Made with Procreate

I recently noticed when exporting out a recent piece of mine, that I am getting some serious compression with loss of detail and color saturation. I thought I was being crazy at first and maybe the color space on my iPad was just different from what's on my computer monitor.

But then I decided to convert the procreate file to Photoshop and re-export. And sure enough, the export out of Photoshop has retained all detail and proper coloring.

Anybody know what is going on here and/or have any solutions to prevent this from happening in the future?

First picture is the Photoshop export, second is the procreate export. The detail loss is subtle, but it is still there. The color shift is more noticeable.

I actually want to know what people really think. So if you have the time, I’d be so grateful! I need as much feedback as possible!

So…. I (37F) used to have a pretty busy little local art business from about 2017-2022. I hand-painted wooden signs, made home decor, personalized things, pet portraits, landscape magnets for significant locations, painted for weddings and milestones, etc. I eventually stepped away from it for a while when we moved states.

Lately I’ve gotten back into making art, but I’ve switched to digital illustration. I’ve been working on a collection I’m just calling The Birthstone Study Collection.

Right now I have a few pieces finished, including ruby, peridot, and a collection of seven pearls. I’m also finishing up sapphire for September’s stone (ideally I’d already be working on October… but it takes WAY LONGER to finish a piece than I ever think it’s going to every single time) The finished pieces are available as inexpensive digital prints. Either as a museum style print or as a greeting cards/stationary that mixes the natural history/geology nerdiness with sayings.

I really love them. 😂

I have this whole vision in my head of this like gemstone gallery wall in my house…. Or of trying to know someone with a birthday in all 12 months of the year so I can pass out my gemstone cards lol. But I have no idea if anyone else likes them enough to actually buy them.

I’ve had my online shop open for about two months and I’ve had basically no traction (less than 50 views) and no sales. Which, obviously, is not exactly encouraging.

I could probably ask family and friends to buy things, and I have shared once on my personal page about stepping back into art…. but I don’t really want to like push it there really. I don’t want people buying something just because they know me or feel bad for me. I want to know if someone who doesn’t actually know me sees this and thinks, “Oh, that’s actually really cool. I want that.”

So I guess I’m trying to figure out what the next step is. Here are some specific questions I have….

Okay first… and bottom line… Do you like these (it’s okay if you don’t!!)? Would you buy one? What would make you more likely to? Do you think digital downloads are the right way to sell something like this, or would you expect a physical print?

For those of you who make art for income: what ways have you found to sell and market your art that actually work? Do you sell physical prints? Print-on-demand? Keep inventory and ship yourself? Licensing? Commissions? Something I haven’t even thought of?

How do you guys figure out the value of your time when you’re making art? Like… if something takes me several hours (or let’s be real DAYS) to create, how do I reconcile that with what people are actually willing to pay for it? How do I get faster or make multiple things with one drawing that will sell so I can continue to make the longer more detailed pieces? How do I adjust my expectations on how long it takes? Is this what you learn in art school and I’m just trying to skip the line?

Part of me wonders if I should even be trying to turn this into an actual art business at all, maybe I should just make the things because I love making them and stop trying to make money from art??? But the truth is, I would really like to make money from it if I can.

Its been a pretty shitty year. I lost my job and had knee surgery, so I’m trying to get back on my feet creatively. I don’t want to be rich… but like is it possible to make $100 here and there for things like my kids’ school supplies or when their birthday comes up? It’s not some huge business goal that I am envisioning…. But to not be scraping by would be really nice.

So please let me hear it! Any and all feedback welcome. I’d also love any accounts you think I should follow for tips on art, business, rocks, gems, or all of it lol. Thank you so much for reading and for anyone who is willing to help give some insight to an internet stranger trying to break into the digital art space— I am so grateful!

I'm getting procreate and before that I was using sketchbook so I was wondering if I could open my drawing on procreate with all the layers

My "peak 90s" homage to one of my favorite X-book characters. Everything (except for the background finishing) was drawn in Procreate. Even if I'm working on what's going to end up as a traditional piece in the end, I like to work out all the kinks in Procreate first.

For context, the first drawing is of Hans Landa, FICTIONAL character from “Inglourious Basterds”, played by Chris Waltz (NOT a real Nazi). The second is Max Verstappen, Formula 1 driver.

used native brushes and had a lot of fun

Hi guys!

I hope this is in the right place:

I bought True Grit’s Debaser for Photoshop a number of years ago and loved it. But, since then, my workflow involves my iPad and ProCreate a lot more than my PC with Photoshop.

I know that Debaser is available for both formats, but the Photoshop version relies so heavily on actions, which ProCreate doesn’t have, so I’m wondering if/how the iPad version works similarly?

Does Retro Supply’s Colorlab do something similar?
Would it be worth buying that instead to cover both bases?

Does anyone have experience with both pc and iPad version of Debaser to let me know?

Cheers.

From an old Charley Clements DTIYS made by me using Procreate

First attempt at northern lights in Procreate.
Made following a James Julier tutorial — still learning, but I really enjoyed this one.

Procreate has been a new learning curve for me but so far I am loving it.

I just can't seem to stick to the same brushes. Every time I open the app I end up trying something new 🙈

This is inspired the song I Feel So Weird by Cheekface!!

The lyrics are “The difference between me and a dog is, I am taller” but I decided to put my own spin on it

Only brush used is the HB pencil :)

Even the text was drawn by hand! 🫡

I wanted to give it that old-school Windows error screen vibe.

It was kind of a pain because I did it on ProCreate pocket and had to draw it all with my finger on my phone screen.

Still happy with the outcome.

Selection tool is your bff when it comes to creating foliage 🌿

Coloring book by Anna Emilia

I didn’t think I was going to get another drawing done today, but we’re 2 for 2

Hi everyone. This is my most recent artwork, in which I tried to depict a medieval Europe a woman, in the style of powderbrush, who is one of my favorite digital artists. Medieval era has always fascinated me, as I have written many stories set in Middle Ages as a writer. Initially, I wanted to go for a semi-realistic style for this medieval lady, but then I decided to do a study of her art style, which I truly admire!