Forget Perfect Line Art
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2024
- Trying to make perfect lines is holding you back. Improve your digital art by drawing at a bigger resolution with imperfect lines.
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This is why I love Wolfwalkers. Not only are the construction lines and rough finished edges beautiful but they actually serve as a visual cue that reinforces the narrative and characterization. I LOVE WOLFWALKERS OML
Oh, is the Wolfwalkers club over? I hope it is not
I brought snacks!
Indeed. Society has thick, clean lines while the wolves and the forest have sketchy lines, really a good visual way to hammer in how different they are. Plus I really like how in tense moments the lineart gets particularly sketchy.
Oh my gosh other WolfWalkers fans?! I'm so happy people are finally talking about this masterpiece. In my opinion the best film ever made, and certainly the most beautiful non-Ghibli animated movie in existence.
OH MY GOD I LOVE WOLF WALKERS SO MUCH I WISH I WAS A WOLF WALKER I WIISH I WAS A WOLF
That movie was absolutely gorgeous. I just wish the plot details landed with me
I don't think I've ever seen your actual drawing style before, just your animations. The difference is drastic and I love it.
Are some old and some newer?
as a traditional artist, i think i definitely needed to hear this
yeah the anxiety that comes with trying to get perfect lines often makes my hand shakier lol
I used to be a traditional artist but assholes at school kept ripping my drawings on purpose and throwing them away,so I switched to digital,can't rip my drawings now assholes XD but after I graduated high school,I did some traditional drawings,I don't do them very often though,but it's fine,I draw on paper when I want to
Worst thing, I have this amazing confidence in my lines on paper, because I know I can't change them anyways
I might as well have fun instead of worry, but digitally??? Don't make me do this!
@@eeveefennecfox wow, that's incredibly mean, I hope you're away from those awful people now
Oh my, I feel like this video was made for me directly. I gotta be more loose.
well well well, look who it is!
@@huangyboy I could say the same buddy. :D We're here to learn, aren't we?
God same here
Oh I feel this. I started out copying mlp, and wanted my lines to be uniform to the T. Bur then my friends had non uniform line art, and it blew my mind. Then I tried different brushes til I found my love. The ink pen / calligraphy pen and I never looked back.
Yeah I noticed that imperfect lines usually looked way better to me than "perfect" lines. So right now I'm trying to tone down my perfectionist tendencies when doing my lines, really makes things quick and easier.
I call those small imperfections the "soul" of the line. Be it changes in value, width, or over/undershooting the endpoint - it adds something that, say a flawless circle made with the circle tool/ruler, lacks. Heck, I've noticed that a lot of professional webtoon art often skip perfectly connecting the two lines that make up the nose in profile. From afar, you don't notice and even up close at 800% zoom it still fits.
i have ALWAYS been fascinated with anatomy, posing, perspective, conveying action or movement, and even shadows and color contrasting, but never, NEVER have i enjoyed lineart. this video has certainly helped me feel more confident in the "chicken scratch" style, as many professional artists ive seen have said its messy, ugly, and generally conveys self-consciousness or anxiety.
I was told that the chicken scratching was bad and you should have smooth, clean lineart, but yknow what? My art looks better with the chicken scratch. The imperfections are what make art- well, art!
I vastly prefer sketchy art over everything else so I hate this narrative that sketchy lines are somehow inferior. It must make so many artists with appealing works feel insecure
@@raccoonchildit literally all depends on the style the artist themself is going for. Animations that use rigs? Probably would work better with clean and perfected line art over everything else! A drawing that's supposed to convey a lot of motion in one go? Sketchiness would add to that! It all depends, there's no such thing as a "better" way to go about art. It's all about intent!
To me, the problem with chicken scratch lineart was never about the lineart itself, but about how you make your strokes. The real problem is ONLY drawing with small strokes and going back and forth to make them (only using your hand/ moving only your fingers and maybe wrist to draw). This is very costly to your hands and really limits you.
The better way to draw would be: being able to make both small strokes with your hands, but also bigger strokes with your entire arm, moving you elbow and shoulder as you draw.
I often feel that the art teachers focus too much on the appearance of the chicken scratch lineart and don't get the real lesson across to their students. In a way, I think they might make the problem worse, cuz the students get to caught up in the appearance of the line and not so much about how that line is being made. Plus focusing in the appearance only makes you more insecure about you lines, when you need confidence to be able to make those big strokes without fear.
I'm that person that goes for perfect lines all the time. I need to try this.
perfect line-arters where y'all at?
might try this as well :)
I always draw perfect line art, so I might also try it.
@@AltKaxREAL It's really hard to let the imperfect line sit there. It's like it's staring me in the face.
@@AltKaxREAL here
Have you tried it, to give us an update?
This really was a wake-up call to me! I was always so obsessed with getting the line art perfect that it left me with a headache! But I now realize that it doesn't matter as much as I thought it did.
Same. For years, I want to perfect line as there is a lot of people saying why my line are sketchy but this video just told me to just get the work done like my favourite spacecraft slapped me out of my perfectionism side and remind me to get it done than perfect.
drew for about 2 years. Used to watch a lot of tutorials. Burned myself out. Stopped for almost 3 years. Recently am getting back into. Keep getting tutorials pop up on my feed and I absolutely ignore the shit out of them because I want it to be fun like it was when I started.
This is the first piece of advice I have seen that has actually felt helpful in reclaiming my art journey.
Thank you.
YES! YES!!! I remember spending hours all night trying to perfect my character's line art. Soon I came to the realization that that wasn't the most important part. It was the details, the shading, and whatnot. THOSE are what people look at. I still struggle with being perfect with my lines when I've barely gotten far enough into the drawing. But I'm getting better.
This is what I love, messy art that just looks good!
as a traditional artist, I feel this in my soul. I'm trying to experiment with my style and atm I always really love my (cleaned up) sketches but don't like the inked versions as much... so I'm thinking I should just skip the lineart step and apply marker directly to the sketch
Honestly, Thank you. I needed to hear someone actually saying this. I suffer a lot with perfectionism and that's something I'm actively trying to change. The first step is not to obsess over lineart and being okay with it not being flawless. This video was a great reassurance. 💖
I did two works recently for my job, one was a sketch cleaned up and perfected a little some details and for the other I decided to make very perfect lines.
Guess what! the one which was a cleaned sketch looked better with the different line sizes and imperfections.
Then, one week later you came up with this video... I wish you were here two weeks ago!
ive always wondered why my line art doesnt attract much interest but now that i think about it, this video felt like you learned a simple skill which that can only do not really much but can drastically impact your art in a lifetime, so i say thanks to you making me unlock a newfound skill :3
i just realized that since im a kid i never liked perfect lineart, i always loved sketches, i always loved messy drawings lol
I remember having the same realisation a few years ago. Since then, I've also been waaayy happier with my lineart, but also much faster. The idea of favouring quick and energetic drawing rather than slow and perfectionist seeped into other aspects of my art and now i'm really happy where my drawing style is.
I'm definitely a perfectionist myself to the point that's it's become almost mentally damaging, so I really needed to hear that rn, thanks
Wow I feel called out. But I also got good at "perfect lineart" and it's so satisfying for me
this is great advice. i used to spend 4 hours just on lineart because i kept obsessing over perfect lines😭since i spent so much time on the lines, i was not nearly good enough at colouring. its better to fix a drawing by colouring than fixing it by lines
This is great. I always struggled with line art and would spend like hours just to make it look exactly how I wanted it to. If I put in enough time, it would turn out well… But doing it was so incredibly BORING. So one day I just did what you mentioned in the video. I just altered the sketch layer until I thought it was good enough to color, and it did SO MUCH for me. I actually started having fun drawing again and could spend more time on aspects I actually liked doing like coloring and shading. I also think my art style improved because of it! I'm not saying it's bad to make perfect line art or perfect coloring, if that's what you want to do then go for it! But if there's an aspect you don't wanna do, you can just- not do it! That's the cool thing about art, it could be literally anything! There are no rules you have to follow! You don't even need skill, you can just slap anything onto a canvas and it WILL be art! The only thing you need to do to be an artist, is Create. ❤
this is such amazing advice, i always worry about my lineart not being perfect enough even tho i still spend hours on it, i think i need to work on just letting it go and not overstress over absolute details who no one sees
Same right here. I used to spend hours doing lineart and one day I realised that when you add color, it doesn't matter. Been revelling in junky, messy lineart ever since.
im literally starting cleanup/line art for my capstone animated film and I see this...timing is impeccable
This has gotta be the best art tip video on the plant. Short sweet and straight to the point. And I’m gonna carry this advice with me for like, the rest of my life. Thank you!
Just got randomly recommended this video, so glad I did! The video was a nicely produced, entertaining, and educational anecdote/lesson with an amazing artstyle (so surprising to see on an art channel amiright). Thank the UA-cam algorithm gods
Sketchy art styles just look so cool and dynamic, I’m currently working on improving my art style to look like this and I already see some improvements.
Moral of the story…Perfectionism is dangerous.
You uploaded this exactly when i was having a small marathon on your channel.
Thanks for the reminder. I'll make sure to keep this in mind in the future. :)
This is such a lovely tip for many reasons. 1. It makes the creation process so much kinder on the artist and 2. I love how much life it pumps into each sketch. Another gem of a video Crowne.
Love this type of art
Wow! This is the best way anyone could’ve ever explained this, I’ve ALWAYS tried for perfection and smooth lines, but now I see that smooth lines aren’t always needed!
Learned this doing a small piece of concept art where i didn't want to put in much time, and solidified this practice when I realized my sketches always look better than my finished work. I've been experimenting with ways of doing messy lineart to find something I like since.
I stopped the perfect line art stuff recently and I’ve improved greatly! I like looking at posters and other stuff and noting how it isn’t perfect! It’s helped a lot!
Ive been a longtime fan, you are my gospel, tyyy crownee
i sorta came to this conclusion myself a few months ago, but seeing this now has really reinforced that it's the right idea for me. since ive stopped worrying about perfect lines my art has just become so much better. i care less about perfection and more about just enjoying it, and that really makes it come across better. i think no matter what you do, as a general rule, people need to stop striving for perfection all of the time. imperfections make things real.
I actually did this when getting my art more ment for comics! Even made a brush for it so i could go even faster without it looking horrible. I really only care about line art on the eyes, mouth and reference sheets. The sketch and coloring to me should always have the most effort.
I’ve been trying to get better at art and I really struggle with line art bc I have shaky hands so it’s nice to see someone say it’s okay to not have perfect straight line art
Wha- how have I never seen any of your videos or Channel then you pop up, out of random, and give the most. Greatest digital art advice I have ever heard in my entire life I am flabbergasted and will be a better artist
Thank you for this! I always felt insecure about my line art never looking “perfect” but this puts things into a whole new perspective!!
This video makes me so happy! Thank you, truly!! 💙💙
Wow, I actually never thought about this…this actually helps so much!
This advice can be really helpful to remember in general, and can be applied to IRL artwork. Good video!
hey, so i just found this video and i really connected with it.
i came to the conclusion that clean lineart wasn't always the best choice for my art a while back; i used to spend hours and hours of my time making sure every line was perfect, but it just burned me out so much, i never bothered with making sure the pose, shading, colour, values, etc were any good. my art improved SO much when i started to just use the sketchy style in all of my art rather than just keeping it to the sketch layer!
I needed this. Thank you.
Watched for the general lesson on art, thank you!
You will forever be an inspiration, Crowne.
I desperately needed to hear that, thank you
i stopped creating art because i couldnt achieve straight lines no matter how hard i tried, this just made me realise how silly that was. i cant wait to start making art again now
this video is so motivating, i stress out so much over my line art, but my drawings always look better when it's sketched/chicken scratched with more detail between the lines. thank you so much!!
you just blew my mind on digital art :O
and i thank you for it!!!
this is so good!!!
:D
Thank you, this was liberating.
I LOVE sketches! They look so messy and I love that
I needed to hear this so much
Thank you for this, I needed a reminder
This actually has helped me a ton. Thank you very much.
been working in a rough line method for a while now, i treat it more like sculpting now, even erasing opacity in areas to simulate light etc and it feels wonderful, really brings that handmade feeling back to the art.
I've also found then setting it to a lower opacity and multiply to look wonderful with the colors underneath.
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for calling me out. 👌
Thank you for sharing this, I appreciate it 😭❤️❤️ Life changing 😊
I spent a good several hours fussing over line art today and this was the video I needed to see.
Yep that's one of the reasons I dropped that style and started making a more sketchy or completely without lineart lol. I didn't know it was allowed to make those linearts for profesional work (thought it had to be either completely sketchy or perfectly clean), so thanks.
I stop this perfect straight line obsessions and got my new favourite Brush
oh my god you don’t understand how much I needed this video
I always hated how I couldn’t draw perfect lineart but now I realize that it doesn’t even matter that much
Fantastic lesson and reminder!
Thanks man, I needed this
I needed someone to tell me this. Thank you ❤️
I really needed to hear this.
your videos keep my motivation up
I genuinely needed to hear this. Thank you.
The roughness made it beautiful
Great video definitely needed to hear this right now hahaha also outlining the contours of the character thicker than the rest, is an extra step ive learnt that always makes my art pop way more and is well worth the effort
Wow thank you I needed this today
Thank you for this advice
I think I've been feeling this but never knowing what this was until you've outright said it here, beautiful video
I now see line art in a new light. thank you
I have dyspraxia, which is a hand-eye coordination disability. This video really reassures me, thank you!
I just started my first digital drawing where I firmly told myself at the start "SELF, NO PERFECT LINE ART!" and of course, of COURSE I love it. Thank you for making this amazing video and making sure we ALL KNOW IT. 🥰
THANK YOU SO MUCH
thank you so much, im definitely taking notes on this one
This is an AMAZING video! I wish I had this *years* ago!! Honestly, I have slowly learned this lesson over the course of many years! I have looked up to you since I was a young teen, and your videos always inspire me, so I know I would have INSTANTLY took this advice had I seen this video back then! I truly hope the teen artists of today see this video and that it helps them grow as an artist, just like how your old videos always helped me! :D
wow this is actually really surprising, very helpful and inspiring
For a while now everytime I do lineart I remind myself to stay loose and sketchy and it is WAY more fun that way
It’s so cool to see you make a video on this topic :D hope more people can embrace messy lines lol
I am gonna try this. Refining and lining a sketch
as someone who just started a new program and am struggling with perfectionism this is so nice… thank you
i learned this lesson not too long ago. man oh man, it's so liberating not to worry about having perfect lines hahaha
not only is it far easier and faster, i find my art turns out better when i just clean up the sketch a bit instead of doing lineart
Ive been so nervous about getting into art. But this really has helps cause Ive definitely spent far far too long focusing on my lines.
this was very informative thank you
This is what I needed to hear.
I really needed this video
i gotta try this out
i love when sketching isnt clean but its the style yes
...i really needed this.
THIS IS LITERALLY HOW MY ART IS
i cannot imagine drawing anything else that hasnt a rough sloppy sketchbook-esque line look
i roughly trace out lines (i mean like, lazy back and forth like you would a sketch) then keep it as that
i LOVE rough sketching!
Yes! I remember back when I used a lot less little lines and more big lines and trust me. If you compare them the newer art looks way more cleaner than I ever did before! So we can say we kinda had similar experiences lol.
The linework on the stuff I draw is absolute chaos, lol. More like a sketch, going over some important lines multiple times to make them thicker.
I did drawing as a hobby, just pen sketching for a long time so I sort of carried that choas over into other stuff.
Those are some really good tips, especially for beginers
omg wow thanks this helps me a lot
It also started to dawn to me that perfect linearts aren't always mandatory if when you see the full picture everything looks nice. I'm like not going over my lines as much as when I started digital art after seeing that people seemed to like my "messy" art-style, so I'm going now with it 😁
Yes i have been talking about this for ages