TWO SKETCHPAD DRAWINGS FROM TWO DIFFERENT APPS,
I DID MORE INVESTIGATING BETWEEN LAUNDRY LOADS
and found Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for sixty dollars. After a lot more practice and seeing just how much use I have for mechanical sketching, maybe I'll consider it? At first read, Autodesk seems to be quite the App. It looks great for graphic artists. I am not one, but I would have liked to try it out online, but I couldn't find a way. I think you should be able to sample before purchase.
SATISFIED FOR THE TIME BEING, I WENT BACK TO THE REAL THING:
I warmed up for my oil session with watercolors, what else! I took another turn around on the Carousel. This time I didn't use tube paints; I went back to the pads, which I think I prefer. I can mix the colors easily with just the right amount of water. The colors are brilliant and go down clear. I don't need a big deal palette. And I can work fast. I started this painting yesterday with a wet on wet underpainting and firmed it up today. The carousel reference photographs are really making me think about doing a large acrylic.
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| Sketchpad 3, iPad free download, was what I used for Saturday's drawing and this one. This App doesn't have the sophisticated color range of Sketch Pad Pro which sells for a dollar. I kept it anyway. |
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| This one is Sketch Pad Pro (SPHD) for one dollar. Being able to clear the drawing with one touch and lay in fields of color are an advantage, BUT the tool bar keeps disappearing--and that's annoying. |
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| Carousel 2, 2012, watercolor on 140 lb. Reeves |
and found Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for sixty dollars. After a lot more practice and seeing just how much use I have for mechanical sketching, maybe I'll consider it? At first read, Autodesk seems to be quite the App. It looks great for graphic artists. I am not one, but I would have liked to try it out online, but I couldn't find a way. I think you should be able to sample before purchase.
SATISFIED FOR THE TIME BEING, I WENT BACK TO THE REAL THING:
I warmed up for my oil session with watercolors, what else! I took another turn around on the Carousel. This time I didn't use tube paints; I went back to the pads, which I think I prefer. I can mix the colors easily with just the right amount of water. The colors are brilliant and go down clear. I don't need a big deal palette. And I can work fast. I started this painting yesterday with a wet on wet underpainting and firmed it up today. The carousel reference photographs are really making me think about doing a large acrylic.
