This is very common in old animation: any object that a character is interacting with has a very heavy outline, and sometimes looks like it's on a completely different layer to everything around it, so it draws your attention😊
As a child, I noticed that the backgrounds in old cartoons were often painted. (Tom & Jerry comes to mind.) So, any background element that had flat colors and a different outline was very obviously going to come into play later, because it was drawn to be animated, unlike the static elements around it. I think in those cases, it would have been better if they weren't noticeably different from the background, which would have made it harder to predict what's going to come into use later. But they would only be able to achieve that by simplifying the background to the style of animated objects, and I quite like the painted environments. I bet the animators and artists did too, since they decided to go with that instead of simplification.
Coloring a drawing used to be my favorite part of the drawing process but after learning how to do linework properly it's actually the funnest and most relaxing part to me. Sometimes I don't even want to color my drawing because I prefer just the linework. 😅
TYSM! line art my absolute favorite. But the difficulty with it is that the width always represent shadows and forms also. Not an easy way to draw from life. Plus it needs a huge amount of creativity.
I like that youre emphasizing multiple attitudes using the same drawing of a few books. I'm always fascinated with the way that inkers choose to interpret a penciler's sketches in the comic world; its really interesting to me how an inker's attitude can make or break a drawing.
I remember doing this to my art in Jr high. My art teacher graded the drawing with a note that said 'dark lines don't make art". 10 years later, and it's a part of my artstyle. 😂
It's really tough when art; a subjective medium where you can draw practically whatever the heck you want, now being walled in, funnelled through the hell that academia in general, is. Art in academia for me in my own experience was nothing short of hell. Still am recovering from the burnout from associating drawing from something I enjoyed doing because it felt good when I drew something that tickled my brain in a nice way, to something I was forced to do, to stress severely over and I'm out here, feeling like an actual ghoul from fallout. But yeah, your teacher's words were utter bullshit, even 10 years after the fact and I am overjoyed you managed to give the middle finger to them 10 years later. Fair play.
I'm in art school and trust me when i say i learn more from you than our professors, please keep posting these amazing shorts it's so informative yet short and straight to the point. Thank you so much
IMHO, line hierarchy helps a figure/ object read quickly and smoothly (it's my jam), but it was way too "pre-meditated" for an artist like Kim Jung-Gi to use consistently, often requiring multiple tools/ PS brushes. He really seemed to value a more stream-of-consciousness style, with his one brush and some homemade ink wash. Instead, he seemed to have used it as a loose guideline and made sure anyone who spent extra time visually processing his art would have tons of delightfully textured detail to digest. For him, it was probably an easy trade. 🤙🏾
The koi fish tattoo on my leg I designed like this; the koi itself has the thickest outline, the (japanese style) waves he's swimming through have a thinner outline. So do the cherry blossoms trailing it. (Did the same for a traditional b/w rose tattoo + a traditional style b/w diamond) I love that it emphasizes the shape - and it draws your eye to it (even though roses and diamonds are some of the most basic oldschool tattoo elements you can have tattooed) Also: No mention of Alfonse Mucha? (: (I was kind of expecting that) Love the explanation, though.
You’re soo right mentioning your tattoo. For traditional and neotraditional tattoo artists this method is a daily basis. It came from ukiyo-e art and the one and only Alphonse Mucha (fist neotraditional artist imho😉)
@@evilyvonne Do you mean it's normal for traditional / neotraditional Japanese style? Because I'm fairly sure western traditional (sailor tattoos and onward) don't ever do the 'thick outer edge' thing; It's more like thick, consistent linework (#5 or #7 liner needle).. For both the rose and the diamond, the bosses of the 2 seperate shops basically told the guys that were inking me "what the hell are you doing? That is not how you're supposed to tattoo that", after which (both times) I had to explain that I specifically asked for the thick outer edge... That it was my own design... After which they, in turn, made their apologies (to the tattoo artists - both apprentices at the time - not to me, of course ;) They thought I was an idiot. But I still love those tattoos) As for the ukiyo-e; I think I have seen examples of what you mean, but the 'thick' outer edges were a little more subtle there. (Oh, and according to tattoo artists, my koi is an abomination. Haha ;) . It's based on Japanese traditional stuff, but more 'illustrative'.. more 'blocky'/angled linework than smooth curves, if you know what I mean.. And the koi's eye looks fierce / menacing, because a traditional fish eye looked too tame for what I wanted. All abominations, and 10+ years after... I still love them all. They are exactly what I wanted :)
He's no longer teaching us just drawing. He's teaching us philosophy and way of life. Contrast, emphasis, changing the emphasis. Just like how you, in tough times, have created the contrast between yourself and the world. Reversing that. Looking outside. Emphasis on the details of the environment outside to understand the intricate details left out by you. Heavy on the outside is just one way to organise line weightage.
I always used to play a game with myself when watching spongebob that involves the use of line weight in the shows art. If anyone has ever seen the show you've probably noticed most of the background art has very little if any line weight at all. But objects that the characters would interact with would often stand out a bit more. So I'd try to guess what objects in the scene would be interacted with before they are actually touched by the characters. Weird I know but it was kinda neat to see.
This is literally the only time anyone has explained this to me. Everytime I looked for tutorials on line work, I would get told to just practice until I figure it out. Thank you so much!!!
Any time we show the work of other artists, you'll see their name shown on screen. You can see the name of the two other artists featured here in the upper left hand corner.
maybe it can also be used to hide an easter egg in a picture by having a different exaggerated item, making that item be focused on more than the secret.
I first time noticed that in my childhood when I used to watch a cartoon named something like 'Kemon nache'.. I was never sure of it's name.. Cuz he used to dance in the intro and sing this name 'Kemon nache'. I thought his name was 'Kemon'..and 'Kemon nache' means 'Kemon dances' cuz 'nache' means to dance in hindi.. 😅 Edit: I just searched it on yt and his name is 'Keymon Ache'.. I was soo close 🙈
Next part of this lesson wpupd definitely be how line weight indicates shadow. The contour line can vary in thickness to show where the light source is coming from.
In cartoon when they were finding a book or something in the bookcase, I would almost always know which one it was because it was outlined since it's going to get moved unlike the background.
One of the most critical points to line drawing but not often emphasized.
Use a thicker line then 😂😂😂
I think he outlined it pretty well
@@lulolie And nothing was said out of line.
@@ashamansedaiwhat? Did you actually understand the comment.. cuz i dont think you did.
@@divinityomine6935they understood and were making a joke lol
first drawing looks so beautiful wow
It looks like Alphonse Mucha’s art, or a replication of it.
it's the sketch of Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
It is and has his name tagged on the top
I know, it’s gorgeous
It looks like a drawing of an artist i watch
interactable objects in games be like:
haha thought the same thing
I love that conscious choice! Makes it so much easier to play
The one plot-relevant object in a scooby doo episode:
My thought too
This is very common in old animation: any object that a character is interacting with has a very heavy outline, and sometimes looks like it's on a completely different layer to everything around it, so it draws your attention😊
technically it is on a different layer with that of the background
Yeah I noticed that watching cartoons growing up!
As a child, I noticed that the backgrounds in old cartoons were often painted. (Tom & Jerry comes to mind.) So, any background element that had flat colors and a different outline was very obviously going to come into play later, because it was drawn to be animated, unlike the static elements around it. I think in those cases, it would have been better if they weren't noticeably different from the background, which would have made it harder to predict what's going to come into use later. But they would only be able to achieve that by simplifying the background to the style of animated objects, and I quite like the painted environments. I bet the animators and artists did too, since they decided to go with that instead of simplification.
I might be wrong, but I remember an episode of Scooby Doo where the characters adress that fact, breaking the fourth wall
Unexpected Bluey is always awesome
No
Honestly i keep seeing her everywhere. Shes was even mention in my English exam!
@@KaleviK.K.K.Kaljaojayes
@PhysicsPigeon cauz' it's a good kid animated series... maybe ? Got a good storyline, lovely characters and aewsome art direction
Bro really started with Art Nouveau went to his example spun over to a kids show and tied it all with Kim Jung Gi. What a variety
This is how professionals explain, taking examples from multiple references.
It's cool to see how the same technique can be implemented in wildly different styles!
Kim jung gi rest in peace legend 🙏
Wait he died?
@sayakastar_4745 Yeah, I believe it was because of a heart attack. It sucks because he was such an incredible artist.
What!? How come this is how I find out he died?!
Overrated
@@PM-yr6vg overrated tbh. Pinterest level talent that got blown up by weebs and koreaboos.
Coloring a drawing used to be my favorite part of the drawing process but after learning how to do linework properly it's actually the funnest and most relaxing part to me. Sometimes I don't even want to color my drawing because I prefer just the linework. 😅
This is why I still do lineart despite it being the slowest part of my drawing process. The lines can add a lot to the drawing
I ADORE ALPHONSE MUCHA WITH ALL MY SOUL❤
Kim jung gi is such a legendary artist, I'm blessed to have lived to see him live drawing.
TYSM! line art my absolute favorite. But the difficulty with it is that the width always represent shadows and forms also. Not an easy way to draw from life. Plus it needs a huge amount of creativity.
I am so so glad that we're in this topic now. I am really struggling to do this stuff.
Repetition is key. I struggle with color theory
this reminds me of how some objects in games are often emphasised amongst the background to show that you can interact with them!
I like that youre emphasizing multiple attitudes using the same drawing of a few books. I'm always fascinated with the way that inkers choose to interpret a penciler's sketches in the comic world; its really interesting to me how an inker's attitude can make or break a drawing.
I remember doing this to my art in Jr high. My art teacher graded the drawing with a note that said 'dark lines don't make art". 10 years later, and it's a part of my artstyle. 😂
It's really tough when art; a subjective medium where you can draw practically whatever the heck you want, now being walled in, funnelled through the hell that academia in general, is.
Art in academia for me in my own experience was nothing short of hell. Still am recovering from the burnout from associating drawing from something I enjoyed doing because it felt good when I drew something that tickled my brain in a nice way, to something I was forced to do, to stress severely over and I'm out here, feeling like an actual ghoul from fallout.
But yeah, your teacher's words were utter bullshit, even 10 years after the fact and I am overjoyed you managed to give the middle finger to them 10 years later. Fair play.
I was using this in my art style unconsciously. This actually explains it very well. Thanks.
I'm in art school and trust me when i say i learn more from you than our professors, please keep posting these amazing shorts it's so informative yet short and straight to the point. Thank you so much
IMHO, line hierarchy helps a figure/ object read quickly and smoothly (it's my jam), but it was way too "pre-meditated" for an artist like Kim Jung-Gi to use consistently, often requiring multiple tools/ PS brushes. He really seemed to value a more stream-of-consciousness style, with his one brush and some homemade ink wash.
Instead, he seemed to have used it as a loose guideline and made sure anyone who spent extra time visually processing his art would have tons of delightfully textured detail to digest. For him, it was probably an easy trade. 🤙🏾
I discovered this trick instead of discovering how to properly use line depth
The koi fish tattoo on my leg I designed like this; the koi itself has the thickest outline, the (japanese style) waves he's swimming through have a thinner outline. So do the cherry blossoms trailing it.
(Did the same for a traditional b/w rose tattoo + a traditional style b/w diamond)
I love that it emphasizes the shape - and it draws your eye to it (even though roses and diamonds are some of the most basic oldschool tattoo elements you can have tattooed)
Also:
No mention of Alfonse Mucha? (: (I was kind of expecting that) Love the explanation, though.
You’re soo right mentioning your tattoo. For traditional and neotraditional tattoo artists this method is a daily basis. It came from ukiyo-e art and the one and only Alphonse Mucha (fist neotraditional artist imho😉)
He wasn’t mentioned directly but I’m pretty sure that sketch of the woman is a study of an Alphonse Mucha piece
@@evilyvonne Do you mean it's normal for traditional / neotraditional Japanese style?
Because I'm fairly sure western traditional (sailor tattoos and onward) don't ever do the 'thick outer edge' thing;
It's more like thick, consistent linework (#5 or #7 liner needle)..
For both the rose and the diamond, the bosses of the 2 seperate shops basically told the guys that were inking me "what the hell are you doing? That is not how you're supposed to tattoo that", after which (both times) I had to explain that I specifically asked for the thick outer edge... That it was my own design... After which they, in turn, made their apologies (to the tattoo artists - both apprentices at the time - not to me, of course ;) They thought I was an idiot. But I still love those tattoos)
As for the ukiyo-e; I think I have seen examples of what you mean, but the 'thick' outer edges were a little more subtle there.
(Oh, and according to tattoo artists, my koi is an abomination. Haha ;)
. It's based on Japanese traditional stuff, but more 'illustrative'.. more 'blocky'/angled linework than smooth curves, if you know what I mean..
And the koi's eye looks fierce / menacing, because a traditional fish eye looked too tame for what I wanted.
All abominations, and 10+ years after... I still love them all. They are exactly what I wanted :)
He's no longer teaching us just drawing.
He's teaching us philosophy and way of life.
Contrast, emphasis, changing the emphasis. Just like how you, in tough times, have created the contrast between yourself and the world. Reversing that. Looking outside. Emphasis on the details of the environment outside to understand the intricate details left out by you. Heavy on the outside is just one way to organise line weightage.
Rest in peace Kim Jung Gi, I've seen so many people inspired by his work, I'm sure he will be remembered for a long time
This is a nice example of someone sounding knowledgeable whilst actually saying gibberish.
Rest in peace forever and always,
Kim Jung Gi
I always used to play a game with myself when watching spongebob that involves the use of line weight in the shows art. If anyone has ever seen the show you've probably noticed most of the background art has very little if any line weight at all. But objects that the characters would interact with would often stand out a bit more. So I'd try to guess what objects in the scene would be interacted with before they are actually touched by the characters. Weird I know but it was kinda neat to see.
This is literally the only time anyone has explained this to me. Everytime I looked for tutorials on line work, I would get told to just practice until I figure it out. Thank you so much!!!
Jung Gi 💐
I used to watch Mr. Bean Animation when i was 5. That's also one of the great example to interpret heavy line focus on a particular things
I really thought this would be that one guy that draws really nice and is kinda old but still draws anime characters when requested
rip kim jung gi
rest in peace. He was an absolute beast
Amazing❤
Happy that you used Bluey💙
Demon slayer also represents this really well too. Their lining is very noticeable and related to the video
Thank you for your tutorials they've helped me grow in my work SO much!!!
I love line weights sm
I noticed this when watching animated films, how the next thing the character was going to pick always stood out from the background
I belivie ur shorts are better than long😅
Good to explain concepts so they seem simple
Old school GorillaZ and ‘Tank Girl’ are great examples of this. Anything by Robert Valley too.
The lines of the first art are gorgeus bro
When a game needs you to find an item:
I like to give my thicker outside lines a 10-15% gaussian blur, I feel it makes figures look less static
I remember the day I realised this I immediately felt like my drawings looked so much better
This is the stuff hand drawn cartoons taught us about!
You are not only a best artist but also a best coach 👍
I feel lucky by subscribing your channel
Thanks
Another Bluey W I guess
now time to learn how to draw
don't forget: billy and mandy!
You can use line hierarchy to show depth as well.
Thank you so much
Thank you
Thank you!!!
I have been trying to master this forever!!!😭
wow how does kim manage to draw such beautiful artworks AND be a leader of a country,truly inspiring person
You miiiiiight be mixing some names up.
@@ProkoTV wait a minute
This is something I actually noticed when watching Fairly OddParents as a kid
Ty, this is such a good tip!
That sketch at the start looked so good. Are you the artist betind it?
Alphonse Mucha
Any time we show the work of other artists, you'll see their name shown on screen. You can see the name of the two other artists featured here in the upper left hand corner.
@@ProkoTV yeah I see it. Thanks prok
This was so much easier to explain than a 2 month course I had---
Great analysis!
I use line weight to emphasize shadows
Things I want to pop in my drawings, I usually use darker lines for those parts
That first drawing is so Alphonse Mucha ❤
This is how you can always tell the object a character is going to pick up in a cartoon because its just 🔲 while everything else is just background.
This would help me a lot with my master's project
Why doesn’t TH-cam let us save these amazing videos 😭
I love how the examples go from bluey to Kim Jung gi
maybe it can also be used to hide an easter egg in a picture by having a different exaggerated item, making that item be focused on more than the secret.
To quote Mari, "Think lines on the outside, thin lines on the inside"
Reminds me of Mucha’s styles❤❤❤ sooo pretty
It is Mucha!
@@ProkoTV Sorry I didn't see it was written right there! 😆 mucha's style has always been way ahead of its time🫶🫶
YES BLUEY !!
The amount of classes I had about this as an architecture student is triggering
I first time noticed that in my childhood when I used to watch a cartoon named something like 'Kemon nache'.. I was never sure of it's name.. Cuz he used to dance in the intro and sing this name 'Kemon nache'. I thought his name was 'Kemon'..and 'Kemon nache' means 'Kemon dances' cuz 'nache' means to dance in hindi.. 😅
Edit: I just searched it on yt and his name is 'Keymon Ache'.. I was soo close 🙈
cartoon Mr. Bean is great example. :))
Love this artstyle. The woman reminds me of the art era "art nouveau"
Yep! It's a Mucha piece.
Next part of this lesson wpupd definitely be how line weight indicates shadow. The contour line can vary in thickness to show where the light source is coming from.
You're right! It's in there! You can see the full lesson right now on, here on TH-cam:
th-cam.com/video/7m3wGbPMSUY/w-d-xo.html
This is how I thought physics questions in highschool are
love your videos, they've been really useful
earned a sub!
HEYY I DRAW LIKE THAT!!!
I was trying to figure what bolding my drawing object. This video shows me how line can be use to choose a focal point
I actually learned something new again
The bold line objects are the ones you can interact wit
Timmy Turner
In cartoon when they were finding a book or something in the bookcase, I would almost always know which one it was because it was outlined since it's going to get moved unlike the background.
i think i just knew this intuitively from just looking at art
Marikyuun: "THICK LINES ON THE OUTSIDE, THIN LINES ON THE INSIDE‼️"
I do this all the time omg
experimentation is the key word
So good
got reminded that kim jung gi is no longer with us what an awful day
I do this all the time
I noticed that on Detective games where they use thick lines on some scene for the players to notice that clicking that gaves a dialogue
Alphonse Mucha, Bluey and Kim Jung Gi in the same video? Wow, hats off!
When I was a kid watching cartoons and I saw something with a heavy outline I'd tell my brothers I know what they was going to interact with
i used this technique with white line and i got third place 🧡
What's the style of art of the first sketch? I'm really interested. Can you recommend me artists or art work so I can study them?
That style is called Art Nouveau and the artist of Alphonse Mucha, the artist most associated with the style. He's a great one to start studying!
@@ProkoTV Thank you so much you're so helpful 😍
YIPPEEE U USED ALPHONSE MUCHA'S ART NOUVEAU PRINT LINE WORK AS AN EXAMPLE 🥺🥺
Fun fact: the first picture is an Art Nouveau
This is a point and click adventure game type beat
Someone actually made a video about this? I do it all the time, I really like the effect it creates, although I don't see others do it that often