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A really quick, simple and admittedly a bit rushed explanation on how to (roughly) do lineless art. I've had similar requests before, but it's more a "my way of doing it" than anything else. Lineless art allows for a lot of variation in methods and processes, but it does eventually come down to the same thing: start big/rough, work towards the details.

First define your composition by large shapes and planes of values. Don't use more layers than necessary, don't be afraid to make a mistake or be slightly unprecise. Anything that has been overdone or done wrong can be undone, erased or painted over, there's always a solution.

A little extra explanation: Major details are details that are big and recognizable, they are an important part of your subject such as bones, horns, hair, plates, you get the idea. Minor details are not necessary for the actual form of your subject, but they bring it to life. Think of little glistening scales, bubbles, strands of hair, basically textures and extra's

I hope it's obvious that this tutorial is simplified; the drawing isn't complicated and there are often many more steps in between the first and last frame. It's just the general idea. I've also found that lineless work is much quicker than doing line art first since it requires less precision and care and more of an overall good eye for composition, contrast and detail. This picture took me roughly 10 minutes to complete.

Artwork © me, *Dragoness77

I just thought I'd share this as it might be useful for others. It'll be moved to scraps later.

Description
A really quick, simple and admittedly a bit rushed explanation on how to (roughly) do lineless art. I've had similar requests before, but it's more a "my way of doing it" than anything else. Lineless art allows for a lot of variation in methods and processes, but it does eventually come down to the same thing: start big/rough, work towards the details.

First define your composition by large shapes and planes of values. Don't use more layers than necessary, don't be afraid to make a mistake or be slightly unprecise. Anything that has been overdone or done wrong can be undone, erased or painted over, there's always a solution.

A little extra explanation: Major details are details that are big and recognizable, they are an important part of your subject such as bones, horns, hair, plates, you get the idea. Minor details are not necessary for the actual form of your subject, but they bring it to life. Think of little glistening scales, bubbles, strands of hair, basically textures and extra's

I hope it's obvious that this tutorial is simplified; the drawing isn't complicated and there are often many more steps in between the first and last frame. It's just the general idea. I've also found that lineless work is much quicker than doing line art first since it requires less precision and care and more of an overall good eye for composition, contrast and detail. This picture took me roughly 10 minutes to complete.

Artwork © me, *Dragoness77

I just thought I'd share this as it might be useful for others. It'll be moved to scraps later.