quick photoshop question

[astridv]

I made this sketch of Rodney which I colored with markers, only to be reminded why I stopped working with them. Is there any way to get rid of the grainy texture? I like to see a bit of paper structure or texture in my artwork, but this is way too pronounced (it's even more pronounced in a higher resolution).


Also, to celebrate my mini-vacation, I want to do fanart. I got a couple ideas, but I'm taking prompts too. Anybody? (it just gotta be SGA, and gen)

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[astridv.livejournal.com]

As for a prompt, I'd love to see the team with some sort of weird alien animal -- we almost never get animals on the show

Ha, funny you're saying that. I actually had this idea for a comic involving a little rodent-like critter... got nothing beyond the basic idea and the first few panels yet, I didn't have the brainspace to give it further thought. But I'll see if I can get somewhere with it.

At this resolution, I actually like the texture. It doesn't look "markery" (yes, I know that's not a word -- I just mean, I'm not seeing pen strokes, which is what usually annoys me about markers).

The texture as such looks okay, but I want to tone it down a little. I don't want the coloring to be completely smooth, though.