The summer was on the slower side when it came to activities. Not much adventuring, and probably too much time spent at home. But during that time I did take to coloring, sketching, and playing with the illustration program Procreate. I enjoyed using layers to trace photos I’ve taken and just play around with them.
So the first is a photo of myself that I traced and tried to color. I’m rubbish at coloring, but I gave it a go. The second image is a line drawing I did that was just black and white, and I just filled it in with random colors. The third is interesting. They make these “coloring” books where they take away the black outline, but the color and shapes are all there. So all you have to do is add the black. I liked this a lot. It was easy and there was a level of just letting your hand go loose and find the shapes. The fourth one is a tracing of a photo I took of my coffee mug that had spilled when I accidentally bumped my desk. I liked how it splashed. I thought I’d try stylizing it. I have a white version, too. The last one is a drawing I’ve shown before that is originally just black and white, and again I just added color.
If anything, it’s been fun dabbling in something I’m not typically drawn to. I like blacks, whites, grays. It’s the film photographer in me. The whole Zone System locked in my brain (though, I wouldn’t be able to teach you about it because I’m not very good at that either). But it was a fun and relaxing way to get through some rough spots during the summer break.
Marivic Pinedo 