COMBINING TRADITIONAL PEN & INK WITH THE PROCREATE APP

In my latest sketching video on YouTube I mix traditional pen and ink sketch with the newest version of Procreate app on the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

This is the pen and ink sketch of the Indiana Capitol.
The finished drawing is below, which I completed in Procreate on the iPad Pro.

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Indiana capitol. Partially drawn on an A5 sketchbook then imported
into the Procreate app on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and finshed drawing
and coloring using various brushes there. 

Since I'm new to Procreate I just testing various elements of the program. I haven't figured out yet how to get a watercolor effect with the brushes. I know you can purchase brushes online at various websites and some may even be free.

I also haven't figured out how to get a blending effect in Procreate that you get with watercolors on paper. Or the granulation, but that will all come with experience I think.

One thing I love about Procreate and the iPad Pro is I don't feel that intimidation about messing up a sketch in my sketchbook. I feel more free to experiment with styles and brushes (pens, etc.) and I'm finding myself sketching more. (One disclaimer: I also use a very inexpensive ($5.99) A5 sketchbook that I do a lot of doodles and scribbles in while watching TV. I bought this specifically to doodle/scribble in so I don't feel that pressure of messing up a sketch in my "real" sketchbooks (Stillman & Birn Beta series).

This is one of my many scribbles and caricatures in my "doodle book."

One other drawback to using the iPad for a sketchbook is the slipperiness of the glass when using the Apple Pencil. If Apple could make a nib that felt more like pen on paper or if someone would invent a static cling screen cover that the pencil would work through that had the same feel as paper that would be great.

Here's a list of some of my art supplies and where to find them on Amazon:

For the Indiana Capitol sketch on paper I used a JinHao X750 Silver CT Fountain Pen with a medium nib and Platinum carbon ink.

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Lamy Safari fountain pen: http://amzn.to/2Dp91ye

Platinum carbon ink bottle ink black 60cc: http://amzn.to/2D1xFCA

Pentel Aquash Waterbrush: http://amzn.to/2F3ju0l

M. Graham watercolors: http://amzn.to/2Ee1yiA

I do some of my filming with a GoPro Hero 2:  http://amzn.to/2m1LQzC

Apple Pencil: http://amzn.to/2DodFwt

iPad Pro 12.9-inch: http://amzn.to/2DhWfOI

I am not sponsored by any company or product in this video but I am an Amazon affiliate and do get a small commission from Amazon when you purchase an item through one of the above links at no additional cost to you.

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