This way, the line art should look more accurate than choppy. If it is difficult to draw the line, then I may zoom in by 300% to focus more. Sometimes I’m not pleased with the result, so I’ll undo and start again. Personally, I often rotate the canvas to tilt it to one side, so that it is easier to draw lines more smoothly. (Paint brush set values: min size of 80%, density of 100%, fine round 1and density of 100%, color blending of 100% & persistence of 80%.) Especially as they are two different colours. Making the layer with the original drawing lighter, will make it easier to ink, as the two layers won’t be confused with each other.

Then I would turn down the opacity to 30% of the original drawing, and work over the drawing and use the paint brush to form the lines. LINE ART – Secondly, I would create a new layer for the line art and the lock the layer below, to prevent the line art from blending with the drawing. (Marker brush set values: min size of 95%, density of 100%, coloring blending of 100% & persistence of 80%)

I’ll use colour instead black, to make the ‘ghosting’ process easier later on. I would draw the character roughly in the centre with the marker brush. Tools required – Paint Tool SAI & Drawing Tablet (Optional)ĭifficulty – 2/5 in hardness (Requires basic understanding of how functions work briefly)ĭRAWING – Firstly I would open Paint Tool SAI, and open a new canvas around 1000 by 1000 pixels at 300 DPI. This is a tutorial of how I create fan art of the Pokemon – Whimsicott, on the computer in Paint Tool SAI:

Sketch pen brush paint tool sai