I’m still getting used to Procreate so I thought I’d just sketch a basic flower (in this case a daisy) and see how the basic pencil / ink brushes performed.
When I saw some of the fun brushes that were available, I splashed about a bit with a watercolour mob brush to create a background, toned it down a bit with the HSL adjustment filter and before long, the initial sketch concept had flown out of the window and replaced by a mixed media piece instead.
Experimenting with digital paint
Whenever I’ve wanted to do more digital art, something has always put me off.
Maybe it’s that I’ll feel like a fraud because of the shortcuts available in digital media. Ctrl-Z and erasers spring to mind, not to mention layers and not having to scrub ink off my fingers. In the end, so what? If it inspires me to create art then it’s a worthwhile medium.
I’ve worried that if I post work and reveal that it was created digitally, it won’t be taken as seriously. This is probably a silly fear but it’s probably true to some degree too. Some people think that digital art doesn’t require any effort or artistic ability and that it’s all done at the click of a button. The truth is it’s probably thousands of button clicks. 😉
Like all art forms, digital art has its supporters and detractors.
I’ve never created art to impress people so it doesn’t matter if I use some shortcuts as long as I’m having fun. It’s not that big of a deal if some people don’t like what I create either. What matters to me is that I practice drawing and painting more often. If doing it digitally helps me to do that then who am I to argue? 😀
I know one thing won’t change – I’ll always love drawing with a real pen. 🙂