One Drawing Concept to Cut Through Eight Line Quality Issues

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One Drawing Concept to Cut Through Eight Line Quality Issues

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Unhappy with the quality of your lines? Here are 8 possible ways your lines may be letting down your drawings. But even more importantly, here's a way to overcome them all at once - and possibly any others you have. It's probably not what you think, but it is what has transformed my drawings, as I show in the video at the end.
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@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Oops, a couple of minutes seemed to miss the edit towards the end. Sorry about that folks

@ebethlouise2201 2 ай бұрын

Honestly it was charming

@amberzartwork1466 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your tips here. Impatience and not thinking things through with ink really make for chaotic, unpleasant marks in my work, but when I rein myself back and become more deliberate, it's much more successful.

@user-wk1mw9nj3i 2 ай бұрын

A very intelligent talk about complexity. Enjoyed this food for thought. Thanks!

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!😀

@karincarter4962 2 ай бұрын

Gem of a video thank you ! I recognise all the line work issues when I see how I overwork my drawings to try and save them!? So yes ! Back to the foundation and changing the way I think and approach the subject with much more observation before diving in !!!!😅

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!😀

@sstolarik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This video kicked my skill level up at least a couple levels. Good on’ya, and cheers from Chicago!

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks onwards and upwards!😀

@LisaBrumley 2 ай бұрын

I tend lose track of the concepts that 1) I am not trying merely to produce a copy of a photo; and 2) I need to spend time planning how to use marks to make the drawing effectively represent the subject. Instead, I jump right into drawing and usually have to figure out where I went wrong. I’ll be watching this video again!

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Drawing without knowing what we’re wanting to draw is not usually best for our results. 😀

@RetroHoo 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe this video has only 158 likes... If I would have to pick a video that instantly imporved my drawing it would be this one. Thanks a lot!

@marian8400 2 ай бұрын

Muchos no entendemos inglés. He venido a ver el vídeo, pero... no he entendido nada.

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Que mucha lástima. Perhaps you can turn on Spanish subtitles?

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I know! Me neither!😆 Thanks Retro for your encouraging comment. I might remake this with just the second half as the focus. All the best with it. 😀

@Liliphant_ 2 ай бұрын

That nature scene at 0:27 is stunning

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, that’s very kind. 😀

@GM-ww 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. You give me so much to think about. I stopped the video several times just to process the info. I’ve saved it and will watch it again, probably many times. In the big picture, I know that a reason that I dislike some elements of my drawings is that at the time I drew, in my mind was thinking about the object instead of the shape and the marks. Instead, my mind wanders to “I’m drawing an eye” or “I’m drawing a tree”, etc. This video helped me realize that my lack of skill to control the pen to make the marks needed has allowed me to rely on the sketch markers to draw the effects instead of developing my drawing skills. So maybe I’ll revert back to using only the ink pens again… I think I’ll redo some of of my sketches not using the markers to shade but instead develop my mark making. I’ll let you know how it goes. 😳

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like you've come a long way in your process. Thanks for sharing this part of your journey with us.

@JH-pe3ro 2 ай бұрын

For most of the things Steven mentions in the video, I've broken it out into a specific exercise at some point...for the mechanical elements of grasp, motion, pacing, I find stencil shapes and metronomes useful as ways of ingraining ideal patterns of motion with the tool I'm using - different materials and paper feel different so the exercise can be used when I switch between them to recalibrate. The observational things I've noticed come more easily when I challenge myself to either draw in a more restricted way(e.g. blind contours, mirrored, upside down), or when I iterate over an existing drawing, using different materials, tracing over it or using the back side of the paper if it's transparent enough. It's very difficult to address everything you observe at the same time, and this method allows multiple attempts. Using the back side in particular is a good way to push observation since it means you're automatically working mirrored when you study the reference again.

@GM-ww 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you for your suggestions. I do practice drawing upside down when I catch myself thinking about the object. When I first started to draw, all I did was draw upside down.. I was the only way I could disconnect my brain. Do you know what I mean? I’ve tried blind contour drawing, but didn’t find it effective… Which probably means I didn’t practice it enough. I’ll try that and the mirrored approach using the back if I can. Thank you!

@GM-ww 2 ай бұрын

I’m not clear about utilizing a metronome and stencils. I can imagine it pertains to getting accustomed to the medium. I will put some thought into it.

@jeb5693 2 ай бұрын

Listened to this while working on quick gesture drawings and it was very insightful. Thank you ❤

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeb. It has transformed my drawing in such a short time. 😀

@HeatherNicole-AuntiesaurusRex 2 ай бұрын

Food for thought. Perhaps instead of a negative title '8 poor 1 right' carefully chosen positive title would garner more attention from those lacking confidence... 'elevate your line work'.

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

I tested three thumbnails, with different wording using the new KZfaq feature for creators. This one was being clicked through much more than the other two. Thanks for your thoughts.

@eddienew2044 2 ай бұрын

A lot of useful information to digest in this video.

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Eddie, I found it a game changer for my drawing

@troygoggans5495 2 ай бұрын

My line work is overdone and chaotic. The reason my shading looks overdone is because I am trying to fix bad line work that looks chaotic. So around and around I go never knowing when to stop.

@newpractice 2 ай бұрын

💯✅ I feel this heavy. After I saw how you do trees that was what really clicked for me, using the entire body to do the action. In this way you can feel the roots pulling the work up through your feet. Just relax and open up. Good to see you still practicing brother.

@kimberleewatz462 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I agree with this. I do sometimes find that sometimes scribbled lines and even feathered ones can be eye pleasing, if it's done intentionally, maybe to create a certain look or atmosphere. I wonder if that closer to "mark making" though? Or maybe I just have odd tastes ha ha. Either way, this is a useful video. Lack of confidence is challenging to overcome.

@stephentraversart 2 ай бұрын

If the scribble is intentional, and controlled in some way - drawn that way for a greater purpose in the drawing, not just from impatience or lack of control, then it is absolutely a legitimate mark. Same goes for feathering. thanks for your thoughts.