Looking

Posted on March 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Artrage oils, Digital art, Digital drawing, Eyes, Fun, LifeLeave a comment

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I used to spend a lot more time on digital drawings. This one got printed on a mug just for fun. It’s based on cats eyes. I decided to duplicate it in the layout app I have after initially drawing it in ArtRage oils. I don’t quite remember how I managed to draw the details, probably using my computer tablet not my mobile phone which I tend to use now.

I’m gradually collecting these images off my computer as they pop up on my previous memories page on Facebook. Every day something different, that I forgot about, is there, and I ponder what thoughts were going through my mind all those years ago.

Gallop

Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Animal, Art, Artrage oils, Digital drawing, Drawing, Gallop, Horse, Life, Poem, Poetry, Sketch11 Comments

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Gallop, race, run, jump.

The horse runs free.

Soar over hedges and fences,

Fly across the hills.

White horse of chalk

Black horse of earth.

Where are your wings?

You fly so high.

Graceful and beautiful

Full of energy

Vibrant with power.

Fleeing from capture

Running from man

Escape to the hills

Straight as an arrow

Sharp as a beam of light,

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Then the horse becomes the unicorn…

Blow the wind

Posted on February 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Cherub, Design, Digital drawing, Drawing, Life, Old paintings7 Comments

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I love the illustrations of little cherubs , cheeks puffed out, blowing ships across maps or in ancient paintings. That was the inspiration for this digital drawing in ArtRage oils. I had the metallic option set to 100%. You have a choice of 4 paint brushes and a sliding scale from 1 to 100.

I also love the song “blow the wind southerly” I think this would make an interesting illustration for it.

This is a free app I downloaded a couple of years ago. I have deleted other apps, but I kept this one because I like using it so much. I think it’s in Google app store or Google play if you look… I’m never quite sure how to find things there though.

Pattern

Posted on January 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Design, Digital art, Digital drawings, Drawing apps, Pattern, PatternsLeave a comment

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Colours, shapes and texture make up this pattern. Using digital apps can create images that would not be easy to create on paper or canvas. img_20190117_002155

Once you have done that you could use another app to duplicate and twist the images. I love patterns and continue to create images like this.

It’s really not hard to do and it would be good to see more art being created in this way. Be brave! Have a go! You might surprise yourself.

Drawing emotions

Posted on December 12, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Digital drawing, Drawing app, Emotions, Sad, SketchLeave a comment

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Sad or sadness?

Down turned mouth and soulful eyes,

A flicker of tears moisten the lashes.

A sigh finds its way stifled by closed lips.

What made that face?

A drawing application,

Or my thoughts dragged from finger to screen.

A digital frown of sorrow….

A sigh finally escapes.

No I’m not feeling sad but I just thought I would try and draw emotions. I would like to do a series of simple pictures to express different feelings.

Light and dark

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Digital doodle, Digital drawing, Light and dark, Sketch, Volcano2 Comments

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I was watching a programme about Joseph Wright, a famous painter from Derby who used chiarascuro to paint fantastic images, from blacksmiths at work to factories and landscapes. His first painting that was bought for the city of Derby. It was paid for by public donation. It was called the Alchemist. Later in his life he went on a grand tour of Europe. He painted the volcano Vesuvius as an explosion of red lava and dark boiling clouds of smoke and ash.

I tried to do a quick digital sketch of what I saw but it was too complex to represent so I made up my own idea. This was drawn in ArtRage oils and the metallic setting was on about 50%.

I used the drawing tool on 100% for the wider brush strokes and 50% and 25% for the thinner lines. I also had the phone in its side so the image is in landscape format.

Cat sketches

Posted on November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Cat, Cat sketches, Digital art, Doodles, SketchesLeave a comment

I’m playing with digital sketches to decide whether to paint or draw a card design. After the first set done in a sketching app, I did the last one as an artrage oil sketch – over drawing a picture of a firework exploding that I did last week. I’m happier with that than the others.

I’m only doing these because I’ve got a cold. I was due to go out and go to an art group but I woke up feeling snotty this morning. But you can’t keep me away from drawing or painting for long. I’ve got a large peice of foam board in the car to paint on for something else this week….. But that’s another story.

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I think this looks more refined and handsome.

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