Fall nights have been so warm I decided to try a night picture. The Capitol is reflected in the wall of the “Glass Bank” building across the street. Posted with Blogsy
Tag: Ipad
Johnson St. Sunday Morning
Early Sunday morning looking east from Patterson St. The middle building is a great coffeeshop, the Johnson Public House. Posted with Blogsy
Power Company Yard with Capitol Dome
Power Co. Yard with Capitol Dome I IPad-painted this last Sunday morning in Madison's new “warehouse district.” It was lots of fun and to be honest when I started it I thought nothing would come of it because there was way to much stuff to organize. But I'm really happy with the way it came… Continue reading Power Company Yard with Capitol Dome
Fall Light
I worked on this painting an hour at a time over three days, returning at about 4:30 each day to catch the raking light hitting the tops of the trees and buildings. Posted with Blogsy
Digital Plein Air “Dark Day”
Main St. 10/24/15 It was a cold, wet fall day “down by the tracks.” I was originally attracted by the similar colors of the sides and roofs of the buildings. Posted with Blogsy
iPad Plein Air
Downtown Power Plant October 2015 I've been using my iPad to do 2-3 hour color studies either from my car or sitting outside. They're a lot of fun to do. I've been inspired by Don Hahn's iPad paintings on Tumblr. Posted with Blogsy
Beyond iPad
The difficulties of iPad sketching were getting in the way, so I've gone back to traditional media. This is last Friday open drawing at the Palette and Chisel. A half-hour pose which I first sketched in pencil then painted in gouache and finished up with ballpoint pen. I was really inspired by a great… Continue reading Beyond iPad
More iPad Quick Sketch
About a half-hour quick sketch from an online Croquis Cafe pose by Rhus. I've been reading about photoshop painting techniques and for this I used layers for the background texture and to make adjustments to the skin color. Plus I used the alpha lock feature in Procreate to lighten the color of the original line… Continue reading More iPad Quick Sketch
Half Hour iPad Quick Sketch
In Procreate with “post-production” glazing for texture, from an on-line Croquis Cafe video. It's really hard to draw decent curves, among other things. The model has a real Picasso-esque face. Posted with Blogsy
Pushing Electrons Around
Latest iPad quick sketch. Procreate custom brushes. Thirty minutes. Done after watching a Steve Huston video on shading. Posted with Blogsy
Ken Crocker Artist 