I created this image using the app called Paper on the iPad while watching  the bravo show: Styled to Rock – my guilty pleasure. I like to sketch while watching TV, it keeps my hands busy (less snacking out of boredom 😉 and occasionally I come up with something  I’d like to take further. This image reminds me of some sort of sun god or native prince. But that’s just me of course.

fashion native

So I decided to translate it into a canvas painting. It is challenging for me to paint without good reference and since the sketch was done basically from memory; the images on TV move too much to capture detail and that’s part of the point, the fact that it is not easy,  I guess. So I worked on it quite a bit and finally was satisfied with this version, at least for now. I may go back into it and rework it at some point. I still kinda like the original sketch better, but if nothing else, it’s good practice.

I haven’t been painting lately but plan to back to it soon. Right now I am waiting for my Christmas gift to arrive – a brand new Surface Pro 3. It should be here any day now. I was advised that it was a much more economical alternative to the Cintique, which costs between two and three thousand dollars and isn’t portable. With my teacher discount I paid just over $700.00 for the Surface Pro 3. So I probably will be using that  instead of the IPad for sketching. It will afford much more control and I guess I’ll see where I go with that. I will be posting  the work here on my sketchbook blog. I am not sure what programs are  best to use with it for digital painting, probably Photoshop or Sketchbook Pro. If anyone has any information on a great program to use with the Surface Pro 3, I would definitely like to hear from you. Also, I would be happy to post your work on my blog to share with everyone, provided you agree of course.

final version