I didn’t think anyone was watching these anymore 😉 thanks for the nice comment ❤️

I’m glad my videos are still able to help, even since the app has changed a little ☺️

That wasn’t the point of using photoshop, it was to make sure this clunky program was using the same aspect ratio system. I’ve had issues in the past where an old program was locked at less ppi and didn’t change. This was just to compare and confirm with a real program. They made a few changes to this program about 2 years ago, but haven’t done anything since, so I don’t use it anymore. My videos were made with the old version. They aren’t completely accurate anymore. But thanks for checking it out.

Hi, I brought the photo into sketchbook on its own layer, and lowered that layer’s opacity so I could see my pencil lines. Then I made another layer above that one, and traced the shapes. ☺️ I hope this helps

On this video, at the 3rd time stamp 9:18, is where I explain my pencil sketch process from the photo. The simple line drawing that it starts with was created by importing the photo into Sketchbook, then turning down the opacity of the photo, and then on a new layer I trace the different value shapes (value is how light or dark an area is…) to use as a guide. You don’t have to trace them unless you want to, I just do this to save time. It depends on how comfortable you are and your skill level in drawing from a reference photo and recreating the shapes. The video shows what I do after that step… the shading process. Your version of Sketchbook if that is what you are using, will be slightly different from what is in the video, as it has had an update and has been changed a little. But you can use this same technique with almost any drawing program. 😉 I hope I answered your question. Thanks for reaching out.

Hi, thanks for your comment. I checked to see if they upgraded this feature since I recorded the video. They have made some changes to the UI, but the grid choices have remained the same. Only 1, 2, and 3 point perspective, along with the not very usable custom grid.

@@MelissaBergIllustration thanks! I have found the isometric grids at concepts app

Because it’s #3 of a list, so it is jumping into the middle. I made these before KZbin added chapters so I had to separate each from a longer video. Instead of taking the time to criticize, you could look up a different video and move on. I only created these to help people, since there aren’t many for this app. It’s a lot of work making videos, so I’m sure someone who is better at it than I am, has the perfect teaching skills for your way of learning. Everyone is different.

I was curious so I looked it up. It seems that the copic brand had made the deal with Autodesk, and this past year they sold sketchbook back to its original developers. So they had to remove the Copic colors feature. That’s too bad, it’s gone for everyone.

I suggest making your new canvas first. Then insert your scanned art. There is a transform size icon at the top to change the size of the scanned art layer. That will change its resolution, so if you were planning on keeping it within the final piece, I suggest tracing it and deleting the scanned art layer when you are done. I should also mention, I’m not sure if the desktop version can do vector art either… I replied on your other comment with some decent alternatives;)

I think it’s more like photoshop. It’s not vector, that I’m sure about. Same with Procreate. You need to basically work with it at its largest scale. Two programs you might want to check out if your needing vector based art… Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. Photo is just like Photoshop but it can do vector as well. And Designer is just like Illustrator. They have iPad versions for both that can do a lot of things, and a desktop version that is a great replacement for Adobe products. All are a flat fee price, and they are extremely affordable. I’ve been using affinity on my desktop. My one concern with Sketchbook as of writing this… Autodesk doesn’t own it anymore, it went back to the devs who originally created it. They made the desktop version no longer free, and were supposed to be upgrading the iPad version with a lot of new features, but it’s been over a year and nothing new. So you might want to take that into consideration if you are trying to move away from Adobe. ;)

For the sketch I use the same pencil, I just use lighter pressure around the nose and other white areas. But I stay away from the whitest areas. I will blend it slightly to have less harsh lines but that depends on the fur texture of the area. So a very light touch with the blending brush. The final step will be with the soft eraser to "paint" in the lighter hairs over the darker ones and make the transition from light and dark more natural and fur like. I can’t remember what exactly the settings were for sketch layer 1, but generally it’s the same as all the other pencil layers. The only setting I change is the size. You can play with the opacity, but the default pencil settings are pretty good already.

@@MelissaBergIllustration thanks so much

Thank you ☺️

Hi, thanks for checking out my videos. Unfortunately that isn’t something that sketchbook on mobile can do at this time. A new company has purchased Sketchbook, and changes to the app have been slow, but I am hoping this will eventually be something that will be added in the future. It’s definitely needed 😉

This playlist might have some info. He also has other videos semi related on his channel. I’m going to start looking through his videos this week… kzbin.info/aero/PLcao9YXAaw5d5G-0AjDaQTHq-F-AAG99R

Hi, I was just thinking about this a couple of days ago. It’s something I want to learn too… 😉 I just did a search here on KZbin… "How to create art for t-shirts" and lots of interesting videos came up. At a glance it looks like most are using Adobe Photoshop, but the rules/techniques and tips should still apply to any digital art program, including art made on iPad. I have some art pieces I’m working on right now which I thought might be fun for t-shirts… Thank you for asking and reminding me to look into this.

Thanks ☺️

@@MelissaBergIllustration do you post your creations on Instagram?

I have posted a few on Instagram but not recently.

@@MelissaBergIllustration plz share your instagram art handle.

I definitely need to update my Instagram lol. You can find it at melissaberg1010

Hi, When you tap the menu icon in the top left of the toolbar (across the top of the screen), Gallery is one of your choices. 😉

@@MelissaBergIllustration Hi Melissa, thank you very much I will try that. Much appreciated!!

If Sketchbook is available for that tablet the program itself should be the same. I use an Apple Pencil with my iPad, so if you want to draw like you would on paper, you’ll have to see if they sell a Stylus for the Samsung. I’ve never used a Samsung tablet, so I don’t know much about them or how good they do with pressure sensitivity, which gives you that natural drawing feel. Also, to find Sketchbook in the App Store you use, look up just ‘Sketchbook’. Autodesk no longer owns it anymore, so it’s dropped the Autodesk name.

It was starting to look like that. Tho in the last couple months it has recently been acquired by the original developers, and has dropped the Autodesk, so it will be interesting to see what they do with it. Tho change still feels slow…

Thank you so much! I recently discovered your channel. Your music is beautiful. So inspiring for writing sci-fi and fantasy, I use music to help inspire ideas for stories and for illustrations. I’ve also started learning how to use Logic Pro, I’m fascinated with creating emotions and ideas with sound. Thank you for the kind comment ☺️

Hi, so first I’m assuming you have saved the photo in iPhoto. I like to keep the photo app in the dock. It makes this part easier… Once Sketchbook is open and you have your working canvas ready to go, swipe up from the bottom so the dock appears. Now tap and hold the photos app until a little menu pops up. Ignore the menu and begin to drag the photo app toward the side of the screen where you want the reference photo to be. It will automatically take up half the screen, dividing your screen in half so that you can see both apps open at the same time. There will be a small line along the edge of the photos app (sort of like a little handle) slide that over a little more so that the photos app is only taking up 1/3 of the screen. Now in the photos app you can go to the album and find where you saved the reference photo. Once the reference photo is open you can zoom in and move it around as needed to see things better. I hope this answers your question. 😉

@@MelissaBergIllustration thank you it worked for me

Hi. Unfortunately right now there isn’t a way to select multiple layers. I have run into this problem myself. It is a pain to resize each layer separately. The app has recently been taken over by a new company and they said recently that they plan on adding in many of the requests people have to improve the program. Let’s hope this will be one of the features they add 😉

@@MelissaBergIllustration Thank you very much for the fast reply. I've been watching a lot of people using Sketchbook, but still think that you rule this program! Keep rockin'! ❤️

Yes, that was my first tutorial. I wasn’t sure what to include or how much line art people might want or need. I also had technical issues where my iPad stopped recording the screen without warning and I lost a bunch of the work. So I had to do it all over and try to match it to my voice recording. The dog tutorial is my newest one. I recently got a new computer so I could use that to record my iPad screen instead. I also did some of the voice instruction after I recorded the video so hopefully it is more clear. The dog one is also a different style, with a more advanced sketch tutorial and then a beginner painting tutorial. You might want to try both if you want a bit of a challenge 😉 There are also chapters in that one so you can skip ahead if you want. What other subjects are you interested in drawing? I’m wondering what kind of tutorial I should make next.

@@MelissaBergIllustration Thank you again for your reply to my query. The next tutorial I would like it to be if it suits you, of course, is a human figure.