May 2022 update
May was not a good month for drawing. It didn’t start out like that but it ended up being like that. Before the month, I wanted to kick start the digital drawing and I figured that I would prioritise that. Ideally I would do a bit of both but when time or energy were short, […]
Drawings: May 2022
May ended up being a non-drawing month for a variety of reasons – see the blog entry for the reasons. Date: 30/5/22 Comment: Digital Practice total time 10 mins I got the lines all wrong in this one. The trees around the door may be should be darker as they are in the foreground with […]
Learn avec Moi
Introduction At its core, Learn Avec Moi is simply a journal or record of learning to draw and illustrate using as much of the free online stuff that is out there and existing resources (ie books already purchased). This landing page sets out the various elements that comprise “Learn avec Moi” which at the moment […]
DPR – SKP Canvas and Image Size
Table of Contents Introduction If you are wondering – “SKP” stands for “Sketchbook Pro”. One of the first steps to take when digital drawing is setting out the drawing page. I took some time with this mainly because it wasn’t the easiest to follow and required a little trial and error. There are 3 ways […]
Digital Pathway – Resources
Introduction As I learn things I’ll add my notes here. There is no particular order other than the date that they are done. Hardware and Software The hardware and software that I use. Click here Page, Canvas and Image Size Sketchbook Pro settings around page, canvas and image sizes Click here Pixel dimension conversion table […]
DPR – MM to Pixel Table
Converting the MM to pixels In Sketchbook Pro, some of the default settings in canvas and image size are a mix of the pixels, inches, cm and mm; it also includes percentages as well. It is not the best really. So with a bit of googling, I created two tables to help me set the […]
Traditional Pathway Target 1: Building a drawing habit
Introduction Building a habit is tough but I broke it down into 2 or 3 steps: – beginning – discipline – patience Some would say discipline and patience are very similar especially in drawing but I sought to keep them separate. To me, discipline is about being somewhere at the same time each day. Patience […]
Digital Pathway – Background
The Challenge When I am faced with something new to learn, I try and one things: identify the foundational items and then build up from there. This does tend to be a slow but once a good foundation is in place, then you can learn more from there. The way I visualise this is a […]
How I developed Learn Avec Moi
The goals and the problem The Goal: I’ve wanted to draw and illustrate for a very long time. I want to draw/paint using the traditional mediums of pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolour and do the same thing but digitally. I want to draw my own assets for my day job rather than find stock images online. […]
Drawing Month 4 Stats
4 months done. I’ve not yet uploaded the last few drawings for the month but will do so soon. So here are the stats for April 2022 with March as a comparator. Data Point March April Total days ON v OFF 20 v 11 of 31 (64.5%) 21 v 9 (70%) Total number of 60 […]