Do you have any advice for avoiding slant when you’re NOT drawing digitally and cant just flip the canvas?

theredlinestation:

Unlike digital art where we can simply refresh our eyes by flipping the canvas, we need to take more time to refresh our eyes when drawing analogue art. 

This can mean sometimes leaving your piece for five minutes.
 ( Which is actually rather healthy, think of the possibilities: you could go enjoy the daylight for a minute, restore your electrolyte – balance by drinking a glass of water. Stretch your overworked artist -hand, shove a snack in your face or do yourself a set of push-ups to keep that artist-bod in tune for peak performance ) 

Sometimes for a quick-check, it can help to take some 3-5 steps back and look at your art from a distance. You ‘ll get a much better overview this way and might be able to pick out errors easier when not standing or sitting smack against your canvas. 

You can also flip the picture on its head. This might not reveal any minute errors, but can alert you to any major shapes or faulty guidelines, remember to step back for this one too. 

For something a little more rudimentary you can use rulers to measure that you’re on the right track. But be aware that the excessive use of such a tool can make your composition look a little stiff. 

On top of that use a ton of guidelines to keep you on track, and draw them back up if you accidentally erase them. They are your most trusty weapon against slanting and lopsidedness. 

– mod wackart ( ko-fi )