Spending so many hours next to this new thing in my life almost qualifies it for the boyfriend status. We've been spending quality time together, forgetting how time flies. I can forget about my sorrows and heal while being in his presence. I know he is always there and I don't have to stress myself that he will run away when I have no idea what to do in tough times. I thought I should call him Marty, my new best tech-friend. The Ipad Air 5. Yup, I had to find a way to get one of these devices so I could level up as an artist.
I was very happy when I was able to get Marty and the Apple pencil . But soon I felt overwhelmed, like I had no idea how to and where to start after downloading the Procreate app. I felt like all of the years of experience as a traditional artist were useless in front of this massive piece of complicated software. I am not so savvy when it comes to technology and learning new programs scares me, taking me back in the highschool years where I was traumatized after pursuing a programming dedicated curriculum.
I just flushed the fears away and had to be patient. Marty was silent. Said nothing while I felt like a noob. Perfect friend.
I took the pencil and started my first drawing. Lemons. Because the last two years were quite bitter and I learned how to make lemonade out of everything and drink it like it is a fancy cocktail.
After I finished this drawing, which took me a good 5 to almost 6 hours, I started to watch procreate tutorials. Masks, clipping masks, animations, alpha locks. Oh my, my head was hurting. If I were to watch all of this mumbo jumbo before I would start ....I would not had started.
Overall I am thrilled to finally be able to do digital art. I know I have a lot to learn and that is ok. I had a humble beginning in this area on an Iphone. I remember I felt a lot of joy then but also a lot of pain in my eyes. A bigger screen is always better.
A little bonus: I have found the animation idea quite cool. So I had my go for 10 minutes trying to make a random animation which popped into my head. I thought about a sheep who is dreaming, getting bloated from dreaming and then slowly flying away while dropping some....well..fertilizer. I laughed alone after creating this, feeling like a kid. It felt good to just fool around. Me and Marty.