Illustrator’s Guide to Procreate

       

        

Last weekend I bought Ruth Burrows book - The illustrators guide to Procreate. It’s a gift to myself when I was buying mid year gifts for the family- well actually I didn’t need an occasion to buy this book as I simply just needed it is a good enough reason. 

I have been saving online classes link and workshops on skillshare to learn and practice more on procreate but as those are all online I seem to never add that to my list of practicing. Hence I needed this book.I have been following Ruth’s work for awhile and I have been a fan of her colour usage. 

The still life above are based on my inspiration picture from Italian and is created using her first project from the book - Still life.

       

       

This was really fun and with easy tips mentioned in the book, this was fun to achieve. Though next time I will make sure I add a time limit how much I want to dedicate to these practice sessions. 

Chanda Mama

Indian lullaby of Chanda mama and memories  Of growing up in India

 Bushy Eyebrows, my retro jumper and Chanda Mama 

Created part of the #drawthisinyourstyle challenge by @littleyellowgherkin at insta. Indian lullaby ‘Chanda mama’cradle, me enjoying my bounrvita milk in my retro jumper, I really Love that jumper and wish we still had it…. I would look so cool n retro!!! 

Created in procreate

Folktale week 2021

Day 1- Moon 

Been wanting to take part in Folktale week on Instagram. Thought if the first prompt quite hard it’s only when I was getting my little one to sleep while listening to one of night prayers it clicked. I love the Aarti and this time was listening to Satinder Sartaj’ Aarti the translation helped me imagine the visual.

Gagan mah thaal, Rav-chand Deepak baney, Taarka mandal Janak Moti

Dhoop maliaanlo Pavan chavaro karey, Sagal Banrai phoolant jyoti

The Sky is Your platter, The sun and moon are the 'Deepaks' the lamps (lights), The Stars in the sky are the pearls,

The 'Dhoop' (Incense) is the fragrance, That the wind propels, The whole forest is Your flowers.

Kaisee Aarti hoi Bhaykandana Teree Aarti

Anhata Shabad Vajanta bheree

O! What a wonderful Aarti, this is!

You, are a destroyer of Fear,

The sound of Your Name, which is so subtle, that It goes unheard,

Resounds endlessly.

As per Sikh Chronicles, Guru Nanak visited Jagannath Puri during his east travels, which is a famous pilgrimage center of Hindus. Nanak noticed that the priests were more interested in the rituals and elaborate arrangements rather than in their love for God. So he stepped outside the temple and composed almighty of Nirankar. 

Like so many verses I find this one really magical. Sketching this on procreate was really helpful, am still learning but loving every but of it.

Digital Portraits

 

Adding more to the Digitals Portrait Series - Childhood Hero Series These are the people who left a mark on me growing up in one way or other.  As I worked on these series creating them on Procreate as a daily practice as been such a lovely learning curve and it helped me to see what i really enjoy.

It also reminded me of what about these specific  people left a mark on me … be it the lotus on the cover on Arundhati Rap’s book cover ‘ God of Small Things’

Arundhati Rao - Author of God of Small Things

Surinder Kaur 

I have a fond memory of hearing her live when I was little in a wedding singing live. I had no idea who she was but sensed her importance in my mom’s voice introducing us to Surinder’s magical voice. 

Surinder Kaur was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre. For her contributions to punjabi music, she earned the sobriquet Nightingale of Punjab, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1984, and the Padma Shri in 2006.

Khushwant Singh-video process

I can’t remember how or went I got introduced to Khushwant Singh’s writings maybe it was from his columns in newspapers. But I do remember reading Train to Pakistan. 

When partition came, Singh was a witness to people being killed on both sides of the India-Pakistan border. Train to Pakistan reflects his accuracy and honesty, and was made into a 1998 Hindi film directed by Pamela Rooks. (Extract from @guardian )

Ek tha Rusty -Ruskin Bond 

I think I have to thank DoorDarshan for so many things!!! Like introducing me to Ruskin Bond 

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. 

Asked what he likes the most about his life, he said, "That I have been able to write for so long. I started at the age of 17 or 18 and I am still writing. If I were not a professional writer who was getting published I would still write."In his essay, "On being an Indian", he explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long run, it's history that counts." ( #wikipedia )

Digital Portraits - Childhood Heroes in Procreate

Its been couple of weeks, I have been playing on my IPAD !!! It took me some time to take this leap of getting one, I knew it will quicken my process, it will help me manage more on go. This year has been teaching me a lot about abundance and where to look.  Hence this wasnt an easy investment but am so glad i did. 

Working on it its so much fun, the brushes etc make so easy and i one knows Photshop its much easier to maneuver. 

To inspire me further I jumped in to do my childhood heroes portraits! these are the personalities that indirectly inspired me to pursue art and creative thinking, the general nudges from my family knowingly or unknowingly have helped shape me to what I am.

 

The Above Portrait is of M.F.Husain Indian artist who's painting of horses left such a mark on me...the bright colours and the cubist style. I don't have cubist style but the freedom in his brush strokes was delightful.

On Procreate it took me some time to get the best background, I think with shadow hint, it has come out pretty good. What do you think?