01-14-2014, 04:55 AM
Yup, I do have problems with long confident lines when using tablet, it's like some oily surface from hell for me:)
Though, as far as the hair goes, I think my main problem lies more on the design side. I guess I have difficulties with following a ribbon-like approach when it comes to designing hair, so my hair often looks tentacle-ish, instead of bunch of 2d shapes. Add to that the inability to design interesting lines (I'm like "oh, hair, let's go, C line, another C line, another C line") and voila:D
Also, I think that I have tendency to "think lowly of hair":) As I have been painting portraits and stuff like that, I was always focused on achieving convincing studies and likeness, which basically means you can leave the hair as it is after you defined it as like two or three big shapes. So I was always like "ok, splat splat, I got that covered, now let's paint dat face". Which actually does work in realistic portraiture, but it certainly doesn't work in anime lol:D
Speaking of lines, I have watched a lot of those wacom videos where they record some mangaka for like 45 mins and then speed it up and put on youtube. And, a lot of them draw bunch of small, straw-like lines in order to form single line - which surprised me, as I come from somewhat traditional fine art background and that's kind of a mortal sin there:D The end result looked ok. Of course, there were some guys with quite impressive drawing skills, that drew long confident strokes, but I think the majority did the "gradual caressing" thingie:)
Personally, I do a little bit of both, as I am still in the beginning phase, so I'm experimenting with different approaches. And, while I have only words of praise for those who approach it in the olskool manner of drawing single elegant line, I have mixed feelings for the "hairy" approach:) I mean, the guys in the videos were good (their linework looked confident and pretty much as the series of single long strokes in the end), but the commandment not to do that is pretty much still embedded in my brain lol:)
Though, as far as the hair goes, I think my main problem lies more on the design side. I guess I have difficulties with following a ribbon-like approach when it comes to designing hair, so my hair often looks tentacle-ish, instead of bunch of 2d shapes. Add to that the inability to design interesting lines (I'm like "oh, hair, let's go, C line, another C line, another C line") and voila:D
Also, I think that I have tendency to "think lowly of hair":) As I have been painting portraits and stuff like that, I was always focused on achieving convincing studies and likeness, which basically means you can leave the hair as it is after you defined it as like two or three big shapes. So I was always like "ok, splat splat, I got that covered, now let's paint dat face". Which actually does work in realistic portraiture, but it certainly doesn't work in anime lol:D
Speaking of lines, I have watched a lot of those wacom videos where they record some mangaka for like 45 mins and then speed it up and put on youtube. And, a lot of them draw bunch of small, straw-like lines in order to form single line - which surprised me, as I come from somewhat traditional fine art background and that's kind of a mortal sin there:D The end result looked ok. Of course, there were some guys with quite impressive drawing skills, that drew long confident strokes, but I think the majority did the "gradual caressing" thingie:)
Personally, I do a little bit of both, as I am still in the beginning phase, so I'm experimenting with different approaches. And, while I have only words of praise for those who approach it in the olskool manner of drawing single elegant line, I have mixed feelings for the "hairy" approach:) I mean, the guys in the videos were good (their linework looked confident and pretty much as the series of single long strokes in the end), but the commandment not to do that is pretty much still embedded in my brain lol:)