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pencil-butter In reply to TawnyTyto [2016-10-18 21:22:38 +0000 UTC]

That's kind of a hard one to answer because I do a lot of building up on my lines after colors are laid down. My initial line might be one big swoop, but then I'll go back in and thicken them up, or in most cases I blend multiple colors into the lineart so in that area its definitely smaller strokes. My regular line art style is kind of misleading because of the color blending, its something that I think helps my lines look neater without me having to keep them perfectly clean lol Having the right pen for YOUR personal needs also helps. A lot of people tend to obsess over finding the finest pen they possibly can, but I've found I produce much cleaner lines with bolder pens (unless I'm doing an aceo or fine facial details or something)

Overall, I think the most important thing for smooth lines is simply being confident in your strokes, and I can speak from experience, that's something that just comes naturally with time and practice. 

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TawnyTyto In reply to pencil-butter [2016-10-19 01:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh okay! Yeah I have gotten better as I've grown a bit more confident I just wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong or not since my lines still weren't as smooth as I wanted them to be XD Thank you so much!

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