A Couple of Faces

Life has changed for me and I am often to busy to do my usual creation processes (sewing, weaving, etc)  But I can still sneak in a few minutes for creating art.  So I try to be a part of the Friday Face Off each week. 

This week I am sharing two faces that I created on my iPad.    The first face is a male face that I created using some brush stamps for some of the basic elements.  However, I did alter those stamps to make the face I wanted. 

Next up is a face that I created especially for Nicole, founder of the Face Off. Nicole likes weird, macabre, interesting art.  So I dashed this one off in a relatively short period of time last week while I was playing with brushes to see what effects I could get. 

Happy Friday to you all! 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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Digital Art Faces

I am having such a good time creating digital art.  For me, it is a nice relaxing way to lose myself in creativity with no fear of mistakes. Oh, I make plenty of mistakes, but it is easy enough to erase the last few marks you made and fix it. Of course that works much better for me when I remember to use a new layer for each new element. 

I used a photo of my Mom as a starting point for this first piece. It looks enough like her that she said "Is that me?"  

The left eye is a bit off but I didn't try to fix it since I had other things on that layer. (oops, lesson learned, well sort of.) 

The next piece was based on a pen sketch that I used a while back for the Friday Face Off. 

I reworked it digitally and added color.  I really like the result. 

I am linking up with Nicole for the Friday Face Off (which at the time of this writing isn't posted yet.) 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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Landscape

Here is a digital landscape that I created. 

Until Next Time,   

Stay Creative 

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Playing with Digital Paint

Greetings.  As you may know, I have been spending a lot of time doing care giving for my Mom.  I decided that I needed a very portable art medium that I can carry almost anywhere.  I had heard about the Apple pencil to use on the iPad. Since I have an relatively new iPad that goes with me to Mom's when I am staying there, I decided that could be my answer.  Then I heard someone on a video mention the program Procreate.  It is an app for the iPad that comes with LOTS of tools and features.  I have only scratched the surface of what is possible with it.  

By the way, I didn't buy the expensive Apple pencil, I found an aftermarket brand on Amazon that was on sell for $7.49 at the time.  It seems to work very well for me. The Procreate program was only $12.99 which I think is a great bargain.  

So here is my first creation that I started when I knew almost nothing about the program. 

It isn't a masterpiece, but I do like the effects I was able to get with the program and the pencil. 

Then I decided to try using a photo reference as a starting point for a face. 

(Happy Friday Face Off to you!) 

If she looks familiar,  it is because I based her on one of my quilt faces.

However I did change her hair a bit as you can see from the quilt face shown below:

I am linking up with Nicole for the Friday Face Off. 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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This and That

I realize that my blog has been idle frequently.  Sometimes life gets in the way.  These days I am spending more of my time with Mom as she is requiring more care.  Her memory is failing greatly these days. Thus she needs help a lot more.  I am blessed to still have her in my life, so I am not complaining, just letting you know.  

Speaking of Mom, I bought her a small puzzle (just 350 pieces) at the dollar store.  I thought the bright colors and fun picture would be one she would enjoy.  

This was actually more difficult than it looks.  I was happy that Mom was able to find and place some pieces on her own. She was thrilled also.  

I have been working on myself also. I was offered a gym membership through my insurance.  I said "Why not?  I will go two or three days a week, maybe."  Ha ha - I think I found a new addiction. 

I am at the gym almost every day unless I have something else that I have to do.  Last month, I think that I missed 2 or 3 days. It is nice to see my muscles toning up and gaining strength. 

I am linking up with Nicole for the Friday FaceOff.

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

Comments are welcomed. I will reply when possible. Of course if you are a "No Reply Blogger"- I can not reply. Links in comments will result in the entire comment being deleted.