Why You Need To Learn How To Use LINE WEIGHTS

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

FINALLY, a clear explanation of line weight. I've had people tell me for years that I need to learn to "vary my line weight", and I never understood what it meant until now.

[@alanomarperezalvarez292]

Same, this is a life saver

[@orebb2204]

Honestly the best on KZbin, I even tried proko and still didn't get it up until now

[@ShakDrawzOfficial]

Agreed. My biggest pet peeve is when people say “you need to practice” without actually explaining what needs to be practiced.

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

We can think of it as micro-shading before any real shading. That's how I am going to approach it.

[@nopenopenopepikachu5206]

This comment is a perfect culmination in all of our feelings

[@AA-kt3qm]

2 minutes in and youve given me better information on line-weight than ive been able to find on any more popular channel on youtube! Awesome stuff! Thank you!

[@KillerTacos54]

Dave straight up made a commission-quality illustration just for this tutorial. If that doesn’t show how legendary he is, idk what will. Thanks so much for this video!!

[@DavidFinchartist]

Thanks KillerTackos!

[@relindimoxxelheximilli1793]

Thank you Dave again for great video. Because of you this world will have great new generation of artists. Thank you for your teaching us. You are source of knowledge even for poor people who cant spent money for course and school to follow their art dream. But you are making our dreams real ... now its just on us to work hard to gain what we want. Thank you Dave you are amazing. God bless you.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Thanks so much! Its humbling to think that I could be helping along some upcoming great artists in this business. I was fortunate enough to work in a studio where I learned all this stuff, so it's important to me to be able to pass that on.

[@rockon8174]

@@DavidFinchartist doing awesome work, sir! Thank you for sharing!

[@Fm83473]

Agreed

[@austin7280]

@@endymcgufin4570 cope

[@hugotsunami3850]

Every time I watch one of these videos, I learn an absolutely essential piece of information that I can't believe I've been drawing without this whole time

[@chuckgibson3973]

Memories... I'm thinking about that old studio in Mira Mesa and how Marc (Silvestri) and Scott (Williams) used to sit next to each other in that office. It was great for me, because I'd go to get advice from Scott and wind up getting a lesson from Marc too about half the time. They both got together for a few minutes one afternoon and explained this to me. Great stuff. I've already sent a couple people who regularly ask me questions a link to this video. You're giving away GOLD over here, David! Thanks for what you do.

[@alisondorantes-garcia5751]

Oh my God this broke down a concept that I've struggled with for over a decade. Thank you for the simple explanation and examples!

[@tomicart5854]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Can’t wait to watch this when I get home from school. 🔥🔥🔥

[@fallenphoenixfilms]

I'd been wondering about line weights for a long time. Appreciate that you've covered them here.

[@Mono-fr5fk]

One of the best comic artisits and educators you can find on the whole yt.

[@TitanusPrimeZilla1]

THE legendary intro of david finch.🔥🔥🔥LOVE IT

[@jeromelansang2168]

I have brought your course when it came out about 10yrs ago and this was the concept which made my drawing a lot better as I always wondered why my drawing looked flat even tho it has shadowing in it. Thanks again. P.S: you also showed this to me personally when you were in the Calgary expo and I was waiting for my V for vendetta commission from you. Thanks again for being such an awesome guy and great artist

[@urawaruru8252]

Easiest tutorial to follow, thankyou for sharing this!

[@Poisonedblade]

That simple shape tutorial explained it all... then watching it in practice was really enlightening.

[@chimpsfall75]

ABSOLUTELY helpful!!! Thank you very much, Mr. Finch!

[@DavidFinchartist]

Welcome!

[@1MightyR]

This is the perfect example of using line weights!! 🔥💯

[@DavidFinchartist]

Thanks Mighty!

[@brycetheoddball]

Best Art Teacher of All Time.

[@screamfingers]

This is honestly gold, and CRUCIAL knowledge. I haven't found this info anywhere so thank you so much for your contributions to the locus of knowledge that's out there. And for FREE at that.

[@Habu12]

As a classically trained draftsman, I love the use of the lead holder! My first paying drafting job was all board drafting, and I used a combination of lead holders and Koh-I-Noor mechanical pencils of various line weights. For very similar reasons. But instead of light, it was dimension. Object lines were thicker to denote the edge of a surface, whereas hatch lines were thinner to denote the material was cut, and you were seeing the inside of it. Centerlines and dimension lines were among the thinnest to denote that they were imaginary lines no present on the material, used for dimensioning only. Etc etc.. Great stuff!

[@alphinart]

Yes! Another great tutorial! Hope you’re feeling better Dave!

[@DavidFinchartist]

I am, thanks Alpin!

[@alphinart]

@@DavidFinchartist good to hear! And great line weight tutorial!

[@JDSCT]

Another great video with great information. Hope you are well Dave

[@khrystianadams8165]

He crossed the line this time. Edit: Thank you, never had 123 likes

[@Nonexistent_Music]

Yeah, but he has a point

[@halidramzan2803]

Ha! 🙌🤣

[@Nonexistent_Music]

@@halidramzan2803 Ty

[@canvasninja]

wdym?

[@khrystianadams8165]

@@canvasninja its a pun

[@Cass99k]

Thank you David! This is truly such a useful even necessary concept to learn, blessings for you and your family

[@DavidFinchartist]

Thank you, and God Bless!

[@nickellfrancis8522]

David finch your art is incredible thank you ✨✨✨

[@dwintster]

Thanks David I always learn something new from your videos, goes to show that no matter how long you have been at it there is always more to learn. 37yrs and still learning, this is what I love about art and design.

[@FriðrEdge]

Get this guy 1 million subscribers 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@lylewyant3356]

This video is right on time. Was about to start looking for line weight tutorials.

[@PizzicatoUK]

This is one of the most useful drawing videos I've seen (and I've watched a LOT!). Thanks so much for this, David.

[@rockon8174]

One of the best art instruction videos on KZbin!!!!

[@authorrayrogers]

This video is a game-changer for me. Thanks, David!

[@greg_static_art]

Can’t thank you enough Dave. Taking your time to pass on such immensely helpful knowledge is wildly appreciated

[@Tha_Pencil]

Amazing video, you're one of the GOATS Mr finch fr

[@asimian8500]

Great video. Everyone benefits. It's amazing how much form that something as simple as line weight gives. One way to create greater dimension with line weight is to use the concept of ambient occlusion. When objects are close to one another, light gets trapped and the light dims.

[@datatreader7886]

My linework has been incredibly challenging, so thank you for explaining why this is absolutely vital for good drawings, and how it's basically the same as simple shading. I didn't even realize it, but I was accidentally following this technique when I was much younger and tracing comics.

[@Lockheadz]

this legend is such a great teacher

[@DMAN99]

I really appreciate the simple explanation, sometimes when you try and research this type of stuff it’s too easy to get bogged down in the big details.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Thanks! I definitely find that, yeah... It's so easy to overthink some of these things until you're completely turned around.

[@DMAN99]

@@DavidFinchartist In regards to this video, I like how you pointed out how you were still following the same idea throughout the piece even with some of the finer details like around the rib area or some of the thigh muscle on the left leg, usually those details are where I get confused in other tutorials.

[@speedbagboxer7451]

Once again thanks for making these videos Dave. I’ve learned so much from watching ur videos and I can’t thank u enough.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Very welcome!

[@KDSBestGameDev]

Thank you so mich. This short video teached me alot. Line weight is something I neglected alot

[@EloanneCqra01]

I remember seeing tutorials on lineart that usually talk about using line weight to show the difference in volume/emphasis between the parts that compose the figure/object/etc. It's a very useful understanding, but I often got myself lost in the middle of the process, trying to guess if I should - or not - make the line thicker at some point, and it always felt some sort of logic was missing. Well, it was indeed: the line weight being guided by the light source. I'm going to watch it again and take notes, this is going to be a new lineart exercise for sure! Thank you, David :] Oh, and I always loved to get a comic with your art! But I don't remember seeing this channel before. Now I have a lot to watch around here hahaha

[@James-ke4gq]

Thanks for another video dave As an art teacher that dreams of being able to draw comics all day one day, these things give me hope to keep learning and going

[@artwhat..]

Hero F.. great life lesson, thanks for your time, see you Monday.. bye'eeee..

[@DavidFinchartist]

See you then!

[@oswaldosabo]

Thanx! Helps a lot!

[@DavidFinchartist]

You're welcome!

[@hoodieinfestation]

Nice breakdown! Thanks for sharing this.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JJJade2468]

Dang!!!!! This seems so simple but i never took enough time to really do this and he's right, my sketches looked so FLAT.

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

That's such an awesome drawing, feels so solid.

[@bnstnnn83]

This video was just what i need, i love you

[@jasonpaulperkinsart]

Needed this. Have been trying to get better at my inking and this was a great lesson. Posting videos of my learning!

[@MCUPW]

Another great video! Thanks.

[@black_hole_art]

Coloring ur works has changed my coloring skills thanks for the amazing lines I'll keep making ur cool work even cool thank u dave fin

[@stridin]

Thanks for the video. This is truly the best video on the topic of line weights for line works in general.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DarkTider]

Another fantastic video as always! I've been trying to get line thickness down better, and this guide really helps. While I agree its not talked as much in many western youtube art channels, I do find japanese art channels focus heavily on it! :D

[@DavidFinchartist]

I didn't know that. It does make sense.

[@testsubject1508]

Can you recommend some Japanese art channels that focus on it? Im looking for any bit of help I can get :D Thank You!

[@zubingala5082]

One of the best in the bizz.. for alot of reasons. Thank u sir david!!!

[@DamageXcaling]

This was pure gold, i think now i understand shadows amd volume a lot more 🙏🙏

[@Tee_J_Arts]

Thank you mr finch for being my inspiration 🙏🏿

[@Apudurangdinya]

Holly molly, that last part, the different line weight in foreground - middle ground - backround, now i realized why my drawings felt so flat because i use the same lineweight throughout the whole drawing/panel, i have a hard time making the drawing focus on the character, instead my eyes always focused on something else sometimes the backround kinda more stand out, thank you so much dave, much love

[@noah1880]

Thank you very much, this is really clear!!

[@kanden27]

This helped clear A LOT of things up!

[@kmolina5841]

Yes, lightweights I’ve been struggling so much wit this thank you Dave !!! 😊😊

[@vdostarr]

learning how to ink & this video helps immensely!!! Thank you

[@artbytrublue288]

Thank you for this tutorial this is so helpful 😊

[@XAKHAN_ArtB.Y.R.O.N.I.C.]

Excellent. Thank you. 👌🏿💎

[@KatzNoirNation]

This was extremely helpful, thank you so much for this breakdown.

[@c.williamrussette2148]

This was extremely helpful. Thanks, sir!

[@ikill7731]

Easy trick to make your drawing look really cool. Making an object look 3d without shading, given line weight is a form of shading. Definitely got the dopamine flowing!!!

[@DavidFinchartist]

It really is easy! And it's such a universal skill for comic artists.

[@cmdrhatchy9611]

Very timely, thanks! I've been practicing line weight with ink and breaking the line up closest to the light was a something I shall try right now.

[@DavidFinchartist]

I hope you like the effect! I do find that it's more effective in black and white art, but it still works fine with color.

[@roadrunneruntd]

I've been struggling so much with line weight. This demystified aspects that I struggled with. Thank you so much !

[@lamborghinimiura7625]

Thank you very much for this. It was very helpful.

[@SDW90808]

Best, most comprehensive video on line weights I’ve seen. I started to skip it; glad I didn’t.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andymartinez3622]

Thank you so much for this video. Im a learning artist that has never made a lot of progress because I dont like being taught by other people as i feel like they dont explain it right and i dont understand. This video was so perfect and simple I understood perfectly and I feel like. my art is going to improve a lot more because of this, thank you so much!!

[@jodymiller4986]

Thanks Dave! Super helpful, great job man.

[@DavidFinchartist]

Very welcome!

[@Johnboy6346]

Dave gives more of an art education in these videos that any of my art teachers ever did at school

[@gat-susama7409]

Beautifully explained

[@USERRINZLER]

Dave, these video's are very helpful! Thank you

[@ragemonkey1173]

David, thanks.😊

[@mac_art_01]

Thanks to your videos bro.. 👍 i learn many techniques in your draw..

[@wallrider73]

This is gold! To get all this amazing content from such a great artist is a real privilege. Thank you, Dave!

[@vapsman88]

Great video, Dave. Very simply explained and easy to implement. Thanks for sharing.

[@JaimeDomingo-z1f]

Thank you so much Sir Marcel

[@aglcomics]

Excellent tutorial, David. AGL

[@donkster]

Glad I found this vid. Been struggling a little with my shadowing. Awesome tutorial and thanks for the video.

[@artalgo5172]

A thousand thank yous, sensei 🙏🙏🙏

[@scottmcmaster4927]

This just came intuitively to me when I began to draw.

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Thank you again!

[@devilmah]

This was very helpful! thank you

[@sixmoremarko4872]

good to see you on here Dave. Glorious content.

[@Ren_Brands]

Really useful Information for a beginner.

[@spiritretro3571]

absolutely love this vid dave!! would seriously love more like this

[@mh1art870]

Thanks Dave! You the man

[@LandofBrickForests]

i actually already do this by nature when drawing. But this is still great advice. Nice work as always, mr. Finch. 😊👍

[@kihenrickson151]

I'm wondering how important is sketching in line weight before an ink. Would it make it easier to draw the line weight before it is inked?

[@travisnobleart]

I'm an amateur so don't take just my word. It makes erasing more difficult, and you might pick up more ink depending how you erase. But if you want to practice that way, I don't really see why not?

[@SDW90808]

Good question. I’m also an amateur but I think it’s one of those things each person has to determine from experience.

[@gzell5704]

Sketching in the line weight before inking really comes down to preference. In terms of making it easier to draw, yes it does; especially if you don't feel comfortable yet adding in the line weight during the inking process. As you're sketching you don't have to darken the lines, just lightly thicken the lines to emphasize line weight. It will make it easier to erase the pencil lines after inking; just be mindful not to press your pencil lines too hard (use an H2 or H3 grade Pencil if you're heavy-handed). It all comes down to what's most comfortable for you. 👍

[@DavidFinchartist]

I was going to reply with an answer, but you guys have it covered. g Zell explains it perfectly.

[@Balder-gb4eq]

Good video enjoyed and learnt something new

[@allanthornton7754]

Thanks for the informative video. You are truly a great ambassador for the industry.

[@gambito517]

Barbaro... me gusto, es usted todo un maestro.

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Thank you so much!

[@rylha3175]

Thank you very much for this video! Was pleasure to watch it! Mr. Finch will there be a video about how to draw lips?

[@stacydelong3025]

A great video. So so helpful. Thank you, Mr. Finch from a fellow Californian Canadian. Lol

[@HimanArtists]

Great art work

[@markaguzmanartist630]

Fantastic Dave love this

[@Chosen1x33]

Great great great video

[@CultureU-pendrawing_Studio]

Using the weight of the lines to make the picture stand out even more.... It's good.😄