On the back of the success of my first drawing on my iPad, I thought I would attempt to draw an animal, but this time, complete it in colour to see what colours and shades were available to me. After looking through different pictures, I decided to draw a cow; the following is the finished result:
I found that shading in colour on my iPad was initially difficult and not as straight forward as using a standard colouring pencil. I think that I was initially pressing too heavily which makes the pencil marks come out heavier – exactly the same as if you were using pencil and paper. This was the same difficulty that I had when drawing and shading the lotus flower. This is another learning curve for me, and something that I will need to take into account when I complete my next drawing on my iPad. The blending tool came into play quite a lot when completing this drawing, and I spent quite a bit of time on the nose. I was pleased with the colours that were available to me as well as the shades within the colours.
For the first time using colour in a digital drawing, it’s not a bad drawing and still looks three-dimensional, but there is plenty of room for improvement. I think that the colours on the nose could have been blended better, and the texture on the forehead has room for improvement. I really enjoy using this method for sketching and shading. It works well if I just want to sit down for a while and draw and I don’t want to get all my art equipment out, although you can’t beat using the proper equipment.
Genie Art 