How to Draw Confident Lines - The Tapered Stroke

Tapered strokes are super important to create confident and visually appealing drawings. It’s a single movement of the hand that creates a line that's thicker in the middle and tapers to a point on both ends. There are two important ways to use tapered strokes: constructing complex lines and loose sketching. We'll dive into both methods and explore how to create clean, solid contours with tapered strokes while also adding intentional energy and momentum to your drawings. If you enjoy this lesson and want to learn even more about lines and other drawing fundamentals check out the premium course - https://proko.com/drawing

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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Construct Complex Lines
01:48 - Loose Sketching
04:05 - Conclusion

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Intro to Drawing Basics -    • Intro to Drawing Basics  
Ultimate Guide to Sketchbooks and Paper -    • Ultimate Guide to Sketchbooks and Paper  
13 Types of Lines and How to Use Them -    • 13 Types of Lines and How to Use Them  

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Artist | Instructor - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko, Sean Ramsey (http://www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com),
Script - Stan Prokopenko, Tiffanie Mang (https://tiffaniemang.com/)
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Editing - Hongju Lim (https://www.hongjulim.com/, Sean Ramsey, Stan Prokopenko
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Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

Additional music by Epidemic Sound