Is it better/worth it to try to improve line control through

>>2817012
It is worth it, but it's beginners get bored of it quickly, so it's easier to tell them to just draw something.

Yes. Five, ten minutes every (other) day before you start, make circles, parallel lines, ellipses, and curves focusing on repetition of form.

>>2817012
just use photoshop retard

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>>2817015
Basically this.
Don't be a super autist and grind line control exercises for hours a day. Just use them as a warmup.

>>2817015
5-10 minutes for each, or for all of it? Does doing just that little bit each day really help? Thank you to everyone for the responses so far.

>>2817029
>>2817015

Ignore the autists. It will come naturally.

>>2817527
Well now I'm just confused. I don't know who to believe!

>>2818078
believe whatever you want to believe

I personally felt I started learning more about precision and line control by inking actual drawings.

>>2818078

I'd say stick to them as warm ups unless you're a complete beginner.

Just make sure to actually apply them when you draw. By that, I mean figuring out where a line should go and end before actually making a mark and then ghosting that planned path.

>>2817012
> For those who have struggled with line control in the past

So you think line control is an issue only 'some' artists have? Boo hoo, my lines are fucked up ... get over yourself. Everyone has their issues; AH takes hours to do sketches, Jim Lee had problems drawing animals, KJG isnt that comfy working with a lot of colors. We arent computers that generate perfect pieces all the time. Even the most talented artists wake up and generate piles of shit. What makes it out are the least shitty.

Most line artists have a warmup routine where they just do lines and circles. Some do it for 15 minutes, others can take much longer. Sometimes there are whole days that are a wash.

Listen, if you're going to stop every time some line doesnt go the way you want, just put your pencil down and get a degree in business or something else. Part of being an artist is working past your imperfections/mistakes to finish the piece.

>>2817012
definetely do exercises... sometimes I feel like people dont understand how the human brain works... what you are doing when you do those repetetive practices is reminding your subconscious brain how it should be drawing these lines and that is strait and accurate... the more you do this the stronger those memories become till eventually you will barely even need to do warmups although I say 5-10 minutes is worth it hell do gestures and stuff as well really nail that shit into your memory anon makes things 1 million times easier when you can draw strait lines curves hell eventually even perspective boxes without so much as a glaring thought because your subconscious is doing all the hard work.