Sketchbook
February 2025 Sketch Dump
2025 is racing along so I thought I’d best post an update as we hit March. January and February have been cold and dark and the last thing I’ve wanted to do is paint at night. Instead I’ve been hitting the sofa at the end of a long day, turning the TV on (anyone else watching Severance?) and falling back in love with drawing in Procreate. Below, is a collection of sketches I’ve created. If you’re familiar with football I hope you can identify who’s who.
I’ve also found a pencil brush I feel comfortable using and the results it produces mimic how I would draw traditionally. It’s from the The Greasy Pencil Set for Procreate by wwowly and best of all, it’s FREE!
I’m very keen to replicate my watercolour and pencil drawings using digital techniques and I’ve spent a number of hours experimenting with watercolour brush sets, more of which I’ll share in a future post. It’s always daunting sketching on a bright white screen, so to tackle that and to get closer to the traditional look I scanned my Arches Hot Pressed watercolour paper which adds a subtle texture and an off white colour, adding warmth to the drawing.
You’ll notice they all have an unfinished look to them and this is because I would get to around this point in the drawing stage and be happy that the portrait has got a likeness and that I’m ready to start painting, this time digitally. However, there are occasions where I will lose interest and the buzz of excitement in a piece. To try and combat this, l have multiple sketches on the go so I don’t get bored of looking at the same image for too long.
