I didn't have a lot of time for today's Drawrch illustration, so... here's another cartoon. ðĪŠ
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Syrup brush for everything else.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
Today's Drawrch illustration is of a woman looking into the distance.
I really enjoyed making this one, though I almost got tripped up on the braids. As I was drawing their outlines, my plan was to just fill them in with a dark color and call it good, but when I started doing the "inking" portion, I couldn't help myself and drew in all the details. I'm glad that I did, because I think the drawing is much better for it.
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Smooth Natural Nib brush for linework, and the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light and Rough Dot Shader 60/Light brush for shading. I used the Syrup brush to help with fills, and the Worn 2 Subtle brush for the distress overlay at the end.
The Smooth Natural Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib pack, the Dot Shader brushes are from the Beat Tones pack, and the Worn 2 Subtle brush is from the Fast Grit pack, all by True Grit Texture Supply.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
I got done with today's Drawrch illustration very early! ð
The reference image I used was in black and white, so figuring out the shading was a lot easier than normal. I added some color in the background to liven things up a bit too.
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for background shading.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
Today's Drawrch is one that I've been wanting to do for a while, but was sort of worried about being able to get it right.
It's a bit similar to yesterday's drawing, in that the reference is somewhat unconventional. I'm glad I went for it though, because I feel like I was able to capture the woman in the photo properly. It would've been nice to have more time for shading, but I can only work for so long in the evening! ð
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for shading and background texture. The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
I really struggled with today's Drawrch illustration. I spent about an hour working on my first sketch before abandoning it and starting over, and then just rushed through it to get done.
The second sketch, which was less concerned with proportions, turned out a lot better. Partly because it was more stylized than then original, and partly because I was more familiar with the reference's face at that point, but it still just doesn't look right to me. It was a hard expression and angle to capture, and I'm not sure I succeeded here. He just looks a little... dopey? I don't know!
This project is about practice though, so they can't all be good! ð
Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for some light shading, the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for the hair/stubble, and the Syrup brush for everything else.
The Dot Shader brush is from the Beat Tones pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
I started drawing today's Drawrch illustration thinking I would make it a little more cartoony, sort of like #10 Night Walk from a week ago.
I couldn't really find the right angles to make the proportions fit that style though, so I opted to just make the sketch a little more realistic and then put the image in a less realistic style. The brush I used was thicker than usual, and I like the effect it produced - almost like a physical art print.
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for shading, and the Syrup brush for linework and everything else.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
Another late Drawrch illustration, and another beard (which you may recall I am very tired of trying to draw).
I picked this reference because I thought it would be simple to draw, which is sort of was, but then the pattern on the headscarf took forever, and now its past midnight. At least the sketch was easy to do! ðĩâðŦ
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for shading, and the Inka brush for everything else.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
The more I work on Drawrch illustrations, the more I find myself sitting there thinking, "man, I hate drawing _____". First it was beards. Then hair. Now sunglasses. And yet every time I get done drawing them I take a step back and things weren't really so bad. I didn't actually have that bad of a time illustration these things. I think I just find them sort of tedious.
It's especially egregious with hair, since I feel like this project often makes me spend more time on that than anything else, but it's all in service of practicing, so I can't complain too much.
By the way, this drawing marks the halfway point for this project - just 16 more to go! I hope you'll join me tomorrow for the start of the second half of Drawrch! ð
Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, the Old Brush for shading, and the Soft air brush for a few fades/gradients.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
Today's Drawrch illustration is a little bit of a throwaway, but after a long week (and yesterday's epic 3.5 hour drawing session), I needed a break. That's two weeks of this project done, by the way!
This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light and Vertical Line Shader Light brushes for shading, the Worn 3 Subtle and Toner Grit Detail 2 brushes for grunge, and a small assist from the Syrup brush for fills.
The Rusty Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib Pack, the Dot and Vertical Line brushes are from the Beat Tones pack, and the grunge brushes are from the Fast Grit pack, all by True Grit Texture Supply.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:
Today's Drawrch illustration took me waaay longer than I thought it was going to, but I like how it ended up.
You can see in the time-lapse that I spent a lot of time going back to the eyes, nose, and mouth to get the shape right. In the end, it does look like the reference to me, so I don't hate the effort going into it. I just lament that it took me past midnight to finish. Procreate says I spent 3 hours and 31 minutes on this. Yikes!
Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for everything else, save for the Hartz brush for background texture at the end.
The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.
If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below: