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polkacola In reply to Tattorack [2018-06-06 14:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhh thank you so much! <:3

As for the lines, I use SAI! I use a fairly high pen stabilizer on parts that have a "long" continuous line, and then I use a weaker stabilizer on shorter lines. I also tilt the canvas so that I draw long line as horizontal as possible, since my hand is shakier when I try to draw something vertical. Your wrist/hand tends to have a preference for the angle that it likes to draw lines, which is different for everyone. 
 <--- I highlighted which lines that I used the highest stabilizer on here. 

Another trick I don't see a lot of people talk about is drawing lines in *one single stroke*. It will take a couple of tries to get the line to curve the way you want, but using just 1 stroke looks a lot smoother than using many. 

Learning to use only 1 stroke really just comes down to developing a habit for it; it can take a little bit of getting used to, but soon it will feel like second nature.
As for the lines themselves, they look a lot "darker" in the places that different strokes intersect, which can create really uneven line weight. There's a reason cross-hatching is such an easy method of shading and its because intersecting lines = illusion of shadow.  Lots of little strokes *can* be used when creating the texture of fur or spiky hair, however; it just depends on the effect you're looking to make. 

I hope that made sense! If you have any other questions I'd be happy to help 

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Tattorack In reply to polkacola [2018-06-06 14:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh, this is super helpful, thanks!

I use Krita, but it has the same abilities as Sai, so i'll put what you told me to the test ^^

(I honestly didn't expect such a detailed response )

But yeah, your art is really cute. So you got a new watcher!

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