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PDF is a container-format and just a simple-to-use format (benefit and downside is that they are notoriously hard to change later one), TIFF is a good and widely supported format (well - if some shop does not support TIFF then you most likely should avoid them - that is like going to a gas-station and they don't have petrol). RGB vs CMYK - that is only a difference in internal representation. If you really need to last bit of available colour-space then CMYK is more often than not preferred, but if the channels are chosen large enough there is no difference. And at NO POINT EVER should it have an impact on the final print. If that is the case then there is something wrong with the print-settings. if you design prints professionally you might want to look into printing reference-monitors. Yeah they are royally expensive but are certified to have the "correct" appearance. Otherwise at least get a well calibrated monitor and not a cheap normal consumer monitor cause they can have colour variations by as much as 10% - which really looks wrong for art. When ever dealing with new clients or companies be sure to ask them a lot about what technologies and procedures they use, which formats and encodings they support. If they don't know what sRGB, SwopV2, YCocg or ICC means then you should take the time and figure out what they really want to do and what they expect. Chances are everything they say is somewhat wrong. "This can not be that important" i hear you say? www.nonstopprinting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GIF-color-profile-assign-changes-1.gif This is a single image but shown according to different color-profiles. still the exact same RGB value, just the profile. So if somebody is not able to tell you those details then you have to test it out with them.

Loved the idea! I’ll try to do this exercise 😊

Great Video Chikako, We look forward to seeing more! keep up the good work!

私は朝にちかこさんの動画を見る時、日を楽しみになります。ありがとうございます！ (Sorry if that sounded weird, I am still learning Japanese :])

I never knew anything about the difference between RGB and CYMK...Cyan,Yellow,Magenta....Kangaroo? :D What is K? Apparently it stands for Key or Black, we'll just say it's Kuro heehee. But thanks for the tip. I usually just take pictures of my art work and share with friends. I don't really print them, not myself at least. But about 14 years ago a couple of pages of my sketchbook was scanned by a print shop and made into cards to be sold at their store front. I didn't take any payment or royalty. It's a very small town, they can have whatever sales they made. But I am pretty sure they scanned it and saved into PDF, but I do notice that the prints were a little darker, so chances are, they were in RGB. Thanks to you, now I know :D

We have had a lot of the same experiences, haha! There's a lot to know with the whole printing process - and things change over time too, as the digital world speeds on ahead! This is great info, Chika! Very useful!

Oh no, I had to re-upload the video due to a color issue. I just learned about HDR! I’m really sorry to those who watched the previous version with a darker screen and to those who left comments on it 🙏

Hi Chika! I enjoyed watching this video on digital art! I find digital art very fun to do, because there are many walkthrough tutorials I can follow on RUclips that shows you how to create a picture. I am not very good at coming up with the idea and drawing it out, so I use tutorials almost like art therapy. I like following along with Art with Flo as they have some easy-to-follow designs. I really liked that ipad stand too that you showed at the beginning. Do you edit videos using your ipad too? I'm wondering if that stand would be useful for that as well for me as my neck get stiff looking down to edit videos. I am very interested in trying to learn how to do watercolor in procreate to make cozy food and snack scenes, and this video helped to inspire me to dive back in. Thanks for the video, and I hope you have a great week!

I love watching videos on this! Not because I have been dreaming of creating a picture book, but because I have never dreamt of creating one😮 does that make sense? I find it so fascinating learning about things I don't know much about, making books it's just one of them❤ I'm not sure my favourite children book will be available for you, as it is very Dutch, and I struggle to find any of them here😢 but it's called "Pinkeltje"! and it's about a gnome that helps out in the home of this big human, and goes on adventures and such😊💘 I have been desperately wanting to read them again as an adult, I hope I will again one day!! in the meantime i am really interested into fairytales again, fairies & gnomes, magic, and lots more! your story is making me emotional, too 😭 as it's quite a personal story for me, too. looking forward to future updates🥰💖🎃 happy fall & much love!!!

As a 28 year old the story you already had gave me tears. So I guess you reached the target audience 😅 lovely video ❤

In England there was this book called ‘the gruffallo’ and it is soo popular and I loved the book ‘the tiger who came for tea’ it was the best I could name so many more these are just what came first to my mind

It's really super fun to use both mediums! Personally, I literally use both haha. Because I don't have scanner or printer yet, I would draw on paper then copy and transfer it to digital. We're also not well off, so the convenience and cost-effectiveness digital offers is such a big help. I started out with just a phone and my finger. 😂 Now, I have my own tablet and stylus pens. Hoping to save up for more equipment in the near future!! Keep going, artists!! 💛

Your videos are very upmood and supportive. Thank you for being on youtube!

I'm excited for you - on a story-writing journey! That can be lots of fun! I'll be interested in following your path. I always enjoy hanging around and seeing what cool things you're up to! Favorite childrens stories.... wow. Well, most of mine were old, old ones, and fairy tales. As I got older I read more mystery books, but that's probably outside the "children's" demographic. I did enjoy Dr. Seuss... nothing astounding, I'm afraid! I wish you steadiness on your journey and I'll be cheering for ya!

Thank you for your insights on this! I'd love to do more digital art (used to be my job!) but at the moment... gotta save up for that expense. It's great though as you said, for flexibility and usually speed too. I definitely want to get Procreate.... and animations! I used to program in Flash, but that's long gone now... Im having to rely on Canva! Haha! Not the best option... but... in a pinch, it works! Thanks, Chika!

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on making picture book process number 1 omg 2 videos? 👀 I only found out from the comments haha (thanks aleks) that's a cute story! but I felt a strong sense of loss but that it was also okay maybe that's as far as you've gotten because that's actually the end? like if the middle was: the kid playing in the woods near grandma's house - but left their scarf behind - and creativity stayed with the scarf as it got cleaned - time passes - the scarf belongs to the now grown girl whose daughter is playing at great grandma's house - and finds her childhood scarf while doing laundry? There were so many great tips in this video!

Hello again Chi-Chan! It’s such a surprise to see 2 videos this Thursday. It’s such a well put-together process for people who would like to pursue this goal of publishing their children’s book. I actually didn’t think much about the process or systematic steps in doing research like visiting library, understanding targeted age-group and such. I feel that I may benefit a lot from this series! I really like that imaginary creature “Creativity”… reminds me a bit of a baby Godzilla, or the Bubble Bobble dragons :) And the quick recap, the beaver wearing a cap holding a pencil is so cute. Can’t wait for the next video Chi-Chan, and thanks again for being so sweet and sharing your process.

Chi-Chan! I am so happy that you’re making this video. It will be helpful when it’s time for me to jump back into my Procreate when I get my new iPad Pro. My current one is 8 years old :D So it’s a bit dated. But sometimes I do feel that the convenience of digital art, makes me to draw less traditionally? I know it’s a personal issue, so I need to find the balance between these two techniques. I won’t set anymore sketchbook completion goals next year, so I will be more free to explore other mediums. This video actually is very helpful for people to make a shopping list too. Animation is something that I haven’t yet explored. I can’t wait to do that :D Hey… why are there two videos this week?!! Rakiiiiii!!!

How your look cute 🥺💗💗💗💗

Awww Chikako your videos are always so calm and cozy🥹🌸 I like your story and your art💗good luck on finishing it 🌟

Very good content as always! Thank you for the Japanese lesson!

im from New Zealand and i want to travel to japan !

I discovered your channel with this videos and i love how peaceful you are 🥰 I'm gonna try make this list

I watched this earlier but was unable to write a comment. I really like the idea of examining WHY we want things - you bring out a great thought that we might be left empty after doing/getting things if there is no fulfilling reason. Being observant of our desires is certainly a good thing for us - helps us to take a direction. I'd love to visit NZ too! It's on my short-list of places to seeeeee. Fantastic content as always, Chika. Thank you for sharing your inspirational self with us!

I want to try this! Thank you Chika for sharing :)

This was so relaxing! I watched it while I had a morning cup of coffee before I started my day, but I can see myself coming back to this later to do the drawing exercise. As for my physical self, I think I would be a sloth. Sloth move slowly and at their own pace, and because I have movement issues due to cerebral palsy, I find I can relate to them on a deep level 😋 For my cognitive self, I'd pick a hummingbird because I think they work hard to be in the big world they are in, and I am always trying to understand myself on a cognitive level by looking at all the different "flowers" of perspectives. For my emotional self, I pick the tarsier because they are shy and skittish and look a bit frazzled... until I am comfortable. When I am comfortable I become a capybara who doesn't mind much of anything haha.

You wanna visit the shire and paint faces? 👀 I tried this exercise when I was 15 and kind of hated it LOL it was important for me to try - and I think it was quite helpful I think it went something like: 1. wrote down 100 things 2. felt frustrated 3. thought about combining all the things into one thing 4. only made sense when I changed the way I thought about it the one thing I got out of it was: living to 100 with the possibility of 80 to 120 and then writing down a much more limited version of all 100 things as tasks to do in the next 5 years in a way that helps towards the big goal but that was a long time ago 😂 thanks for the reminder! you've inspired me to try this again!

I loved the little mouse! ✨ the window lesson was very memorable!

This is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty 😍 💖 💕 ✨️

tough times definitely leads to personal growth... eventually 😅😊! and i think this video is really great at reminding you of it. thanks so much for sharing, and teaching us some more Japanese words🫶💕 your art came out so cuuuute!! i drew a little mouse too, i felt so inspired by yours😊 sending you my love💘🍁🍂🧡

Hi Chikako..👋 As usual this is very cosy, cute and interesting to watch 🤗❤ As a international Japanese student this kind of series very useful for me. You know there's this word like かみ gives me anxious cause It has several meanings. So these are a grate helping hand for me to remind some word without any doubt. ☺ I love your people's culture so much and wish to fly to Japan soon. ありがとうございます ちかこさん 🙇 ❤ がんばってね.

I think the best Japanese I have now is “masking tape”! 😅 You brought up some interesting concepts - I find it lovely that the thoughts aren’t completely new, but presented in a different way - that always deepens the meaning. It sounds like you are encountering a lot of new territory. I’m glad that you are approaching things with a mindful attitude and with a positive spirit. I think we all need some candy rain now and then. Very lovely, Chika… really cute painting too!! Love it!

I am liking these Japanese lessons a lot Chi-chan! Especially because words are related to tools I use to create art too!! You are an amazing teacher :) 雨降って地固まる I will remember that! The art is very cute. Everytime I see your drawing, I feel like drawing animals too. Inspiring? Mochiron!!! I think the video is beautifully edited, the background music is so soothing and relaxing. The shots are pretty at always - I hope your husband is smiling again reading this. I can't really say oyasumi now since I just started my day.. so ganbarimasu for me! :D Thanks for the video as always!

i think it's a lot of fun that you included some Japanese in this video🥰 I'm having trouble deciding which animals to represent me! but perhaps a snail as my physical self😊 vulnerable and home is wherever i am. my emotional self a fish perhaps! going with the flow of water (which to me represents emotion), and being part of a big school (community!) of fish🐟. for my cognitive self an elephant?? or maybe a donkey, since i am quite stubborn at times😂 this was a fun thought experiment! thanks for sharing, friend 🫶💞🌟🍀 おやすみなさい❤

While the schedule change was surprising, the reason I'm late is because you inspired me to take a break and work on side project haha 😅 the mental image of a coffee mouse zooming through a crowd is quite amusing hey at least you didn't accidentally draw brooklyn supreme (horse) lol I thought this might be difficult to watch without subtitles but it's actually quite easy! oyasuminasai ✨

I love the relaxing environment that you set in your video!

Aww thank You so much for sharing, I'm very much comfortable to see videos and learn something new from you, waiting for the next up

Thank you for this video! I just started learning japaneese and this type of practise is very comfortable. Also, as an artast, this was a little motivation for new page in sketchbook. You're amazig❤

素晴らしい動画ですね！私は、まだ、あまり日本語で絵をかくことの言葉が知っていません。だから、楽しみにしています！ 動物について、私はカタツムリだと思います。よく遅くて、ちょっと恥ずかしがり屋ですから。

Chi-chan... you uploaded this video at a different time :D Threw me off slightly, because I usually watch your videos on Thursday morning. Anyway, it's really nice for you to incorporate language lesson into this one. I am going to create a private playlist for Japanese Language, so thank you in advance. As far as animals go, I actually never thought about spiritual animals that representing yourself in different ways. I always think that I like animals because they are cute. But if I absolutely have to pick, maybe I'll pick giraffe for my physical self, since I am 6'2". Beaver for cognitive self because I am an engineer like them, and I'd pick a bird too for emotional self, because I do feel like I fly around a lot...if I can pick a specific bird, then it has to be Shima-enaga :D they're just cute that's why. Your husband definitely took some really nice shots with beautiful angles for this video. I really like peeking through the window and see shapes of buildings with limited amount of daylight. It's pretty. Credits to both of you! Have a great weekend!

This is very nice, Chikako! I do enjoy your nighttime art therapy videos so far... it's a unique format! Cozy and creative. I think learning a bit of Japanese in addition is a great bonus, though... I'm going to be much slower on that part, haha! I'm endlessly curious about language though - one of my favorite things to study. I thought a little bit about what my animals would be - that was harder than I expected. At one point I had assigned "direwolf" to myself (as depicted in Game of Thrones) - fiercely loyal to their people, helpful, deep emotional connection, live to help others succeed. I don't know if that captured it completely, but it worked for me for a while. With your categories... hm...Physical - maybe a golden retriever... always happy to spend time with my friends, mostly pretty chill, but definitely ready to be goofy. Emotional... maybe a capybara? Overall, pretty happy and relaxed... get along with everyone, strong and steady, but essentially not very demonstrative. Go along to get along, I guess. Cognitive... I thought maybe a crow or a raccoon... curious, curious problem solvers. I dunno... that's what I came up with quickly as it gets late here. Thanks for the great things to ponder! Great video!

That's so nice. Loved the interview!!! Would love to watch you interviewing more people, such nice conversation.

Thank you. This is so inspiring and spot on❤.

This was indeed a really relax es and beautiful video to end the day 🙃🥲 what a beautiful thing and interesting test and I keep asking myself, how would I draw my bridge 😍😊 you could start a draw this in your style challenge 😊good night

I wasn't expecting a video yet! What a lovely surprise! It's a very healthy thing to think and reflect in creative ways like you have with your bridge painting (which is lovely, by the way!) Transitions can be challenging.... but also, that is how we grow. I liked your stories... putting things in perspective and... being able to gift your art to your family- how wonderful! Thank you for sharing this therapeutic evening with us!

good morning🌞!! what a lovely exercise to start right after waking up😊 i think it works well in the hazy state of sleep! my bridge also has a river flowing underneath, but i made it from bricks. i also added a fence on top to keep everyone safe. i am just sitting on the couch with a cup of black tea + milk, so i am simply using a black pen to doodle with 😊 i added highlighters after the fact, and lots of little bubbles in my river🫧🫶 I don't have any creatures on mine, but it is surrounded by big round mountains with clouds off in the distance. i added two big lanterns on poles on either side, and one hanging down the center above the river🌈💡 no surprise bridge trolls here!!! 😂 i think my concept is pretty cute, but the execution could be a bit more refined! but for a first bridge I'd say it isn't too bad!! really beautiful story you shared about your grandma, thank you💘 sending you much love and steadiness in this tumultuous time full of change💖🌻🐿️🦊🌟🤗!!

This is a very pleasant surprise Chi-Chan! :) I understand the post is about creative process, but at the same time we can see that the studio is coming together really nicely. I really like the fairy lights on your wall. My wife likes that kind of stuff but I am too lazy to install and route the cable to the power source for her lol. I’ll do it for her when I am retired hahaha. The bridge is very cute, and I really like the cute animals you drew too. It’s so sweet for you to send it out as postcard. I tried doing that once for my wife’s friend as a surprise, but the mail got lost or stolen, so we don’t really have much trust on USPS anymore, especially when we paid insurance for it and still they claimed that they had delivered it. Ah well. Anyway, I can’t wait for me to finish my sketchbook so that I can focus more on wet media in my next phase. I will still draw with dry media occasionally but it wouldn’t be a ‘goal’ anymore. I clearly am taking this a bit too seriously and your video serves as a great reminder that I shouldn’t and need to remember to have fun while creating. Anyway, thanks for the nice surprise, hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!