Here are my line studies based on Akira Toriyama, Kentaro Miura, and David Finch. I wanted to see how each artist’s line work feels and how different they are from each other. It’s kind of hard to explain, but you can actually feel the difference when drawing in each of their styles. Toriyama’s lines are clean and simple. Feels really confident and smooth. Miura’s are wild and detailed, with so much emotion packed into them. And Finch’s lines feel heavy and structured, like you’re carving the form instead of just outlining it. This lesson taught me a lot about how much line quality changes the mood of a drawing. I started out drawing Dragon Ball Z characters as a kid, so studying Toriyama was super nostalgic. But I really liked how it felt trying to draw like Finch. Super satisfying, even if I missed the mark. Miura’s range and expressiveness are on another level, especially when you’re drawing angry or intense characters like Guts.

My latest Line Master Studies. I’m currently reading the Illusion of Life and I find the early Disney animators so inspiring! As always, I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks!

Here is my line work of Picasso line work

Determined to finish line section today, few more studies and then last few on next vid and a milestone reached :)

Definitely not the best drawing here, everyone in the comments is extremely talented but for someone that’s just starting to draw I feel like I did ok! i decided to draw this giornos head from this panel from jjba and while I do feel like the proportions definitely look wierd I feel like I did ok. Any criticism is really appreciated, I’m doing my best but I still wanna be better lol.

Another study, I loved the drawing in the video of Eugène Delacroix so I choose to do an study myself. Also I have finally used procreate. :D

I decided on Douglas Holgate, who has a lot of dark lines on his designs, that I had to pay really close attention to subtle differences in his line weight, I think I did an alright job, some lines I think I pushed my pencil down to much, but at the end of the day, I enjoyed this one. So far only did the head to simplify it down, but maybe one day I'll do the whole body.

The left is Kim Jung Gi’s work and the right is from Alfonse Mucha. I was pleasantly surprised by the final results of my master study. If anyone has any critiques I’d really appreciate it!

I liked the "Lion and Turtoise" by Eugene Delacroix that was part of the critique and i tried it as well. Very beautiful and challenging.

c3rmen’s original work on the left followed by my study. This was a lot harder than I expected, given how simple the piece is versus the Joshua Black studies that I did previously.

Another Joshua Black study. Original artwork on the left, followed by my study and then my initial lay-in. I need to do quite a bit of lay-in work to establish where everything should go before starting the actual line quality study. My lay-in lines and process are surely different from the artist who I’m studying, but I find it difficult to focus on their technique until I have a solid foundation.

Joshua Black’s original sketch, my study, and my drawing coach, Francine.

I tried another master study by David Malan. I am realizing the key for me to improve my lines is to improve my drawing from my elbow and shoulder. I am practicing exercises to gain control with that. :0)

The artist I studied is Akihito Yoshitomi who is a professional manga artist in japan. I found him earlier this year on YoutTube, which showcases a lot of him drawing. I was drawn to his style and line weight that I decided to study it. In the last practice, I went into shading territory which I was not planning to but its ok lol. What do you guys think?

Bernie Wrightson study

Dave Malan studies

After watching the demo and critique, I finally understand what a "master study" means. I found some references my master likely used and created studies based on notes, trying to recreate six of his works. After this, I found my own references featuring the character my master drew (but in different poses/expressions, etc.), and at the end, I drew another character, trying to capture my master's style. I think I’ve managed to capture his line style but not the shapes yet, though I haven’t studied shapes yet, so I think that’s okay?