3199]

This format is so awesome. It forces people to get to the point. No pun intended

[@tristanight.official]

Your inking is top notch. Love seeing your watercolor play with it

[@red7391]

your technique on hair is phenomenal, after seeing your hair journal I immediately noticed it spilling into my own art!

[@rivwilson9330]

I could watch you ink for hours. I think maybe it's because we had similar inspirations from classic comic artists and webcomic creators? It's just so familiar but also unique to you. Love it

[@WhatEvenThat]

This was probably my fav drawing by you so far. Good job!

[@ZijnShayatanica]

When I was younger & was heavily into drawing, I used to only draw in pen because I liked the drama you could add w/ the black lines. Naturally, that meant I was attracted to the aesthetic of comics. But now that I'm twice that age & finally getting back into art again after so long, I can appreciate the need to sketch out in pencil first & am REALLY LOVING that there are awesome waterproof ink options that are more easily accessible! That way, I don't have to deal w/ my markers or paint smudging up my pen strokes & feel limited to b&w. 💕

[@Bwahaha.nanana]

HIS DRAWINGS ARE JUST💥💥

[@cyberpunkchaoscollective]

This is the first time I have seen a Ciri drawing and it's absolutely amazing

[@sprinkle_donut]

You are so good at art, that even before you start coloring it looks awesome. I honestly didn't think your art could get any better until I saw it before the color and after the color.

[@SosyalMedyaArge-so5bs]

THE PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY IS GREAT! Thank you very much!

[@spicysalad3013]

Rock on! My mom loves to buy adult coloring books and color them while she's listening to stuff, it's not childish at all imo and it makes me happy to see her doing something fulfilling since her illness, she was super depressed about dropping her other hobbies before she got into coloring

[@birdayo]

Nah dude, my dads always said that if you can explain something briefly but still be informatory, you’re a true expert

[@yyinyan]

I thank you whole heartedly for explaining the line weight thing you don’t know how much that confused me like “wait how do I know where thin lines and where thin lines?” Legit thank you

[@jetstreamsam4827]

Man you don't know how much you're helping me I was in a strong art block for weeks, but your short videos made me inspired to draw, i wasn't feeling like drawing at all and now I want to fill an entire sketchbook

[@ssavaart]

Absolutely My Pleasure ♥ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJCYh517bpeDnLM

[@odin-aries]

The sign of an expert at a subject is them being able to condense the info in a short amount of time, to convey the info in a way everyone in a room can understand. Its what my 9th grade us history teacher told me. He told us that by the end of each class, we'll be able to explain the lesson in 30-60 seconds, making us as close to experts as we can get on the subject within an hour.

[@ankitdixitmca]

I know I have basically liked every video of yours because of how inspiring and helpful they are!!

[@jadenarmstrong4766]

The coloring page idea actually makes a lot of sense and helped me understand it a lot more!

[@pinkyblushbottom1897]

honestly just the small tidbit about using line weight to in relation to shadow is helpful. I never considered it but I'm definitely gonna pay attention to that the next time I'm inking something

[@mikeehrmantraut1883]

“I’m not an expert in inking”… creates literal comicses

[@muskaannnn18]

With every video I see of yours I learn something new.

[@virishika01]

I don't paint but looking at your art videos make me happy. I can't judge from an art students perspective but I find the tips to be very sweet and helpful.☺️

[@mariamaziz1062]

It's not childish, I've always felt that way of inking and I think it's really cool how we can use solid black lines to great a masterpiece! Thanks for making my day by posting these videos

[@Cam_Draws]

You are the best at inking I know. You are definitely an expert.

[@colinley8821]

You are too humble. Give yourself some credit man!

[@yeruchii7817]

Ok so my takeaway from this is: - *thin* lines for where *light hits* and the *background* - *thick* lines where there's *shadow* and where you want the viewer's *attention focused* at Such an in-depth advice in just few seconds. I 'll make sure to try this one out. Thank you!

[@invalidusernamee9967]

If I had a colouring book with your artstyle, I'd never stop colouring. The amount of details you put in is incredible! Love your content ❤️

[@NedaNeatbot]

I learned something a while ago, and it said that, the more you understand a concept, the simpler and shorter it should be to explain. I don’t remember when I heard it, but I definitely remember.

[@ninacavallo2827]

That looks amazing I love how it looks after the watercolor

[@theblankstarterartist5030]

I never think of inking childish i think its a creative way and a great way of making amazing art

[@ahhimane]

I am only getting amazed at how cool it looks.

[@AddyCBaddie]

Scott you are awesome! I’ve been watching your videos and even though I have not thought about drawing in years, this has reignited my love for drawing/watercolor art. I don’t know why I drew a mermaid the other day but I’m so proud of how much I have progressed and I have been worried about inking it incorrectly. Every time you add a video, my skills improve. I learned how to do Better hands, better eyes, better noses, and even better curls. Now I’m hoping I can do your inking some justice. 🤞🏽

[@meganp5439]

I’d love a coloring book of your designs. You’re so talented!!!

[@habibaakmal2117]

We all are artists, and this reminds me: You are artist of your own life . Don't hand the paintbrush to anyone else. So start loving whatever you do, and and make sure everything you do , it's coming from your heart. Don't be afair or ashame, nothing is wrong in it

[@thebusinessgoose129]

this artwork is definitely one of my favourites

[@creamypeanutbutter7769]

But the fact that you draw your coloring pages by hand instead of just printing a page makes the experience 100 times better!

[@bananafoxYT4616]

Inking is a great idea in my opinion it really helps the drawing keep its uniqueness

[@FruitBatsLyra]

That's exactly how I feel about inking too - I'm not nearly as good, but it's so satisfying to make an image pop with inks~

[@BeepBeep472]

Man, I love your videos so much. Your voice is so relaxing and even though I suck at art, you make me want to try. Thank you for making these videos.

[@noicoiner6151]

No expert on inking, huh? That's humbleness on a whole new level.

[@juliawhite7644]

That's the way I see inking! I'm making a coloring book. It helps me not to stress so much over it bc I've always been scared of messing the inking up.

[@Blankeyn]

I feel like inking gives the drawing its style ngl its one of the funniest parts about drawing

[@sixmercer2504]

But BOY did I need this today. I JUST started my first brush pen lined watercolor of the sideview of a lumbar-sacral (and part of the coccyx but I went off the page at the bottom, the sketch was way harder than I expected being anatomically correct so I over shot my border). I did manage to get the outline ink done and even mixed my own colors to make a light greyish-yellow color for the bones and with basically zero experience I used a wet on wet approach because I didn't want to go outside the lines. Now that it's tomorrow and it's been dry and has flattened out in my little Etchr sketchbook (I found the greatest size ever for this laying around and realized it was Etchr from the rooster on the back). Very excited, I love the book. Thus short video gave me some help in understanding how to shade, although the shading is very delicate so I'm nervous I may need to do more layers of watercolor. I have feared the paintbrush for a couple of years and am trying so hard to just push through being absolutely stuck. I love how the spine came out and an not sure what I'll do with it or if I'll just leave it with no embellishments. But for today, I have work to do. I say the hard part is over but I feel it's just begun. I know how to draw. I don't know how to paint, definitely not. And after ALL the videos I have watched you'd think it would be a breeze understanding where and how to add shading. I also was born with no (zero) depth perception so I only see things 2D, or maybe 2¼D since my brain compensates by using shadows and size. But this helped... I think. I guess we'll see. Tthank you as always and thank you to anyone considerate enough to read my procrastinating long winded novel I wrote here, you're a champ. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated to my flat, but perfectly colored (color mixing was a success) little painting.

[@pippipants]

Great perspective! Love the colouring book analogy.

[@justdream8648]

You are actually tempting me to actually pick up traditional inking again after years of digital art Great stuff

[@sherylforsberg9973]

I like that you worded it as your own coloring page I love that becuase me myself used to live coloring pages and making my own seemed absurde but I ended up doing it in the long run

[@Atherax]

Gosh darn I'm glad I ran I to your pages, I love your art so much

[@AliBilalAkram]

You are definitely an expert in inking dont underestimate yourself you are a great artist I would buy your work for a Fortune

[@treats3637]

Christian Thank you so much,I can finally draw better!Thanks to you!The eyes,ears lips. They helped so much!

[@ssavaart]

Absolutely My Pleasure ♥

[@thegreatzucchiniidkalastna3743]

It’s not childish, that’s actually really good advice to compare it to a coloring book lol thanks a bunch

[@alexi6648]

I love that you made the back ground with light weight lines so we focus more on the girl

[@yusakkiller2534]

Enjoy watching your short videos, they're cool

[@z_z7976]

Hi Scott. I just learned you directed the movie Animal Crackers. I watched it recently with my son- we loved it. Great job! I hope to see more from you.

[@ssavaart]

Wow. Thanks SO much! ♥ That means the world to me

[@celebedits94]

It’s not childish it’s actually amazing and very smart Love your vids 😃😃😃😃

[@ThePotato536]

Omg that looks so good 😭😭😭

[@masscreationbroadcasts]

The fact that I didn't realize this was a real painting and thought it was digital until the colouring started should tell you a lot.

[@ToodleOoo]

I have very quickly fallen in love with this channel. Thank you so much for your content and sharing your work!

[@kennethcisneros8089]

Says he's not an expert then shows us boss tier line art and inking👏

[@neelabh-art4239]

You just made my day by drawing ciri.

[@PariahMessiah]

The light = thinner lines thing is really helpful

[@mad_mushroom2585]

I think you should make a coloring book! I think that would be really cool

[@dinosour2140]

Huge thank you my man, no need for you to teach a college course in a KZbin short, and u certainly helped me lol

[@lwolfstar7618]

Says you're not an expert, regularly makes absolutely stunning art with beautiful inking.

[@ssavaart]

You're too kind ♥

[@saulgoodman6431]

I draw more cartoons then realistic drawings, but I love inking all of my drawings I plan to color. Not only does it make it pop a little more, but it’s easier to keep the colors from mixing to much. Thanks for talking about inking:)

[@RED-zs9yl]

I like how he says he's not a master at inking and then proceeds to create a masterpiece