Publication
In this lesson, we'll see how I save the file for publication,
for print and internet.
We will publish our final project on Instagram
and I’ll also give you tips on how to use the app
as your own portfolio.
Let's start by looking at how to save the file in different formats.
Now that the drawing is ready, it's time to save it.
I usually like to save in PNG,
when I want to post the drawing on the internet,
or in CMYK for printing.
PNG is very simple.
You go here in the image, in the save as,
and select the format you want, in case I like PNG more.
On here.
If you want, for example, to change the image size,
you go to Image, Image size,
I see it in pixels to get a better idea,
and just fix it here
to save the way you want.
Now that I've saved the image in PNG, I'm going to create a PDF one.
New Business,
I will create an A4 size sheet,
you create in the size you want to print.
I put in CMYK, which is the color format for printing,
and I will create.
Here I will copy this layer here,
I will resize it.
I'll hold Shift to make the layer resized to the right size.
And there, it's already here in the CMYK layer.
I go to File, Automate, PDF Presentation.
Add open files, Save.
I'll put the most common PDF format for printing,
and save the PDF.
The file is now saved in PDF format
which is the best printing project,
that you already have the closed file, right,
unlikely to have any changes.
Now that we’ve seen how to save in different formats,
we will publish our final project on Instagram.
An interesting thing when posting on Instagram
it's your own editing tool.
Instagram has many effects and filters
that we see are better on the drawing.
So don't hesitate to use them.
I've already saved the image on my phone and now I'm going to publish it on Instagram.
As you may have noticed in my Stories,
I'm in Madrid and today was the last day of recording
of my future online course at @domestika.
It will be about female portraits and you will see
the process of that drawing during it.
Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months.
And yes, the course will be in Portuguese.
Now that we've published our image on Instagram,
I'll give you some tips on how to use the application as your portfolio.
Instagram may end up giving more exposure to your art,
and therefore more job opportunities.
It is a competitive and saturated platform,
and it’s harder to grow the account than it was a short time ago.
For example, they removed likes and changed the algorithms.
There are a few tips that can help your account grow,
but it is not an exact science, a lot is pure luck.
First tip I give you is to use those hashtags
that are neither so famous nor so unknown,
the two are more likely to be among the relevant ones.
The second tip is to write your post in a way that encourages your followers
giving likes, commenting, sharing ...
The third tip is to answer the post comments,
using something other than an emoji,
because if you only use emojis, Instagram can understand that it is spam.
The fourth tip is to avoid hashtags that have suffered
ban on Instagram,
as this can give your post a "shadowban".
The penultimate tip is: if you care about it,
don't show too much skin in the drawing,
Instagram may think it's nudity and ban your post.
The last tip is: place your account as a commercial
or content creator, so you have access
your account statistics,
seeing their age, where their followers are from,
best time to post and that kind of thing.
Thus, you will have a better understanding of your audience.
And now, even though you’ve already seen my route
in a finished project, I don't say goodbye.
I’ll be back to review what we’ve learned
in this course and talk about the final project. See you soon.