How to Draw a straight line

[DrFrohman]

It's actually not possible to draw a perfectly straight line in the physical world. Let's say you drew a line with a pencil. If you zoomed in, that line would have little bumps and holes in it. If you filled them in, and zoomed in more, you would see the bumps again. Continue to do this and you'd go to an atomic level and lower. It's so much fun thinking about the possibilities of infinite recursion...

[BlackhawkInlovewithB]

trolling in the deep?

[fineggb1]

Rhis is better for sketching than using the one straight line method

[xcwod]

lol i always laugh when i see people drawing lines like that, it makes your lines look bad and choppy.

[chandlerisaacklebs]

That's straighter than I can manage WITH a ruler.

[TheWotsa]

i agree with drawing with a single stroke!!!

[Gtamodder38560]

so pro

[Belnuru]

THIS IS WRONG.

To draw a straight line, you draw ONE straight line. This take A LOT of practice, but it saves A LOT of time.

[corgiluver26]

Or you can put your pencil to the paper then pull the paper..

[Jedhaase]

@corgiluver26 or take a ruler and put t+he pencil down by it

[lilfrankk]

T dombein sekelle



[MrCapema]

are you serious?

[notinbutblackops]

wow! thanks its hard to draw a straight line *sarcasm*

[JKtheNinja]

For all of you butthead haters he made a good video. Yes it may have been random but i give it a thumbs up because he drew a relatively straight line.

[MrHearnz]

stroke the pencil...notice how i'am rotating the pencil! :O

[JACKASS30023]

@MrHearnz LMAO!!! IT WORKS!!!!:O

[yoyomaster223]

yes xJMAN07, this is a big joke. if it is'nt this guy must be stupid

[yoyomaster223]

B O R I N G! EVERYBODY knows how to draw a straight line. Aparently you wanted to show the whole world your new descovesy of what the whole world already knew.

[extragman]

WROOOOOONG

[paycheckflog]

THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE

[xJMAN07x]

Is this a joke? lol

[gamemak0r]

lol my graphic teacher sats the exact opposite he draws a start and end point and doesnt use his wrist because it curves only goes top to bottom and goes very fast

[thehectorrrr]

crooked ass line 

[NapolionTNT22098]

haha stroke the pencil

[theRedPress]

It would be a lot faster to draw a straight line by pivoting with your elbow and connecting two points, spin your pad when you need to. Doing sketchy lines like that is not very accurate or fast. You should start by connecting two points that are close together, and as you get better make the points further apart. Ghost between the points to train your arm/brain/eye to connect the points, and then drop the line when you're confident. Don't move your wrist and just keep practicing.

[llbb010]

I learned that from watching my dad (he's an architect)

[rivadeneira]

that doesnt work for sketching :(

[AntsinMehPants]

I figured this out in primary school when I realized I was creatively retarded..

[epicfantasy]

@AntsinMehPants lol

[ProdigyXzero]

why do ppl comment on the grammar and spelling on the internet

u do it on purpose so typing is faster

[WaterCow12]

@ProdigyXzero I bet I type faster than you.

[furiousajp]

Why?

[Indicate]

This is a bad example, sorry. When drawing a straight line, never do it in short strokes.

[DanielMcBrain]

@Indicate Thats right

[shadowlover1201]

I see littie bricks

[dta500]

its not straight hahaha

[SimonSaysBaka]

No, thats not how you should draw a straight line.

[jolykrm]

dis is stupid dat was a waste of my 26 seconds

[runescape44411]

@jolykrm your grammer fails

[K1LL3R76]

@runescape44411 He's using a personalized style of speech, its a personal preference of his, and don't go correcting people when you can't spell grammar....

[runescape44411]

@K1LL3R76 haha I'm sorry :)

[FerretTheFuzzles]

I'm confused.

[skateawave]

or you could use a ruler haha. but thats also a nice way

[derekbegins]

lol the slower you draw it the uglier it'll be.. this is a useless tutorial... just give it a fast stroke.. but sketching a line like this just ruin the whole paper or art piece

[CHRISGT34]

There is a real way to sketch a straight line on a piece of paper without a quick long stroke, but it does take a lot of practice. I'm sure you've seen a lot of professional artist use the method of drawing lines in increments. A good way is moving the lead across the pencil very quickly without lifting the pencil off the paper.

[haeschensk8er]

omg there is a tutorial of how to draw a straight line ?! WTF

[somaplay]

that's the way how to draw an ugly line......

[BIoodyldiot]

ruler.

[manstrone]

I've found this video through your "Fantasy Art School". Sorry, but you are so wrong about this - straight line (or any other line) drawn this way always looks hairy, amateurish, and ugly. Line drawn in a second, with one single stroke is the way to go , but it demands practice and experience. Anyway, you are just not ready to teach others to draw yet.

I hope you don't see my comment as malicious, it wasn't my intention. Join art classes held by some pro, it will help you much. Good luck!

[cristiroberto]

wtf?! :| delete!!

[marcelwoj]

No it's not. Using short strokes makes your 'straight lines' look like that creepy hair thing from 'grudge'. Try not using your wrist muscles and using your forearm muscles instead. When you need longer lines use your arm muscles.

[wardkyle]

your not straight

[bati555]

MORE than 10,000 VIEWS

WTF!!???!!

[TSSdrifting]

or you could just practice technical drawing and save yourself time. The only reason you'd want to be able to draw a straight line is if you don't have a ruler or time to get one, doing it in short dashes means it takes longer than it would to just get the ruler.

[cheetaz49]

is this really on youtube? wow ...

[emzehpfau]

wooooooooow man u'r a fuckin genius

[StanleyMcDowall]

Lol

[VicRules666]

I just use a ruler, its faster.

[KrankyKat8]

@VicRules666

It depends on what you want. If you want something practical, technical, you use the ruler. You really shouldn't for a drawing, because it does not look good.

Unless you're intending that very technical effect, of course.

For a nice line you practice doing it in one stroke, like chrisgt34 says below.

[rb1003]

@VicRules666 Yeah but in school, sometimes its course work that you aren't allowed rulers :P

[Ollioe]

you have too much time!

[TheDicktionary]

true

[1B7ack1]

Hmm, Using a ruler to draw a straight line is more like having something else do all the work for you, so technically you're not drawing a straight line, you're actually just cheating your way out of a hard process. You are DRAWING a straight line if you DON'T USE A RULER while making one. XD

[FFFOFFwojo]

is this a joke?

[ingepa]

I dont think so...

[JoCiWebz]

i have the greatest way to draw a straight line....USE A RULER.duh.

[chocobosROK]

lol.

[Vundarg]

Name an artist who uses a ruler? no one.

[JoCiWebz]

you never know...

[dcl32]

no one good uses a ruler

[hannspree21]

Frank Llyod Wright

[Vundarg]

cool. I'll look him up.

[texbls]

Joke? Where did you read that?

[fieldscarecrow]

I disagree with this method! You could improve your penmanship skills and draw a straight line in one clean stroke, give it a go imagine your arm as a machine... bwahahha

[Lukerowanwhile]

i agree with you man.

[CrizyChacken]

GENIUS!!!!

(lol I just had to post a second time)

[CrizyChacken]

OMG!!!!!

[Darkking9906]

this is pretty pointless

[joooojje]

Thank you! that was soooo awsome!