Tag: Brush

Observational Drawing Practice: Four Takes on the Same Face

Repetition of the same face drawn four times in Procreate

How Repetition Lead to my Drawing Improvement

Here are some more faces that I drew. It’s actually the same face drawn four times. In an exercise of observational drawing I looked for a face on Pinterest that would be fun to draw. I found this lady with a face looking at an upward angle. I thought this would be a challenge for me to draw.

I’ve been drawing the same face a several times to help my observational drawing ability. You can see the improvements and changes from each new drawing to the next. So these are all drawn in procreate. I like using the “Procreate Pencil” brush found in the sketching brush section. With so many amazing brush options in Procreate this is the one that I feel works best for me.

The first and second face drawing were drawn with a size 8 brush and an opacity of 35 percent. The third and fourth were drawn with a size 7 brush with an opacity of 40 percent. I like how all the face drawing came out but I think the fourth is my favorite.

If you use Procreate to draw, what’s you favorite brush?

Inking the Flames: My Johnny Cash Inspired Ink Illustration

Ring of Fire Ink Illustration

Brushing Life into Flames and Faces: Inktober Day 1

Here’s my first inking for this year’s inktober. The prompt is “Ring” and I knew exactly what I wanted to illustrate when I read that. I was inspired to do an ink drawing of Johnny Cash’s song “Ring of Fire”.

For this Inktober illustration, I went straight to inking, with no pencil sketch to start off with. This is a bit of a challenge for me because I usually like to start with a pencil sketch. I used a small brush and India ink, I wanted organic flowing lines. When I ink with a pen or nib my illustrations can look stiff sometimes. And I wanted to capture the movement and feel of the flames, I felt a brush would help there.

I inked a face inside an engulfing ring of fire. There are deep shadows and highlights from the flames cast across the face. The face was supposed to be Johnny Cash, but it kinda looks like a young Jack Kirby to me, lol.

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