Everything You Wanted To Know About Scanning Your Art
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Good way to do this is find the cheepest scanner you can on a local market place. I don't scan my art, but I use mine to scan film negatives. It's only 600dpi, but for 25$ that's pretty good 😊
Thrifting and estate sales, I actually have the exact same scanner he's using, an Epson v600 and I got it from an estate sale for 10 dollars one of my best pick ups.
In my area, we always have garage sales consistently going on from now to august. I found a used scanner in mint condition like this guys but for $25 last year
@@lolkthnxbai oh my goodness you hit the bargain and I am so jealous lol but you probably need it more than I do after all I no where what so ever for anything to go so yeah plus you are probably much better at art than me lol 😂 I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week
Is scanner n printer the same? 🤔
The cheapest one that you can do...
Is just take photo as long as you had a good lighting equipment
Used Adobe scan. Use your mobile camera to scan in a well lit area avoiding shadows. Then save it as a JPEG file. Now you can do anything colour correct in any basic photo editing app... Anything..... Also there is no watermark. The app is free, as of now. I use it to scan documents.
I have to scan vetting sheets regularly and just take a photo and email it….this sounds so much better.
Thanks for sharing, I am going to use this now too
Yes it's very good I have been using it for the past 2 years
Thank you so much
Ohh i also scan my artworks with my phone and either use this app or just straight up my camera app cuz there you can automatically scan document into a JPEG although it quite tricky for my artworks
Also never forget to put a watermark
Whenever posting an art of yours
Yeah, its sad thats its pretty much neccesary these days
The lesson is to always use a low-res version when posting a preview online.
Absolutely, but you should also make sure the watermark isn’t obnoxious (big mistake I often see) and to develop a recognizable style so if someone edits it out it’s easy to spot the copy
@@wavewatcher_ well not all artist sell their art.
@@wavewatcher_ Waterwark is quite helpful especially since there are jerks are reposting artists' works for cheap likes.
Photographic in good light, generally even on a phone, then finding a free color correcting app seems like a good option
Sometimes lens can give you "imperfection" i totally forgot what it's called but it cause by distortion by the lens.. it's not always happen but sometime it visible on straight line, although it easily corrected in Photoshop or Lightroom.
It never looks right with a phone camera.
Hey Scott! I have a request for your hair journal: my cousins are Samoan, and the girls have really long, curly, beautiful hair. Do you think you could incorporate a Samoan woman into your hair journal?
THanks. I wanted to do Māori, but spoke to a friend of mine who is and he didn't feel comfortable with me using his Tā moko so I've been kind of avoiding it.
@@ssavaart understandable, thanks anyways!
@levi turkoise Thank you. Maybe that may be a better compromise.
@@ssavaart yeah I would love that also could you do Katniss Everdeen from hunger game’s I would love to see you do your amazing art style with it🥰
@@kohynwertz7951 ooo that’s a nice idea too
If you can’t afford a scanner, your local library might have one!
hey! that’s a good idea. thank you 🙏
@@artedezeynep no problem!
And if they don't, you can always request that they purchase one. Libraries are always looking for things that would be useful community-wide.
@@HuntingSunder I never knew that, thank you
Yes! I did this in highschool and it worked well for me. Some library scanners may be lower quality but it's free and does the job.
For years now, I've been using my phone camera, a natural light (basically sunlight), and adobe lightroom. It's been good so far. But I turn to digital now.
I've taken photos of my art, brought them into an editor app to straightness them out and adjust the colors to match the original. Then pay for a print at cvs 😂
Savage comment right here folks
"It's not immoral to pirate Adobe products" saying that goes around the internet since CS3. The only thing that legitimate copy provides is cloud backups, which is absolutely not worth the money you pay.
Agree 100%!
yeah..
How do u tho?
Your painting of that 'sadhu' (hindu monk) is just magical and beautiful. As an Indian I appreciate it and feels very happy that you recognizes our culture.❤
I love that you encourage our younger artists and give tips and tricks!!!! xoxox
My daughter is a budding artist and gets A LOT from you posts. As her mama….. I Thank You!!!! 🙏
Absolutely My Pleasure ♥
Most colleges (in my experience) either let students use adobe software like photoshop for free or for a very discounted price so I’d suggest checking to see if your college offers that. From what I’ve seen and experienced it most likely depends on what major you are as to whether it’s free or discounted (I’m in the design school at my university studying architecture so the adobe creative cloud and software was provided to me for free). I don’t know if this is true for every collage/university but it doesn’t hurt to check.
Yeah but what if you are self-taught and don't have access to this? Photoshop license is pretty expensive for some talented guys from slums
@@user-rh8su2no1q You aren’t wrong, my response was just particularly for students in college that may be studying art or something else but do art in their free time and didn’t know they might have that resource available to them. College is already expensive enough without wasting all of the resources that are available for free or heavily discounted.
There are many many other amazing resources that other people have listed in the comments for free or for cheaper that can be utilized by self-taught artists or even just the general public instead of photoshop.
@@user-rh8su2no1q At least in my country we have high quality printers and scanners in libraries.
@@nonniperkl6273 in my country we have scanning salons and kiosks idk, where you can scan or copy anything on any paper literally for a penny (3-20 Russian rubles). Often it's part of photographic salon with good cameras, but almost nobody using public libraries because of accessibility of any books you need in net and cheap price of internet connection, so they don't upgrade, unless it's really big library, like main for whole region
@@user-rh8su2no1q I see. Well here in Finland we are very serious about our libraries. They get all the newest books and hold free printers and scanners (some few even have 3D printers accessible) not to forget computers but besides books they also lend cds, vinyls, board games, movies, exercising devises and oddly enough some instruments as well.
Also most of these hefty buildings located in middle of major cities are built to be bunkers as well.
I don’t know if you have already, but I would love for a tutorial on different face angles. Whenever I draw profiles they always end up looking off, so I would love to see examples of different angles of the face.
Many libraries, in the US anyway, have scanners that you can use for free or for a few cents.
Hey Scott! Have you ever thought about drawing any characters with an anime style. I'm really curious about what it would like with your own touch. If you have and i have missed it, please lmk.
Yeaahhh
YES PLEASE!!
Yeah what’s up with that anyway
He’s drawn Danganronpa characters before,I think,but they looked very good in his style!
@@thelingeringartist I can't seem to find it, if you can link the video that would be much appreciated.
I just use my phone camera, take a picture with as few shadows as possible, and edit in GIMP, which is a free photoshop alternative. It works best for lineart
I just found your channel randomly with the Windsor & Newton portable watercolor palette and I absolutely love your work, so fun and creative! I’m getting the W&N palette because of you!
I'm so glad!
I use my iPhone 11 on portrait mode and use the built in editter 😊
I actually know a few artists that works with their mobile camera, they even paint the drawing digitally. One of my biggest inspiration is Paula Valiente, her artworks are actually pretty good and I just it's such a "low budget tecnique" that I think people should keep it on mind more often! If you have paper, pencils and a mobile with a decent camera, you can definitely try this technique ^^
"İ know students can't afford Photoshop"
Me, who has most of the Adobe software pirated: 😃
Can you tell me where you downloaded Photoshop? I'm also a student but I can't find any good website 😅
r/genp subreddit
@SolarStacer bro replied after 2 years lmao
@@natela5664 1337x
You are my art hero. I love how you present your work on here and are such an accessible person. Thanks for all your awesome content!
I just wanted to say how much your videos have inspired me to continue to be an artist. I was in college for many years, struggling to be an art student. Only a few of my professors have made me feel like I can be who I want to be. You remind me so much of my late professor, Michael Galbreth. He was part of "the Art Guys" and one of my professors who really made me feel like I was any good at something. I miss him dearly, he passed a few years ago but there's not a moment that goes by when I don't miss him and think of him. He made art fun and exciting and made me feel excited, instead of anxious that I wasn't good enough. Thank you for putting a bit of a pep back in my step. It means the absolute world to me.
Thank you so much!!! I asked a question about this (making your art digital) maybe two weeks ago and now there's a whole video as an answer!!! Amazing as always
I learned this tip from Echo Gillette here on CZcams:)
But basically, you want to take your pictures in the sun with natural lighting if at all possible. But if that's not, then taping your work against a mirror and taking a picture from there is also good. I use this method all the time, seeing as I live in an area that rains all the time and I finish most if my work at like 3am lol
I have to say, using a phone and then touching up in photoshop has worked for me in the past when I sold prints
I really appreciate the way you present information. I've been diagnosed with a few initialisms and sometimes tasks can seem overwhelming as a whole. You broke down your process into manageable steps. You provided pertinent details without giving too much information. Consideration was given to people that may need to make alterations for various reasons. Then the quick reminder that your process isn't the only way. And wrapping it all up with an invitation for response. Gold. Thank you for the forethought and energy you put into this video.
best free alternative: make good friends with someone who works at a print shop
Thank you for this! Very helpful, and somewhat easy to follow :)
Love ur content I never liked art from the first day a pencil or colors was handed to me but u make me want to learn art and practice it
Love the new video! It was very helpful. I want to see you do a different art style for one day of the week. It’s a fun challenge. I did with my friends, and I think you’ll like it too. 👍🏻
I'm no professional, but I've often worked with Gimp to edit pictures and even do some digital ilustrations for university and it worked great as a photoshop alternative for me :)
hello scott !! im not an artist but i enjoy looking at other people create art and i feel like you can see a bit of the artists soul in every piece they make. your videos however have helped me realize that arts all about having fun and you dont have to be good at it to enjoy the experience. just wanted to say thank you for being a part of the reason i pick up a pencil
Could you paint a goat? I have two pet mini goats and I feel like there’s barely any goat art. As an artist, I love to draw my favorite animals but it’s so hard to find good inspiration for goat paintings
i will paint you a goat
Hey Scott, I know you probably won’t see this but I thought it would’ve been cool if you could paint something from the 1970 movie Valerie and Her Week of wonders whether it’s in Caricature, or gouache or even in the hair journal, it’s such a visual film That I swear you’d kill it making art of it. Maybe even going so far as to sell it as a print. Thank you, love your vids
A picture with a smartphone lens, using grid lines....then Lightroom for correcting is really good for students or hobbyists!
You just bring me joy buddy! Thank you!
My library has a scanner, so thats an option too!
A good photoshop alternative that's free that ive used is GIMP. It doesn't have all the super fancy tools Photoshop does, but it is open source, and has tonnes of plugins that can make the programme more versatile. Vanilla GIMP is pretty good by itself, and has plenty of tools you would need.
My former school had THE EXACT SAME SCANNER (at least visually). It was really good. I used it to scan my illustrations for a storybook I did. The colors were great!
Hi hi!!! So apple phones on the notes app has a scanning option that i use for my art class scans for online submissions. You pretty much just create a new note, press the camera button and click on the scanning option, it has a bunch of adjustments for colour and after you scan it has cropping option that allow for the cleanest result :))
Hope that helps!!
That painting looks soooo good
NO WAYY! I NEED THOSE STRANGER THINGS ART RIGHT NOW! THEY LOOK AWESOME (everything you make looks awesome)
Great advice! Thank you!
for ink scans get even lighting on ur sketch, take a pic with your phone and
turn contrast up, turn saturation down, adjust exposure and highlights and shadows
The apple app notes has a pretty good scanner actually
Libraries often have a big office all-in-one machine that you can scan files on. Save them to a flash drive or send them to yourself via email
Personally I just take a photo with good light. My room has white walls and faces southeast so in the mornings I get pretty uniform light so I don't have to worry about my shadow. I use my phone (it has a tool that allows you to match a rectangle or square even if the angle of the picture isn't quite right). Also I use fireAlpaca instead of Photoshop if that helps anyone.
It works pretty well even in Tumblr and Twitter which allow people to actually see the original image. It works great on IG since it's not like it will be resized
I just recently got into drawing and your tips help very well and also like your content very much!
Okay I think we have all been waiting for you to do and anime character like I think it would be really cool to see an anime character in your art style 😊
Plenty of public libraries have a scanner you can use for for free or for a small fee!!
I love your hair series more than I can put into human words
Thanks you so much for this, this is helpful
Thank you so much. I have had problems finding a print shop
Awesome drawing 😊 cool scanner
Try going into libraries and ask if they have a scanner free to use. My uni's library for example provides a scanner for students to scan books and documents (and it's huge, like 100 by 50cm) But I think some public libraries provide similar services :)
Dope tips and great art 😊
This is actually so helpful.
My free alternative is a desk lamp (for more even lighting) and a phone camera. It doesn't matter as much if I capture the original drawing in near as much quality- so long as it isn't blurry, and colors don't fade into each other. After that I put it in Sketchbook to touch up any details (including ink blots because cheap pen) and share it around.
This is cool and helpful even to a non-artist! Thank you!
I got lucky and found a $4 scanner at goodwill. I've never been well off, so I tend to wait, keep an eye out for things, and see what falls in my lap. I've gathered some good resources over time, but it takes patience, and knowing where to look.
I use CamScanner. Originally used it for assignments/documents, but the crop feature works pretty good art too.
THANK YOU!🙏🏽
Students usually have great free scanners at their libraries that will email to them!
THANK YOU!!!! 💌
honestly google photo scan and sometimes the default photo editor for most phones can work as they are you just gotta mess around until you're happy with it (and have good neutral lighting)
Libraries almost always have scanners and printers of all kinds of free to low cost. One in my city even has a 3D printer you can use.
Your local library probably has a scanner. Almost certainly if it’s your university/college library. In a pinch, most copy centres can help as well.
I sometimes used a phone scanner app to scan stuff. It works best on black and white but it still does something. It can at least make it a full photo image without background stuff. Or I also use my printers scanner. It works just as fine.
Our local library has a very good scanner in its genealogy department that you can book for free in 2 hour intervals. Scan some family photos and some art at the same time. 😉
Damn those stranger things drawing were on point😳
Krita is an excellent photoshop alternative 👏🏾
Use notes on iPhone press on the camera and click scan u just need good lighting 🥳
I actually go to my local library to scan things! they usually have a high quality scanner
If you have a camera and it’s cloudy out side you can take really good photos with no shadows
I always scan on my notes app in my phone to digitally store all of my art!:)
Amazing
my school provides photoshop and i can use it whenever i want!! it's really cool.
Omg THANK YOU
The iPhone does descent scanning, but light glaring can be an issue, so I built my own photo-box. I'm also fortunate enough to have a friend of mine that's a photographer and has a super-duper amazing expensive camera (I don't remember the actual kind) but he is always willing to take pictures of my art.
Also, keep an eye on things like Craigslist (Kijiji if you're in Canada) and even thrift stores. Sometimes you can catch a good deal.
love the art :)
Check your local university. Their computer labs are often open to the public and have to accommodate a wide range of student tech needs, including scanning documents and stuff.
Also check with your local library.
I have a slightly newer version of the same scanner! It works fantastic. I also use an Epson Expression 12000XL at work (Dendrochronology lab, we study tree rings) and it’s pretty darn nice.
Life hack: If your a uni student, check to see what free programs your school provided. Chances are they’ve cut a deal where you can get various programs commonly used in your industry for a reduced cost if not free. For example, through my school, I can get any Adobe program I want.
Most libraries with computer labs have at least a scanner or photo copier that can be used with little to no fees. Also some offer prining services which are handy to make prints!
Gimp is always a great program. Haven't used it for a while but as far as I know it's still free
Most local libraries have large scanners especially with the academic book sections because they know people will be scanning so they can annotate.
Could you maybe create something similar to Joseph catimbang’s work
Wait I didn’t even know that feature lol - thank you!
Pixlr is like photo shop
I use GIMP it’s a free photo editing software I use all the time. I had some basic photoshop knowledge and using that and some tutorials I can use it to do almost anything I need. I don’t know if it has that feature but you could definitely put all the different photos in there and color correct each layer to fit them together.
I started using Google Photos Scan after i needed to scan some 100 year old photos for restoration, you don't want to use bright light or press the image. It wasn't perfect but it allowed me to Photoshop it perfectly.
my printer has a scanner feature and i use GIMP instead of Photoshop (even for digital art LOL), definitely recommend! you might have to learn to use it properly and there's no automated way to combine multiple pieces for an image, as far as i'm aware, but it should ´t be too hard to do.
You moght want to try Krita for digital art, Gimp (luke Photoshop) is more directed to photo editing. Disclaimer: I am associated with them (though not enough to pay me for marketing :P ).
@@tymondabrowski12 oh yeah I know, my computer is quite slow sadly and i'm very used to gimp at this point so i just prefer to use that. but i do have krita installed
Check your libraries! Even sometimes they have free photoshop in their computers for a limited time like 2 hrs a day
I know that in Apple Notes for iOS users, you can scan documents in the Notes app and I fix the art I scanned with filters in the photos app to help it look almost identical to the drawing I made.
The drawing program I use, Krita, is free and can also function as photoshop
Pixlr editor, easy to work out all the color corrections, it has ads but it doesn't leave a watermark which I love. It has two options a more simple editor and pro editor. Especially if you take the time to get good with the pro editor, which isn't that hard and even easier if you have experience with other editing softwares, you can achieve everything you could with photoshop without paying a single cent or even putting in your debit card information. Only downside is that its tablet/mobile version sucks and it will redirect you to that no matter what you do, so you absolutely have to use a pc.
you can scan things in with the apple notes app (won’t be very high quality but will look clearer than a regular photo)
Cheap HP Envy printers costs somewhere around 100€ and you can definitely buy a cheap scanner for even cheaper (but a printer is also really useful, especially if you live with your family) and a free stitching/merging software is Hugin, a bit hard to use but you can easily learn how to use it and it will give you flawless results.
I'm just saying because i know the majority of the population has an iPhone, on the notes app it has a scan feature where you can scan in stuff. Use flash and a dark contrasting background and you'll be good to go.
I'm pretty sure androids have a much higher market share, especially outside of the USA. Globally iPhone is only 5th place in phone sales.
Photopea does pretty well for me. It's also free and online. It's like diet Photoshop. I use it in my studio and art class