How many of you artists still use a light box even with digital works?

[KiabIce]

So I've been thinking about getting a light box because i still draw traditionally and it gets really messy. So messy sometimes I have a hard time re drawing it on my laptop. Does anybody here still use light boxes? Comment below

Update** I bought the light box fellow artists! I'm excited I can't wait to try it out. Estimated time I receive it is tomorrow!

Update*** Got the box but am struggling still. Any tips or tricks is appreciated!

[sakebento]

Absolutely. I use an LED light pad from Huion to clean up traditional sketches before doing the inking digitally. It's a huge savior for my wrist especially.

[faeriesandents]

I do! Not as much as I used to but if I go for anything traditional and have to ink, it's my go-to solution! I can highly suggest getting one for yourself, even if you don't use them much, they'll be there when you need it

Plus, nowadays there not even that expensive anymore if you look around a bit.

[KiabIce]

Yeah theres a couple on Amazon that I'm looking at for below 24 dollars. It really is cheaper than how much they used to cost 10 or so years ago. I will for sure buy one!!!

[KiabIce]

I can imagine I'm glad it really does help. More confident I will be getting one now:)

[ninjashira]

Yup, I have the Huion LED light pad as well, and I use it on a regular basis. If I'm ever working in pencil or I want to ink traditionally without messing up my original, I'll bust out the light table. I love how slim it is, I can just pop it in my backpack with my sketchbook no problem.

[bear1]

I do too. It’s a customized drawing table that has a hole cut in the middle and is covered with plexiglass. The lights are LED lights installed underneath. I love that thing
But nowadays you can get big LED lightboxes for little money. If I ever decide to seize down, I’d get one of those ^^

[KiabIce]

The ones that are portable are cheap on Amazon. For under 24 dollars its a great deal. Has 4 stars too

[gempompadour]

Meeeeeeee! I absolutely recommend using them because it's so much nicer to digitally add lineart and colors when the sketch is clean and not a messy blur of lines. Just remember to take breaks to prevent the light from straining your eyes. It can be quite bright if you draw on cheap printer paper like moi.

[KiabIce]

Hahaha I draw on cheap printer paper too! Thanks for mentioning there can be glare and straining of the eyes.

[summermcallen]

I still use it not for my webtoon, because I draw fully digital, but when I draw traditional I use it

[jcmraz]

I did when I still did parts of the work traditionally but these days I do everything digital from start to finish

[KiabIce]

I honestly admire those who can do their art all digital esp when it comes to making comics. I'm waiting to get my light box so I can continue to make my comic. I just don't know how to map the comic out without drawing it traditionally first haha! Anywho just thinkng out loud.

[jcmraz]

Well, I draw on a cintiq so everything I do is drawn and mapped out the same way you would do with a light box. I just do it digitally instead. And I do my page thumbnails on paper so I can pin them and reference them while I'm drawing digitally. Before I got a cintiq I did it the same way as you before getting it in to ink but now I don't need to

[KiabIce]

I see! Fancy I forgot about cintiqs haha. That's cool you have one must make the process of making comics faster than just a regular tablet! Nice

[jcmraz]

Nah. Now I have more ability to put more work into it. You grow into your new environment lol Every time I improve or get faster I start doing more and other things that occupy the saved time

[KiabIce]

Good job good way to think

[Rhonder]

I did my first one-shot with mixed media- traditional line work + digital coloring. I ended up changing my work process a few times as I went along.

I started out just using regular pencil, inking over it, and erasing the pencil prior to scanning (like I had always done in the past).

Then I got fed up with the erasing step and changed over to sketching in non-photo blue pencil instead.

FInally I was getting tired of the details I was losing during inking due to not being able to see the sketch super well (those blue pencils are a tad light colored for me) so I changed over to sketching digitally, printing those out and using my light box to ink. That transition started right around these pages and continued all the way to the end:

TreasureHUNT!! :: P 57-58 | Tapas

posted this photo on instagram showing off the new process lol

and some others like this showing the printed sketches (2 letter size pages per comic page... RIP my printer ink)

I only ended up doing this because I was committed to seeing the comic through to the end with the trad. line work though. I'm going all digital for the next one

[silverraven0]

I didn't draw traditionally that much anymore, bit I have a light box and it is very convenient on having it at hand. I use it when I need to.

[KiabIce]

That's cool . I just wanted to let everyone know I bought the light box! It's coming through the mail estimated time is tomorrow! I'm excited