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JeffyCottonbun

11 years, 9 months ago

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Try using vectors in SAI :-) The lines are curved perfectly with vectors ^^ (curve and line tool in a linework layer)

Meowz

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ JeffyCottonbun

Full ack. There's video tutorials on this on Youtube. Curve tools, even for other graphics suites, are perfect for this thing.

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ JeffyCottonbun

ya i have no idea how to use vectors

JeffyCottonbun

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

I'm not an expert but I can show you a few tricks in SAI :)

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ JeffyCottonbun

that would be coool

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

Youtube taught me everything I know about drawing with vectors.

Buzzydesu

11 years, 9 months ago

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I usually draw my art at ~2500x2200, I zoom in quite a bit and spend a couple hours on the line art. It takes a lot of time and patience, but when you shrink it down a little bit for the uploading (if you even want to), your patience shows. Here's an example ( albeit a poor one, since I got lazy with this one) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/7732574/ Just take your time and don't worry about the rest!

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Buzzydesu

uhhh it takes soooo long

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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If you want smooth curves, can't beat drawing in vectors =)

foxyxxx

11 years, 9 months ago

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Nowadays I make my lineart by freehand (just to draw quicker), but the result is considerably better with vectorial (altough the proccess is a bit slower).
You can try the linework tool in SAI or use other software (Illustrator or Corel Draw, which I consider the best to make vectorial).

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ foxyxxx

i have no idea how o use vectors man

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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What foxyxxx said. Although I'd stick with SAI or Photoshop as your environment. While I have not used SAI for vector drawing, if you want to finish your lineart this month draw nearly all of it freehand with your tablet, just use the vector tool for those annoying parts where the line is either too far or too artificial for your hand to draw it like you want. Particularly for artifical objects such as backgrounds where the vector tool should make straight lines and perfect circles trivial.

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Ramblo

lol this is so annoying to try to learn at this point, shadings gunna be even worse

ChaosKnightMatthew

11 years, 9 months ago

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Something I learned myself recently is if you're using Photoshop, use the pen tool to mark your sketch for the line art and fill stroke path. Or do that step freehand, whichever works better for you though the brush tool gives better lines than pencil...

Anyways, next don't use the paint bucket on the new lineart. Is fine for pencil lineart but a pain for brush ones. Have each color set by layer at first until it's all colored. Is what I did for the flat color stage on my OC dragon girl. https://darkknightmatt.deviantart.com/art/Before-and-Af... the one on the right is the example i mentioned.

Hope this helps a little ^^'

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ ChaosKnightMatthew

ya ive been using photoshop but recently ive been trying out sai it seems easier than photoshop

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

see below

ChaosKnightMatthew

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

I've been hearing more and more Sai is easier to use than Photoshop. I've tried using it myself but, for me at least, seems harder to use over Photoshop but it may be because I practice it more than any other art program lately.

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ ChaosKnightMatthew

i dont know man i super improved after switching maybe its just preference

foxyxxx

11 years, 9 months ago

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Don't worry, mate. That is an easy thing to work with. And, well, there's some good tutorials from DeviantArt (believe in me, much of what I know I learned from there).
I don't remember which software you use, so, I'm posting some tutorials for Photoshop and for SAI. I hope that it help you.

Photoshop
acaraluv.deviantart.com/art/lineart-with-the-pen-tool-21814747

Sai
sakurachan776.deviantart.com/art/SAI-Tutorial-Vector-Line-Art-111159602

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ foxyxxx

lright cool thanks bro

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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Something else you should try is using in SAI is something called "Stabilizer" which smooths out the inputs coming from your tablet. The setting is in the top right of the SAI drawing window. Set it to the the highest it will go "S-7" and see how it works for you. I can't try it out because I don't have a tablet, but a few artists I know swear by it.

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Ramblo

hummm i shall try this cause i do have a tablet

Ramblo

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

Well, let me know how it works out for you =)

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Ramblo

ya its amazing i just used it on my last drawing

Ishkaa

11 years, 9 months ago

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I draw free hand on paper with pencil, I then ink the drawing using a ruler-guide to trace the supposed-to-be-strait lines. Erase the pencil, scan at an obscenely high resolution, use a "Threshold" tool like on The Gimp or Photoshop set usually to about "200" and then color the image and shrink it down proportionally to a manageable file size (usually from like 6000X6000 to 1280X1280).

But I don't know if my lines are really what you are looking for to replicate... Still, that is my method if it helps you any.

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Ishkaa

humm well i dont really draw on paper much anymore

Ishkaa

11 years, 9 months ago

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@ Wugi

I wish I could draw on the computer, but I'm not very good with the crappy tablets I have access too...

Wugi

11 years, 9 months ago