AARRGH! Why can't I draw a perfect straight line???

Question: AARRGH! Why can't I draw a perfect straight line!?!?!?

Ok, I AM using a ruler!.!. but my lines always seem a bit slanted or to the side!.!. I cant seem to get a perfect 90 degree angle when I make a panel or box around a picture for example!. I get so OCD when it comes to a perfect straight line!.!. I get frustrated and then quit on a good drawing!. What other methods should I try to get a perfect straight line!? Are there any other better tools besides a ruler to help me make a perfect and not slanted line!? My printer is also retarted and cannot print a straight line either!.!. are we the same!?!? o_o!.!. just kidding!.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Try using a square !.!.or whaever there called!.
http://www!.duckol!.com/uploadFiles/upimg0!.!.!.
Works for me:)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try using a triangle!. also you can use you micosoft "paint" and use the line tool!. Use the "grid line" view and draw the perfect square, then print it out!.

Free hand is done by letting your 3rd finger or pinky follow the edge of the paper and guiding your hand straight!. Drawing is mostly practice and concentration!. Like everything, plan the task, go over it in your mind, then execute!.

In drafting classes we used "t-squares" and triangles as line guides!. Today, Drafting machines with the two arms are used if drawing is not computer generated!.
Good luckWww@QuestionHome@Com

ok, take your ruler, measure out 2 inches on left and right side of the paper!. then, draw a line from the top of the paper to the bottom of the paper!. Now, if your not eating the paper or turning red, draw a line from the middle of the left line to the middle of the right line!.

it this doesnt work, buy paper with lines on it!.!.

good luck!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

ooh i know what you mean i have problems drawing straight lines as well!.!.!. it turns out when i draw a line i think is straight it's actually crooked and when i draw one that is actually straight it looks crooked to me!. what i just do to actually draw straight lines is go with what doesn't look right to me!.!. so when it looks crooked i know it's probably actually straight!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Whats so perfect about a straight anyway!? its got no charactor at all, its plain and uncreative, very commercial like as well, and its symbolizes comfomity!. Let your hand make what it wants to make, be your self grass hopper!.
tip: use a rulerWww@QuestionHome@Com

Get a drafting table with an parallel ruler or a drafting machine/arm!. Check out this site for examples!.
http://www!.draftingtables!.com/drafting-a!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

you are not alone - neither are you clumsy!.

Engineers and other people (designers, etc) who have to have perfect 90 degree angles use T-squares, not rulers!.

the best T-squares are metal ( architects use them) but you can get cheaper ones!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

a protracor would help and also if you line the end of the ruler up with the side of the paper, that would help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

humans can't draw perfectly straight lines!. but look on the bright side, we can draw awesome muppets!. and there's not a single muppet you need a straight line to draw!. not even bert!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Maybe because you are a little tired or you need protien!.
But some times people can't draw straight lines, you are not the only one!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

try using another straight edge!. and just use the ruler as measurement and accuracy

of if ur tryin to do a 90 degree angle then juss trace the edge of something thats shaped like a square xDWww@QuestionHome@Com

use a protractor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You are kidding, right!? You and your printer!.!.!.

You can use a protractor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

try putting sumthn heavy on the ruler so it duznt move!. i have that problem 2Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nobody can!. You're probably pressing too hard on the ruler and it's slipping!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

just use a metal ruler and a protractor sykooo!.!. lol jkz!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

lol i cant eitherWww@QuestionHome@Com

so why don't you try a square to draw 90°Www@QuestionHome@Com

OMG you must have rabies!Www@QuestionHome@Com

maybe you're high or something!. idk!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

ummmm try again 2mroWww@QuestionHome@Com

keep tryingWww@QuestionHome@Com

LOL You funny bunny!. If it was a real question then I would say tape the ruler on the paper!
CLUB PENGUIN FOREVER!Www@QuestionHome@Com

maybe your not putting the ruler straightWww@QuestionHome@Com

Try the inside/outside of a protractor!. That could work!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

u are crazy lol =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well personally I LOATHE rulers!.!.!.I draw alot and I completely hate them - because the lines may be straight but they're always slanted!.

I'm a sketcher, so since my artwork doesn't have to be precise, I simply sketch all my lines and they end up much straighter than if I used a ruler!. Then, I use an eraser to erase the random 'flyaways', if you will!. But I don't know - if your artwork is more professional than that, I'm not sure how to help you out! Maybe draw a light dotted line with the ruler where you want the line first!. Then, rotate the ruler 90 degrees and see if the line is the same distance away from the edge of the paper at the top, middle, and bottom of the line!. If it's not, fix it a bit!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

because you're gay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com