I think this is what you are after.Using contour lines to shade. It’s as easy as knowing the shapes, like fingers are cylinders, so your lines just need to follow the shapes or form of the cylinder. Darker lines closer together in the areas of shadow. Hope this helps.

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Code Draw · 2026-09-08T17:12:49.272Z

I'm struggling with countor lines, and I really like, it gives lineart this 3d effect, but I just can't seem to fully grasp it, any advice? Also any other advice outside the countor lines, is very much welcome, I'm open to anything.

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