/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.3952053]

I often see artists offering a PSD file of the original art with layers as a reward on patreon.
Why would people want it if they already get the art in the original resolution in a loseless format?
Can you please name a few applications for this?

The reason I'm asking is because when I thought about what would people actually want as patreon rewards I remembered this. My layers are usually very convoluted and I'm not naming them. I'm not sure why anyone, especially somebody who doesn't do art, would want to see them. I'm sure not every artist is like this. But I think a timelapse of the process would be far more useful than a PSD file.

[Anonymous No.3952065]

>>3952053
As an "artist" it could be useful for deducting work flow and techniques especially in conjunction with a process video. If you're going to have .PSD for rewards I believe you should make your layers less convoluted and easier to follow. I.e group by process steps keep effect layers separate and name them. As for why a non artist would want them I don't understand myself. Maybe personal edits or some shit idk.

[Anonymous No.3952067]

>>3952053
>I'm not sure why anyone, especially somebody who doesn't do art, would want to see them.

Do you have any proof that's the case? Obviously those who want tutorials and psds are going to be aspiring artists themselves

[Anonymous No.3952119]

>>3952053
me in the middle

[Anonymous No.3952125]

>>3952053
anon bro, you should know your audience. I saw many patrons actually saying that they have no need for a psd, brush or process vid whatsoever, since that's not what they are there for. They support you for the stuff you do and the nice picture they are getting, in fact some just request a bigger high resolution picture if possible.

Those who are interested in process and stuff are artists themselves obv, thus a great minority since low-key poor artists generally don't spend money on other artists.

[Anonymous No.3952130]

It kind of feels like they're doing it just to have something for a slightly more expensive patreon reward.
But maybe it's nice for some to get a little behind the scenes feeling.

[Anonymous No.3952133]

>>3952119
fag

[Anonymous No.3952137]

>>3952133
>fag
Being a boy surrounded by beautiful onee-sans looks pretty straight to me.

[Anonymous No.3952151]

>>3952133
lol you're the fag for thinking that

[Anonymous No.3953898]

>>3952053
>seeing how artists work
>playing with their layers directly

[Anonymous No.3953954]

>>3952053
Well my future plan is to allow my pictures used as virtual paper dolls because saving each variation is daunting.

[Anonymous No.3953976]

>>3952053
I also dont get that at all.
My guess is that artist do that either because its a easy and effortless reward to include, and some people are just weird and like messing around by editing the drawing themselves.
Actually been wondering what reward to offer on my Patreon and the only thing that I actually matters are arts in their best quality and characters polls so people choose what you draw. If I was supporting a artists those were the only rewards I would care about.

[Anonymous No.3953981]

>>3952053
>>3952119
me on the left

[Anonymous No.3953992]

>>3953981
can you sit on my face?

[Anonymous No.3953993]

>>3953898
I would just flatten everything and tell my patreons that I only use one layer cuz im dat gud and they should git gud

[Anonymous No.3954041]

>>3952053
Oneesans have no shame
Rip shota

[Anonymous No.3954062]

>>3954041
awesome childhood memories

[Boxman No.3954065]

>>3952053

Is this a real jap feeling? Busty cousins and all?
I didn't expect the japanese to have a problem with milk jugglies

[Anonymous No.3954069]

>>3954062
>tfw ywn be a shot again
why even live?

[Anonymous No.3954089]

>>3954069
well you could always have a kid and root for him

[Anonymous No.3954144]

>>3953981
.then invite me to a cafe big sis

[Anonymous No.3954151]

>>3952053
The only psds I received from tutorials were Dave Rapoza's but from what I understand, artists have started putting all sorts of annotations in the layers

[Anonymous No.3954153]

>>3954151
Oh also they're usually ordered according to the process so you can basically see the process step by step

[Anonymous No.3955420]

>>3952053
I would guess it just curiosity and wanting to know more about the thing you like and paid for. It's like people watching the behind the scenes and making of documentaries about movies they like. Those people will never make a movie themselves but still get enjoyment out of seeing how it's done.

[Anonymous No.3955422]

>>3952053
god
>>3953993
I wish
>>3954062
that was
>>3954069
meeeeee

[Anonymous No.3955448]

The answer to this should be obvious. You can deduct some of their process from the PSD and maybe steal some setting and shit.

I copied a bunch of Lack's fantastic gradient maps from a single PSD of his.

[Anonymous No.3955458]

>>3955448
>lack

can you share it? the gradient settings I mean

[Anonymous No.3955600]

>>3952053
I buy the artists psds on patreon.

I Started to break down each layer how they build the lights and shadows mainly.

[Anonymous No.3955648]

>>3955458

Sent ;)

[Anonymous No.3955673]

>>3955600
Got any good ones?

[Anonymous No.3956520]

>>3955648
hm

[Anonymous No.3956559]

>>3952053
its also used for edits. say youre an artist and someone loves doing blacked edits or some shit, well you kinda fucked yourself

[Anonymous No.3959123]

>>3955422
which one, the boy or girl?

[Anonymous No.3961382]

>>3952053
it's interesting to see how something was constructed and the parts it's made of. like song the stems people rip from Rock Band.

[Anonymous No.3961464]

>>3952053
It gives a cool insight into how they created that art piece from start to finish. Many artists, including myself, find these files to be helpful in trying to improve.

[Anonymous No.3961607]

>>3952119
Me on the right >;)