Uploading Your Illustrations

Scan and Upload

• Use a home scanner to capture digital images of your illustrations.
• Use a resolution setting that will give you a file size of around 2-3 MB.
• For a letter-sized image, this should be around 150 or 200 dpi.
• Set the color setting to the highest number of colors.
• If possible, crop the page to capture just the image itself.
• Save your file to the "jpeg" or "jpg" format.
• On Tikatok, upload your images to your image drawings library in the Studio.

Digital Photography (may not provide best results)

• For best results with a digital camera, pin each drawing at eye-level to a wall that has sufficient, even light (the best light is indirect sunlight).
• Stabilize your camera with a tripod if possible, or make sure the shutter speed registers at 1/100th of a second or faster.
• Use the highest quality image settings that your camera will allow. When transferring files to your computer, save them in "jpeg" or "jpg" format. Each image file should be around 2-3 MB in size. Make adjustments with your image transfer software as necessary.
• On Tikatok, upload your images to your image drawings library in the Studio.