What do you think about small canvases?

Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Edited 3 years, 2 months ago) by MixL0m

Or why do you use it basically... or where do you use it 😅

Because i still didn't understand the background of it like... like how affecting the art

Btw i am talking about digital art. Artworks that are lower than 2000x2000

lophiusdragon

i normally do 2000x2000 and then i might make it smaller if there is too much blank space after the drawing is done

i struggle with running out of room

Wingspan

The most often canvas size I use for my art is 720x720, and if I use any other I’ll always try to keep it underneath 1200. This is just mostly cause... my iPad sucks. Having it too high makes my program lag like crazy and also takes up a lot of storage. I remember trying once to create a piece that was 2000x2000 (roughly) though and I ended up having to switch the work to my mom’s iPad because it was lagging that much. (I couldn’t even draw, lol)

Anyway, if I could, I definitely would use larger canvas sizes. The pixelated look in my art bothers me, and I’m sure it bothers other people too. But eh, until I get a new device or something I’m gonna have to stick to the small ones for now.

tkettIe

I'm some weirdo who literally sets their default canvas to  3200 x 2300, aggressively scribbles on it at 100% zoom, or 150% even, and then cuts it down to a more manageable size.

I really like the extra space? I doodle in the margins, blend colors, add small palettes, ref images... I don't really want them in 100 windows or whatever so I just shove them off to the side.
i do a lot of pixel work so I'll typically sketch the idea out big, shrink it, then pixel it. Paintings are usually on the larger side, and drawings are somewhere in between depending on my mood.
For some reason HATE seeing the edge of my canvas when I'm working. It literally irritates me. (begone you boundary! I cannot be stopped! I WILL NOT BE CONTAINED)

Never really thought about how chaotic this is until now! LOL - owo;



Skykristal

I don´t like small canvas sizes UNLESS it´s for pixelart. I just don´t like low resolutions tbh. I have to say that working with smaller ones is more comfortable but I never like the results when working with something like 1000px or less. mostly I go for 2000px, and about 3000-5000px when doing painted scenes. Otherwise I can´t add as many details as I want to. they don´t turn out nicely at least 

Marukuro

I personally work with 3000×3000px , to get used to printing standards and get smooth results on my work. I do like work done on a small canvas when it works; like with pixel art, or if it has anti-aliasing, with a simple design that's easy to read from it's original size.

inchwormy

I use smaller canvases for some art and larger canvases for other art. It depends on the type of art I'm making.

blorbos

Like all art things, it depends on the artist. One can make small work and prefer it, one hates it and needs the canvas to be huge. Somehow my beefy gaming pc lags when my canvas is too big so mine tend to be 1,000 px wide usually. Lucky for me I prefer making pixel art anyways so small is better for that

brutalbunny

all of my art comes out 1000x or less lmfao. it came from a habit of just drawing whatever my navigator viewed as '100%,'
personally i love it, as my art isnt very high-detail and doesn't need a large canvas. however i have been trying to step out of that habit lately 'cause,
well, it's like a 5-6 year old habit LMAO

ah but for example i think it's a little odd when people think canvas size matters at all.. maybe it's just me,
 but this drawing is approx 700x800, and i don't think it's very pixelly at all! so yeah, it depends on the artist. xD

LittlePuppy

Most of my art is just under 1000 x 1000 pixels. That's mostly because I rarely do really detailed backgrounds and my art style is generally simplistic so it looks better on a smaller canvas. Not to mention if I ever want to print out some of my work on paper it will fit within it without becoming super blurry.

The only time I really do anything large is if I am not doing my typical art style (and going for a much more detailed look) or if I need that bigger canvas specifically for a format (such as a YouTube video).

Rosywave

My canvas dimensions tend to fit between 600 and 2000 pixels. I don't like using 2000x2000+ canvases because my hands are not steady enough to connect tiny ends of lines for clean lineart. Even my super detailed paintings are under 2000x2000. I've been doing it like this for years and if it works for me then I can't be made to relearn the habits I've built up.

Plus, when using absurdly large canvases and then having to resize them for uploading size limits, that can really ruin the quality and I'd prefer having the final image look the same as it did when I finished it. I actually used to use huge canvases but stopped for that reason.

Lilina

Oh I used to rely on drawing things on a 1000x1000 square canvas, which is pretty small. As time went on, I have since used a 3000x3000 square canvas, just so I have more room to draw. I only use a very small canvas if it's for pixel art, though I mostly rely on Aesprite for that.

PawzTheDrFoxFan

do 3000 x 3000 canvases count? 

i usually end up drawing small traditionally if that counts

cid

I love using smaller canvas but it does suck because I know I am limiting the application/quality of the art. It's just easier and I like that you can see the texture of the brush strokes better. With bigger canvases, there's all this beautiful texture and detail in full view but it completely disappears when I show it to people b/c it's gotta be resized or if I really want to share I have to post the resized version with close-ups that no one cares about besides me.

I went from 1k by 1k to a phase where I was doing 3k by 3k to even bigger (6k) but now I'm back to 1-2k. Sometimes I still use big canvases, but it's like 1 out of every 10 now.

I also like using the binary brush or doing pixel art sometimes so obv smaller canvas is better for that.