ADVENTURES IN DOODLING

I just never know where my mind will take me when I’m doodling. I started out sketching cars then somehow ended up sketching a "story time" scene.  Maybe because it was close to bedtime for our 4-year-old twins.



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I think I saw a stamp or card of this little girl in my wife’s card collection. I used an iPad Pro 12.9-inch, Apple Pencil and the app Procreate for this video.  Thanks for watching and please subscribe.

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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.

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

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

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Apple Pencil: http://amzn.to/2DodFwt

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

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PROCREATE AND IPAD PRO: STILL EXPERIMENTING

I've been playing around more with the drawing app Procreate, iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. The biggest drawback so far is the slipperiness of the screen when using the pencil.  You are basically drawing with a piece of hard plastic on a sheet of glass. If there was a way to get the feel of pen and paper that would be perfect.

Working on a few trial comic panels on the iPad Pro using
the app Procreate and the Apple Pencil. 

One thing I know, drawing in Procreate has been giving me a lot more confidence when I draw with pen and ink on paper. Not sure why other than maybe getting in more practice because I don't have to worry about wasting paper.

A great feature with Procreate is the  "Canvas Info" tab. Besides providing the document size and time spent (which comes in handy for billing clients) it also tells you number of layers being used, video length (if you wish to publish a video) and even how many strokes you've used.

It is fun to watch the time-lapse videos that Procreate records while you draw. Here is a video of the above comic panels being drawn. 

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A quick iPad Pro sketch

I I finally got an iPad Pro to go along with my Apple Pencil I got last years here’s a quick doodle I did while watching the Nightmare before Christmas with our 4-year-old twins.

This was created using Procreate, Apple Pencil and Ipad Pro. As I said this is just a doodle since I had the twins climbing all over me while I was trying out the pencil/ipad/procreate combo. 

You can also check out my YouTube channel for more videos about sketching and I'll be posting more videos there from my sketches using the ipad as well. 

I''m hoping to do a review of the Ipad, procreate and pencil combo from a not-so-advanced sketchers point of view in the coming months. 

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