#but i cant get it on paper (or digital canvas in my case)

[ibblescribbles-archive]

Hi! You work a lot with prints and that stuff so i wanted to ask you if there are important things i have to take into consideration when printing? I recently test printed a 2000x2000 piece (i think that's around 6 inches) and at 300 dpi but for some reason the colors look off? It also looks like when a picture has a lot of noise, like the colors don't look very smooth, maybe it was because of the printer but i don't really know

Hi! I’m not an expert when it comes to print making by any means but I’ll try to let you know what I know!! gonna put it under the cut since it got quite long!

I’m not sure about the noise, if your piece was at 300dpi and looks smooth digitally then it should translate over to print just fine! That’s only if your drawing was //drawn// at 300 dpi and not converted later. If that’s the case, then it might be an issue with your printer! If you’re using a local place like Staples or OfficeDepot, or using a bad quality printer at home then you’re likely to get a low quality print that will have some grain to it! It is possible to make nice prints with a printer at home, but you have to consider the paper and print settings. Settings for printing a black and white document on printer paper are gonna be completely different from printing a full color image on glossy photo paper!! dfkljfsd that might be a little obvious, but I wanted to mention it jic since I don’t know where you printed your test! Also, if your canvas was originally around 6x6 inches and you’re trying to print it bigger, you’ll run into the same loss of quality. I always reccomend drawing bigger than you plan to print (or at least at the same size for bigger cavnases) since sizing down is better than sizing up! As for the colors, what you’re probably noticing is the difference between RGB and CMYK! RGB refers to the colors we see on monitors and screens, while CMYK refers to actual print colors. When you try to print RGB colors, especially bright neon-y ones (or sometimes specific hues like purple), they often come out looking more desaturated or in a different tone than the original art piece as the printer ink cant make the exact colors. CMYK basically just refers to the ink cartridges in your printer! A lot of artists use programs like Photoshop (and maybe Clip Studio?? idk) to convert their pieces to CMYK as they work in order to see how the colors will transfer over irl. Some prefer to simply work just in CMYK as it makes it easier and there are no nasty surprises after printing. Personally? I kinda just ignore it sdksdfjkl, the printer I work with for my prints converts my artwork from RGB to CMYK better than when I try to do it myself with a program, and I’m satisfied with that. Printers tend to convert things to CMYK automaticallys, and personally I find my art comes out brighter than if I convert it to CMYK beforehand. So its really a matter of preference, but once you adjust to the initial shock of having your colors changed, its not a huge deal imo (my very first print ever had a neon pink background and you better believe i was so disappointed when it came out looking grey af sdfkjlldfks) I know some home printers are pretty good at replicating RGB colors. My friend had like a 5ink cartridge printer and she used it to print stickers and they turned out a lot brighter. So, that’s a possible advantage to making prints at home if you’re willing to invest in a nice quality printer. Lastly, bleed is very important. Full bleed refers to when the artwork on a print goes to the very edge. Without full bleed your art will have a border around it. Its important to make sure your art doesnt have important text or graphic elements too close to the border as they could potentially get cut off when cropping the print. Every printer will have their own specifications, but most will recommend that you work with a canvas that is slightly bigger than the size you are printing in order to account for bleed. Ex: If you want to make an 8.5″x11″ print with full bleed, you’d wanna draw on a canvas that is a quarter inch bigger all the way around (or whatever the specification that you printer requires). So you’d draw on an 8.75″x11.25″ canvas instead, making sure that important details dont touch a 1/2 inch safety border around the whole print. (The safety border includes the quarter inch that gets cut off and then another quarter inch inner border just in case.) I know all of this might sound confusing and overwhelming but its really about trial and error. Take advantage of ordering sample prints/soft copies before you order a bunch in order to ensure that your print turns out nice! Once you get the hang of it its really not that much work to format! The company I use is called CatPrint, and while they have their ups and downs, I’m familiar with working with them and their quality is usually pretty good. If you order from them, please use my referral link as it helps me out and will get you $10 off your first order!

[forestryfae]

anyways 14. Any favorite motifs in other peoples art, halos are really nice, sparkles and stars as a way to fill the canvas, glittery and shiny eyes, deer, antlers, wolves, teeth, swords and knives, i sometimes like florals but its very case by case in some series they use hair as a way to show how a person changes and im a big fan of that. in my own art i dont use a lot of recurring motifs i just tend to draw my ocs and cute clothes and occasionally i use a lot of black, i often line the black with metallic colors or add them as accents, antlers, sharp teeth, black, black with saturated or very strong luminescent colors, hands, piercings. daisies and five-leafed flowers. very flowy or liquid hair. redrawings of ballet poses and old art like lucifer cast out of heaven or god and adams finger touching. idk if any of these are motifs or just recurring themes. unfortunately few of these show up in digital art i make lol its just a lot harder to get the results i want in digital compared to traditional 19. Favorite inanimate objects to draw (food, nature, etc.) potion bottles, shoes, teeth, fruits but mainly pears and peaches, five-leafed flowers specifically, sparkles, eyes, clothes lol for digital art. none. i only draw characters and clothes lol 30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated my drawing of vk a lucifer cast out of heaven bc its one of my fav drawings ive made lol my wip drawing of an oc that isnt finished yet but still looks really cool the cesar and alpha touching drawing altho i def wanna redraw that and my van kleiss and stirfry (oc) drawing its just really cartoony and sweet and honestly some of my older art and some traditional art i never post cus it just doent get the same traction as digital art and i cant get good scans without a printer (dont have one) and my phone has a shitty orange hue every time i take pics of white paper

14, 19, 30? 🥺

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[silvertheexchanger-archive]

hi guys!! this is a pretty big step for me and im quite nervous about this, but im going to start digital commissions! 

i dont really have a huge reason for getting the money, i just want to be able to have my own way of purchasing items for people without having to ask my parents for their money,, also, if i can get some money saved up on paypal then hopefully i can donate to my friends who need money for medical reasons n such! 

in case you cant read my handwriting or want it in text form, here ya go: 

headshots/busts (which includes the head down to the shoulders and chest)- $2.00 US (plus your desired art style) (these can be counted as icons too if you’d like!)

half body (which includes above mentioned plus down to hips; includes hands and arms if wanted)- $3.00 US (plus your desired art style)

full body (everything down to the feet)- $5.00 US (plus your desired art style)

art styles 

sketch- $3.00 US 

messy colored sketch- $4.00 US

lineart- $5.00 US (plus $2.00 US if you want the lines colored)

flat color- $8.00 US (plus $3.00 US for some simple shading and lighting)

painting/lineless- $12.00 US 

paper doll- $15.00 US 

things i will do

humans 

felines/canines/similar animals 

anthro (to an extent. im really iffy about this one. msg for specifics)

blood (slight)

other (ie: fanart, shippings {to an extent.}. please msg for specifics)

things i wont do

mecha 

nsfw (including nudity n stuff like that)

gore 

anything weird or gross (ie: incest, pedo, something harmful to others, fetishes, etc)

places you can contact me 

tumblr- @.silvertheexchanger (message me or send a private ask)

twitter- @.phosphorred (dm me)

deviantart- sierracat7807 (note me)

email- firestar7807@gmail.com (email me)

notes

extra characters will be plus $2.00 US (so if u wanted 2 characters added on to your base one it’d be plus $4.00 US, if ya wanted 1 extra character it’d be plus $2.00 US, etc). 

i can only accept payments through paypal, as it is my only online baking thing right now. 

i will add a background for free; they are only simple ones though, meaning just one color or a pattern or a gradient. 

i usually work with a canvas size of about 1480 px x 1920 px. i can do portrait and landscape (you’d just have to tell me which one you’d want)

and one more thing!! sorry if im slow to get to things or i sound confused for some parts, ive never done this before and im really new to it!