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Do you have any tips for scanning traditional art to digital and making sure the quality is alright/looks good?

I have talked about some tips in the past, and I am planning on making a video to go over my process, but as general advice:

Use a flatbed scanner; Some phones can have good image quality but the angle and shadow distortions are inevitable!

Know thy Scanner! All scanners have quirks and benefit from setting adjustments to compensate for low contrast, artifacts, over saturation, or faded colours.

My greatest 'traditional to digital art' hack: Adjusting values post scan. Duplicating and multiplying the scan as a 'layer' in an art program (fading opacity based on need) helps fix 90% of issues with the ink looking ‘washed out’.

Paper/media quality matters: Some paper and pencils/inks just scan better than others...

Colour: There will be transformations in colour upon scanning. There is no tip for this other than to experiment and prepare in advance!

Visual example of the difference these tips make:

I hope this helps!

#art faqs #ask #I have memorized/written down my settings and values for different scanners that I have used over the years!#Sometimes I will experiment with different approches to see if I like the outcome.#I have one scanner that washes out the darks - so extra contrast and multiply layers are essential.#Another scanner of mine makes the colours very saturated and Leaves a ton of artifacts! So: Higher Brightness - Lower Contrast.#I only know this through playing around with the settings! It took a long time - and I'm still learning.#It does suck to have to spend so much time drawing and realize you still have more work to do - but it is worth it.#Colour transformation is especially wild. Fun fact; about 50+ comics of PD-MDZS has them with purple hair -#-Because it scanned as grey digitally! And I preferred the colour over my actual grey at the time.#Dead serious about making this into a video. I have a script written and examples ready to go.#I love traditional art too much to stand for the ways in which people do NOT let their work shine as brightly as it could...#Most important thing to mention at the end of this: This is merely *my* method.#Everyone will have their preferences and strategies! If taking a picture of your art and uploading it raw is what you have to do...#I can...appreciate...the value in your approach...I can hold the blood back in my mouth...Your art is still beautiful...

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So lots of people were asking about my art requests and what I will/will not draw. So I decided to make a post.

Note: This is not a commissions post! I have issues with my paypal so I will not be opening any commissions, these are simply art requests that are free but are also NON-COMMERCIAL use!

I will draw just about anything but what I will not draw:

Mechs

Gore (minimal blood is okay)

Backgrounds (i am not good with them)

NSFW +18 (hints of it are fine)

anything that I am uncomfortable with

How long will it take me to finish an art requests?

- Depends on how busy I am with irl stuff. But just know that I am working on it :)

Note: Any art requests in my ask box that I am uncomfortable with will be deleted.

You may repost my art but with credit. (Please do not remove my watermark :( )

I also rarely respond to my messages but if you have any questions, I will make exceptions. (Please do not message me when your art request will be done, it puts lots of pressure on me.)

Thank you all!

#roxias-doodles #art requests #faqs #art faqs

Hi!! I love this series so much, and as someone who hasn’t really drawn since they were a kid but wants to start as a hobby, do you have any advice for sort of learning to doodle on paper and get better at it? I want to start but I don’t really know how/where

The most important step in getting better at any skill is Persistence and Consistency. Practice and keep practicing! The best way to do that is to keep it fun! Picking a project helps generate ideas (e.g. drawing Pokémon, or characters from a series you like). There are also a ton of monthly prompt lists out there!

I also highly recommend scheduling in a 'drawing/practice' time in your day. For me, I started with 30-60 min before bed (bonus: its a good 'no screentime' activity), and the habit took root there.

There are a lot of 'technical' things to study but find the fun first. At a certain point you will discover you've hit a wall, and have a specific aspect/goal you want to target (colour theory, anatomy, lighting, comic layout). Then it's time to go looking for resources.

Once you have the habit and some goals, go collect some inspiration! Find people who inspire you and study their work!

Another little 'art skill builder' I recommend is the Shrimp Method! Only if you find technical challenges like this fun though (Example of one of my studies below)

#art faqs #TL;DR: Step 1 is 'Just start drawing'. Step 2 is 'Keep on drawing'. Step 3 is 'Hit a wall and start studying only as much as you want'#Step 4: keep it fun and keep drawing.#I think this is where artists who start young have the advantage over adult learners #because adults try to tackle art at the technical point first!#AND THAT JUST FEELS LIKE A CHORE!!#When I got into piano & string instruments I started by just doodling around. Banging out the tunes and experimenting.#The low pressure made it fun! I started lessons because I wanted to learn more!#I personally own quite a few art textbooks! Some are workbook/prompt-based (to help me get started)#and some are actual textbooks! But I certainly didn't start by reading a textbook.#I *highly* recommend Scott McCloud's 'understanding comics' for anyone trying to get into comics #its also a comic in of itself so its a fun read! It breaks down a lot of the key aspects of what's in a comic.#And tbh you don"t HAVE to trace for the shrimp method to work. Just take the time to do a study of a subject!#Good luck on your art journey! B*)

What markers do you use and what kind paper? The textures are so Delicious

Very basic paper, actually! I find I overthink when using expensive stuff and it makes my sketches worse.

As for markers, I use Copics! Not that this is an endorsement (my first set were a very nice gift), but I have really liked using alcohol based markers over water based ones; lovely texture, good blending, and less streaking. However, the price can be *brutal*, and you can very easily get by with other markers + pencil crayons.

#ask #art faqs #fancy supplies are nice but the dont really help THAT much for art skills. Consistancy and persistance does.#I balked the first time I needed to go in to buy a few new ones to fill out my roster.#if you are going to invest; my strategy was to make those fancy new supplies a reward for drawing X amount of days in a row #that way one doesnt buy a bunch of stuff for a soon to be abandoned hobby #Art is a relatively cheap hobby at its basics. You do not need the fanciest and most expensive things.#I think watercolour is the only exception for me; that paper better be high grade. The paint mix also matters #but I digress. Buy what you need and not what you want. Save your money.#Guilt will make you stop drawing. Hoarding supplies and never using them is wasteful #when I drop money on new colours I'm going in with a list of what I want #and looking through the swatchpad for hours until i get the right colour.#cant emphasize enough how fortunate I am to have been gifted my copics. I never would have bought them on my own.

sorry if u already answered this question, but how do you scan your art? like via phone or a printer or smth else? It looks so good!🙏

I usually scan with a flatbed scanner in 400dpi, as I found it gave me the nicest quality without being too large, but 300dpi is also fine.

The secret to getting good scan quality is Know Thy Printer. Every scanner has its unique traits you want to compensate for, be it low contrast, over saturating, or washing out colours. My great art hack is adjusting for this post scan! I found duplicating and multiplying the layer (fading opacity based on need) helped fix a *lot* of issues with the ink scanning ‘washed out’.

#ask #art faqs #cause I have a few more asks like this to answer and expect to have more #I have actually switched scanners a *lot* over the run of this blog #i kinda live a nomadic lifestyle and dont stay in one place permantly so its a necessity to borrow a scanner when I can #i actually have memorized/writen down the exact numbers for adjustments for each scanner i frequent #but after a while you can develop a sense of what settings you need to pull up #i use a cracked copy of Sai; the one I last used needs +12% contrast adjustment and multiply on 75%#stuff like that!#ive also has a scanner than needed 25% colour adjust and 50% multiply #it takes a bit of playing around with to get familiar but wow its made a difference #Id say the multiplied layer adjustment is the most key aspect into getting a clean scan! Higher contrast to sharpen edges!#Lots of free programs can do that too!