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How do you obtain THIN line art on Photoshop CS4?? If you help your character can be the lab rat ;)

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~Nivvy26 Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I have this thick line art (even though it's pressure sensitive) and it takes away from my art.

Maybe I'm working too zoomed in? B/c I use a size 4 brush D:
And I've heard about resizing the picture, but I'm not sure exactly what to do for that specifically. Please help!

I will even use a character of yours to practice a quick sketch with if you do help me out

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~shillermetimbers Jan 5, 2013

If you use Paint Tool Sai, the Ink Pen tool at setting 1.0 on a roughly 1600x1150 canvas at 600% zoom is insanely helpful

That's what I did for my lineart anyway, I dunno if these were the kinda lines you were looking for (only on the hair, I haven't linearted the rest yet) [link]

~Nivvy26 Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks for your help and suggestions

~shillermetimbers Jan 5, 2013

Just saw that you said Photoshop CS4 and not SAI, I'll let myself out...

*ShimmiDragon Jan 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I always use a massive canvas to sketch and line, then I shrink the image down by half. That not only makes your lineart appear smoother but it also makes it thinner

Also, using a thinner brush might help!

~Nivvy26 Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I need to try shrinking it then..I forget every time!

~narutokunobessed Jan 2, 2013 Student General Artist

Think of resizing like drawing on a bigger piece of paper. Its easier to draw more details and smaller lines on a bigger paper then a smaller one. Then the resizing, you get a crisper line.

~Nivvy26 Jan 2, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Did you want me to test a character of yours out to attempt for thinner lines?

~narutokunobessed Jan 2, 2013 Student General Artist

Sure. Ive got a bunch of characters. What you want, half naked men, pandacorns, bird humans.

~Nivvy26 Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Give me a ref :>

~narutokunobessed Jan 12, 2013 Student General Artist

There is alot of references,so here is the galleries and pictures.

Ye old gallery for half naked men (and a 9 year old therapist):
[link]

pandacorn:
[link]

bird humans with references so far:

(there is also roller cannary, a girl bird human, without a reference)

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