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.
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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
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!!
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?
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. 👍
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!!!
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
@@DavidFinchartist Ah I see so for colored line drawings I guess the same advice applies and for paintings it is obviously irrelevant as there are no 'lines' in painting. Thank you for responding!
Hi Dave! Can you do a redo of how to draw arms and how to draw legs? I really got trouble to draw these things. Especially the muscles and how I shadow them. Thanks
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.
Same, this is a life saver
Honestly the best on UA-cam, I even tried proko and still didn't get it up until now
Agreed. My biggest pet peeve is when people say “you need to practice” without actually explaining what needs to be practiced.
We can think of it as micro-shading before any real shading. That's how I am going to approach it.
This comment is a perfect culmination in all of our feelings
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!!
Thanks KillerTackos!
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.
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.
@@DavidFinchartist doing awesome work, sir! Thank you for sharing!
Agreed
@@endymcgufin4570 cope
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!
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.
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
I'd been wondering about line weights for a long time. Appreciate that you've covered them here.
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
One of the best comic artisits and educators you can find on the whole yt.
Thank you David! This is truly such a useful even necessary concept to learn, blessings for you and your family
Thank you, and God Bless!
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!
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!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Can’t wait to watch this when I get home from school. 🔥🔥🔥
He crossed the line this time.
Edit: Thank you, never had 123 likes
Yeah, but he has a point
Ha! 🙌🤣
@@halidramzan2803 Ty
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@@canvasninja its a pun
Another great video with great information. Hope you are well Dave
Can’t thank you enough Dave. Taking your time to pass on such immensely helpful knowledge is wildly appreciated
Thanx! Helps a lot!
You're welcome!
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.
ABSOLUTELY helpful!!! Thank you very much, Mr. Finch!
Welcome!
Best Art Teacher of All Time.
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.
THE legendary intro of david finch.🔥🔥🔥LOVE IT
This video is right on time. Was about to start looking for line weight tutorials.
This is one of the most useful drawing videos I've seen (and I've watched a LOT!). Thanks so much for this, David.
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
That simple shape tutorial explained it all... then watching it in practice was really enlightening.
Yes! Another great tutorial! Hope you’re feeling better Dave!
I am, thanks Alpin!
@@DavidFinchartist good to hear! And great line weight tutorial!
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.
Easiest tutorial to follow, thankyou for sharing this!
One of the best art instruction videos on UA-cam!!!!
Once again thanks for making these videos Dave. I’ve learned so much from watching ur videos and I can’t thank u enough.
Very welcome!
David finch your art is incredible thank you ✨✨✨
This is the perfect example of using line weights!! 🔥💯
Thanks Mighty!
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
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
Thank you so mich. This short video teached me alot. Line weight is something I neglected alot
This video is a game-changer for me. Thanks, David!
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.
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.
Thanks! I definitely find that, yeah... It's so easy to overthink some of these things until you're completely turned around.
@@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.
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.
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.
Nice breakdown! Thanks for sharing this.
Glad it was helpful!
Another great video! Thanks.
Get this guy 1 million subscribers 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Needed this. Have been trying to get better at my inking and this was a great lesson. Posting videos of my learning!
this legend is such a great teacher
Hero F.. great life lesson, thanks for your time, see you Monday.. bye'eeee..
See you then!
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
I didn't know that. It does make sense.
Can you recommend some Japanese art channels that focus on it? Im looking for any bit of help I can get :D Thank You!
I've been struggling so much with line weight. This demystified aspects that I struggled with. Thank you so much !
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!!
Amazing video, you're one of the GOATS Mr finch fr
Thanks for the video. This is truly the best video on the topic of line weights for line works in general.
Glad it was helpful!
That's such an awesome drawing, feels so solid.
This was extremely helpful, thank you so much for this breakdown.
Glad I found this vid. Been struggling a little with my shadowing. Awesome tutorial and thanks for the video.
Thank you for this tutorial this is so helpful 😊
One of the best in the bizz.. for alot of reasons. Thank u sir david!!!
Thank you very much for this. It was very helpful.
This is gold! To get all this amazing content from such a great artist is a real privilege. Thank you, Dave!
learning how to ink & this video helps immensely!!! Thank you
Great video, Dave. Very simply explained and easy to implement. Thanks for sharing.
This helped clear A LOT of things up!
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?
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?
Good question. I’m also an amateur but I think it’s one of those things each person has to determine from experience.
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. 👍
I was going to reply with an answer, but you guys have it covered. g Zell explains it perfectly.
Thank you mr finch for being my inspiration 🙏🏿
This was pure gold, i think now i understand shadows amd volume a lot more 🙏🙏
Thank you so much Sir Marcel
This video was just what i need, i love you
Dave gives more of an art education in these videos that any of my art teachers ever did at school
Yes, lightweights I’ve been struggling so much wit this thank you Dave !!! 😊😊
Best, most comprehensive video on line weights I’ve seen. I started to skip it; glad I didn’t.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks to your videos bro.. 👍 i learn many techniques in your draw..
Dang!!!!! This seems so simple but i never took enough time to really do this and he's right, my sketches looked so FLAT.
Beautifully explained
This was extremely helpful. Thanks, sir!
Dave, these video's are very helpful! Thank you
Thanks Dave! Super helpful, great job man.
Very welcome!
Thank you very much, this is really clear!!
Thanks for the informative video. You are truly a great ambassador for the industry.
Barbaro... me gusto, es usted todo un maestro.
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!!!
It really is easy! And it's such a universal skill for comic artists.
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
i actually already do this by nature when drawing. But this is still great advice. Nice work as always, mr. Finch. 😊👍
David, thanks.😊
Awesome stuff! This was very helpful and gave me ideas on how to approach it in clip studio
This was very helpful! thank you
Line weights are ideal for a clear cut Michael Turner or J Scott Campbell style and doing scenes in day time.
For sure! I think they're great anyway, but they're much more essential and apparent in those styles.
Thank you very much for this video! Was pleasure to watch it! Mr. Finch will there be a video about how to draw lips?
Excellent. Thank you. 👌🏿💎
Thank you so much!
Really useful Information for a beginner.
Great art work
Thank you again!
Good video enjoyed and learnt something new
Thanks you
You doing gods work
good to see you on here Dave. Glorious content.
Great video! Quick question I would have is how is this all affected when making color illustrations?
It really depends on whether you're doing colored line drawings, or straight up painted work. It's not something that applies to painting.
@@DavidFinchartist Ah I see so for colored line drawings I guess the same advice applies and for paintings it is obviously irrelevant as there are no 'lines' in painting.
Thank you for responding!
Excellent tutorial, David. AGL
Thanks Dave! You the man
Hi Dave! Can you do a redo of how to draw arms and how to draw legs? I really got trouble to draw these things. Especially the muscles and how I shadow them. Thanks
i do try to do this, but any tips are appreciated, that Wolverine looks really clean
Thank you!
This was so great and helpful David thank you again for another incredible guide.