Traditional art livestream

[igneriss]

Hello~

Soon my 6,75 is reaching the end of what I consider the first volume, as well as one year of updates, and I wanted to hold some kind of an event for it. One of readers suggested doing a livestream, and I love that idea, but there's one problem.
My comic is done traditionally.
So here goes my question:

Is there a way to do a livestream of drawing traditional art? And if there is, how? Have you ever seen someone doing it?

[WarkDatch]

I've seen few traditional art livestreams, and they use webcam

[getsuart]

You can do it by the powerful device that is a webcam indeed.
If you don't have a basic webcam from hell like me, you can have some HD renders that would allow your viewers to see your drawing perfectly.
And also, using a program such as OBS would certainly help.

[igneriss]

@EmmM
@getsuart
can I plug a 'normal' camera to my laptop to make it work like a webcam? (sorry if this question is really stupid, I only know how to turn devices on and off without making them explode CX ) Because, my laptop's webcam would be pretty useless, I suppose : D

[getsuart]

Nope, you can't
Friends with a laptop use an external webcam device. because they can't see anything, it's not practical!

[igneriss]

But if I managed to borrow an external webcam device, wouldn't I see 'results' on the laptop screen? : o

[getsuart]

Yes, you will
Iw as talking about the internal webcam, sorry :'D The internal webcam isn't practical, because it's within the screen, and you have to lower your screen. You can't see anything! While using an external webcam will allow you to see everything.

[guilhermecahu]

@igneriss you can use the Livestream app (Android) to stream directly from your phone in case you don't have an external webcam.

[igneriss]

Thank you for informing me about this app! ( : I actually managed to find a person who I can borrow an external webcam from, she just needs to find it CX

[kennethjwagnon]

Hello! I actually livestream traditional art every day! I use a regular old webcam mounted to my desk lamp. Then all you need is a laptop running broadcast software and a twitch account. If you need any help, or have any questions please let me know!

[guilhermecahu]

a regular old webcam mounted to my desk lamp

Hey that's pretty clever! =o

[igneriss]

Ohh never heard about twitch! Will have to check it out and compare to other websites for streaming C: and mounting a webcam to a desk lamp is a pretty good idea!
Thank you! c: I'll run to you with questions if I have any once I start testing webcam/livestreaming

[kennethjwagnon]

sure, i had a rough time figuring some things out so im happy to help!