Tag Archives: Procreate

Luke Waits for His Walk

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched and sketched Luke this evening, while he waited and waited, keeping a close eye on me. I liked this sketch because I caught a bit of his attentive look. This is a Procreate sketch.

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A Perfect Camping Spot Revised

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I was not satisfied with yesterday’s sketch and kept working on it today to try to understand my misgivings and to fix them. I wanted richer brights and deeper darks in the forest and more green in the foreground because … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Camping Spot

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I started this sketch last week in Colorado but abandoned it because it did not convey what I felt about the place we were camping in. In the original sketch the camper fills the page and dominates the focus; only … Continue reading →

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After Oral Surgery

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Going to the oral surgeon is not fun. However, it does present a novel opportunity for capturing a type of body language that I do not normally see. This is a watercolor and soluble pencil sketch that was edited using Procreate.

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Pensive Moment

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This is another of the camping sketches that I did while sitting around chatting with our family. Normally I plan the sketch, do a thumbnail or two, and then stick pretty close to my plan. But for this series I … Continue reading →

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Brooding

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I sketched with the North Park Drawing Group. It was a good session because the model put an enormous amount of expression into his poses and it was challenging to capture them. I like this sketch because the model’s slumping posture … Continue reading →

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Groups at a Chicago Restaurant

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

After walking through Millennium Park in Chicago, which I should have sketched, we stopped at a nearby restaurant for an early dinner, just before sunset. Several groups were enjoying a drink together and I got a chance to sketch some of … Continue reading →

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