How to Draw with Line Weight

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Figuring out where and when to use thicker and thinner line weight makes your drawing more interesting and communicates a more complex story to the viewer. The problem is that it can be confusing to figure out how to apply line weight to your drawing if you don’t know what you want to communicate. In this lesson, we’ll go over the hierarchy of line weight you’ll want to think about when you’re drawing. All these methods we’ll cover are just tools that you can mix and match to fit your taste.
00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Hierarchy of Importance
05:56 - Depth and Form
07:39 - Light and Shadow
08:27 - Conclusion
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@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

There’s so much to line weight and we cover even more in the premium course. Continue learning at proko.com/drawing

@bravezoom Жыл бұрын

can i ask a question how to find your style ??

@unmeiidesu Жыл бұрын

@@bravezoomfirst understand other artstyles that u find interesting and appealing Though your own artstyle is more individual with (preferably) some uniqueness. U can copy other artists’ aspects and after a while u will adapt to those 🤷‍♀️

@JazGalaxy Жыл бұрын

I've wanted something like this for a very long time. When you do a search for KZfaq videos on line weight you get almost nothing and only a few of what you do get are very good.

@coins_png Жыл бұрын

Proko makes art careers man

@reelkyrie Жыл бұрын

No doubt ❤

@reeseindac4626 Жыл бұрын

Art really is a career

@leif1075 11 ай бұрын

How do you know for sure? Any evidence please?

@BurntSushi. Ай бұрын

My art teacher loved showing his videos

@AeliosArt Жыл бұрын

Use of line weight on the anime Demon Slayer is super interesting. I'd love to see a breakdown on how it's used there

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

I can try if you want

@clumsyninja925 Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 I wanna see

@someuser4166 Жыл бұрын

Promoting such a normie anime. It's not nearly as well produced as all the normies think. Go look at something produced during "and golden age of anime" (late 80s early 90s)

@AeliosArt Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 sure

@AeliosArt Жыл бұрын

@@someuser4166 lmao okay bud. Does it make you feel better acting like you're better than everyone else? The reason I specifically asked Demon Slayer and not an 80s or 90s anime is because its art style has a particular emphasis on line weight AND it happens to have popularity and relevance right now. If you don't care for that, good for you. I'm not pandering to snobs.

@JeBo-iw6gt 9 ай бұрын

I study architecture and I wonder why none of our teachers actually pointed this out. Its such a good technique to highlight shapes in your concept or just make plans easier to read

@ulbiy Жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing at simplifying hard to understand concepts that others tend to struggle understanding. Thank you so much for all your work! You’ve been helping me and many others with their art journey! Keep it up!!

@SwaagMan Жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson as always Proko

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

If only I could apply then correctly 😢

@SwaagMan Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 I find if I'm stuck to have the mind set of problem solving. I'll try and analyse what the problem is and try different things to fix it. KZfaq/internet is a great tool to workshop ideas until you get it working for you. Keep at it. 💪 🔥

@coins_png Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 Maybe you're expecting too much from yourself. Classic paintings from the masters used to take MONTH to YEARS. Some even produced only a few paintings in their lifetime. No one is gonna remember how long it took you to do anything so go easy on yourself. Plan for results not the fastest path.

@TT-fn1xb Жыл бұрын

Learnt more in these few minutes about line weight than i did in an art class i went to. Thank you Proko.

@PatrickTheArtist715 Жыл бұрын

This lesson is so well explained! May God bless you all that worked on this

@alijaras Жыл бұрын

Just in time, some hours ago I was searching about the Lineart and how to make it better.

@melindarivera6598 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful. I hear a lot about line wait but have never had anyone explain it much. So this was a lot of help. Thank you

@carrotoranges Жыл бұрын

Thank you Proko! Your explanation is so clear and easy to understand, really helpful.

@JatinKapadia Жыл бұрын

A flaw with KZfaq, I can only 'Like' this Video once. Just one like cannot possibly communicate how easy and useful this video is. Thank you, Stan!

@yerduf Жыл бұрын

Awesome as usual!!! You have been one of my best art teachers, and you don't even know, so, thank you!!!

@myballshurt832 Жыл бұрын

I Agree, the way he teaches is so clear

@testhekid Жыл бұрын

proko is one of my fav art tip channels for traditional drawing, love the work yall put in

@sinasinaie Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps! This video answers so many questions that I could never put into words.

@CollegeKid666 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about this topic, and gladly this video popped out in my feed, it's really informative and it gave me technical reasons of why this lineart style even exists in the first place, I thought it was just some cool thing artist do to be quirky. Thanks a bunch!!

@Sketchblopp Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I've tried to find out why specific artists use which ones for what reason for years but never really found a clear answer, just contradicting fragments of info. That made it harder for me to find out how to do it "right" in my own artwork. Finally getting that explanation about the different techniques and especially when to use which was exactly the info I needed!

@AnnieNoodle Жыл бұрын

I've been doing my Mermay skeches with a pentel pocket brush. Great way to play with line weights!

@Blue_Battalion Жыл бұрын

Verg useful, especially for comics and manga.

@derrick20 Жыл бұрын

this was so concise and informative, amazing lesson

@zenosiege 7 ай бұрын

AYYYY DUDE, THAT IS AMAZING!! loved the conclusion

@Florence-iq1fu Жыл бұрын

keep up the good work, this video was useful

@thomasmacdonald8145 Жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video on drawing clothing/ folds and drapery? Or if anyone has any good resources in the comments what would be great! Thanks

@Carno_Yujia 2 ай бұрын

Learned so much! ❤ Currently learning how to do line value right now and what an amazing and concise video explain the basics principles of it.

@Scott999X Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Proko

@grafitoytinta Жыл бұрын

I've learn a lot from your videos, you make everything so clear...thank you so much!!

@Alvinsworldofarts Жыл бұрын

helps me a lot, thank you for this idea and tips bro.

@a.taruntej5533 Жыл бұрын

just when I need it. as always thank you proko

@PankajSharma-kp8ke Жыл бұрын

Great video Need more videos on this topic

@ochavezart 10 ай бұрын

I have finally found a video that clearly and simply explains the basics of line quality.

@marinapetkovic4525 Жыл бұрын

What a great video! THANK YOU!

@fesyaa8407 Жыл бұрын

Cool! People need to point this out because it's important but often being underestimated of how powerful it is.

@hanawatercolorart Жыл бұрын

That was so informative 🙏🏼🌷thank you

@patriciaarguello9303 Жыл бұрын

thank you for this video! really helpful ❤

@deepzvlp 22 күн бұрын

I love you totally you make art so easy. Thank you.

@alfredreid1504 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thankyou

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

You deserve it ❤

@ziadhossam3010 Жыл бұрын

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@samankucher5117 Жыл бұрын

very helpful thank you all :)

@yoyohayli Жыл бұрын

I love line work, as I'm most familiar with it in making art. But when I draw digitally, I always feel like my lines are way too thick all over, despite me shrinking the pen size so much! I am now having to shrink down to a value less than 1 on a pretty big canvas and that just seems ridiculous to me 😅

@pinkajou656 Жыл бұрын

Maybe using a different kind of pen or brush would help? I find there’s a big difference with how they each feel even with the same numbered width.

@yoyohayli Жыл бұрын

@@pinkajou656 I tend to dislike any sort of texture in my brush I use, but I can certainly try. I use Clip Studio Paint and my linework is always on a vector layer, just because I'm trying to make a webcomic where I draw the pages in print format first, then go back and resize/rearrange panels into a scrolling format. Literally have been working on it for a year now and have hardly anything to show for it, but I'm not the most disciplined at working every day, as I also stream three times a week and work full time 😅

@pinkajou656 Жыл бұрын

@@yoyohayli first that’s super cool! i also use clip studio paint, but I have never touched the vector tools so I unfortunately can’t help you there…

@held2053 Жыл бұрын

this is what I needed

@Coreyw_art Жыл бұрын

This was really helpful, thanks! I’ve been so focused on having varying line widths and avoiding having a “dead line”, that I haven’t been mindful of incorporating thinner lines for the background. It’s something you can easily pull off with a hunt 102 dip pen. Cheers!

@glam4663 Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful, I can never figure out where my lines should be heavy or light.

@eri9986 Жыл бұрын

I've been doing this unconsciously and knowing what exactly to do them helps me with my composition more

@DG72149 4 ай бұрын

after 6 months i finally found the reason my lineart sucks. i've been drawing for 6 years. i know colour theory and stuff but at times i would make lineless art just to purposefully avoid doing the lineart but not anymore. tysm

@rickojay7536 Жыл бұрын

It's been some time 😊 I missed these videos

@niemampomysunanazwe8344 Жыл бұрын

Love this guy ❤️❤️❤️

@asadullahrana3995 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional !

@madmaster3d Жыл бұрын

nice video dude u are one of best channel on youtube

@Haruyuki_Art Жыл бұрын

very nice thank you

@brightboi4291 Жыл бұрын

Line weight, sharp lines and bubble shading is literally my entire artstyle.

@WedgyBlue Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks this helps me. I am suffer to what or how exactly thick is my Lining in my art.

@Gajdosh 7 ай бұрын

Big CZ like for including Mucha

@kreaturs_kave Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mudassarliaquatmalik6618 11 ай бұрын

Great proko 😅

@grimish_tunes Жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are incredibly informative for me, since these concepts really need patience to grasp 💭

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you learned them ❤

@grimish_tunes Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 thanks

@eggrice3227 8 ай бұрын

On the topic of depth, "Nothing carries importance because everything is the same" was a pretty deep line...

@gadstube Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@zidnyknight3611 29 күн бұрын

Thanks

@DakiLife Жыл бұрын

That‘s a really really really really good lesson my dear friend 🎉🎉

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@artunblock9433 Жыл бұрын

Line weight is a really great way to improve a drawing easily

@binomesprite7829 9 ай бұрын

Heavy outline used to be used for perspective technical drawings. Such as exploded drawings in a workshop manual. The lines should taper as they go to the background.

@keeganrasmussen977 Жыл бұрын

I used to draw like this, and still somewhat do... I found with realism sketches, it's great to use for important lines that are subtle and easy to lose.... Like elbow creases, direct lighting or shadow points, the curve of a car or an underboob..... It's used slightly differently than in comics, but ALOT the same

@leollohra8914 Жыл бұрын

Proko is back 🙂

@ehablami Жыл бұрын

very good video

@lmvarts8683 7 ай бұрын

Super ❤❤

@alejandrabernal7529 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been having a lot of struggle these weeks with this topic. Thank you a lot for giving me the answers I needed in a concise way😊

@arandomreplyguy3382 Жыл бұрын

Please give this man a million likes

@teewurst Жыл бұрын

when will the 2nd part of the ai discussion come?

@peterhoopert4364 Жыл бұрын

Bluey rocks!

@gianniarruda Жыл бұрын

Primeiro a ver, curtir e comentar! First! 😂😊❤ Saudações do Brasil 🤗❤🇧🇷

@thatoneguy2105 7 ай бұрын

this helped alot i can make my faces pop out more

@joestahl9102 11 ай бұрын

Im gonna look at art. In a whole new way ty for being kind

@richardsonrichly8456 Жыл бұрын

Just playing with it will make a huge improvement in your art

@shirakorimio1363 Жыл бұрын

Something you might want to include is the way line weight is commonly used on weight bearing areas.

@leyla.art1553 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, I like it :) Could you record videos about drawing fantasy? I think that you will do it the best

@hancigul5533 Жыл бұрын

Its very important to understand the role of lines and shapes. A great Vid, thanks much. Btw, could anyone suggest an artist pen, wich can make thinner and weighty lines in one stroke? Do they use special brush tips with ink?

@Pearl-Slug Жыл бұрын

Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen!! Or dip pens if you really want to challenge yourself.

@alexandruvasiliev4615 Жыл бұрын

Super

@abunchofemos-kn4sm 3 ай бұрын

thank you i m gonna watch thiss vid

@ProkoTV 3 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

@abunchofemos-kn4sm 3 ай бұрын

i will@@ProkoTV

@ElRotura Жыл бұрын

Like always, thank you for all your hard work and knowledge :)

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the videos!

@janandreas231 Жыл бұрын

So lineweight is basioally adding natural occlusion as part of the line drawing process?

@artbygeekiicorn Жыл бұрын

Man, we really will never stop learning from them huh

@mic6116 Жыл бұрын

Great but what about the thick line that sometimes separates shadow from a bright area, on the same object, and it is not because of reflected light etc...

@BrianMaha Жыл бұрын

where can i buy your sketch book from

@Kaztooo Жыл бұрын

Been asking myself for years of drawing that should you start draw a body to look like a box or a sphere. hope you answer my question.

@kiseijuyu3550 Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to learn drawing from step A to step Z? since most of the youtube i saw are not really specific much, it feel like all over the place?

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

There's, unfortunately, not a one-size-fits-all path because of all of the different styles that fall under "drawing". I recommend doing figure drawing and anatomy study early before trying to tackle complex rendering so that you're not spending your time trying to properly render bad forms that will never look right.

@kiseijuyu3550 Жыл бұрын

@@ProkoTV thank you for taking the time to answer back

@maskthefacelessone Жыл бұрын

Good evening.

@rajeshvishwakarma7943 Жыл бұрын

Hii

@raflianihzar202 Жыл бұрын

You save me from dropped out by art school

@raflianihzar202 Жыл бұрын

So idont need to be next hitman

@racheln8563 Жыл бұрын

That more than anything has been my most insurmountable barrier as an artist-my teachers would tell me my line weight was lacking without telling me what specifically I needed to do to improve. In other words, where to put the thick lines and where to make them thinner.