Cartoon Drawing in Affinity Designer

[Bri-Toon]

Oh why thank you, Bodo.

[Bri-Toon]

@RaphLuna

I want to get in the habit of using weight variation (stroke profiling), and I see you used it a lot in your art. Depending on what I do in the drawing, sometimes I draw in mostly closed paths with fills applied, and other times, I draw in open paths with the fills behind. Did you use the second method? I ask because it is not easy at all trying to figure out where to apply the stroke profiling on closed paths. With a star, for example, let's say you want the stroke to get larger on each point and then get smaller on the next. Since the star is already drawn, it can be tough figuring out where to add the points through the Pressure window.

 

I am up and down in trying to find the right drawing method. I am also realizing that partially drawn shapes with fills applied can work in the designer's favor. So basically, whatever is the best and easiest way to apply stroke profiling, I'm all ears.

[Bri-Toon]

Hello everyone,

First of all, I hope it's okay that I'm triple posting. I have something I'd like to share. I have an art book on figure poses, and it gets pretty extensive. It gets into the anatomy structure, the seven laws of folds (fabric), proportion, and all of that. While I am more into cartoon drawing, I do like to demonstrate these art features to make my characters look more believable and consist more realism. I made a speed-draw video of my character, Angie. I thought you might enjoy it. This does move pretty fast, so I'll explain that when I got into the vector layers, I used both closed and partially closed filled curves, and I used open non-filled curves for the line indications. If anyone would like me to attach the actual file, let me know, and I can do so.