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Clean, tidy line work?
10 years ago
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I wonder often if I may be missing something.
Perhaps I simply need that much more practice, or my hand isn't steady enough?
I can never seem to get clean line work/inking done on my pictures without using some sort of 'path' tool, to convert lines to an approximate vector.
Even doing so with pen or pencil is tricky.
In short: How do people get such tidy line work in their art?
They all seem so straight and even on finished artwork...
Mine always end up wobbly unless I draw a line with a dozen little smaller lines, akin to sketching.
Perhaps I simply need that much more practice, or my hand isn't steady enough?
I can never seem to get clean line work/inking done on my pictures without using some sort of 'path' tool, to convert lines to an approximate vector.
Even doing so with pen or pencil is tricky.
In short: How do people get such tidy line work in their art?
They all seem so straight and even on finished artwork...
Mine always end up wobbly unless I draw a line with a dozen little smaller lines, akin to sketching.
Thank you ^^
Whether you work digital or analogue, drawing bigger will always make your lines smoother. It let's you go crazy on details too, so be careful about THAT rabbit hole, But generally speaking, working at 2X the intended printing size, (It will be even smaller on screen, but always work for print) is never a bad idea.
Thank you for your input ^^
I'm relieved clean line work isn't all by hand XD I'd have an awful long way to go otherwise! Thankies!