`Published: Sep 14, 2011`
> Action lines for great success!
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> Anyway, this is my daily pony submission for the MLP ATG Day 3 prompt, Rainbow Dash. I've continued my expedition with Sai and I've decided that once my trial runs out I'm totally buying this software; it is simply amazing.
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> The issue is that I can't draw. Seriously. I've posted dozens of drawings but the reality is I simply can't. The reason is that I never developed the necessary fine motor control required to draw a smooth line; whether it be with a stylus, a pencil, or whatever. Sai's "linework" layer is a godsend to my poor dexterity. Basically what I do is I sketch the drawing with my mouse on a lower layer using a pencil tool and then I fade that layer and create a linework layer on top. There I actually pick the individual line elements and curves that I want to have.
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> The biggest power I've come to see is that I can EDIT the line points directly. This means that when I miss (which I always do) I can simply trim in the line to where I actually wanted it to be. This allows for a very rapid refinement of the final drawing without having to have an especially steady hand or some ungodly level of skill with a drawing pen.
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> And now that I've discovered "pressure" I can even temper the lines (as seen by the eye lashes and top eye line) which is something I've only ever done successfully with real ink only once.
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> swoons It's like a dream come true.
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> Oh, and also: Mutant wings are mutant. I'll need to work on that as I go forward.
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> Edit: Now with Eye Highlights like I was supposed to have already done. >.<