Lekill lines

Lekill lines have existed since the birth of the tagger Lekill. Lekill lines appear in various signature tags due to their high appeal, and have made more frequent appearances in the 2011 tag community. Lekill lines can be created using either a graphics tablet, or a mouse.
Appearance
Lekill lines are essentially a 1 pixel - 3 pixel line of various opacity. They are most commonly found in the form of a 1px red squiggly line, as red appears to be the preferred color of Lekill lines. Lekill lines however, are not limited to red, and can appear in any color the tag artist wishes. These lines may exceed 1px, but are usually never any higher than 3 pixels.
Creation
Lekill lines are created by using either a graphics tablet or mouse. Graphics tablets use various brush settings in Adobe Photoshop to create a desired Lekill line(s). A mouse simply requires a hard brush setting of 1 pixel - 3 pixel in Adobe Photoshop, with a flow ranging from 10%-70%.
Usage
Lekill lines are commonly used in signature tags alone, and rarely in larger artworks. They commonly loop around a certain texture, watercolor, or stock, and are usually accompanied by a c4d and dots/sparkles.
They are also commonly used to draw over a stock featuring moving hair, to give a surreal or abstract effect.
Trends
Lekill lines have become a common trend in the year 2011, mainly due to their easy ability to be created, and their high detail factor. There have been over 1130 tags featuring Lekill lines this year alone.
These lines are often termed 'pro lines' because of how appealing they are to the tagging community, and their ability to trick someone into thinking they are extremely difficult to create.
There have been various images, gifs, videos and other content featuring Lekill lines, mainly for comedic reasons because of how widely they are used, and a lot of the time, incorrectly used.
 
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