I’m getting psyched for the upcoming Inktober! Just like last year, I’ll be doing daily drawings on my iPad but not following the official Inktober prompts. And of course, these won’t be ink drawings.

I’ve been really lax about my digital drawing, so this will be good for me. I know I learned a lot last year and am looking forward to what this year will bring as far as new techniques and preferences.

Today’s photo is of a drawing I started. I am basically getting a line drawing ready to use as a basis for different kinds of styles.

The original painting is The Virgin of the Annunciation by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo which I viewed at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Unfortunately, one of Murillo’s other paintings was in the news recently because of a botched restoration attempt.

Oh well, nothing is permanent…

またね～

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A snapshot of my sketching set-up. Ready to put some pixels down!

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So, Inktober is happening and I have been keeping up with my digital version or the project. I did double-up on Saturday because I was too busy on Friday to draw, but other than that it’s been a successful first week.

One thing I started doing is working with reference photos, in which I basically look at the photo either in a split window on the iPad or on another monitor while I draw it. These sketches are really fun and I am learning a lot about proportion and seeing things as lines and shapes rather than people. I was actually a little worried that I’d have a lot of trouble drawing from reference photos because I got a bit frustrated when I tried that before with faces, and ended up resorting to tracing directly over the images (which looked awful anyways). So these drawings, while super-simple, are really encouraging me to do more.

Please take a look at my reference photo drawings and the time-lapse videos below, or check out my sketching Instagram account if you are interested. And there are more videos at my YouTube channel too!

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Hi all! I’ve been doing quick sketches and doodles on my iPad almost every day (even if it is for just a few minutes) for a while now, but now that October has started, I thought I would give Inktober a try. I’m not going to use ink, nor follow the official prompts, but I’ll just try to do a more “complete” sketch every day. So, without further ado, here are my first two sketches:

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こんばんは。How are you doing?

I updated my iPad Air 3 to the iPad OS 13.1 today, and I have to say it’s a bit nicer! I like the Today View thingie on the home screen, the smaller icons, and the automatic dark mode. Pretty cool!

I watched a video on YouTube about the update, and there were so many ways to move between screens and Safari windows that it boggled my mind. Maybe I am just old, but it was total information overload – I’m actually grateful that I will never need to remember all these shortcuts（which don’t seem all that intuitive).

I’m pretty simple. Just let me listen to Spotify, draw in Procreate, or take notes in GoodNotes and I’m happy.

またね～

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I bought a new iPad case by Poetic for my iPad Air. This one has a “smart cover” which has magnets in it that automatically wake the iPad from sleep mode when you lift the cover, and also puts the iPad to sleep when you close the cover. I’ve been using a similar case that didn’t have the cover, but I honestly should have just gotten this one to begin with. At least they aren’t expensive!

The cover also acts as a stand which is nice for sketching at a comfortable angle. I like it!

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I love the artwork in the Google Calendar app on my iPad. It always brings a smile to my face.

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One of the aspects of drawing on the iPad that I love is the ability to select and adjust the positioning of facial elements. It’s really difficult for me to draw it right (or even get close) the first time. So I have to move eyes, noses, and chins around till they look right. And then I’ll have to step away for a bit, or maybe even a day or two, before looking at the sketch again with fresh eyes and then see if I got it “good enough” or need to work on it some more.

It’s a process that takes a long time overall, so I have several drawings going at once. It’s all a lot of fun though, and rather than being frustrated at not being able to draw it right the first time, I get a lot of satisfaction when I realize that the drawing has gotten even just a tiny bit better. Little improvements!

I hope you had a good day!

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I’ve been watching more episodes of The Legend of Hua Mulan 花木兰传奇 so naturally, this evening’s drawing looks a lot like Hou Meng Yao 侯梦瑶 who is in the starring role.

I hope you had a nice Wednesday!

またね～

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こんばんは。I wanted to share my latest iPad sketch that I worked on the past week off and on. Please enjoy the time-lapse video at the bottom of this post!

またね～

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