[a / b / c / d / e / f / g / gif / h / hr / k / m / o / p / r / s / t / u / v / vg / vm / vmg / vr / vrpg / vst / w / wg] [i / ic] [r9k / s4s / vip] [cm / hm / lgbt / y] [3 / aco / adv / an / bant / biz / cgl / ck / co / diy / fa / fit / gd / hc / his / int / jp / lit / mlp / mu / n / news / out / po / pol / pw / qst / sci / soc / sp / tg / toy / trv / tv / vp / vt / wsg / wsr / x / xs] [Settings] [Search] [Mobile] [Home]
Board
Settings Mobile Home
/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Name
Options
Comment
Verification
4chan Pass users can bypass this verification. [Learn More] [Login]
File
  • Please read the Rules and FAQ before posting.

08/21/20New boards added: /vrpg/, /vmg/, /vst/ and /vm/
05/04/17New trial board added: /bant/ - International/Random
10/04/16New board for 4chan Pass users: /vip/ - Very Important Posts
[Hide] [Show All]


[Advertise on 4chan]


I started drawing around mid-2023, mostly on paper using traditional media. It’s not perfect yet (I’m still at /beg/ level), but it’s pretty solid overall, and sometimes good. I’m still teaching myself things like anatomy as I go.

I recently got a graphic tablet, though I’ve only done a bit of digital drawing before (with a mouse and on my phone with a stylus). Is it too soon for me to start digital drawing while I’m still learning on paper???
>>
File: IMG_20260429_205153.jpg (2.99 MB, 2160x2880)
2.99 MB JPG
For anyone interested, here's my work. As you can tell, I'm still just a beginner
>>
>>7928098
Its over youre still not ready
>>
>>7928096
the sooner you start the better. if you wanna use digital, use digital.
>>
>>7928410
I see
>>
File: valbun_wife5.jpg (2.05 MB, 4104x4440)
2.05 MB JPG
>>7928096
What I've learned to do as a tradfag is just draw and ink my drawings traditionally, scan them with my scanner as 600DPI TIFF's in black and white, and just drop them into Clip Studio to edit them. To get rid of the white background I just "Convert Brightness to Opacity" in the Edit menu and I suddenly have line art ready to use.
Like this shit in my pic related is an inked drawing
>>
>>7928529
I've heard about this technique; I think I might try it at certain times.
>>
File: whatever.jpg (2.51 MB, 4104x4440)
2.51 MB JPG
>>7928529
And this is what happens when I duplicate the lineart, hide the original and convert brightness to opacity(while also adding a new white layer for the BG). Now I can do whatever I want to it and treat it as digital line art. It works with pencils too if your graphite is dark enough or used a color pencil(you could also scan in greyscale but then you pick up whatever smudges you had on the paper too but you might like that effect for texture so I dunno)
>>7928532
Good luck
>>
Oh and to add to this I would go and change file that Im working in(in PS or CPS or whatever) and save it as a 300DPI image. I scan it high so that later I can bring the resolution down and have my lines still be crisp
>>
>>7928533
Thanks
>>
>>7928535
For screen only art (aka digital unless you plan to print your work) 72 DPI+ is fine. You can go higher if you like but I think the majority of screens don't even render beyond 96 DPI.
If you want to work at a larger canvas size that's a different matter but you don't really gain anything producing digital work at 300DPI
>>
File: forlorn-sad.gif (228 KB, 220x132)
228 KB GIF
>>7928099



[Advertise on 4chan]

Delete Post: [File Only] Style:
[Disable Mobile View / Use Desktop Site]

[Enable Mobile View / Use Mobile Site]

All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective parties. Images uploaded are the responsibility of the Poster. Comments are owned by the Poster.