How to Improve Line Quality

[@allluckyseven]

Boy, Marshall has just a crazy impressive memory.

[@teriyaki_chicken]

You can tell he truly loves art

[@Lizard1582]

What was crazy about his memory here?

[@Montragon29]

We want Draftsmen! And more Marshall singing...

[@drawingmaniacsterben7144]

rendering in pen and ink by Guptill helped me so much i cant even express it. Its not just about ink... it is really book that will change the way you think

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

If you want to conscientiously improve your line quality, there are certainly ways of doing that, but it does gradually get better on it's own too. The biggest difference you can make as a beginner is learning to interpolate instead of extrapolate. Exterpolating is where you take a spray and pray attitude, draw a bunch of lines, pick the one that's the closest fit, and then awkwardly erase the ones that don't This is the "feathering" which is such a prevalent problem. Interpolation is actually learning to make the line go where you want it to by mentally plotting it out in advance. Beginners usually think about where the line starts, but aren't very specific about where it's supposed to end up, which forces them to use guesswork. So an easy fix is to lightly place a dot where the line i supposed to go before drawing it. The same can be done even with complex contours by simply adding more dots and joining them up. If one dot still doesn't get the line in the right place, draw another one in the middle closer to where the line starts. Making a connect the dots puzzle to produce art sounds ridiculous but it does hit the nail on the head when it comes to the feathering problem. It's like using the pen tool in Photoshop.

[@user-qr5jr3uo5c]

It took me 1.5 years to come up with the same idea (yes, I'm a bit slow)

[@pauljerome01]

Thanks for the advice, it makes the peterhan stuff make more sense

[@tejeraillustrator3810]

Thats a great way of explaining it. Thank you!

[@hommeburgersupreme]

thank you for this extremely helpful comment! 🙂

[@Liliphant_]

I will go from searching lines all over my page to searching dots all over my page

[@artsyen2103]

4:28 Study from Jeff Watts Line Quality 5:35 "There are musicians who imitate and study their favourite musicians" 5:56: Great draftsmen to study from: Jacob De Gheyn II, Guercino, Albrecht Durer, John Tenniel, Beatrix Potter

[@jacobpolansky8096]

Oh hey, I found Rendering in Pen and Ink for $2.99 in my antique store, and I’ve been getting ready to go over it.

[@jackiehonda]

Marshall: "Just imitate a bunch of their lines [artists you admire] until you feel like you own it, then move on to the next one..." Couldn't agree more. Thank you, guys!

[@vealgangains6314]

I love the pain recommendation I do this myself and I recently have taken up silver and metal point where you also have to be precise with lines

[@onimanga5197]

Man ive seen all of draftsman twice and i still watch these clips when you post them 💕

[@neilcanta1302]

We do the same thing haha

[@vernonadams1536]

Prefect analogy Marshall, that's exactly what I was thinking then you said it. You put scales into context and create instead of just mindless scales up and down the registry.

[@nochipmunks8692]

The book Marshall recommended is just amazing,what a great person you are Marshall

[@moeykaner1]

I'd also recommend the new Book: 'Framed Drawing Techniques: Mastering Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, and Digital Tools for Visual Storytelling' by Marcos Mateus-Metre

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

I am a disabled artist and using my entire arm for drawing is not a possibility for me. That being said, I do not have a problem drawing straight lines using wrist only. I usually draw very slowly which causes no issues with my line quality, and even improves my straight lines. It makes no discernable difference in my curved lines. It makes no difference between circles, ovals, ellipses, squares or triangles. On extremely long lines, because I am methodical in lifting my pen from the paper, I can reposition paper or my arm, pick up the line where I left off without a detectable stop / start point. As with any other style of drawing, it just takes practice. Advice such as you must use your whole arm if you want to draw a circle is bad advice for anyone who has a disability that involves the shoulder or the neck. There are other methods that work equally well for those who either by necessity or choice keep their wing tucked in and not flapping about as if they are ready to fly.

[@okitasan]

I feel lucky to have studied under both Jeff Watts and Stan. Life-changing experience going to the Atelier

[@crazyfly5505]

Thank you. Guptill's book is on archive.

[@sketchartist1964]

I agonized for years trying to learn how to get the interesting line quality that I saw in old master drawings. I think the best way to learn it is by copying their drawings as best one can then try to apply what one learns in ones own drawings. I think some of the best books on the topic are those by Robert Beverly Hale.

[@pjlewisful]

I love you 2 together. It makes learning so fun.

[@anthonyj719]

can't wait for the next season!!

[@handyboy4178]

It has been 2 months already? Time flies.

[@BrianMarcWhittaker]

Great video! I’m going to apply it to my work and share it with my students.

[@shadowyes3249]

Hell yeah!! Now I can try improving my lines Thx draftsmen

[@imnooneh]

it would be so cool stan if you and marshall did an episode just drawing, talking about the process. i've never asked for anything 😀

[@Straight_to_dust]

Best art podcast on the internet!

[@Sewius]

We are the art students, your style will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

[@blissaethetic]

now, let us prepare ourselves with an inking pen, paper and some ink

[@MCUPW]

Great show, guys! Heard about it a while ago, now I am a regular here.

[@SW12234]

I find this very helpful! Thanks a lot!

[@LetitiaCollins]

Where can we get a Proko shirt? Love it!

[@Draftsmen]

You can get one here - kzbin.infostore

[@James-ip7zk]

Does Jeffrey Watts have books about drawing/illustration? Like those examples in the video?

[@seanramsey]

Not sure about a book, but he does have a KZbin Channel.

[@afuras2534]

Do you think conscious tracing helps with line quality since your just focusing on the lines rather than having to worry about other stuff like proportion or anatomy?

[@yofu2969]

Thank you fathers-

[@Joel-wj2gi]

Marshall sounds like space ghost haha

[@carlocatalano9662]

Check out Urs Graf too.

[@thekevinjustice]

what is name and book referenced at the 1:35 mark? Thanks!

[@PuppetMaster8707]

I draw with my wrist a lot and I just move the paper around to get a straighter line

[@karldarwin1253]

agh i tought it is a full new draftsmen

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

Try large print calligraphy

[@zack49]

I thought the first hashtag said inequality for a sec. Stan and Marshall talking politics?I was so confused

[@xcreenplay7264]

1:08 I still do this 😔😔😔 but I'm learning to break the habit

[@joevenuspermana6002]

Who artist have same style sketch as guercino?

[@alonsoesponda1055]

Who,s artwork are the drawings of the thumbnail of?

[@Draftsmen]

Jeffrey Watts

[@benjilacoustra6271]

@@Draftsmen Oh... It looks like Charles Dana Gibson's art. I thought it was from his work. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge, btw.

[@elcapitan549]

Hobbyist here. The day I become a maven I will have you to thank.

[@MOOEMAN]

what helps me with line variation is holding my pencil sideways, then when i want fine lines i hold it upright

[@greennature1045]

nice :)

[@joevenuspermana6002]

Do you know other artist just like Guerchino?

[@chyra451]

Ay

[@johnmanole4779]

One problem with me is that my lines always look dirty...

[@winandnikolatesla2021]

5:55

[@sungazer3]

Try writing the N word over and over again. Worked for me.

[@ovn_tamil]

💀

[@Pumkim-stew]

Wait did writing words really help?

[@theunassumnglocalguy5441]

I found using a g nib dip pen and ink the most helpful to practice with. It's very unforgiving because it requires your angle and pressure to be consitant to achieve line weight and quality. But once it starts to click, its super satisfying.