A Beer, the Apple Pencil, and of course, the iPad Pro

When you move a lot, you get used all the same and some new things being rearranged here and there, as I’ve tried to report on elsewhere. Light switches, pots and pans, basket for car keys, etc.. Used to be here somewhere, now they’re over there somewhere. Well that’s what’s going on with the introduction of the Apple Pencil. Some things work just the same way, some things work differently, some things work better, some things don’t seem to work, some things take 3 or 4 clicks before they start working. Sometimes you have to jiggle the handle to stop the toilet from filling. But let’s face it, $99.00 helps to coax out the motivation.

I went downtown for a beer and some digital drawing time. I drew and sipped, sipped and drew, learned a little, and cranked this out using a photo reference in a side by side manner:

Cowboy in Ann"s Office at night

Cowboy in Ann”s Office at night

iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Procreate

brows’n stache

I love the procedural stipply brush/effect in Sketch Club. Like I’ve said, it’s like painting in the air with a sparkler. Sketchy’s cool too.

brows'n stache

Sketch Club, Procreate, iColorama, Sty-HD
(STILL waiting for Apple Pencil to arrive!)

Richard’s 63 Chevy

There it was. Right in the Save Mart parking lot in broad daylight.
Richard's 63 Chevy

Procreate, iPad Pro, cheap stylus, still waiting for my Apple Pencil

Don’t hold your breath

Don't hold your breath

Sketch Club, Procreate, iColorama, Sty-HD stylus (Apple Pencil on back order), iPad Pro, Octo Spider Monkey on belly.

God bless Ben!

I mean it. This guy just keeps on getting up and playing even harder!
God bless Ben!

Free hand using this reference photo in Sketches, Procreate, Phonto, with Sty-HD stylus on an iPad Pro.

Heavens to Murgatroyd 

Sketch Club, Procreate, iColorama, Sty-HD stylus, iPad Pro
(Apple Pencil on back order)

Cell with a View

Ms. Davis Goes To Washington, Again

Ms Davis

So I get my express replacement iPad Pro from Apple this evening via Fedex. Hooray! And what’s the first thing I practice on? A caricature of sorts of a famous, but somewhat rebellious public servant who, as it turned out, attended the State of the Union Address.

Procreate, Sty-HD stylus, (Apple Pencil is on its way.)
Reference photo 1
Reference photo 2

Old Man Face 2.0

Why that title? Why the 2.0? Yesterday I was in the mood to practice facial features, particularly wrinkles. I needed some inspiration. I needed even more practice. So I looked up “old face” and “wrinkles” and bumped into an interesting photo, which happened to be tied to a 12/25/11 post at this cool blog, Source of Inspiration. I got my inspiration and practice.
Technical: Since my iPad Pro is being swapped out with a new one because of a small display issue, I used my old iPad, Procreate, and a sty-HD stylus. Incidentally, I ordered an Apple Pencil that’s due to arrive in early February. Give me time. Here’s yesterday’s practice image followed by an accelerated progress video:
Old Man Face 2.0

Visitation Hours

Visitation Hours

Sketch Club, iColorama, Procreate, Sty-HD, iPad

…and I’m not afraid to use it!

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...and I'm not afraid to use it!