/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>7155471
Maybe check out tutorials about drawing capeshit, they tend to have a few sections about line weights and inking techniques.

>>5228648
Either line weight or way more hatching to indicate shading and not just what's metal and what's wood.

Okay so this image talks about how line weight is affected by lighting, the outer contours, and how soft/fragile an object is, but which is more important? For example; if I have a really heavy object like a big boulder or something but it's got the light source directly on it, should I still make the lines thick to represent weight or should I make them thin to represent the light on it?

>>5186439
follow this picture

>>5173251
Work on your line weight. I was in the same boat as you back in high school, it took me forever but once I realized that line weight was a thing my art improved a lot. Coloring is another hurdle but having good looking lines will help even flat colors look good.

>>5052458
Look cool, but the light weight could use some work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XYoenU-0c&ab_channel=FZDSCHOOL
>>5052482
Are you a doctor or an artist?

>>4639697
Oh I followed this guide where it said the outline should be thick

>>4550394
Here's the image version, found this a few months back.

>>4498269

>>4476476

I do all my inking with fineliners, got a box of 12 unipin 0.5s for ten quid some time ago and they last a long time, but i also rarely use them since i mostly work digital or 2H pencil

pic related is the most condensed version of the basic inking/lineart things to keep in mind

you'll run through a LOT of ink and paper before you get good at it tho

check out drawabox for a different kind of ink content

and just draw daily that's it

>>4298599
forgot the picture:/

>>4273745
Hey anon, you're doing a bit better again, im glad you stopped scratching. Now i think its good time for you to learn about line weight importance. You probably notice that in the upper left drawing the contour of their head is thicker than the rest of drawing, and in other drawings its the opposite. But in all cases it's random - there's no logical reason behind the weight of any line you used. Controling lineweight adds a TON of character, dynamism and crucial information to your lineart. I recommend watching this video by Feng, it's long but it only contains quality knowledge necessary for all beginners so you wont regret it. I think he speaks about lineweight at about 3/4 but Im not sure I remember correctly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XYoenU-0c

Watch it for explanation and all practical tips. The most basic/common rules are:
- the outline is thicker than details "inside"
- what's closer to us is thicker (so we're starting to think about perspective a bit)
- whenever lots of lines are intersecting, that place will also be thicker
- cast shadow - thickest lines
- places lit by intense light - thin lines
- most extreme part of the curve is usually thicker

important: I know that the cartoon you're referencing and most cartoons in general don't have varying line weight, but its really really crucial to understand these aspects, you will stop making the lines randomly thicker and do everything consciously and with purpose if you study this subject. Once you understand the drill you can come back to whatever style you're emulating.

>>4229859
Tried to look for guides on line weights and only found this so this is what I followed or at least tried to.

>>4184567
This happens because of lineweight.
The messiness of your sketch will have some lineweight that look interesting, but if you simply draw over it without properly deciding where the line should taper/thicken, it will lose all life.

>>4156659
You lazy piece of garbage.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lineweight+tutorial&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGs4zAupTlAhUDUlAKHX9WANsQ_AUIESgB&biw=1345&bih=947

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+lineweight%3F&p=1

"Line weight is the visual lightness, darkness, or heaviness of a line within a drawing. In any architectural drawing, from a sketch to a construction drawing, the interplay of different relative line weights is used to communicate depth, importance, and proximity."

>>3988131
Just read pic related and try to apply this to your lines. Think of line art as stylized ambient occlusion. And remember that good line art is just part of how to convey depth properly. Perspective of the forms you are drawing is probably much more important when you want to convey depth with your lin eart.