Quote Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah View Post
My question is about lineart in Photoshop. Is it possible to do really clean, smooth lineart drawing with a tablet, or does everyone still use the pen tool? As far as I know, there is no setting that makes your drawn lines smoother (like in Illustrator)?
Ooooh, you mean like a tool to smooth out lines? Mmm, nope. Unfortunately Photoshop doesn't have anything like that, since it's primarily a painting/editing software. The Smooth Tool is exclusive to Illustrator (and there's a similar tool in Paint Tool SAI). So yeah, if you want SUPER smooth lineart it's best to use the Pen Tool. But that doesn't mean you can't get smooth lines in Photoshop with a tablet! It just takes a bit of practice. I tend to use a lot of shorter strokes myself, over longer ones, and then erase the parts I don't need.

The best advice I can offer you for lineart is that you want to use a hard, round brush with pressure sensitivity and/or transfer turned on. If you're a little shaky, maybe try zooming out and making longer strokes. Also rotate the canvas to get the best angle! Pen pressure can be emulated with the Pen Tool by using "Simulate Pressure" when you go to stroke the path. Sorry I can't help more, Sarah. D: