

Both of these are mainly meant for document scanning (as well as receipts and business cards), but their image scanning is great too. The camera phone probably won’t give you a sharp clean bright squared-off image, so go for a scanner app like CamScanner (for iOS or Android) or Office Lens (for iOS, Android or Microsoft). Include the edges of the paper or sketchbook, and the markers you used people love to know more about the process behind the magic of the final sketchĬapturing for project work or for a presentation.Watch out for shadows of either you or your phone.Always get your sketch in as much light as possible.If you just want an image of your sketches to share on Instagram, Twitter and so on (or maybe your work intranet or chat room), the camera app on your smartphone is fine. Enhancing, colouring and editing – A smooth vectorised image is best.Capturing for project work or for a presentation – You’ll want your images nice, white and clean, in a way that fits your workflow.Instant sharing on social media or your intranet – Snap away! That camera phone is fine.It’s all about where your sketches will end up: It depends on how you’re going to use the sketchesįirst things first: you have to know what you want to capture your sketches for. Just so you can see how the results of these recommendations compare, here is a photo of my sketch, taken with my iPhone: All are free, and (unless otherwise stated) all are available for both iOS and Android. Here are some tips and app recommendations to get you capturing your sketches like a pro. Great question. These days, capturing and sharing your sketches using your smartphone or tablet is the way to go, but it’s worth knowing a few details if you want to get the best results. This post is inspired by one of the questions I had after giving my sketchnoting class at General Assembly the other night: what are the best ways of capturing what we sketch, and getting them into formats we can use and share? Here are some tips and techniques on how to make them look their best. There’s nothing better than showing your sketches in the best light - and photos - possible.
