How to Draw Freehand Straight Lines - Easy Straight Lines Without A Ruler

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You have masterfully addressed all problems that I had when drawing. Nice tips Stephen I thank you so much❤

Wow! Thank you so much Stephen! I am so thankful that I found your channel! I am not even finished watching this video and I have been practicing my lines—. I HAVE NEVER DRAWN STRAIGHTER lines before!! THANK YOU , THANK YOU!, You are the BEST teacher !!! I just may improve my drawing with your guidance!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉!!!!

Excellent info, thank you. I was relieved to see that, while drawing from the shoulder, you still rest your hand on the page! I’ve filled numerous A4 pages yesterday and today with my attempts at drawing straight lines but all of them done without resting my hand on the page and, boy, has my hand gone walkabout over and over again. OK. It’s literally ‘back to the drawing board’ for me with hopes of better results and less frustration. Thanks, from a newbie drawer, ex-Sydneyite now in Perth, into it on the cusp of clicking over the 76yo mark.

Nice tips! As someone who does Zentangle, I don’t make very many long lines. But consistency is absolutely crucial! Remembering to keep my hand relaxed is something I need to focus on, often. In Zentangle we do turn our tiles, which helps with taking advantage of our “best” direction for drawing lines. I will say that from over here, based on this sample only, I’d consider your best direction left to right across, not top to bottom as you said. Your horizontal lines actually seemed more consistent to me! But I agree that your left to right diagonal (pushing) is better than the opposite (pulling). I generally prefer that direction, too. Normally I prefer organic tangles, but today I did a lot of work on an unusual piece for me which is a huge number of repetitive lines. So this is a timely video in my feed! Thanks for your instruction!

So useful Stephen. You explanation reminds me of a golfer doing a ‘dry run’ before putting the ball, or the tight-rope Walker keeping his/her eye on the END of the rope they are walking to rather than where their feet are! Never thought of it being useful for drawing lines. Great . Thanks again. Jim

My paper is full of lines after watching this vid. now ive mastered it. TYSM.

These tips help me even though I digital paint. If I move too slow with the digital pen, the pen jitter starts to show (it's wavy lines that appear because the refresh rate from point to point isn't every pixel but from square grid to square grid and it makes a zig zag or wave between pixels when moving slow with the pen). I have to move fast enough that the screen sees it as a straight line but have enough control to start and stop the line. I wish I had the confidence that you have with your lines. I know it will take some time for me to get that feel. That's why I love this channel. Your help me get better overall. Knowing how the line will fall helps me avoid that jitter and cleans up my art skills at the same time.

I have admitted to my dream course , Architecture this month. Your channel is boosting my confidence 10000 times better. it's so helpful for me. Thank you very much!

I just started doing mostly urban sketching this year. This is very useful information to me. Thank you.

a great clear video by a good speaker, lovely work

Thank you, that was a lot of good tips, exactly what I was looking for (because I was unsure were to look while drawing the line).

Thank you very much. I'm going to use all of your tips!

Thank you for sharing Stephen. I will practice for sure

Have just come across your videos....I am watching and listening intently 🧐 Thank you so much for creating these tutorials 🙂

6th tip is gold. Thanks!

Well, that comes just in time! For a while now I'm noticing how wobbly my lines are, and came here to ask if others have a similar experience. One reason may be the arthritis which makes my hands a bit clumsy, but maybe there's also something else - lack of practice, lack of attention? Thanks to this video I have understood that it is mostly my vertical lines that are off and very wobbly, while the horizontal lines are much better. That observation will help a lot with intentional practice and workarounds like turning the paper. Thank you, Stephen, that was a very valuable lesson.

Thanks for the video. I have just started sketching and has a problem drawing straight lines. Now after watching your video I am so excited to give it a try. Thanks!

Excellent tips!!! Thank you so much! ❤❤❤

finally found a method that works for me, thanks!