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Posted by EmilyRose420 - 2 weeks ago
Awhile ago I tried drawing on a bigger canvas to see how more better my art would look, and now I'm trying it again. Although I like drawing on stuff like 2400x2400, 4500x4500 makes my art look more clear. (^3^)/
But I still need to get use to drawing on it. It just makes me feel weird thickening my brushes for it. But a bigger canvas means more details in my art! If you guys can give me some tips that'll be very helpful. (*≧ω≦)
As someone who draws on 512x512 canvasses these days, I can't help you, sorry.
Go big or go home!
I usually work pretty small on a big canvas in the sketching stage, then blow it up. Next I put a few more details in the sketch, and finally it's ready for inking and coloring. I find working small doesn't overwhelm me in the sketching stage, and I can fill a page with a lot of sketches and pick the best.
Also, I don't know what program you're using, but Procreate allows me to save different brush widths, which is great for working at different resolutions or even styles.
I use Ibispaint x. I have procreate and should really use it
4500px × 4500px sounds ridiculous for me who uses 1920px × 1080 px (full HD). If you don't use a billion effects and textures in your drawings I don't think it's necessary. Just bloats the file sizes and makes them load much slower online.
I approve of this!
(minus the canv)
@AlexToolStudio Not the first thing I would think of. But probably not.
@aapiarts The key is to work as big as possible and then shrink it down at the end. I work at 5100x6600 often and resize it down to 1275x1650 when posting to NG and X. I do agree that uploading anything larger than that will take forever to load!
@KittyhawkMontrose maybe idk what I'm talking about but wouldn't that make the drawings look pixelated?
@aapiarts No, they'll look pixelated or blurry if you scale up, like going 1275X1650 to 5100x6600. Scaling down, the detail is still there for the most part and looks great.
@BoiledMilkz well it what shes draws
@KittyhawkMontrose yeah fair. That is a big canvas size so maybe it's because I scale down a full HD sized canvas and that makes it look pixelated
@EmilyRose420 I haven't tried Ibis! But yeah, Procreate I feel has the best inking and coloring. The stock brushes are all you need imo.
@AlexToolStudio @EmilyRose420 I WAS RIGHT!
Oh, bigger canvas means more details yes, i've been drawing in 3k canvas for years and i gotta say it's pretty much awesome, but if your phone/pad lags after try to draw, i suggest to lower it down bcoz bigger canvas means more CPU and also more storage use
Pros:
Can draw a lot of small details
Lines become thin
UltraHD
Cons:
Can make a phone/pad lags
Higher CPU usage
Higher Storage usage
Load/Save become longer
Chance to get file corrupt (For IbisPaint)
More details, more slower
Choose carefully
I use 3900x3900 for a square canvas and 3280x2160 for a 16:9 canvas in CSP (it was from Medibang Paint at first)
I hate it when it lags!
Hey, want to chime in. I have debated this forever, and I think it comes down to what you want to do with your art. If you want to print or use it as wallpapers, then start big and downscale. If you want to do a comic, start with your page size at a high dpi. If your goal is to just share online, consider going smaller to save space.
Overall, though, I agree with KittyHawk. If you got the power and space, there is nothing wrong with going big and downscaling later. You may even see benefits!
For me, I settled on 1080 X 1080 @300dpi. I only share my stuff online and find that staying small helps with my speed. With filesizes being pretty small, I can also sync a ton to the CSP cloud.
@EmilyRose420 Yep, that's why you should be careful when you are trying to draw with a bigger canvas, you can try first if you want
AlexToolStudio
Does it mean bigger boobs?
EmilyRose420
Nah