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 ...
The world is a wild place, ya'll. I've grown so much in the last four years. The on the fence off the fence battle that's been going on in my head for over a year has finally ended, and I've finally hopped the fence. If you're new here and you haven't read the other articles in the Heart to Art series, let's take a brief trip back in time. Remember when I shared my story here , and I talked a little about wrestling a two-headed dragon? Then in part two , I talked a bit about that dragon. I walked you into part three , talking about what was next, and then into part four , where I talked about sustainability and creating more than cards. After I wrote part four, I let the guilt talk me into staying with card making and continuing to buy everything to make the cards. Ya'll, I've been creating cards on and off for nearly 30 years. It's comfortable and a known quantity. The switch to making my own...