Its really weird how some of the best comic books artists make some of the best 2D shapes and dynamic forms yet I never saw anyone describe how to achieve this result as you explained, great video

for me its amazing how you can basically ''improvise'' muscles and their shadows even if you don't know the anatomy 1:1 and it still stays looking crazy believable, most people that look at the art wont actually know anatomy but if it looks believable then theyll think it is absolutely anatomically correct, i will never get over how incredible that is

Wake up everybody, new David greatness on the timeline.

Thoroughly explained!!! 🎯🔥🔥

There was a moment where he connected the bottom of the delt and I said out loud “ohhh” because it clicked for me😂😂

What a fantastic video! Most drawing tutorials on yt lack substance but you go the extra mile and demonstrate in great detail the points you wanna get across. Your stuff is always worth watching!

Wow! I followed along and produced one of the best anatomically-focused figures I have ever drawn. Thank you for this!!

This is really helpful. I’ve always envied comics for those defined yet stylized muscle forms. I’m glad I finally understand how they draw that way! Thank you so much!!

Dave, I always look forward to watching along when you drop new videos. It's great to see you address shapes here. The concept is one of the toughest to grab in painting and also one of the most difficult to apply effectively. It's not at all intuitive and almost antithetical to the idea most of us have of proper painting technique, which is to just blend everything, early and often. it's so helpful that you are applying the concept to comic book pencilling here. Thanks for helping us level up!

Thank you for sharing another great video David! Your lessons are very good and I have learned a lot from them. You explain your information in a very clear and comprehensive way. Not too much info and you repeat the important parts of your lessons many times (auditory and ofcourse visual). I also appreciate the length of these video's (15 to 20 minutes). It encourages me to draw, practice, and try out after watching the video. Keep sharing, you make a lot of people happy and greater in their work/hobby ❤. I hope I can score some of your comics on the Dutch Comic Con next saturday!

Lovely to see a new tutorial from you Dave! Great video

Very helpful video. I enjoy your art, and I appreciate your teaching style. You've got a terrific knack for breaking down your process into simple terms. Thanks for sharing!

This is amazing! Best drawing channel on KZfaq. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

Great explanation! You've talked about lines of beauty in the past but this video, for me, really makes the process clear. Thank you for making it.

Thank you David for always being awesome!

i love your videos Dave. No pretentious art speak just matter of fact and incredibly helpful.

Nice to see another tutorial! Love your art!

Awesome. Thanks Dave! This has pointed out something substantial in addition to the things we've learned from your process so far.

I find looking at pictures of bodybuilders helps in determining what is possible for shapes in a body. I don't ever redraw a single person's form, but rather combine the forms into one believable form that is pleasing to the eye.

David, this is the BEST channel! What you're teaching us is pure GOLD and you explain it at a pace that can be easily understood and absorbed. I'm definitely going to have to experiment with this technique! Thank you!!

I've been thinking about the arabesque line but this explanation is exactly what I needed to understand actually using it! Thank you David!

This video is so jam packed with info that I could only absorb by watching over and over for hours.. Great lecture! Thank you!

Without a doubt best comic art tutorials on KZfaq! ✍️ great vid!

I don’t often keep up with this channel but this topic has hit me hook and just wanted to say thanks I’ve been burnt out for a very long time and your videos is bringing back that spark

This video is amazing and such a good explanation of shape language and how to apply it well! Thank you for sharing!

Love it! Thanks Dave!

David, can you do a video solely for forearms? I mean, you explained it a few times in your videos but we need like an in depth and how to use shadows on it, I use some examples from other artists and anatomy books/photos, but if you can do a video, it’ll be more than helpful

Can’t wait to watch and learn!!

Haha nice timing, just yesterday i was praticing it from some Ryan Benjamin videos!!!

Glad to see you back with a new video, sir. 😉👊🏻

Great to see the new content. Wonderful, Dave. I hope Monday Night Draw returns sometime soon!

Another amazing video! this helped me a lot because when drew an arm it looked like something was missing or my anatomy wasn't that good. this video showed me that this simple trick can bring my anatomy drawings to be far more better! thanks David

This explains so much about application thank you very much. I have been trying to incorporate the “natural look” to your art into my own and I could get a portion of your look but it wouldn’t totally work b/c I didn’t fully understand how you applied it. Off to my drawing board, thanks David!

Thank you so much for this David so helpful

Thank you David

Best comic artist ,I swear I love your art so much

The line of beauty is simply amazing. It really showcases the real life thing and the composition is coming along so naturally. Great work and thank you for sharing this technique.

I tried it for two minutes and I feel like it’s already ingrained in me ! Thanks a lot ! Love your channel :)

One of the best videos about line and shadow shapes that you can apply right away on anything.

Such an "Ah HA!" Moment here with the use of the line of beauty...LOVE THIS! Thanks Dave!

Such a great demonstration, clearly presented. Thank you, for "freeing" me from believing I have to be a walking encyclopedia of anatomy and musculature. Just a good working knowledge and your "line of beauty" technique can make all the difference. The varying line shapes and weights are sure to liven up anyone's drawing. (And, yes, I followed along with the demonstration and was pleased with the results.)

ok now this just changed my game. I've been very knowledgeable about a variaty of subjects when drawing figures, but til now I've never heard of this techique before! I think that is going to take my art to another level, thank you very much!

So glad a new videos out tired to watching the other ones over and over

Just tried it, love it. Thank you.

wow...this is a game changer. it took me a little while to get this figured out, but when i did it changed everything. it's difficult for me to draw the shape language from my head when constructing the form so i started with round curves ie: Bart Sears old "bubble figures". I use clip studio for my line art so I added another layer and used the line of beauty opposing curves to draw my shadow shapes. Even then it took me a minute to figure that out. I initially would shade like i always did but quickly got to changing the direction with the lines of beauty. it takes awhile to train your mind to perceive shadows and forms like this but WOW. Once you get the idea it's like getting a whole new set of keys to this style. Thanks Dave!

Man you are amazing, thank you so much for the quality content❤

It’s always a joy to watch David Finch work. 👍🏼👍🏼

Your work fascinates me.🎉🎉

Omg David..I'm blown away by this line of beauty video..

I love ur art 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾please post consistently 🥺

Awesome!!!! Definitely using this!🔥🔥🔥🔥

Drawing along with this video was very helpful, thank you :)

that was very helpful thank you David 🙏🏻

David you're channel provides endless value for us.

Something that struck me while watching, during your examples of opposing curves, before you started adding shadows, the lineart was very reminiscent of Freddie E Williams' work. I'd have never thought you guys had similar techniques and approaches based on your final outputs, but watching this shows me your styles share a lot of DNA.

I love your artworks. Especially what I love is your style to shadow anything like muscles.

Thanks so much for this excellent teaching video. I will definitely do this exercise. ❤

Thank you this is what I was missing !!!

I didn't really feel this trick until I put it out of my mind. When I was following along with the guide, it didn't feel natural, but I kept at it a little bit. I just finished a sketch and I realized immediately after that I was implementing the beauty lines, and the figure and anatomy came out a lot better than I feel I have done. This tutorial is fantastic, and helped me understand the body a lot better.

Yes! Thank you I needed this Bad!

Dude! This is a game changer…thank you so much!

This is one of the most important key tutorial of making comics! Huge Thanks to you, mr. Finch!

This is pure gold!

Thank you Mr. Finch.

I randomly saw you at a booth at comic con and immediately got you to sign my comic. Keep up the good work!

Sir your drawings are so satisfying and fascinating, thank you very much for all your efforts.

Amazing thanks so much David for all you do and sharing the love of drawing bad ass comics.

A golden idea, thanks!

Priceless content as always.

Thank you, for always bringing these awesome videos to help us all out with are comic career

Nice tutorial Mr. David, can't wait for the next! 📝

I think he's still unaware that his forearm construction was something that got a lot of us hooked onto his art lol

Awesome as always, dude!

Wow! Here we turn the key! Thank you master!!!

David Finch is my art hero!

I love your videos, and this one is the best one, helps A LOT. ❤🤘💪

it's good to know that there are still those that truly love true art.

Awesome Dave , gonna give it a try

This is exactly what I needed

Now that I've seen it I can't unsee it. This is AWESOME!!! Going to apply this technique today. Thank you

simple but very cool. thank you!

Thanks for another insightful tutorial. If you ever get a chance, would you consider doing a video on your process on drawing boot treads? That always seems to turn my head into a pretzel.

dave is amazing

Yay you’re back!!!

Thank you for sharing this video. This one tip is one of the greatest. The Golden line of beauty 😊

Ah, this technique/trick is really going to help me...thank you!

Perfect timing. I've been making this mistake and couldn't figure out my my figures looked a bit off. Thanks!!!

This is probably the best art lesson I’ve ever seen.

Thanks dave you continue to inspire us🎉 i think even alot has wrapped their lead holders with strip tape for fun including me😊

Hot damn! This is brilliant!

Love it!

Спасибо, дядя Финч!🥰

Very interesting! I'm not sure that the 'beauty lines' give a "more natural look" to the body. BUT they surely give much more rhythm to the drawing and convey way more energy to the lines. So, altogether it's more original and really pleasant to the eye. Great tip!

KZfaq's algorithm just made me discovering this channel (why only now !?). I feel like I've just found a treasure chest ! Thank you for sharing all this precious knowledge, it is one of the best drawing channel I've met 👍 (and I have watched a lot)

Thank you!

Man's a bloody genius

Thank You, VERY GOOD video!!

Thanks ❤

Excelente proporción, gracias por compartir tu conocimiento gracias saludos desde Colombia ❤

It's amazing how the stars align. This morning I was drawing a female figure, and I was not happy with my basic shapes, even though I was working from a picture. I decided to block it out with hard, straight lines, and got my masses much improved. Now I can probably use this technique to finish my drawing. Thank you!