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Could we possibly get an episode purely about the sketch process?

Hey there Kienan! My question comes from an issue that I often encounter when in the early stages of a piece, and I think it hinders how the final image will look. Basically, I was wondering if you would possibly be able to do an entire episode, or sub-episode based purely on sketching. I know this is so much to ask, but hear me out.
First of all, I know that you have so many videos where you're in the early stages of a project, and you may have an entire video or two just in the sketching phase of those images. Though, it never seems that you actually go into how exactly you sketch, and some of the bare minimum technicalities of sketching, and I think that's what I'm really missing out on for some reason. ^^"
Speaking of how you go into sketching and refining for pieces in a lot of your videos, I've really taken a lot from this. For instance, before I found you, sketching use to be a throw-away layer/process. Basically, I would use the sketch I make to be a guide for masking, or doing the lineart, and when I was finished, I would throw away the sketch so I can continue with the image by other means. I never once thought about actually using the sketch as part of the rendering, and having it transition seemlessly as part of the piece, and I really enjoy this, and I think it really puts all the effort to good use.
Although, now that I've been doing this, and using your most commonly advised masking method, I've come across some issues. One of these issues is that my line opacity seems to never be enough to actually cover where the edge of the mask ends. For instance, you can see in the image that I've attached, if you look close enough, the sketch layer is very much not smoothly transitioning to mask. This is actually something that happens around the entire edge of this piece. I've kind of assumed that this is an issue regarding how transparent my sketches are, but it becomes an issue where I have to go over the sketch multiple times, or work with an absurd brush density to be able to get my lines to be thick enough, and I was wondering how you get around this issue, if you even encounter it.
Another reason I would find an image based on sketching helpful is that I often times have what looks like a really nice composition in my head, but when I try to transfer it to my canvas, it never comes out how I imagined it. I try using larger brush sizes in the rough draft phase of the sketch, but that seems to make it harder for me to refine it later, as I have issues discerning where different edges should be.
And the last reason I would like such a video, is that I have a friend who has a really bad sketching habit, at least in my opinion, and they have also expressed displeasure in the way that they sketch. Essentially, the first lines that they lay down, end up being the lines that become the lineart. Meaning, there is no composition layout, there is no refining, and there's rarely ever adjusting. They're often working with overused angles and positions, and I think it has to do with the way they go about sketching. The style leaves no room for composition visualization, no room for imagination. I think it would be really nice if I could help give them advice, and also refer them to this video to help explain why I think it would be better for them :)
Of course, I know you're a very busy person and I totally understand if you're unable to do this, but I've never really found a video that focuses on sketching, and I think it would be a really nice video to add to your arsenal of tutorials and guides!
Anyway, regardless of you being able to create such a video, you're one of my most respected idols in digital art, and I've learned so much from you, and still am. Keep up the good work!



