Fix Your Boring Flat Drawings with Depth Tricks

Learn comic drawing techniques focused on line weight and shadow placement in this lesson, which emphasizes the use of line weight and shadow to bring illustrations to life. Watch as @DavidFinchartist explains a simple, effective design pattern for a comic panel. Dark lighting outlines the figures, opening up in the middle to draw focus. Foreground elements frame the panel. Line weights and shadows add depth, with thicker lines for closer elements and thinner lines pushing elements back. Compositional shadows frame the main figures, while the dark foreground and light background details maintain focus. Minimal rendering with shadowing and detail creates depth and dimension while keeping the basic composition. If you enjoy this lesson and want to learn more about creating a comic page, check out the full course - CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Line Weight 02:34 - Lighting 10:05 - Rendering 10:36 - Outro RELATED LINKS: How to Draw Comics (Free Lessons): #shading #Composition #Drawing Subscribe to Proko: Don’t miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - Pose photo sets - FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter- Instagram - Twitter - Facebook - Tumblr - Pinterest - WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: Figure Drawing: Art of Caricature: Popular Videos: ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.