[FAQ] Art n Drawing

Analogue Art:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK4C8g4vpj7UW-bsCh91qfmAIWjqTFWxJ
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Q: Can your Workrpcs/pre-final-images be found somewhere ?
A: Yes, usually here:
www.mediafire.com/folder/uugdee77cyw8d/[Workproc]
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK4C8g4vpj7U5TmvGL2kxYS4jO_yCvWDM
(WIPs@ www.mediafire.com/folder/5i03umswzv2tk/%5BWIP%5D )
iBisSettings: https://ry3yr.github.io/OSTR/Diarykeepers_Homepage/extrafiles/images/qrcodes/ibispaint/ibis.html
& https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xgc2730x35h2q/%5BZIbis%5D

I -as of Nov/2021- only'll put my art on artstation/pixiv under the handle: "ryedai1",
Aswell as on Twitter under #DoodlesRyeDai"/" DoodlesUtsukushi"
(ryedai1 DA is now dormant -aside some simp drawings)

Q: What got you into drawing, why are you drawing ?
A: Short answer: Swanmii (https://i.ibb.co/HLc7mTk/Screenshot-2019-05-08-20-40-41-WARM.jpg)
Long answer:
https://urusai.social/@alcea/111671405131880348#https://archive.ph/m8SNd

Q: What was the first art you drew ?
A: 21.Sept.2021. SubaUndMiso Piggyback (later in Nov22 uploaded to pixiv https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/94314389 )

Q: How do you decide on what to draw ?
A: First of I draw what I like.
 Second of I try to avoid duplicates.
If someone drew a similar image already
and there is no special trick or unique touch to my idea I won't draw anything.

Q: Any tricks you learned over time?
A: Yes, some.
•Use Airbrush to ease edges / color(shading) overs (https://i.ibb.co/9bhbgmh/airbrush.png)
•Configure your eraser as airbrush (to be able to lightly remove)
•Use Liquify to readjust angles
•For perfect anatomy use StockPhotos as reference
(•Optional, use lots of small details to make your art interesting, intricat patters, hatching etc)


Q: How do you approach images ?
A: •If it is an exisiting image I want to revamp/feel deserves more love,
I mostly begin by retracing it. Then start to implement changes from there
(Tracing only makes sense, if the og images is horribly butchered - either due to jpg compression, or such.
[If an og artist is known, I'll name them, or link to the image])
•If it is an entirely new idea, I work with actual /in universe/ images to ensure I don't stray away from the source artist.

Q: What about Artdirection / Style ?
A: I prefer to keep it as close as possible to the original as possible - to honor and respect the original creators vision. (If it looks faaar too polished, it will be too much of a contrast to the original idea ...)

Q: Any Art advice/tips ?
A: The pros have some: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK4C8g4vpj7V2afYqBlHwplbK9WM-Q_Fu
   https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw/archives/165695
   https://tips.clip-studio.com/en-us/articles/3891
https://www.adammiconi.com/art-resources/perspective-grids/
Also: https://ibb.co/album/pBZnVz
      https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%23arttut(from%3Acalabriapsg)&src=typed_query&f=live

Q: I hate the smudge tool and don't want to use it for color blending. Is there and alternative ?
Q: Via Mixer Brush, you can also blend colors. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=teZUnDEge8Y

Q: Help, I suck at shading !!!
A: No problem. Watch this:
How to Shade a drawing by Proko
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-dqGkHWC5IU
-OR-
\Do it like early Disney:\ Just. don't. shade. :)
https://www.quora.com/Were-you-surprised-when-you-realized-Disney-used-little-shading-on-characters-back-when-they-made-their-2D-movies
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHF05MGLow

Q: What's your opinion on Tracing, Models and aids in art ?
A: I think of them as useful tools
https://ry3yr.github.io/OSTR/Diarykeepers_Homepage/extrafiles/blog/entry00001.html

Q: What's your equipment ?
A: In chronological order:
• 2007-2020: Mouse/Trackpad & Paint.Net
• 2020: 10" Huawei Medipad T5 & IbisPaintX (+Capacitive stylus)
• 2021: 12" P900 Samsung tablet & IbisPaintX (+S-pen)
• 2023: 10" S6 Lite & iBisPaint & HiPaint (+S-Pen)

Q: Any other equipment suggestions?:
A: other ppl have some:
https://www.deviantart.com/aadisart/art/Tools-411282108

Q: How about Styluses ? I don't want to draw via Mouse/Trackpad
A: Personally I use an "active stylus" that emulates a capacitive one,
but has a thin tip. No pressure sensitivity for that tho.
(Works on many capacitive touch devices, suchas Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, many Laptops)
See: https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=active+stylus+android
Wacom (EMR) vs ApplePencil youtube.com/watch?v=pM6HQG8oeIU

Q: But I want a pressure sensitive stylus:
A: If you want pressure sensitivity you have 4 options:
•Touchscreen Laptop / Graphic Tablet
•Android: Sonar Pen  (See: youtube.com/watch?v=AmtWqpdETgU )
    •Samsung: "Samsung is the only Android device manufacturer that has an active stylus on a phone or tablet.
      Samsung licensed the Active Pen EMR (Electronic Magnetic Resonance) tech from Wacom"
    => androidheadlines.com/samsung-devices-compatible-s-pen-pro-stylus
     uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/135042/s-pen-vs-s-pen-fold-vs-s-pen-pro-whats-the-difference
     samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00089222/
  •Huawei:Huawei MatePad + M-Pen
  ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=huawei+mate+pad+pencil%0A%0A&_sacat=0&_sop=16&LH_BIN=1&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1
•iOS:
With dedicated Apple Pencil ( reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/elxqk6/how_does_the_apple_pencil_work
www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Bluetooth-stylus-that-will-work-on-an-Android-tablet
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Also: Pendisplay & Android (Requires videoout compat 'USB-C' Smartdevice)
"It means your phone must be able to output video signal through the USB-C port. Being about to output video is usually a feature being advertised so if you don't know if your phone can do that, it may not be able to."
•WacomOne for Android m.youtube.com/watch?v=qF6cyT0bq8g
•Huion Kamvas with Android: m.youtube.com/watch?v=VCalf9rbQ9U
•www.wacom.com/en-de/overlays/products/wacom-one-list-of-android-devices

Q: Can I use my tablet as GraphicPenDisplay for my PC ?
A: Yes:
Android: SuperDisplay www.superdisplay.app play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kelocube.mirrorclient
iOS: Sidecar, howtogeek.com/744743/how-to-turn-your-ipad-into-a-drawing-tablet/

Q: I'm poor and can't afford much, :(
A: Then maybe get a runoff-the-mill tablet and use it via USB on your Winows\etc PC
https://mobile.twitter.com/calabriapsg/status/1504971394488193026

Q: Any tips on software ?
A: Android: MedibangPaint, IbisPaintX (see: rebrand.ly/ibispaintex & rebrand.ly/ibisprefs )( youtube.com/watch?v=nwLriTwXqs0 ), HiPaint ( https://mastodon.social/@ryedai/110565009224930342 )
   Windows: MBP/FireAlpaca, Paint.Net, ClipStudioPaint, (Paint Tool)Sai2
www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-3-free-digital-painting-apps-android/
twitter.com/calabriapsg/status/1506395842009346049

Q: What about vectorization software ?
MacOS\iOS: Affinity Designer, Vectorscape
Windows: Inkscape
Android: Skedio

Q: Any tips on software that allows you to record linestrokes ?
A: Android jp.ne.ibis.ibispaintx.app, com.brakefield.painter
   Windows: ClipStudioPaint

Q: How about brushes for the drawing program ?
A: These are the ones I currently use for ibisPaintX: f.ls/ibispaintex
Photoshop and ClipStudio apparantly have brushes differently from this. (CS supports PS Brush import)

Q: How about animation software ?
A:
Android: FlipaClip (IbisPaintX and ClipStudio can also be used to make animations, by saving to a new image each drawing)
Windows: Adobe Animate CC
         Cacani (for Interpolation aid/inbetween animations)

Q: How can I turn these frames into a mp4 or gif ?
•First sequentialize em via
x=1; for i in *png; do counter=$(printf %03d $x); mv "$i" "$counter".png; x=$(($x+1)); done
•Then:
ffmpeg -r 5 -f image2 -i %03d.jpg -f mp4 -q:v 0 -vcodec mpeg4 -r 24 myVideo.mp4
(or use UnFreeze or Imagemagick on PC)

Q: Do you mind if I use your image for 'xyz' ?
A: No, please use it for whatever.
Most of my images already are based on irl. properties.
If you want to link back to the og image, to allow visitors to see the inspiration for your image:
You're welcome to do so (but I don't think I care too much, just have fun.)

Q: Any favorite Artists ?
A: Well, Drawing style wise, mostly Manga/Anime Artists:
*Shingo Adachis works on Ryuusei no Rockman (Super cute!)
  danbooru.donmai.us/artists/52112   sakugabooru.com/post?tags=shingo_adachi
  => pixiv.net/member.php?id=75255 twitter.com/johnsama
*ArinaTanemura has got great stories and characters.
  => pixiv.net/en/users/16636917 twitter.com/arinacchi
*Mengo Yokoyaris work on Kuzu no Honkai (Very pretty!)
=> pixiv.net/en/users/75189 twitter.com/Yorimen
I sadly cannot recommend GoshoAoyamas work on DC, as that quickly goes into the samey territory
See: https://www.deviantart.com/dizzylizzy101/art/The-Cloning-Secret-334971138
(as confirmed by him in an in interview by saying "he modeled the characters after simple japanes traffic light figures)

Q: What about freelance/fanartists, any favorites there ?
A:
•Digital
Probably @Swanamii and @Beliot8, as their Ryuusei no Rockman Art is amazing
Starwaveinna is (was) amazing too: starwave.iinaa.net/main2.html
(najwah-namine.blogspot.com )
•Analogue
twitter.com/Chill_Art_holic/status/1485895518450561026/photo/1


~~~~~~~~Terminology~~~~~~~~~

A contour line defines the outline of a form, as well as interior structure, without the use of shading

•Canvas resolution:
Setting the picture resolution with minimum 300dpi will give you fine printed results.
From new canvas, set ① height to 100mm and ② width to 100mm.
https://ibispaint.com/lecture/index.jsp?no=41&lang=en
https://mobile.twitter.com/ryedai1/status/1465736830519808008

•Edges:
Where two colors meet https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FkbJe8DjRu4&t=42s

•Half Tones:
Low opacity pixels near ink lines => youtube.com/watch?v=F2hm544loqc&t=270s

•Iconicity
- how recognizable is a person/object
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxEfaupYB0&t=31

•Interpolation
Interpolation method: Lanzcos3 (when moving / resizing)
https://ibispaint.com/newFeature.jsp?lang=en
-- Interpolation you can turn off the “interpolation on zoom in” in settings to make it pixelated when you zoom it in. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cXh0J0_0mc4

•LineStabilizer/correction: AI/Software supported correction to make jitters "go away"
=> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmNoftqWjA

•AntiAliasing: Smoothing out rough edges.
F.e. via [imagemagick]
 for %x in (*png) do convert %x -channel a -blur 0x1 -level 50x100% +channel %x

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Well...you can instead use a command called "Stamp Visible" (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+'e'). It's not very well documented. What it does is take everything visible in your file at that moment and create a single flattened layer of everything you see and place that layer at the top of your layer stack.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtistLounge/comments/u393nw/biggest_i_could_have_just_done_that_moment_ever/


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=== Effects \ Drawing tricks ===

WaterSurface
https://twitter.com/i/status/1519001968089485315