Lineart Tips Part 2 Copy Paste Transform Lineart 🌹
(Subject: Ruby Rose from RWBY reimagined as a Reploid from MegaMan Zero aka my RWBY MMZ AU)
Never be afraid to use the tools and functions your art program provides you. They're there for a reason. While there are some artists who prefer to draw things by hand, not every artist who uses digital art programs has the patience for that.
Sometimes the Transform tool is helpful for fixing up some corrections of a drawing like fixing the perspective, making the drawing upright, fixing the position of the drawing, etc.
Lineart fun on IbisPaint pt. 1 🌹
(Subject: Ruby Rose from RWBY but reimagined as a Reploid from MegaMan Zero aka my RWBY MMZ AU)
When you're using IbisPaint on your phone/tablet using your finger/stylus w/ no pressure sensitivity on a tablet, the best way to simulate pressure sensitivity/ add more weight to your lines is by drawing over them (and erasing as needed).
It also helps to draw the lines in different layers AND colors so that way it's easier to stay organized and not get layers mixed up.
“Hey Artlings! 🧋here’s my beginners lineart tutorial in which I teach you how to draw Perfect line art in procreate and any other program with streamline. I show you the secrets to do smooth clean lines and get rid of that chicken scratch and how to actually make your line art look like your sketch! While it can be as simple as using the classic line technique, there are a lot of things that can help you have the best lineart experience ever! These are all the things that I wish I knew when I was making manga style commissions and trying to get clean lines as a not so clean artist. As this is a #beginnersarttutorial I will be going into some depth of some settings that might be, and while my lineart is technically not perfect, this information in the right hands (aka someone dedicated to line art) will definitely be able to make their lines perfect.” - Artsytsaa
Hi! Love your art and I have a question—how do you color your lineart? I’ve been working on digital drawing and I can’t seem to get it to look like I want. Are you just changing the layer to a different overlay or do you color your lines or…. Idk 🤷🏻♀️
hi! i'm glad you like my art :) i'm assuming you're talking about this because I don't normally color my lineart. i think colored lineart looks nice, but it's so time consuming...
regardless, my process is under the cut!
So, above is how i normally do my lineart. I color in all black, then copy and paste the layer using an auto action. In Clip Studio Paint, it's called "retro effects" with the content id 1953549. It tends to give it a 90s anime-like glow. This is what I do with about 90% of my drawings. (Although my lineart tends to be thinner than this, so it works a bit better. This isn't really lineart, it's just a sketch i cleaned up.)
If you don't have CSP, i'm pretty sure all it does is change the color, add a gaussian blur, and lower the opacity.
But, for this picture, i tried something new.
instead of drawing in black, I drew in this reddish brown color. On the right is what it looks like with the flats underneath.
And then, I set the lineart to multiply, and viola! A softer, more natural look. This required a bit of clean up, because I had to drawn under his eyebrows and eyes so that it wasn't weirdly light on his face.
This is something new i was experimenting with. I really like dark black lineart, but it was fun to try. It took me a long time to find the first process, and i tried a bunch of different stuff in between, and am still messing around with different things now. Experiment and find fun things, too!
Here you go!!! 🥰 This is my biggest tutorial yet - long and detailed guide attempting to explain how I approach technical aspects of lineart (lines weight and coloring/ color choosing!)
I will be using my character, Marley Solano, to demonstrate my process of doing line art, while explaining the best I can. I will reblog the full chain containing all parts when it is complete.
