How to digitize artwork

It’s said that no experience in life is ever wasted, that everything you learn is valuable. This is true for me when it came to digitizing my artwork. I spent 13 years in architecture learning and using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for graphics and presentations. So when it came to di

Wondering how to digitize artwork? These steps will guide you through scanner settings, file types, and editing tools.

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Creating quality prints starts with the perfect scan of your artwork. These are my best tips—from scanner to file types, dpi and more.

I have had some questions lately from artists who want to start selling their artwork as digital files on the internet to make some passive income.

Today I’m going to show you a few of the simple steps I take to scan, clean up, and remove the paper backgrounds from my painted artwork using Adobe Photoshop. Note that if you would like to dive deeper into this technique, I have a Skillshare class here showing you my exact process for making patterns out of my […]

You may be wondering what this topic has to do with home stuff or sewing, and quite frankly, it has nothing to do with those things. Beth and I were writing back and forth about how to digitize a hand drawn picture. When she found out that I knew how to convert a drawing to a digital file, she instantly wanted to know how to do it. I thought I would share how to do this really easy process without using Photoshop because I do not own nor know how to operate Photoshop. There are endless…

In today’s busy world it’s pretty difficult to balance creating/learning digital art consistently and have a full-time job. Also worth mentioning is that many talented artists aren’t even aware of how to monetize digital art. Despite the challenges, there are multiple ways digital artists make money which allows them to achieve their dream career. In this article, I’m going to go over many ways that show you how to sell digital art online and make money.

I've shown you a lot of ways to digitize hand lettering, but most of these involved Photoshop, Illustrator, or a combination of the two. Here’s how to digitize your art and lettering without an Adobe program.

Want to learn how to digitize your art so that it's perfect for art licensing? Check out this tutorial on how to create high-quality illustrations that licensing partners will love. It's important to make sure your digital art is prepared correctly when sending it off to professional licensing partners and this art licensing blog post will show you how!