#basically as big as Sai2 will let me

[hydrus]

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I had a good week. There's lots of smaller fixes and improvements, and ratings are added to the Client API.

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Thanks to a user submission, hydrus now recognises and supports importing .sai2 files! Basic metadata for now, but I'll see about resolution and thumbnail support in future.

It turns out PNG and WEBP files can have EXIF data, and our EXIF scanner works on them! All newly importing PNGs and WEBPs will be scanned, and on update, you'll have a yes/no dialog asking if you want to scan your existing PNGs. If you have a gigantic database, or your files are on a remote cloud storage, you might want to defer it, but it isn't really a big deal.

I banged my head against the media viewer 'notes hover' layout code, and I was actually really successful this time. Many of the borked layout issues are fixed, and I think I've completely fixed the overlapping hover problems in the duplicate filter.

I fixed a bunch of weird bitmap paste problems in the new 'similar files' paste button. Let me know if you still have any issues!

Just a small thing, but the 'loading' page in hydrus, when you refresh a search, is no longer grey. It is the same colour as the normal thumbgrid, so the loading flicker is gone.

Twitter is gone from the downloader defaults for all new users. All existing users should look to migrate away, too. I hope to roll out some downloader engine improvements in the near future that'll make nitter (on multiple domains) easier to set up, but there aren't a lot of excellent solutions.

I also added ratings to the Client API. The service object now talks about min/max stars and star shape, the file metadata call gives every file's ratings, and you can set and clear ratings too with a new command and permission. It is all fairly simple, but there's several possible data types depending on the rating type, so check out the Client API help for details and examples.

next week

I regret that I again did not find time for PTR janitor workflow improvements this week. Now that ratings on the Client API is clear, this is top priority. Depending on how things go, I may take a two-week release, since I definitely want some solid work done here.

[mienkokhuri]

Hi, I adore your art! Can you share your pencil confs and a little tutorial on lineart? Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words anon! :DOkay, belt up.

This is my main brush. It has this crunchy noise texture to it because it’s easier for me to lineart than a simple line (because my hands shake a little too much, I don’t have precise control to them). So it helps. :3c

If you look close you’ll see the texture. I like it ~Also if you remove Acrylic/Arpfina, it gets smooth but the flow is just... I don’t like it :> 

And there’s a brush I’m testing for clothes and angles? I use SAI2 so I couldn’t find a brush for that ;w;

The flow is smooth enough for me to use it so it’s fun.

OKAY, NOW TO LINEART.

Let’s use something I’m already linearting for the sake of my lazyness.I don’t really know how to explain how I lineart? I just experiment and do fast lines. Lemme show how~ I’m going to lineart Asra’s ear. But I’ll do in one motion, like this:

Because if I do it slowly, turning every corner, it gets ragged because I suck :> So I prefer practising turns in one motion and editing if necessary. 

Also, It’s really good for you to practice how hard you press your stylus on your tablet. Pressure makes a BIG difference in your final piece.

Flip your canvas whenever it feels necessary. Sometimes I have to switch hands (yeah, don’t judge me.) because the angle isn’t the best for me (and my hand hurts heh), so use technology as much as needed >:>

As for hair is pretty simple. The basic is to give it some curves for volume and play with shapes ~ 

oof, that was hard on me. Hope it helped!Now go wild and have fun with your lines! >:D