I have had an iPad mini for quite a few years, and last year my family upgraded me for my birthday as my old one wouldn't update some apps etc etc. I use it constantly for emails, blogging, keynote presentations, note taking etc, but I know I've never explored it's full potential.
When I was away in Christchurch, I was pretty chocka luggage wise, and so I didn't risk packing a sketchbook. And it was a pain, I was coming across lots of inspiration and getting heaps of new ideas - as you do when you travel - but I had no way to start processing them. So I stuck with taking lots of photos, and hoped that I'd remember the ideas I had.
Then I thought about my iPad. That tends to go everywhere with me, and I know you can use it to make great art (check out Susie Monday, a textile artist who makes wonderful art inspired by and with her iPad, and teaches it too) so maybe it was time to have a play with some apps.
The one I've found that I'm enjoying playing with is Adobe Photoshop Sketch. I think it was free, and if it did cost, it wouldn't have been much. I don't mind paying a one off reasonable fee for an app, but I don't like to get hooked into monthly or yearly subscriptions!
Here is my first ever drawing using the app, trying to get used to the different tools:
And then I did this one:
Which I'm quite pleased with. I figured out how to import photographs, 'trace' them and then hide them again. Which you can see in progress below. Yes, I made my daughter pose upsidedown on a chair for me! This is an idea for a quilt that's been floating (sorry!) around in my head for a while, so it was good to get it recorded.
My artist friend, Helen, says that when you record ideas in a sketchbook and then shut the pages, they all have 'idea sex' and when you open it up again, you'll get a whole lot of new ideas. I wonder if this will work with a virtual sketch book?!
Have you used your phone/tablet/device as an art tool? Found any apps that you love? Let us all know so we can share in the arty fun!
Aren't you just a clever cookie!
ReplyDeleteUsing a tablet more effectively has been on my mind lately, so your post is timely. I love the idea of 'idea sex'. Haha!!
ReplyDeleteOh that is funny about the ideas and what happens inside the sketch book. I love your drawings. My mini ipad is also due to be upgraded, but as long as it plays podcasts I will hang on to it as long as possible.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea but although I have an iPad I confess I've never done anything like this on it. Love what you've created!
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