5 Things You MUST DO After You finish Your Artwork!

[@ergojosh]

Amazon link will be updated soon! Do you have any other tips to share?

[@jorsmanel8732]

hey man been subbed for a while... and I'd really appreciate it if you critique my instagram in your nxt video... my instagram is jm4cute, can you tell in the video things I could improve on..

[@liizzset]

@@jorsmanel8732 Do you mind if I subscribe to your Instagram page or channel?

[@jorsmanel8732]

@@liizzset no not at all 😁 feel free to see my sucky arts improve, I'll be practicing everyday and posting my daily sketch everyday lul.

[@theambitiousartist440]

Yes! So good. I would also say the number one thing people should do is not be afraid and just post your stuff on all social media and if possible add a small watermark so that you don't get your stuff ripped off. (: long-time sub and your channel has helped me grow as an artist. Thank you!

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

Awesome video! I just have a small but *very important* info for everyone watching: @ 7:17 I saw that your image was in AdobeRGB. That's a bigger color space than sRGB. If you export a JPEG like that it will look very dull and washed out if it's in color. If you're exporting an image to post it online I always recommend using the "export..." function and *ticking that "convert to sRGB" checkbox.* This will ensure that your colors will look as intended. And for instagram: Some actual pixel sizes would have been useful 😅 the biggest res insta allows is 1350x1080px which is a 4:5 aspect ratio image. The max. width is always 1080px.

[@Silverf0x0x]

Bold of you to assume I ever finish any of my drawings 👀

[@ericspace121]

fuck i was just typing this

[@Ralphhy]

💀💀💀

[@frogaroo]

Mood.

[@gray7624]

Me: **sitting on a throne of incomplete drawings and animations**

[@berrystein9197]

Very relatable

[@cowboybibimbap]

That moment where Ethan’s face showed up had me ROLLING

[@rafaelbruno2128]

Hate that guy

[@Linarix]

Love that guy

[@איתמרסגלקינר]

Same

[@GlassJoe-fgc]

@@rafaelbruno2128 Love that guy

[@lemonboy7250]

Love and Hate that guy.

[@nathanrelac8388]

An important detail you didn't specify about Instagram, the maximum resolution when posting to Instagram is 1080 by less than 1080. If you don't want instagram to compress your artwork set the longest side to 1080 and keep the aspect ratio on the shorter side. I usually save multiple cropped versions of my art that are zoomed in on specific areas that get lost when I bring the resolution down. I actually had to google this solution when I first noticed how bad Instagram's auto-compression is.

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

That's almost 100% correct 😅 I was thinking the same for a long time, but then I found out that the max. res is actually *1350x1080 px* which is a portrait 4:5 aspect ratio. So *the max. width is 1080px*

[@16ShiningUmbreon]

Yes! I was really hoping for more detail than "compress your image ahead of time." When I compress it down to 1080 it looks really good on my phone but I find that my images still don't look as crisp on my PC and when I use my PC to look at other artists their work looks very very sharp and I'm wondering what they're doing differently.

[@vikpere8129]

I_Draw_Superheroes I do the exact same thing) 1080x1080 will give u a square so insta won’t crop it

[@6maria94]

@@16ShiningUmbreon If you use photoshop, maybe using the high pass filter will help you. It sharpens your pic. The tutorial on this link explains it. About the rest of the steps, just as uploading directly from the pc, I've tried that but it actually looked worse than when I uploaded from my phone. But maybe it will work better for you, who knows. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aprGh4iFlNOFh68

[@beshriadurdana7499]

Thank you!

[@arefuu6682]

Sad noise with budget smartphone camera.

[@chevaliedelareverie]

The most important factor in getting clean photos with a cheap camera is LIGHTING. Take photos in indirect daylight (such as the shade on a sunny day). Think about it, even budget phone cameras are significantly better than the expensive digital cameras of years past. Your camera is totally capable of taking adequate photos. You just need to do more to get ideal photo circumstances.

[@LannasMissingLink]

100% agree with@@chevaliedelareverie . My photos arent perfect of course, but as long as you open up your curtains on a nice day (a few clouds are great and act like a natural diffuser). Also long as you make sure not to distort or blur the sketch then your good. My phone has a better camera than some cameras out there

[@MeowMeow0974]

Same

[@loyaltheoristgirl1018]

Me: *steals my cousin's iPhone*

[@imani828]

1. 0:24 - (Traditional artists) photograph/scan your work. 2. 2:35 - clean up in post 3. 3:34 - add digital work to artwork 4. 5:25 - Sharpen images 5. 6:16 - Proof images (Use correct colour gamut) - CYM+K for print x sRBG for web. *BONUS* 7:08 - Save work at different resolutions.

[@toxicmelody6228]

What is post?!

[@mkay4]

Toxic Melody I think he means like Post-production or something (as in afterwards)

[@ReaperWithHips]

Thanks

[@Inkfy]

I always consider the clean up of artwork the hardest part. Too many effects can make your art look really bloated, but having no adjustments sometimes doesn't help it either. It's about having a balance. That being said, great video! I agree with most of the stuff here!

[@Inkfy]

@Kiji Art lol it's nice seeing you here! Absolutely agree! Effects are hit and miss!

[@grayovercast]

Natural light is the cheapest and best way to get the amount of light you need. I have a daylight lamp I use at night if I need but lately, I'll just wait until the next day to take photos.

[@StudioHannah]

Grayovercast For sure. Natural light is magic.

[@charb719]

Here’s a tip for the noise filter one: when adding your noise filter, copy all of your layers and merge them (so you should have all your separate layers and one layer with everything on it) and out the noise filter on the one with everything. This way, you can go back and change something and just redo that process without messing up the noise

[@tejalsidhu2397]

ergo josh: don't ever take a photo of the screen to show your artwork Ethan: Ethan: you come here, you disrespect me, you disrespect my dog

[@bwokki]

"you think you so big, you think u so tough!"

[@idkdude1118]

"But you're baby-"

[@taylorlewis7064]

Me: *Posts drawing* KZbin after I post drawing: *5 things you MUST do before posting your art.* Me: .-.

[@meowbruhhh4586]

As a beginner digital artist, i find your videos the most helpful. Most are boring and hard to follow along with, while your video is entertaining and east to follow along with!!!

[@manubiondo5713]

0:42 I laughed so much, you made my day

[@MohammedAgbadi]

Yessss!!!! Be n waiting for this one!!!!!

[@BVLB2012]

Mohammed Agbadi what are you doing here?! Lol

[@MohammedAgbadi]

Cloudy Paradise looking for Gavin!

[@BVLB2012]

Mohammed Agbadi my hero’s should not be conversing so casually.

[@sageforce9306]

@@MohammedAgbadi eeiiyy Mohammed how are you!!

[@MohammedAgbadi]

C O Splendid!!!

[@tundranone8366]

Thank you for always remembering us traditional artists who need tips too.

[@charlottek8166]

I purposely post with low resolution even thought it breaks up my art because of art theft I save the original file as it is, and the export my png and jpeg files with much smaller resolution Also about lighting, just open your windows when taking photos Not everyone can even afford something like that, so you can just open a window during a sunny day to take photos

[@lollipop6482]

You can also diy a light diffuser with a white backing sheet, it's not the best solution but it can help and it's really cheap :D

[@ninja_tony]

김Charlotte actually, photography 101 tells you that you should never shoot in direct sunlight! You definitely want to shoot early morning if possible, or diffuse your light as the person above said.

[@cristian.ilie.018]

Oh now I know ! When scanning, I will take my kitchen drawer and drop all my Japanese Knifes on the drawing, can't get sharper than that ! :)

[@janamatrix8387]

I use led white christmas lights covered by wax/parchment paper for diffusion backed by aluminum foil if anyone wants to be janky like me. You can put the aluminum foil on a flat surface by taping it to cardboard or a nearby wall, and put the lights on top in a ring shape for a ring light or all over for general light. Then just cover it with the wax/parchment paper. Works great.

[@salpls4867]

Is it just me or his voice is really soothing.

[@MrOiram46]

What anime is the character from your pfp from?

[@salpls4867]

@@MrOiram46 It's not an anime. It's from a webtoon called LESSA. Totally worth reading.

[@MrOiram46]

salpls ! Oh cool!

[@soleoart3361]

Haha, I loved the Ethan Becker reference. "Don't you EVER!" XD Just found your channel through his.

[@lemongummy7047]

Things I do after finishing an artwork : Not continuing to draw for 6 months

[@cristian.ilie.018]

Don't take life too seriously, you're not getting out of it alive !

[@GlassJoe-fgc]

damn thats actually true 😂

[@anas.ettaoudi6441]

Ok 😁

[@strawcherry4572]

Is it ok to show the screen if you’re showning a work in progress shot? Because I just do that most of the time

[@LadyLilithena]

@Death Omen I see that too and it really just puzzles my brain bumps...

[@dhabitahk]

I usually do that but I also show a lot of the whole of the program or app on the whole photo cuz it looks more like an aesthetic. 😂

[@molliel.9486]

Taking a picture of your screen never looks good, and not to mention you don’t want to spam your followers with a bunch of unfinished wips especially if the picture quality isn’t there.

[@ninja_tony]

strawcherry yeah taking a screenshot is fine. He’s just saying don’t take a photo of your screen because that’s never a good idea and looks really low quality.

[@Thumin]

I'm so happy u shared ur amazon store link!! I've been wondering what tools u use for so long!

[@ergojosh]

Pls buy everything

[@CorinnePrudenteMusic]

Super helpful tips, thank you! I'm interested in learning more about where/how to actually sell prints and other merch, and how best to run an online store. Will there be a video in the series about that? If not, maybe it can be a standalone? I think a lot of artists are interested in how to do that! I've heard a lot about what sites/services NOT to use, but I've never really heard anyone say, "this website is great, sell your work here."

[@FyreHeartStudios]

I second this. I've just opened an etsy store, but I'd love to hear more about what other platforms would be good!

[@DayoOgunde]

what shouldn’t you use?

[@ergojosh]

This will be standalone or just later on in the year when I can make it awesome :)

[@aricaice6447]

@@ergojosh ooh I'll be waiting on that!

[@FyreHeartStudios]

@@ergojosh Sweet! Looking forward to it!

[@RachelWASTE]

Thank you so much for these handy little tips Josh! Really trying to progress in my art journey from just doing it as a hobby to turning it into a business and getting to know tricks like this is really making this easier on me.

[@FaerieOmen]

I have watched your videos on and off but I’m finally subscribing and turning on notifications, so I can see every new video. Your voice is really relaxing, which is nice, because I love listening while I’m drawing. ☺️

[@nanetteatienza4297]

Love that screen.

[@RoxasDobbleTheKeys]

I've been using instagram for 4 years and have a hard time photographing my images for some reason, I NEVER have enough light ever. I hope this light tool can help me out

[@gabe2o2]

Thank you for the video! Literally making a piece for my grandma that I'm meaning to print and didn't at all consider the whole CMYK business. So grazie, and keep up the good work

[@multiuniverse1266]

his voice is so calming

[@morcoroni]

i’m amazed by the quality of your videos and sad that you aren’t more recognized man, keep up the great work with your art and content 🌊💜

[@jadentaylorart]

Thanks for going into such detail on your post production workflow, Josh! I’ve learned so much from this video!

[@mercy5004]

Another Top-Tip to tack onto your Print one. Some programs allow you to change the color settings to CYMK or RGB, *before* you begin drawing. Note that no matter what you do, You will still be seeing RGB (as thats the mode that the computer monitor uses)...however what this does is it changes the color wheel so that you either 1) only have access to CYMK friendly colors or 2) It will throw up a small warning (!) when you try to select a non-CYMK friendly color. This helped me so much when I was making prints as a senior project, because I didn't have to worry about the conversion process changing my colors afterwards. I just had to learn to use the colors that the CYMK profile allowed. But if you don't have this option when setting up the canvas, then definitely do it afterwards.

[@STICKYArt]

As always thanks for posting this! I always find myself with 3 or 4 art projects at a time. I usually have to just sit myself down and tell myself no new projects before I finish the ones I started.

[@chukwuebukaabangwu1486]

wow, i will watch this video every week. THANK YOU

[@imagicarolina]

I want that glasses. Thanks so much for the tips.

[@alextituslam4931]

As always, thank you so much Josh for all your wisdom and tips :)!

[@Wander_Up]

Would you mind making a video specifically about the Image compression in Photoshop? Thank you so much for making these kind of videos! They help so much!

[@emmylewis2164]

Definitely helpful. Im new to digital art and use Autodesk sketchbook. I'm kinda struggling with saving and exporting my work without the colors kinda shifting 😭 hopefully i can apply some of these tips to fix the problem

[@RobynBArtist]

Thank you for sharing this and giving tips on what you do!! I've just started out over a year ago and always looking for different tips! So thank you very much!!! Love watching videos like this!

[@williamcopic817]

Guilty of the screen photos for sure, thanks for the tips!

[@ginfiftyfo5143]

One of the great teachers of digital art

[@tay_la_artist]

Yes Josh!! Great tips! I needed this! Thank you for this video now I have learned new ways to take pics besides using sunlight and Mobile Photoshop! 🙌🏽✨

[@ergojosh]

Sunlight can be an amazing light source! But you are very welcome.

[@gracious_pilgrim]

Thanks for sharing your insight with us, Josh!

[@SleepyMia]

Thanks for the advice! Your videos are always so insightful.

[@Geeflakes]

Thank you for all the helpful tips!

[@jyuts4359]

Thanks a lot! The last 2 tips are really needed!

[@Ralphhy]

We need to know more about how to compress the images by yourself and if there is an iPad alternative for this method on the iPad.

[@jenniferaboufadle9527]

I love all of this advice thanks so much!!!!

[@SeasonalFrostbite]

Yeah photography is everythinggggggg! I love these videos josh.

[@max-ryanmirville9414]

Very helpful ! thank you.

[@UnkNwN334]

Great tips! Thanks for your insight. Also am loving your videos/channel in general!

[@kiruya5055]

Very good tips bro, thank you !

[@Auxora]

Thanks for the tips.

[@kayz-art]

Wow, thats screen... damn!! I want that, but can never afford that. Don't even have the money for that iPad 🙄

[@alice.L.]

What image size you put your final artwork on instagram?Like compress size so it looks HD but art thieves cant steal the max quality one. You didnt mention the size at the end of the video :/

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

@Death Omen That's almost 100% correct 😅 I was thinking the same for a long time, but then I found out that the max. res is actually 1350x1080 px which is a portrait 4:5 aspect ratio. So the max. width is 1080px. Also make sure to tap that icon to zoom out the image before posting. Yes it may show you white borders here, but later and when posted there are no white borders!

[@mekagilmore6970]

The 5 things I do after I finish my art: Think it’s good Sleep Wake up Think it’s bad Throw it away

[@deepaksundarartwork6392]

Useful tips!

[@faerieworldz]

Thank You for the tips. :)

[@sarahjane9644]

A good tip my high school art teacher told me was if you want to take a picture of your artwork do it on a cloudy day and have sit straight up as possible. That way the sunlight won't washout the color and I've noticed that it does make the colors pop more.

[@dragonblade8270]

Im still slightly confused with the last tip of the video. When mentioned that you should save your work in multiple quality levels, what good will this do regarding posting this to Instagram? Is it like a trial and error, testing out which resolution works best with Instagram?

[@dhiyow9775]

my guess is that he meant different platforms work best with different resolutions. Maybe you want to upload it on IG, Flickr, Patreon, and Pinterest where you post different versions(resolutions) of your art on each one of them

[@thirien59]

beautiful art!

[@drinkwater5766]

Nice. If u want good lighting for a picture just use the sun 🌞

[@macescosura5147]

i swear im simping in your palm hands 😃

[@BVLB2012]

1st thing. Start over.

[@almblade_art]

Just have to say your voice is like dark chocolate and finely aged wine. Keep it smooth. :)

[@meems_o]

Love your vids my dude

[@AHylianWarrior]

Any tips on how to take a good picture with a smartphone camera? My camera is really amazing on it but when I try to take pictures, no matter the angle or how much light I have angled everywhere and underneath the image itself, there's always a dark corner or the phone's shadow. I just have to scan my fully completed stuff, but I feel that the images may end up looking a little too saturated in colour

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

That's not a problem. You can always edit your scanned image and desaturate it to your taste. You don't even need photoshop for that. There is a free windows 10 app called "Photoshop Express" which has all of the basic editing tools.

[@ExZeIion]

ergojosh 3:02 - 3:07 also ergojosh 5:44 - 5:50

[@kittyklawzarts4406]

Thank u 4 tips

[@veronicafast1]

Thank you, I find your videos very entertaining and informative, I'm learning a lot from you. Was wondering if you made a video telling how you made the transition from an architect to an artist. I'm a landscape architect and like to make art.id love to hear your personal story. V

[@jeanrios9335]

Been sitting at work waiting on this video lol

[@indicolitexanadu3086]

People say that it's better to save your artwork as a PNG image and not JPG, so I personally do it, but what is the best one?

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

It depends on the plattform: For instagram I recoomend PNG, because IG will compress your image to something like a JPEG @ 75% anyway and there is nothing we can do it about it. Except giving IG the best quality you have, which is done by using a lossless format like PNG. JPEG is always lossy and even @ the best setting it reduced the quality slightly. For Twitter it's a different process. I have a short tutorial about that where I also show the differences btween JPEG and PNG: twitter.com/yvzstudios/status/1217186728601059328

[@BrendasArt]

but .. Instagram compress image and video quality pretty much so good pictures doesn't matter. the details won't be visible crisp clear on Instagram anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ziadmhmd2259]

Can you please upload a shorter timelapse copy of this kind of videos. By the way you are a very good artist 👌

[@user-ue7zr6fk4l]

Does he have a video were he explain the basics about how to create a digital canvass and how to export digital art in a high quality image?

[@nightmode95]

Photography tip for broke traditional artists: ~ Take a picture in the shadow and edit it later (increase saturation) -> Photoshop express app ~ use selective tool in Snapseed and increase brightness It's easier than it looks and it's totally free

[@Shinnjid]

Cool video, thanks a lot for your tips. I have a question though regarding your last tip of using compression tools before uploading. How would you go about this on your iPad? Because so far I haven't really seen a good option for that in Procreate, so changing the file size is quite an issue for me there. Would you recommend to use Affinity Photo for the purpose of resizing/compressing images or what option would you recommend on the iPad?

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

I don't have an ipad but I know that Affinity Photo is a good alternative to Photoshop and is capable of resizing in a nice way. Import your image there and set the image width to 1080px and make sure your height doesn't exceed 1350px, because that's the max. res for insta. Export that as an PNG and you're done. I prefer PNG for IG because IG will compress your image to something like a JPEG @ 75% anyway and there is nothing we can do it about it. Except giving IG the best quality you have, which is done by using a lossless format like PNG. JPEG is always lossy and even @ the best setting it reduces the quality slightly.

[@Shinnjid]

@@YVZSTUDIOS Thanks for the answer mate, helps a lot.

[@AlienSko]

Your voice is godlike

[@stacieskripniktv1025]

Wow, so you have to upload lower quality pics to have higher quality on Instagram?! 😱😃🙈 I had no idea 😅😭

[@shua8087]

How about exercising or stretching after that one long ride ≧∇≦ Gotta stretch those stiff muscles

[@aricaice6447]

Ah yes, I was having a hard time with IG compressing the living shit out of my pictures. Thanks for the tip!

[@BVLB2012]

Hi Josh! 👋🏾

[@seijunkurosaki]

Me who is a traditional artist and broke that only using sunlight for light 😂 pretty beautiful and natural that's why I take a picture of my drawing the next day and 8am to 2pm is the best light 3pm has orange light 😂 that's why I wake up early just to take my art work

[@marthacortes5763]

You have a beautiful voice!!!

I still would like to understand saving your artwork in many resolutions, and how does that actually helps your art work from being stolen?

[@ergojosh]

So the ones you put out cant be used for prints because they will look bad. If you put out your full quality they can be stolen for merch/prints

[@andynyon4713]

DON'T EVER!! 😂😂😂 0:43

[@lilymonasmith4790]

Tip 4 you: make a deadline for progress in art so then you can make more progress. :^> ( Also it can be something else and don't make it too close and short. :^> )

[@Feet570]

0:49 I do this to show my friends when it’s not finished xD

[@liberpolo5540]

1:25 *Me who has to photograph with a Samsung 4 and a hello kitty flashlight* 😶 DON'T GET ME WRONG, I STILL LEARNED A LOT IN THIS VID ...!

[@ohonna6209]

I just got done watching Ethan and I was like, I'm going to chill from Ethan for a second. Oh Ergo, let's watch a chill video Then the face came up and I just laughed out loud a little too hard and caught a weird look from my boyfriend. He'll never understand why it was personally funny to me.

[@atreico]

The girl in red he is retouching on the screen (with the backpack) looks like Marina Diamandis! I mean she's got the same eyes and nose and lips and dark hair!

[@melissagaraycoa]

How do you compress the files in photoshop do that IG doesn't screw with the quality?

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

You go to export > export as PNG > set the *width to 1080px.* This will rescale your image to the max. res IG can show. You can try out different rescaling algorithms. Some are sharper, some less. If you image is already sharp I don't recommend choosing a sharp algorithm, because it can lead to "oversharping" which is a real thing and can look ugly. The biggest image can be 1350x1080 px. Then make sure to have that checkbox ticked "convert to sRGB". This makes sure that your colors will look as intended. I prefer PNG for IG because IG will compress your image to something like a JPEG @ 75% anyway and there is nothing we can do it about it. Except giving IG the best quality you have, which is done by using a lossless format like PNG. JPEG is always lossy and even @ the best setting it reduced the quality slightly. For Twitter it's a different story. I've made an easy tutorial about that here: twitter.com/yvzstudios/status/1217186728601059328

[@inisipisTV]

Save it as a PNG file. It's the best format that is practically lossless. Jpeg if you want them to be of smaller file size, though take into account the compression that does on the pic.

[@itsScoots]

So the tip about compressing it in photoshop so that when you upload it to instagram it's as sharp as you see it, what setting in "Image Size > Resample" do you suggest?

[@ergojosh]

1080px square

[@sopuruchindubuisi2354]

Yo. But taking pictures of your screen looks so lit depending on the picture quality though.

[@littlepinkpebble]

you seem so amazing gonna sub ! thanks to youtube i found you : )

[@ninerevolver]

Wow thanks for the tips! My main problem is the color, when I work on ps I have it on srgb but when I share it on Instagram, it changes all the colors!!!! I don't know what to do!!

[@pradeepsethi90]

0:43 you think you're so big you think you're so tough

[@FOF275]

What resolution would be best for insta/how do you drop the res while still keeping it sharp? I usually work at 3 to 4k pixels

[@ergojosh]

1080p i believe, is the resolution of an instagram post!

[@FOF275]

@@ergojosh cool, thanks