SECRETS TO ✨PERFECT LINE-ART✨ | Beginner Line Art Tutorial

[@artsytsaa]

CLARIFICATIONS 🧋1. DPI ONLY HAS TO DO WITH PRINTING, CANVAS SIZE is what will make the difference My mistake, it is more important to look at the canvas size. I was misinformed when I created a canvas at a smaller dpi and thought it affected the pixelization, when it was the canvas size that was making a difference. (900 by 900 vs 3000 x 3000) Thanks to those in the comments who informed of such (some of you nice others not so much 🥲😆 ). 2. IT IS BETTER to have LESS STROKES in the first place, than a ton of undo/ redo. When I was learning how to make "perfect" line art, technically impossible as humans, it was actually for a very specific manga type style on an ipad for commissions. Any line that looked out of place and resized would be pixelated therefore I would keep redoing it til it fit, and developed this technique. This will work for art that require this amount of cleaness, like a coloring book. As a habit many artists should practice having clean, confident lines in the first place so we don't edit a ton. Thats why many of us, including me today, don't even have a lineart layer. So as a traditional exercise you can even practice drawing with intentional lines from your arm in pen a lot so you have to live with your mistakes :> (like me HAHA). 3. the Tips in here apply even to traditional art and other softwares Such as clear, lower opacity sketch, (use putty eraser more) drawing from the arm, and reducing friction work in most digital art softwares, you DON'T need procreate. Also the above clarifications doesn't mean the rest of the techniques are wrong. These techniques still genuinely helped me to get better at line art, soemthing that was a weak point of my mine since my art is usually on the messy side. I'm really happy that it's helped many of you! TLDR just read points. :> Thanks for the love and see you in the next artventure!💛💛💛

[@KurrySpise]

Hullo, I really dig your style of art and video, I was wondering if you could say what settings your brushes have?

[@nevaehfigaro5695]

Hey I know this was awhile ago, but what brush did you use?

[@Maren617]

Tip to save you from future wrist pain: train to hold your pen differently. If you hold it in the classical posture gripping it more with the tips of your fingers (between thumb tip and pointer finger/middle finger), you can draw small details by moving your fingers instead of your wrist. Some schools don’t teach pen postures and then people end up suffering their whole lives due to never having learned more efficient and gentle ways of holding pens, so I thought I’d share this technique in case someone finds it helpful. ❤

[@artsytsaa]

Thanks for the tip! :> I have to work on this grip, sometimes I still feel the pain but in a different part of my arm, hopefully I can master this grip later on 😅

[@JigokuHebi]

Tho there are new studies that show that no matter if the grip is (unless it’s a baby fist grip) works. Be it tripod quadropod And so on. The schools forcing to specific grip are bit out of date, The most important part is that, the pen needs support, it needs to be stable, and the grip should not bring in cramps after few mins of work.

[@theasianbaguette6892]

Huh, that’s pretty interesting. Turns out that I’ve been doing that subconsciously😂😂tho I mostly changed my pen posture as I was afraid of getting carpel tunnel syndrome.

[@ChiDestiny]

I've been doing this my whole life. It makes my fingers hurt and bruised sometimes tho...

[@M1rFortune]

You guys use a pen? I use my thumb

[@squirreldaph3577]

Use hight resolution canvas. Make sure your sketch is correct enough before proceed to line art. Use minimum opacity of your sketch when working on line art. Use your elbow as pivot. Draw with shoulder. Use glove to reduce friction between hand and tablet. Draw with medium speed (too fast less accurate, too slow wobbly) Clean up: liquify - push or edge Still need to recorrect the line art : lower down the opacity and redraw in a new layer until satisfy.

[@imrankabu]

Please don’t delete this, this is really helpful!

[@artsytsaa]

I won’t I’m sure I won’t unless I make a better updated version :>

[@imrankabu]

@@artsytsaa thank you!! I’m subscribed!

[@imrankabu]

@@artsytsaa Also I have a question, does screen protector matter? In the video you mentioned that less friction is good, so I was wondering if normal screen protector would work better or would paper like screen protector would work better?

[@dnxx503]

@@imrankabu with normal and paper like people just use what they most comfortable with for example some like the feel of paper so they go with paper and some like the gloss friction less glass

[@b-doi1211]

@@artsytsaa Keep the original and have it link back to the better version

[@Jonanation]

5:23 I was studying Akihito Yoshitomi, a great mangaka who posts his process on youtube, and he doesn’t go at a medium pace. For long strokes, he goes slow with more pressure to kinda feel out the direction of the stroke. Then he really quickly, precisely finishes the stroke. In his videos the sound of the pen is very apparent, and there’s a specific combo of sounds that I’ve found is the ultimate lineart trick. It goes sccccrrrrrh-SHIUSH. (Bear with me here, it’s hard to replicate sounds in text lol. Watch one of his videos and you’ll hopefully get it) So yeah! I think it’s good practice to draw the lines as fast and energetic as you can without sacrificing precision. You can do line excercises too, enabling you to draw faster lines more precisely.

[@artsytsaa]

Interestingly, I feel like I can hear what you mean 😆 though digital and traditional can also have different techniques with the medium pace being the good one for brushes with streamline. When I watched his work, I considered many of his strokes to be medium pace, but I get what you mean about fast and precise lines. Either way, practice is a sure fire way to precision 👍

[@yankee7238]

The day i realised that line art =/= tracing literally changed my life. I’ve stopped trying to trace any of my work, and sometimes, my line art looks as messy as my sketch, but it just looks so, much better.

[@michealadebz]

Just saved this video dunno how your giving this out for free.

[@artsytsaa]

I’m glad you found it useful! 😃

[@PbZeppeli]

you're*

[@VillaDeCafe]

@@PbZeppeli I used to be a grammar police too, but honestly it’s just gonna lead to people thinking you’re annoying. And you know what, the internet is a very casual place, as long as you can understand what they meant, who cares? (I’m not trying to be rude, I’m sorry. I don’t know why I always seem mean through writing/text)

[@marielcarey4288]

Saved 😂 just what I keep doing... watch later, watch later, watch later, no improvement, but I thought I watched those videos? No I didn't. I need to stop saving for later and actually watching.

[@diamondx224]

Because making people pay is a dick move imo

[@cheese_k]

bro dropped the best lineart tutorial and thought we wouldn't notice

[@artsytsaa]

You’re too kind 😭😭😭thank you!

[@кошка_в_окошке]

me, a person with no lineart or even sketches: yeah, that's exactly what i need there's no videos with the technique i draw in so i watch everything

[@crysiscontained4421]

Sounds to me like 99% of the problems you listed have to do with muscle control, in which case we aren't perfect, so embrace the imperfection with your art. Strive to be better but always remember you can't be perfect. There was once a time when you would have thought that it was perfect and would have been ecstatic to be able to do it.

[@Sketchygaijin]

Just dropped by to say that I am absolutely infuriated with myself. I spent y e a r s wondering why when it came time to draw line art, it came out awful. Turns out putting effort into sketches is beneficial lollll Seriosuly thank you! It feels like I just whipped through a years worth of practice, all because I took time to actually put love into my sketches instead of trying to scribble out a vague outline of what I'd eventually want!

[@artsytsaa]

Don’t worry it also took me years to figure out how important sketching, planning and even thumbnails makes a huge difference 🙃😆

[@andrea_granieri]

I love ambient occlusion and hatching too (but not cross-hatching)! I get very inspired by the lineart of Even amundsen, Tb choi and Knight Zhang. BUT sometimes I also like even lineart, it gives almost a "cozy felling".

[@artsytsaa]

Ooo I have to check out Amundsen and knight Zhang, thanks for the recommendations :> And yes even lining is the go to for cozy artstyles it seems ☺️

[@ItsScapeGoated]

I've been recently following Mika Pikazo and LAM for inspiration for my lineart and creating my style. I love the slightly wobbly, broken like lines they use. Especially for when they draw the eyes, what most people would see as a mistake/imperfection they use to give the eyes more depth and body.

[@UltravioletNomad]

Cool tip for those using Clip Studio. You can make your lineart layer a vector. This treats every line like an object that lets you skew, thicken and thin, or even change the brush type of every line after the fact. On top of that, you can have it cleanly and automatically delete the ends of overshot lines.

[@primalaspie]

shiiii just one more thing on the list of reasons for why I need to get clip studio

[@Cecili_z]

Thank you for explaining everything in difrent steps, I struggle with lineart rn and that makes me unmotivated. Thanks for taking the time to make this!

[@artsytsaa]

I’m so glad it helped! 😃 thanks for taking the time to watch :>

[@remuvs]

Can't be understated how useful brush pressure is, having lines which aren't uniform in width do a lot for the personality of the final product.

[@RakoonCD]

I like that I'm watching this even though I don't do digital.

[@ODaiiro]

instructions very clear, I draw my line art on my sketch layer

[@norange5330]

This tuto made my art 1000x better, I’m so thankful you don’t even realize how it changed everything about my drawings, ffs thank you !!

[@artsytsaa]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@tokyo_taxi7835]

Much needed. Thank you for taking the time to explain the process. Most digital art tutorials tend to speed through the line art and get right down to coloring and shading.

[@annenymous]

holding back from undo (+ long strokes!!) is such a golden tip, i started like 15 minutes ago from this video and my lineart is already way, WAY better now whattt lifeaving future-brightening w video frfr

[@mikaela_chann]

This video answers all my questions. I’ve been looking for a content to fix my lineart for a very long time. This is very helpful. Thank you.

[@JayMutzafi]

I’ve been on a week long deep dive into drawing videos and this is one of the better tutorials I’ve seen all week.

[@erinblu8551]

I increased the streamline of the studio pen and voila! Already better! I like the idea of drawing from the elbow or shoulder, not the wrist. I wasn't aware of that one!

[@artsytsaa]

Drawing from the shoulder is a fundamental technique in drawing/fine art, I’m glad I could share such a technique and that it was helpful to you! 😃

[@no2475]

Oh my god, this tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!

[@zakdraws6455]

Hey, both your personality and your skills are really phenomenal to watch and experience. Please come back and make more videos.

[@whitepuff2576]

THIS WAS A GAMECHANGER!! My lineart improved so much because of your suggestions and recommendations. Thank you so much for this video! Explained very well and very relatable 😅😂

[@tee-p6f]

am i the only one who likes the sketches more than when u line art it? the roughness and originality of the sketch feels more special to me

[@roysama_gg]

Thanks for this video! Love the way you say tsa-a ❤

[@EmoEverest]

This helped me improve my art so much literally one of the best videos.

[@marcilelaa]

Thank you💞I gave up on drawing digitaly because I couldn’t get my lines right at all, but I think this will help a lot to start and try again

[@artsytsaa]

You can definitely do it! 💪 In the beginning the transition may feel strange but the the right set up and practice will get your lines up to your traditional quality ☺️

[@tsun4ami]

i hope ur pillow is always cold and u never have crumbs in ur bed. these tips r literally life changing like ur an actual angel for giving them out for free. thank u SO much!! (T^T)

[@artsytsaa]

I’m starting to think that maybe I shouldn’t have put them out for free but I guess I’ll take the cold pillow instead 😆🙏I’m glad it helped ☺️

[@Blue_Orchid_Flowers]

This has definitely changed the way I think of doing line-art now, this was so useful!

[@Luiginator]

This is arguably the most helpful line art video I've watched so far! Thank you very, very much for uploading all these tips~!

[@11jokerchen11]

I started digital art only a couple of days ago and am currently watching a lot of tutorials on things I realise I have no idea how to do and so far this video has made the BIGGEST change. Even after watching other advice videos on inking/lineart I could not understand how to make it look good (or rather, why mine still looked the same even after trying to follow the advice) but your tips made such a huge difference that it looks like I've had months of practice to me! And I don't even use procreate, I draw in photoshop with a wacom (so things like rotating the canvas with your left hand didn't really apply to me) but most your advice still applied amazingly!

[@artsytsaa]

I’m glad that it works for you too! Lineart was actually one of my weaknesses, so I think it’s easier to explain how to finally get a good line to beginners 😅 Many have commented that they’re sad they don’t have procreate but it definitely works in any software, some of the principles even work traditionally! Wish you the best on the journey of digital art :>

[@jiminjams52]

I love this video whenever I get back into rendering and not only sketching I like to experiment with lineart! I am good at traditional linear like pen and paper but not with my tablet so this video is godsend hahah

[@judy8778]

2:35 omg I always don't understand why people use strange(? black gloves but now I do... this solution makes my line art muchhhhhhhhhhh better...

[@thatburga]

I love how you put it when you say it will "Add a little spice" 😁💚

[@ari8886]

I legitimately can’t thank you enough, I can’t believe just how effective these tips were in my lineart. I’ve be doing digital art since 9th grade (now senior in college) and I have never felt confident in how it would turn out, always avoided it and used my sketch instead for “final” pieces 😅 Genuinely feel so happy with how polished my art looks now, thank you so so much!! ❤️

[@artsytsaa]

I’m so glad that I could help 😃 these are also things I learned later on in my journey so I totally understand

[@mothrbeech]

can you do your coloring phase next? since you’ve done line art here sorry if that doesn’t make sense 😅

[@mothrbeech]

cuz i def dunno how you colored the sketch like that and i use procreate heavy! so this would help a lot

[@artsytsaa]

O yes, coloring line art is pretty easy so I’ll either do it in a short or in my upcoming procreate essentials video :> Thanks for content suggestion!

[@mothrbeech]

@@artsytsaa ofc!!

[@beans222uwu]

This is something I have been struggling with but I couldn't put my finger on what was going wrong! What a wonderful tutorial. Thank you!!!

[@IAmSirLemon]

That liquify tool is GENIUSES!!! I’ve never thought of doing that and will immediately be testing this out in my next piece. thank you so much great vid👍

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe1254]

you better not private this video because this help me a lot

[@SadTown99]

Ahhh I finally found this video again! I forgot to save it months ago & been thinking about for so long 😂 - Added to playlist, Thank you 😊

[@artsytsaa]

Aww that was so nice to read 🥹 I’m glad that it helped!

[@2405maggie]

Thank you so much for the tip! I just know about the "edge" function!

[@spacemonkey4u]

This is really good advice. I like to think of line art like a dance.

[@mharzelcuspanio5025]

I can't save this in my playlist to go back when I need to relearn. The best I can do is give a like and subscribe. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@SkyPearlzG]

Thank you so much! I'm still a beginner artist(and don't really have many art tools)so I'm not the best at drawing just yet, but I will make sure to keep these things in mind the next time I do draw! I'm sure it will help me improve my lineart and art in general a lot!😁❤️❤️

[@heerahdelara6807]

Thank you your brushes really helped me a lot!

[@vantran5790]

Thank you so much for the useful and brief tutorial!!!

[@thatsmaik]

Amazing tipps, really helpful, and chill vibes - thanks!

[@blissaethetic]

I LOVE YOUR LINEART!!

[@artsytsaa]

THANK YOU!

[@01.618]

Where was this tutorial before? Thank uuuu, u really explained it in a way that I could properly understand! (I didn’t know abt the edge liquify tool, so reallyyyyy thank u!)

[@artsytsaa]

It was in my head 😅 it took a while for me to edit and make it clear but you guys benefiting from it make it all worth it ☺️🧋

[@imivaxo9225]

Wow. I can barely doodle but I wish I could do this!

[@TheWallaBoy]

Thanks the liquify tool came in clutch for real

[@clintthorpe9052]

Thank you for sharing. As an aspiring artist I've spent the past few months scouring YT for all kinds of information on various artistic concepts. Yours is such a good video, and you seem like a very kind person for posting this so us aspiring artists with dreams can actually learn something and start applying it in our practice sessions.

[@artsytsaa]

This is literally so nice, 🥹thank you very much and I’m glad people are vibing with my teaching style 🧋I’ve learned most of my art skills on yt and the internet so I’m paying it forward :>

[@clintthorpe9052]

@@artsytsaa I appreciate all the hard work you've put into your videos! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@guillouxavier]

Probably the most useful video i have seen in a while!

[@xiasume]

Which Brush do you use??

[@plemon1739]

dude this is so helpful and they way you explain it is so clear. I wish younger me could travel into the future just to learn the things in this video

[@artsytsaa]

Dude I’m so glad, these are the things younger me also needed to know, thanks for the motivation :>

[@sukiplus]

Thank you for working so hard to make this video!!!

[@idkmd6288]

thank you, this video is so detailed and well organized!! i have a bad attention span so i was surprised when i actually finished the whole video without skipping. & im more of a traditional artist but these tips are fr so useful

[@artsytsaa]

OwO that’s such a big compliment! Thanks for watching it all! The main techniques are the same for traditional artists, just use your putty eraser very well but take a picture of your sketch b4 hand just in case 😅 line pressure can also be easier traditionally:>

[@dannycruz5446]

Thank you! Im making the jump to digital soon and your videos are exactly what i was looking for. Most others seemed geared towards simplisitic cartoony or stark comic book style. Also your artwork reminds me a bit of Kinu Nishimura, who im a big fan of.

[@luvrbeau]

this is actually the most helpful video i’ve come across so far. i’m new to digital art and i was having such a hard time. thank you SO much!

[@emmacarena7103]

thank you so much !! also something that really helped me is to do your sketch, with a brush size very close to the size of your lineart brush. i used to do a super thick sketch and then switch out to a brush twenty time smaller and be really confused of what line to follow lol

[@artsytsaa]

Great tip! :>

[@Rarila]

Just subscribed! Thank you for this amazing tutorial! I’m new to digital art so now things that I can easily do on paper feel so complicated… all the layers, techniques, tools confuse me…Would really appreciate if you could make other videos for beginners explaining why and how to use specific tools/layers 😊

[@artsytsaa]

I’m so glad 😃 beginners are the exact type of people I’m trying to reach with my tutorials. I am working on a beginners series starting with procreate ( though can be applied on other softwares) so Thank you for subscribing and I hope you stay tuned ☺️

[@jannikf2504]

Unironically one of the best videos I've ever seen it the art help space. I think my tablet has neither palm rejection nor smoothing, but the things you said will come in handy

[@artsytsaa]

I’m so glad it still helps you ☺️ many have commented that they can’t do the techniques since they have a different app, but a lot of the techniques even work traditionally 😅

[@spizmo5854]

Just some how ended up watching your vid. Thanks for the tips! 👍

[@lavellans]

whelp im here for the long run. i loved this

[@artsytsaa]

🥹 thanks for staying 🧋🎨

[@CrimsonHorsmen]

I am going to try this when I am done eating thank you 😊

[@rangskai699]

actually good tips! thx!

[@asho2601]

I didn't want to lower my resolution because I thought it would be worse and I hadn't found the measurements that fit what I was looking for and I noticed a difference right away by lowering the dpi and resolution, thank you!!! I still have things to learn, but with this guide it´s already a much better start than how I was doing xD!!! And I did´nt know about liquifying :000 nice

[@hyenova4550]

I'm just starting to learn to use procreate and this was really helpful, thanks !!

[@nealnakar1865]

this is really nice

[@artsytsaa]

Thank you!

[@kittyarchon]

i was so surprised that you only have 4 videos when i checked your channel. I really love your art style and wish you would create more content on here

[@artsytsaa]

🥹 aww thank you! Videos are slow going but I have tons of content ideas in mind so I hope you stay tuned 🧋

[@skyhavender]

Heavens your art is amazing! Would love to draw this well. 😊

[@artsytsaa]

Wow thank you so much! ☺️ you sure can with practice and determination! 🤩💪🏼

[@katemoonkate]

So genuine and helpful

[@pauljerome01]

Thanks for the help! Most of the tutorials that are to this quality is very rare on the english side of youtube.

[@artsytsaa]

:0 I kinda get what you mean, there’s some really great tutorials in other languages 😩

[@yeosepp]

this video is so helpful! thank you!

[@PaintingPlus.]

Just subscribed!!!!! Keep making videos! ✨🌿🤍

[@priizm525]

Wow this was super super informative and I loved the little quick tips like coloring the lines you want to go over later thats genius thank you so much. :)

[@artsytsaa]

Thank you! I saw a recent rip on ig, make your lineart a warm 50%ish gray and it’ll turn into a darker version of the colors under it! Glad this helped :>

[@oogie_boo]

I really needed this

[@michellec.8374]

This is really helpful, thank you!

[@midoriyaizuku973]

I don't do line art I just clean my sketches But this is really nice tips ...thank you You need more subscribers ✨💗

[@artsytsaa]

Thank you 🙏☺️

[@sanpellegrinolimonata]

This is pure gold, thank you!!!

[@keely3564]

This is the kind of knowledge I would legit pay for. Thank you so much I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my Lineart because of how used I am to working on paper. I greatly appreciate this you have no clue ❤️❤️

[@plushwishes]

Wow this is so awesome.

[@artsytsaa]

I’m glad it helped ☺️

[@_kiryu_7102]

I’m soon going to get a tablet! I’m so excited to start doing digital art and learning a long the way. I found your video really helpful, thank you 🙏✨✨❤️ I hope I’m the future I can open commissions and earn some money

[@loraiia_]

I bought your brush set, and honestly, thank you. Your brushes are so good!

[@PthumerianDusk]

I just got an Ipad and I'm struggling to get used to procreate (I usually work in photoshop) thank you so much for these tips! Just from fixing the pressure curve I can tell I'll be a bit more comfortable with drawing on it. Great work and super useful video!

[@artsytsaa]

Pressure curve was a game changer for me 🥲 hope you enjoy procreate!

[@sas7a752]

Thank u so much for sharing this with us, I learned so much by just this one video 🥹✨✨

[@arturkey9084]

now my stick figures and cubes look good, might take a while to make anything look like the vid

[@artsytsaa]

Tbh stick figures and forms are a great start 😌😌😌

[@hannahl4108]

Thank you so incredibly much!!

[@jojoska77]

yup this is what i need 😂 i usually do the chicken scratch

[@artsytsaa]

🥲 pls Save your wrist

[@FishoeShoe_da_great]

no wayyyy right when i needed this video it came on my recommended

[@nikaman9539]

when you said "lock the sketch so u dont paint over it you clown" I laughed so hard hahah

[@callmelex]

oooofff did not know about zu edge tool ty!

[@navx245]

Tysm for advices ❤

[@lordholywhiteknight2130]

Just found your channel, good stuff and extremely helpful keep it up 👍

[@kennethtiong407]

"Don't forget to lock the layer" Yes i'm the clown 🤡🤡😂

[@Quadraxis]

*Cries in traditional art*