tips: 1. don't sketch with an opacity-by-pressure brush. 2. set the sketch layer to at least 50-70% opacity, makes it a lot easier 3. use purple for cell-shading. if you wanna be ExTrA , you can use a cool color for the shading and a warm one for lighting. 4. mess around with thick and thin lineart sizes. it's the most satisfying lineart style even if you don't have a drawing tablet. 5. sketch the body, then the clothes, preferably on another layer. 6. don't worry about overshooting while doing lineart digitally. 7. men r doritos, women r two doritos/an hourglass. intersex, idk, mess around with it. 8. avoid gradients for shading or soft shading in general if you're not putting a light source for reference. 9. don't settle for garbage art programs. OH MY GOD DON'T EVEN GET ME S T A R T E D . i'm not the first artist who uses a free program, and i'm not the last. if you use mobile, flipaclip is good. if you use layers properly you can make onionskins for like key-framing. if you use a computer, firealpaca is good. if art websites are your thing i'd reccommend these: https://flipanim.com/ https://flipanim.com/beta https://kleki.com/ https://a33ie.io/ (replace 3s with gs. it's better for collabing and "streaming" if you're as lazy as i am) https://www.pixilart.com/draw?ref=home-page# 10. have a background color so that you color in everythinggg (preferably a red-ish gray) 11. good color can save shaky, bad, bland lineart. 12. flip your art while sketching and inking the lineart. saves a bit of trouble. i forget that a lot lol. 13. do your lineart twice unless you are VERY confident in it. 14. even if u use pen pressure i recommend you erase and "pet the lines" a bit to make smoother, cleaner lineart. if you use firealpaca, you can mess around with the transparent bucket tool to mess with the lineart thickness. 15. black shadows. they're always right. mostly. know when to use them. 16. might be me, but lofi, rap, yotube vids, and songs that make you cry are your best buddies when drawing. srsly its greeaaatt that's all i can think of atm.
bit filler-y, i hope it helps tho. a higher quality version is available on my pinerest, ꧁tater squidtarian꧂
