Thank you for your video on watercolor in pattern design, I enjoyed it. 😊 I am a watercolorist with an interest in surface design, and I think watercolor should be an excellent medium for surface design. Watercolors, in general, have a softer look to them than acrylics and oils, so don't look as harsh or stark on soft fabrics. There are plenty of exceptions, no doubt, but I think they work well, though maybe sometimes the colors should be dialed up a bit for a pattern. I was very interested here in how you are scanning your images, and I think you could do a short video just on this topic if you wanted - and talk about the pros and cons of different settings. I had scanned a lot of images in, but have come to realize (after quite a bit of work!) that I had wasted time, and that my scanner's default settings are not high enough. Thus, I ended up with all these images at 200dpi and as JPEGs. I now hear a lot of people saying to scan at 300dpi, but if my scanner can do 400dpi, or even 600dpi (though a little slower), wouldn't that be a better scan, as well as potentially translate to being able to be used in larger formats/prints if needed? Scaling down can always be done, but scaling up wouldn't be possible without scans at higher dpi, right? Also, I was scanning as JPEG, but I have heard some say not to scan as JPEGs - but not heard what format to scan in. I paused on your image of scan settings, and I saw that you are using TIFF. Is that the best one to use? I did a number of small paintings at 3x5, too, and I was wondering if they are scanned at high dpi like 600, can they be printed any larger, or do they need to stay the original size? I have a few art works that are too big for my scanner, too, so probably need to photograph them, which is a whole other thing to figure out. And then there is software . . . So much to learn, but if I could just restart scanning my images back in, I would feel like I was making some progress. If you have a moment to answer a few of my scanning questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again for your watercolor video. Watercolor is awesome. 😊
Hi Carolina! Thanks for your comment. Yes, watercolor is marvelous, indeed. Scanning at 300 dpi as a tiff seems to be the sweet spot in most cases. If the artwork is particularly small, 600 dpi or even higher might be helpful (but not always necessary). Tiff preserves more data than jpeg, so the scan looks closer to the original, less flat. But please be aware that scanning tiffs at a high dpi will result in large file sizes and can cause storage space shortage with time. 3 x 5 scanned at 600 dpi can be printed larger. I will try to make a video on it. Happy painting and scanning!
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski I just wrote you a thank you, then had a question I wanted to add as I was resetting my scanner, so clicked back, and it wasn't here. I was pretty sure I hit Reply, but maybe I hit Cancel? 😵💫 I need to hire an assistant to double check to see that my comments go through. I should probably sell something first. 😂 I wanted to thank you very much for your very helpful and thorough advise. It really means a lot, and I think I can stop spinning my wheels over how to scan my artwork - finally! Yay! I will definitely rescan my small works at 600dpi as TIF files. I think some of them may make a nice motif or two. As for a video, more information is always helpful. From out here in the RUclips viewing wilderness, I have thought of some questions and things that you could potentially address in a video on scanning (you are welcome to omit any of it if it doesn't work for your video.): Do you know if most scanners that come with our everyday printers are acceptable to use, or should we be using something higher end? If an artwork started as 3x5, but scanned at 600dpi, would it truly be able to be printed twice the size (but then at a 300dpi resolution, right?) without distortion? What if the art was scanned at 1,200 dpi? Would the art really hold detail for a print 4 times larger (but again at 300dpi?)? (my printer is a B&W laser printer, so test runs don't tell me much, but I did a full page print, and I did see that faint lines in my original tiny painting didn't disappear, and were actually holding up quite well. That's encouraging.) As for larger works, I can scan them as 300dpi, but would 400 or 600 dpi be acceptable? They could be reproduced even larger, so other than taking more storage, it might be worth it to have them stored as larger files. Is there an industry standard minimum dpi/artwork size? I think this is one thing that is also confusing me - what size I should be aiming for work to be able to be reproduced? Do some products require larger artwork or images from the start? Isn't there also a difference, too, between scanning artwork for printing on fabric vs printing for cards/notebooks, etc., vs printing for art prints? I was going to ask how much storage these files would take, but realized THAT much I can figure out by scanning - so I can maybe save you a little time. I did a few tests, so you can use the info for your upcoming video, if you'd like: My 3x5 scanned at 600dpi as TIF files took about 15 MB (my scanner is 8.5x11), but since it makes a large scan with my image up in a corner plus white space, I then cropped out the extra white space so that I only had the image. I wanted to see if it would reduce the storage space. It did, but not by much. It took the space used down to 13 MB. (All the MB numbers that I list will be rounded because citing them in KB is too many numbers, so my MB numbers are close, but not exact) I did full scans (8.5x11) on my larger work at 400 dpi, and that took 32mb. Since those were larger artworks, I didn't crop anything back. For the good of humanity (i.e. anyone else reading 🙃), I went ahead and scanned at different dpi to see how much room these full scans at higher dpi would take. So, 300dpi = 17.5 MB, 400dpi = 32 MB, 600 dpi = 67 MB, and 1,200 dpi = 170.5 MB. For anyone worrying about storage, 1,000 KB = 1MB, then 1,000 MB = 1 GB, and then 1,000 GB = 1TB A video on scanning artwork esp for prints and patterns would be very helpful. They are out there, but it seems that too often they go all around what we really need to know - as in the best settings, etc., and never really answer our questions. I am so glad I asked you directly - and even more that you answered. Yay! 🥰 I hope this gives you a few ideas for your video, too. It is confusing out here, and scanning is one of the bare-bones basics we need to know, but the information about what is required is scant, so I am certain people who are serious about learning surface patter design that have physical artwork will be interested in the proper setting for scanning their images, how to scan to make larger images, etc. 😊
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski It was long, I apologize for that. However, I was thinking about all the stuff that is confusing for me as a beginner, so I am certain there are others with the same questions who are starting with physical artwork. I am really looking forward to your video, and I am certain that many others will benefit from it as well. Thank you. 🥰
Thanks for sharing your knowledge about this. I do think many of the things you said that apply for textile print would also apply for anyone who does prints of their artwork. I can see how this information might be helpful to those people as well. Beautifully said.
Love this video. Thank you. Watercolors are very much in. New Follower. ❤ I, too, want to become a Surface Pattern Designer.
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Thank you for your video on watercolor in pattern design, I enjoyed it. 😊 I am a watercolorist with an interest in surface design, and I think watercolor should be an excellent medium for surface design. Watercolors, in general, have a softer look to them than acrylics and oils, so don't look as harsh or stark on soft fabrics. There are plenty of exceptions, no doubt, but I think they work well, though maybe sometimes the colors should be dialed up a bit for a pattern.
I was very interested here in how you are scanning your images, and I think you could do a short video just on this topic if you wanted - and talk about the pros and cons of different settings. I had scanned a lot of images in, but have come to realize (after quite a bit of work!) that I had wasted time, and that my scanner's default settings are not high enough. Thus, I ended up with all these images at 200dpi and as JPEGs. I now hear a lot of people saying to scan at 300dpi, but if my scanner can do 400dpi, or even 600dpi (though a little slower), wouldn't that be a better scan, as well as potentially translate to being able to be used in larger formats/prints if needed? Scaling down can always be done, but scaling up wouldn't be possible without scans at higher dpi, right? Also, I was scanning as JPEG, but I have heard some say not to scan as JPEGs - but not heard what format to scan in. I paused on your image of scan settings, and I saw that you are using TIFF. Is that the best one to use? I did a number of small paintings at 3x5, too, and I was wondering if they are scanned at high dpi like 600, can they be printed any larger, or do they need to stay the original size?
I have a few art works that are too big for my scanner, too, so probably need to photograph them, which is a whole other thing to figure out. And then there is software . . . So much to learn, but if I could just restart scanning my images back in, I would feel like I was making some progress. If you have a moment to answer a few of my scanning questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again for your watercolor video. Watercolor is awesome. 😊
Hi Carolina! Thanks for your comment. Yes, watercolor is marvelous, indeed. Scanning at 300 dpi as a tiff seems to be the sweet spot in most cases. If the artwork is particularly small, 600 dpi or even higher might be helpful (but not always necessary). Tiff preserves more data than jpeg, so the scan looks closer to the original, less flat. But please be aware that scanning tiffs at a high dpi will result in large file sizes and can cause storage space shortage with time. 3 x 5 scanned at 600 dpi can be printed larger. I will try to make a video on it. Happy painting and scanning!
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski I just wrote you a thank you, then had a question I wanted to add as I was resetting my scanner, so clicked back, and it wasn't here. I was pretty sure I hit Reply, but maybe I hit Cancel? 😵💫 I need to hire an assistant to double check to see that my comments go through. I should probably sell something first. 😂
I wanted to thank you very much for your very helpful and thorough advise. It really means a lot, and I think I can stop spinning my wheels over how to scan my artwork - finally! Yay! I will definitely rescan my small works at 600dpi as TIF files. I think some of them may make a nice motif or two.
As for a video, more information is always helpful. From out here in the RUclips viewing wilderness, I have thought of some questions and things that you could potentially address in a video on scanning (you are welcome to omit any of it if it doesn't work for your video.):
Do you know if most scanners that come with our everyday printers are acceptable to use, or should we be using something higher end?
If an artwork started as 3x5, but scanned at 600dpi, would it truly be able to be printed twice the size (but then at a 300dpi resolution, right?) without distortion? What if the art was scanned at 1,200 dpi? Would the art really hold detail for a print 4 times larger (but again at 300dpi?)? (my printer is a B&W laser printer, so test runs don't tell me much, but I did a full page print, and I did see that faint lines in my original tiny painting didn't disappear, and were actually holding up quite well. That's encouraging.)
As for larger works, I can scan them as 300dpi, but would 400 or 600 dpi be acceptable? They could be reproduced even larger, so other than taking more storage, it might be worth it to have them stored as larger files. Is there an industry standard minimum dpi/artwork size? I think this is one thing that is also confusing me - what size I should be aiming for work to be able to be reproduced? Do some products require larger artwork or images from the start? Isn't there also a difference, too, between scanning artwork for printing on fabric vs printing for cards/notebooks, etc., vs printing for art prints?
I was going to ask how much storage these files would take, but realized THAT much I can figure out by scanning - so I can maybe save you a little time. I did a few tests, so you can use the info for your upcoming video, if you'd like:
My 3x5 scanned at 600dpi as TIF files took about 15 MB (my scanner is 8.5x11), but since it makes a large scan with my image up in a corner plus white space, I then cropped out the extra white space so that I only had the image. I wanted to see if it would reduce the storage space. It did, but not by much. It took the space used down to 13 MB.
(All the MB numbers that I list will be rounded because citing them in KB is too many numbers, so my MB numbers are close, but not exact)
I did full scans (8.5x11) on my larger work at 400 dpi, and that took 32mb. Since those were larger artworks, I didn't crop anything back. For the good of humanity (i.e. anyone else reading 🙃), I went ahead and scanned at different dpi to see how much room these full scans at higher dpi would take. So,
300dpi = 17.5 MB,
400dpi = 32 MB,
600 dpi = 67 MB, and
1,200 dpi = 170.5 MB.
For anyone worrying about storage, 1,000 KB = 1MB, then 1,000 MB = 1 GB, and then 1,000 GB = 1TB
A video on scanning artwork esp for prints and patterns would be very helpful. They are out there, but it seems that too often they go all around what we really need to know - as in the best settings, etc., and never really answer our questions. I am so glad I asked you directly - and even more that you answered. Yay! 🥰
I hope this gives you a few ideas for your video, too. It is confusing out here, and scanning is one of the bare-bones basics we need to know, but the information about what is required is scant, so I am certain people who are serious about learning surface patter design that have physical artwork will be interested in the proper setting for scanning their images, how to scan to make larger images, etc. 😊
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx thank you, great list of questions, I will definitely use them when making the video!
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski It was long, I apologize for that. However, I was thinking about all the stuff that is confusing for me as a beginner, so I am certain there are others with the same questions who are starting with physical artwork. I am really looking forward to your video, and I am certain that many others will benefit from it as well. Thank you. 🥰
Thanks for sharing your knowledge about this. I do think many of the things you said that apply for textile print would also apply for anyone who does prints of their artwork. I can see how this information might be helpful to those people as well. Beautifully said.
Thank you Sheryl! Glad it was useful! 😊