I invested in an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in May last year. I have to say... I still create all of my ‘proper’ illustrations using photoshop. Maybe I just haven’t found a way of working with the iPad and Procreate that suits me, but I don’t like the work I create In it for some reason. I do use it for random doodles and it’s great for thumbnailing and colour studies. I do know people who work entirely in Procreate though and love it. That aside I still love having the iPad anyway as I’ve never had a tablet before.

I don’t think it will over take photoshop, as there is so much more photoshop is able to do. It is a great alternative for some people though. For the price of Procreate (obviously not considering the cost of the actual ipad) it’s a brilliant piece of software. I think adobes price points and subscription payment style are what is driving a lot of people towards Procreate these days.

@danielerossi lol! 😂😂😂 i’m with the lady though. If I paid you for a portrait, I better see a portrait and not some single line bs

That's coz she knows people who know people... 😉

Thanks you guys..sounds like zoom right now is our best option.😃👍

@LauraA that sounds amazing!!

@demotlj said in Showcasing our process!:

I had subconsciously been imagining you to sound like one of your characters! You sounded so grown up

I could source some helium for next time if you'd like 😃

@Annabishop Fingers (and toes) crossed it doesn't last that long....let's focus on positives and all the amazing work we can create in that time! 🙂

What a great idea!

I finished a draft of my story about my electric car, Ruby (yep, she's a real car). It's called, "EV Ruby, Reporting For Duty." In it, Ruby struggles to conserve her battery long enough to get safely back home, while making emergency deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic.

So, how do I find a reputable editor?

I have a couple character design pictures. Typing paper and pencils are my only art supplies at the moment. We'll be under stay at home orders for another few weeks. My plan is to make line drawings and email them, for free, to anyone who has children during this scary time. They can color the drawings in themselves.

I think the story is pretty good and I'd like to complete the illustrations when my skills and my art supplies catch up. Then I'll need to have it edited and start the process of tossing my hook into the publishing pond and see if I catch anything.

@xin-li Xin Li your piece is so beautiful. I'm very interested in learning how you did it. Thanks for offering to do the slide show and talk through what you did step by step. I'm looking forward to it.

@Braden-Hallett Your 1pm Saturday is my 7am Sunday, so that's good for me. Love it when things line up.

Meanwhile I think I need a tutorial on how to do a tutorial, I'll have some questions for you after you've done your Zoom, thanks for leading the way, man.

@JennyJones Yay!! 🙂

@Jean-Luc When I first started drawing as a teen, I was from a poor family and had very limited materials. For years I drew only with pencils, and when years later I finally got a computer, I didn't have enough for a tablet so I learned to draw in Photoshop Essentials with a mouse. I was really roughing it hahaha... But now with hindsight, I think this all helped me. I mastered the basics with no temptations to go straight to digital, and even using the mouse made for a smooth transition to a tablet after a few years. Similarly, I learned all the basics of watercoloring with a $5 set and paper from Walmart, so later when I graduated to better supplies, it felt incredibly easy. I wouldn't necessarily suggest not learning digital for years, but do think basic supplies can uniquely teach someone about tips and strategies they couldn't come up with if they had all the options and solutions in front of them. 🙂

@xin-li I saw this work in the book 🙂 now I know who you are talking about.

@smceccarelli thank you 🙂 I have been busy trying Astute for past two weeks. I love it! 🙂 And I am happy you wrote not to choose. I don't want to choose anymore. With Astute it's easier to progress in Illustrator and it's time that I was worried about. I wanted to make a choice, in order to become good at one and not average at both (which is my speciality btw 🙂 and here is my first picture created with Astute plugins!! BTW your art is amazing as always! I am super jealous! I also made a switch from other job to illustration. However I don't see I am going to be as good as you within my time on Earth 😉 chrupka2-01.jpg

@Jeremy-Ross Oh cool! Thanks for the heads up!

Someone on FB helped me. I wish I had asked three hours ago! I will leave this up with the fix...it might help someone else. Soooo simple!
Try resetting your text attributes. It would be in the options in the Character panel. I think it says Reset Character or something.

Thank you Lisa.

Welcome Barbara! This looks more or less like a professional editorial image to me!