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March 2025 Procreate Designs

Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work.  I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since.   While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad.  No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies.  This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation.  I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate.  My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process.   The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was.  There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table.  The other bonus ...

Monogrammed Z

Distress Ink and Metalic Watercolor create the background on 140-pound watercolor paper.  The background was inspired by this aurora shot from Frostnip Photography.  Once the background was created, Micron Pens were used to draw the Monogrammed Z.  This piece was created as a gift.  

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
Background completed with Distress Inks and Metalic Watercolors

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
The beginning of the Z 

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
Comparing my sketched idea with the art piece during creation

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
Leaves are hand-drawn one by one.

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
Leaves completed, now on to the groundwork.

Inked Inspirations by SLMP - Monogrammed Z
Monogrammed Z completed.

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