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1:39 AM, Thursday August 19th 2021

Hi there!

I would suggest drawing the legs as one long sausage in one go, the more you practise this, the more you'll get used to constructing them accurately with a nice sense of flow too. Legs are difficult to get right, so keep practising.

From looking at your drawings, I'd also suggest using less line weight on the legs. Just a subtle extra touch here and there works wonders. Using too thick a line weight consistently across all the legs stiffens the whole drawing a little. Less is better. Also remember that adding extra depth to your drawings can be achieved by omitting line weight from the legs that are further away / on the side facing away from the viewer. This has the effect of 'pushing' those legs further away, and some subtle extra line weight on the closer legs facing the viewer will bring them forward. Adds some nice depth. Same goes for detail and texture.

I hope this helps!

1:17 PM, Thursday August 19th 2021
edited at 2:09 PM, Aug 19th 2021

Thanks for the reply!

For the sausage, would you recommend drawing a faint rough line to indicate the direction of the leg segment before drawing the leg sausage? Or would it be better to just start practicing drawing the whole sausage at once?

For the line weight, do you have any tips on how to better control pen pressure? I'm still working on that since I can't seem to add just a subtle amount of line weight, it always ends up rather thick and bold.

edited at 2:09 PM, Aug 19th 2021
11:49 PM, Thursday August 19th 2021

No problem!

Try ghosting a guiding line a few times then commit to a sausage segment in one go. The ghosting will really help you visualise the path the sausage will flow along.

In terms of line weight, practise quick, straight lines that taper from thin to thick line weight and vise versa. Fill up pages of A4 pages with line after line after line. Very quickly, you'll start to gain control over your pen pressure skills. Then after that, try practising line weight with curved lines instead! These types of exercises are great to warm up with before you start drawing.

Good luck!

2:53 AM, Friday August 20th 2021

Alright I'll try that. Thanks for the tips!

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