Show Your Face:Paper 53 and Love

Show Your Face: If you look at picture you can see the shadow of her eyes through shades.
I love painting on my iPad. I can sit with my husband in the den while he watches shows that make him laugh and I don't have to worry about spilling paint or making a mess. I can be in the zone with him beside me.

Paper 53: Imitation of Life

Tuesday's are for my Paper 53 personal challenge. Sometimes however my art does not turn out right. This is my rendition of my niece. I love her attitude in this dress.

Paper 53 Portrait

I promise myself that I would post a Paper 53 portrait today. I've been working on this one for a few weeks, some features of her face were very hard for me to capture.

Paper 53: Journal Page

Drawn with Paper 53

I did this at my friend Cathey's house while she finished cooking dinner. It's her centerpiece.

CED- Love Paper 53: Famously Known - Caught on Camera

This is a selfie of my 3rd daughter. She looks like a Superstar. I love this picture so I did a painting of it on paper 53. People ask me did I cut and paste it then paint it. The answer is no because Paper 53 does not allow anything to be added to it. It's you and the canvas.

Paper 53: The Masquerade

A picture of my sister and her friend at a masquerade birthday party that I painted in paper 53.

Church Ladies with Paper 53

Pinkness

I was inspired by Karin Jurick  "Goodness" Church lady. I didn't have time to paint, so I did this on my iPad. The two ladies are my sisters in Christ. They are good friends, one Sunday they both happen to wear pink to service. I snapped a picture of them.

Niece Portrait from Instagram

My niece lives in New York and teaches dance. I always admire her selfies and decided to draw one on my iPad using Paper 53. Some things are not perfect but that is why I practice.

Playing with Paper 53: In the Clinic

Waiting to see Principal

I really prefer to draw on paper, but it is always good to learn new things. I really want to get better using my iPad, Paper 53 and pencil. I did some quick in the clinic portraits (no face detail) then I tried to do some student portraits with facial detail.

In in face with door

Clinic Visit

Student portrait

Check ear

In the Clinic and a Painting

Another in the Clinic drawing on my iPad, this student suffers from migraines. I am trying to continue the art everyday theme, so I painted over a drawing I did.

Paper 53: In the Clinic

In the Clinic

 I admire everyone who have beautiful scenes before them to practice drawing or different settings. My setting is my office and when time allows I get to draw a student. This I drew on my iPad with paper 53. The second drawing is just something I did in my giant sketchbook. It's part of my letting go. No rhyme or reason just whatever and it doesn't have to be perfect or something I'm proud of.

Just Whatever

AEDM: Day 16 Cormorant

The Cormorant they have striking blue eyes. Once again I almost didn't have any art for today. Sunday is a day of worship for my family. I also had some volunteer work to do, so art was pushed to the very end.
Once again I did a bird. I drew and colored this bird on my iPad using 53 and the pencil. Then I cleaned it up in Photoshop. I just wasn't in the mood to sit at my desk and draw while football is on.

Day 16  Cormorant

AEDM: Day 5 & 6

I am still setting myself free, although time is limited, this is what I did today. The first is a painting in my Giant Sketchbook. I just go with the flow. "When a  Blue cloud is over you and you are praying for it to go away. Remember there is hope in the waiting. Psalm 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

Day 5: Blue trying to take over

Day 6: Self portrait

The second illo is from my iPad and paper 53. I need to practice the things I forgot about using the pencil. It's a portrait of me with my favorite jean jacket on.

CED: Art Everyday Month Day 6:1 & 2

So I missed the opening of Art Everyday Month, here are to pictures two catch me back up.

 The first is a drawing I did of my daughter with her Halloween costume as a Vampire with really long lashes. For the second illustration I went to the library to practice drawing people on my iPad. This older man was in the reference room working at a computer.

Journal Pages using Paper 53



 I really like the convenience of using Paper 53. I have 3 stylus: Targus, Pogo, and a Jot Adonit. The one I favor the most is the Jot. I went to our local Apple dealer and tried a different stylus on an iPad Air. It writes so much smoother. I also had my jot with me and tried it there is a huge difference with the retina display and the old iPad, however I can not upgrade at this moment so I'll keep practicing with what I have

New App: Paper 53-I think I'm in luv!

So while surfing I came across this app called paper 53. It is a space to create with digital ink. This was my very first time trying it. I think it has great potential for me. The first drawing utensil is free but the others cost a $1.99 each or you can just by the Essential Kit for  $6.99, but you still have to buy the mixer. I was so excited about buying the pencil stylus, but to my dismay my iPad 2 is obsolete. The pencil will not work with it because it does not have retina display. I still might purchase it and try it out own my husbands iPad mini. Also you can have your illustrations turn into a moleskine. Watch video - I'm in love with this, I can't wait to finish a journal.

Drawing page from paper 53 of Reading Corner in our Master bedroom