ART/VIDEOS – How Many Strokes to Draw a Line?

There’s this notion people have when drawing, that the first line you put down should be the final line.  It should automatically come out great from the start. If it doesn’t, you’re an awful artist.

I’ve been asked, not one question but two questions regarding lines and making marks when drawing. They went something like this:

I think one of the most confusing things for laypeople when they see professional sketches is this multiple line business. I can’t speak for everyone, but it’s strange when you say to draw a straight line from A to B and I see a smattering of lines between various points through the alphabet.

I’m sure there are advantages later on (like with inking, I assume), but what should newcomers know about the technique? Does it help or is it just something the pros do?

And this one is specifically concerning what I teach in my other website about drawing lines:

Should the lines in these exercises be done with one stroke? I have done a few pages now, but I lift my pencil about 10 times for each line I draw, and turn the paper around to get a better angle to complete the “C” curves and “S” curves. Am I just fooling myself to believe that I am starting to get the hang of it?

They’re both different but similar enough that I was able to answer them both in the video below:

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How Drawing can be as easy for you as Writing: The A, B, Cs.

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