I've been fighting moving over to some digital creation with part of the problem not being able to get used to the slick iPad pro cover and the Apple Pencil basically sliding over the screen.

I've tried a number of screen protectors but they were all just as slick.

After a number of months I finally found a screen protector that has a little bit of tooth to it, not quite pencil on paper feel but pretty close.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016B12TSW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For $10 (2-pack) it may be worth a try for anyone that does not like the slick drawing surface.

Also, for a project that size a kill fee would not be unheard of.

Buy a copy of the society of Illustrators Pricing Guidelines. That will give you pointers on what limitations are on the pricing (number of proofs, changes requested, ownership of original artwork, rights purchased, etc).

Here is a link for the book

https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Guild-Graphic/e/B07MFZLN9N?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1559575607&sr=1-1

First Day of School

@Matt-Soson Why hide that you are looking for free work? That should have been spelled out in the original post. What's next, telling artists their work for you would make great portfolio pieces?

Artists deserve to be paid for their work and if "donations" are being asked for it should be spelled out and upfront otherwise it is disingenuous at best.

Since none were available commercially I created a set of Prismacolor pencil swatch color libraries for Procreate on iPad.

These are based on pencil rubbings of each color and converted to RGB. Unfortunately, there is no way to label the specific swatch with the pencil #.

There were a number of colors that simply do not exist in the RGB color gamut and are therefore unable to be reproduce. In total there are 137 pencil colors (I believe. I might be off a couple).

If you have a need for these you can download them from here

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I’ll keep the link active for as long as I can.

@George-Broussard

Why? If someone wants to promote their brand, there is nothing wrong with that. If Inktober can't be used commercially than there is little choice than to do something new. As for using both hashtags, why promote a competitors brand?

Just like Jake trademarking Inktober, it's not personal it's just business. Anything successful will spawn copy cats.

Put the website up - having a low number of pieces initially is of benefit. It allows you to build the website the way you wish right from the start without having to juggle dozens of image files. Content and image management done incorrectly can be overwhelming.

Get the foundation of what you want in a website correct from the start will save you hours of work later one.

Don't forget when pricing it all depends on what rights the client is acquiring and how the art will be used.

Who owns the original artwork?

Kill fee?

First rights or all rights?

Copyright?

Publication?

Changes/client alterations?

It's not just about the time and skill involved but also about future monetization as well.

@doha said in iPad question.:

Huh, I didn't know that about procreate. That does exactly encourage me to buy an iPad pro. I guess I'll look at the Surface Pro.

Are you sure you are talking the iPad 2? The iPad 2 is 7 years old (in March). If you are indeed talking about the iPad (from 2011) you will be hard pressed to find any computer 7 years old that will run the current version or OS released this year.

To answer your question - the Apple Pencil will not work with an iPad 2. The Apple Pencil will only wok with the iPad Pro series.

For older iPads there are numerous stylus available. Jot Pro & Intuos were 2 that I tried and they were OK. ( https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ipad/best-stylus-for-ipad-ipad-pro-or-ipad-mini-3586503/ )

As for Procreate - all software eventually will no longer be updated for older devices. Processing, Ram, security, requirements are only backward compatible for a certain amount of time. However, if you have software that is doing what you want on a platform that operates well for you - you do not need to update. That's true for Mac OS, Windows, ios, etc.

Don't do work on spec or for hire. If you see those terms, run.

Do not give up all rights to your work. Sell first publication rights.

Require cover credit for the artwork.

Retain the copyright.

Good work demands good pay.

Your hosting service should be handling that automatically for you

The files supplied depends on the customer. Some want tiffs, some want jpg and another png.

Ask the client for a spec sheet all of that should be in writing.

@Amber-Penney said in DPI Printing Logo for Van?:

@Michael-Angelo-Go please ignore @jimsz. DPI for car decals in my experience have been usually 720 at the minimum for quality printing. You're printing a much larger image, while 300 DPI might be standard for children's books, posters, etc, you would be basically printing signage that would be much higher in order to have better quality for printing.

Amber, why so rude? how much printing experience do you posses? With 40+ years experience is printing, graphics, design and illustration I have a solid base to suggest what I did and in the event his project is unique you will notice I also suggested he ask for a SPEC SHEET which is good practice when dealing with a new project/publisher/printer due to the varied requirements of printers and media. The specs I supplied are from 2 wrap companies that I do business with regularly and not something pulled put of thin air.

Are you aware billboards are quite large and often use resolutions that are only 50-100 dpi? Size of the image is not the only factor for image resolution.

If a member posts something incorrect, everyone is desiring to learn and willing to be educated but being rude is a poor introduction to oneself.

find out how it is being printed as that will decide the resolution. ask the client to obtain a spec sheet from the printer and they will give you you exact settings.

Vehicle wraps usually use 100-150 dpi at same size.

Is there enough demand for your art prints for you to do your own printing? Printers are expensive. Paper is expensive. Ink is very expensive. Packaging is expensive.

Prints need to be on quality paper using archival inks.

Can you make money while devoting the time and expense to fulfilling your own prints? If so, great, go for it! If not, or if you are unsure - devote your time to building a brand, a customer base and producing art that others want to buy and have it printed and shipped from elsewhere for now.

In the 80's I purchased a large glass bottle of FW brand waterproof ink. This is the original formula that was ammonia based. Unfortunately i am nearly put of ink and have not found a suitable replacement.

I am looking for a real black(not dark grey) waterproof ink for a dipping pen (various nibs - I also bought those in bulk and have about 2 years worth left - then I am in trouble again!)

Depending how you want to ink find an old Pelikan M120 fountain pen. There are still some new nibs kicking around on ebay. Bought a couple 35+ years ago and they still work great.

Poor choice of words by me, I was thinking experienced with large publishers.

Large companies make their own rules because they can and those rules benefit them.

There is little difference with this and Adobe going to a rental model for their software (which costs more artists more I would think).

As I asked, how many would refuse to work for this publisher if they came knocking? it may stink to have to pay the extra fee but many, if not most would swallow it as the cost of doing business.

It costs nothing to complain and start petitions when you are outside looking in (as I am!) but once you're in it will come at a cost.

Has anyone here worked for this publisher? If so, will you refuse work in the future because of it? The owners of this site are quite successful, where is their opinion and thoughts on this?

It seems like it is easy for unpublished or small publisher artists to get workedup over something like this- what are the experienced artists thoughts who have worked with this publisher or large publishers thoughts?

(edited to change my wording)

Spend the couple hundred dollars and speak with a visual arts attorney. It would be money well spent. Just because they are asking for you to submit specifics does not mean you can't make a counter suggestion.