I'm just wondering what different people use to make their sketches, animations, flashes etc. For example, do you make your sketches by hand, or via a programm?

JohnSion said:
I'm just wondering what different people use to make their sketches, animations, flashes etc. For example, do you make your sketches by hand, or via a programm?

Majority is digital.

Joke answer: I just turn on my computer, open literally any drawing program, and start dicking around with the spray paint tool while hoping for the best

Real amswer: I actually use MS Paint to draw my lineart, but I only use the curve, line, pencil, and eraser tools to do it, and for the color, I use a drawing program called PictBear. I have used GIMP before, but I could never figure out how to make good shading

I paint watercolor on 300lb cold-pressed Arches watercolor paper.

To digitize, I set up the painting in even lighting, photograph it with a DSLR camera, and use Photoshop or similar software to ensure colors in the photo match those on the painting.

To protect my artwork from theft, I only upload low-resolution images (6" long dimension at 72 ppi). High-resolution working photographs are kept offline.

If working digitally I do everything in Paint Tool SAI. This includes the usual sketching, inking, coloring, and shading but also things like my digital paintings and even sprite/pixel art. I've tried a lot of programs over the years but SAI is the only one I've liked enough to stick with. My tablets are a Wacom Bamboo Create and a GAOMON PD1560.

If working traditionally I sketch with a pencil and go from there depending on the specific media I want to use. If I'm using markers I first outline stuff with lining pens and then color/shade, but if using paint (watercolor or gouache) or ink wash I just paint right after the sketch. If I'm using markers I use alcohol marker paper and if I'm using paint or an ink wash I use either blank postcards on rough watercolor paper.

i make pretty almost everything in paint tool sai.

occasionally i make the sketch traditionally and rest of it digitally (i do this only when i dont have anything else to draw with. i always draw with pencil on whatever paper i can find) and sometimes i do stuff in photoshop (tho i really hate using photoshop because its overloaded with confusing tools and shit i will never need)

Clip studio paint (or manga studio as it is called in Europe), drawing with a wacom intuos (the mouse is really clunky for drawing).

Digital:

Wacom Intuos Pro tablet. I've tried drawing with a mouse but it is incredibly difficult. Total props to anyone who can do mouse art!
Photoshop CC on my big computer. It works really great and does very smooth lines, I love it.
Photoshop 7.0 on my little computer that can't handle CC. Very basic, weird lines that won't do smooth curls.
OpenCanvas1.1. I used to use this exclusively but it's been more difficult lately, I think due to Windows 10 messing with it. But I still love it and the effect I get. Smooth lines!

Traditional:

Any paper I can get my hands on. I've been using TUL pens for inking. I don't think they are meant for art but they have a nice roll and feel very good in the hand.

I use a mechanical pencil for any pencilwork. I've used one of those ever since I was a kid. Regular pencils are a bit too temperamental for me.

Pshysical Tool: Cintiq 13 HD (Before that I used a Bamboo Wacom)

Sketching: Always on Paint tool Sai.

Very clean Lineart: Clip Studio Paint.

Flat coloring: Paint tool Sai.

Speedpainting: Everything on Paint Tool Sai, since I don't need a very clean Lineart for that,

For animation.

Rough Animation: TVPaint.
Clean Up: Clip Studio Paint.
Coloring: Clip Studio Paint.
Post-production: After effects.

Pixel Art animation: Aseprite.

I make everything digital, i dont have a scanner or anything to get my hand drawn stuff digital. I use an android app called Artflow for drawings and for pixel art IsoPix.

I draw with a keyboard and mouse in Paint Shop Pro 7.04.

I'm probably going to get a more specialized program for pixel art (like Aesprite or whatever it's called) and develop my own software to specialize in vector.

Someday.

I make my arts with farts.

I use a keyboard and mouse in GIMP. I will use several layers just to create the outlines--One for the most major of body parts (ie Torso and Head), then a few to tack on for limbs, a few for colors (I tend to color eyes separately), and depending on what else I want to add I may add a few more besides.

I use a Huion GT-190 and I use Paint.NET and Paint Tool Sai for everything