# Smoothin' da Lines **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [March 15, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothin-da-lines/45519 "2004-03-15T14:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothin-da-lines/45519/1 "2004-03-15T14:59:26Z")
Okay, this has probably been answered before… I couldn’t find anything though… (don’t hurt me…) If I draw something on paper, and then scan it into my computer, due to the fact that I don’t have the straightest lines, the drawing looks all jaggedy, and not quite straight… what would be the best method to making my drawing go from jaggedy hand-drawing, to something that looks like something that it could be in a cartoon, or something. I’ve heard one method in which I could open the image in PhotoShop, and then use the Pen tool to draw all around the image. I tried this one for my Lil’ Reaper drawing I made (which is on the main page of my Server: [http://seifertim.no-ip.com](http://seifertim.no-ip.com) ), but it looked really off, and still not quite straight. Everything else I’ve tried has resulted in a worse looking result… Would anyone like to share their techniques? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothin-da-lines/45519/2 "2004-03-15T15:52:34Z")
Did you stroke the path you made with the pen tool? 🙂 If you use the right brush, you should have a nice smooth line. Also make sure you stroke onto a new layer, so that you can delete the scanned, pixelly layer afterwards, leaving just the smooth lines you’ve penned in. Ideally, you should use a vector program like freehand or illustrator, as they’re better for getting smooth-lined results. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothin-da-lines/45519/3 "2004-03-15T16:12:25Z")
Yeah, I did that, and while the lines themselves were pretty smooth, everywhere I put a point looked odd… I’ll try and post an example here… [edit]…and here it is: [http://www.deviantart.com/view/2214421/](http://www.deviantart.com/view/2214421/) Do you see what I’m talking about? [/edit] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothin-da-lines/45519/4 "2004-03-15T16:22:21Z")
looks fine to me, it just seems different, I have a freind and she draws and then scans it and touches it up, she still cant get over the weird different look of it.