I’m looking forward to learning how to duplicate an image onto a new layer and flip it so I don’t have to draw both sides of a symmetrical piece, or I can fix a mistake when I draw one asymetrical element in the wrong direction as I did here. I’m getting fairly comfortable with Sketches and I’m working my way through the very helpful e-book that’s available for Procreate to learn how to use its cool features.
It was all I could do to learn InDesign when I needed to and to this day I only know how to do a few things in Photoshop, so I’m not sure I’ll ever feel comfortable with Adobe Sketch. So far, the apps I’ve tried are Paper 53, Sketches, Procreate and Adobe Sketch. And the ability to add a background, which I did in the sketch on the right without knowing how that happened or how to do it again. Then there is the fill function, which I’m still trying to master. The undo button and the ability to erase without leaving the slightest trace of a mistake allows me to venture well beyond where I go with pencil and paper.Įven bold color can be erased and you can’t erase paint or felt markers. For a diehard perfectionist, there is something so liberating about being able to pour out thoughts before they have to be committed to paper. I remember feeling this way about writing when I bought my very first, very rudimentary personal word processor. Although I was excited about sketching on lovely tracing vellum, electronic sketching seems to be much better for me. Like everything else, the results improve with practice. This month, I’ve been trying out drawing apps on the iPad Pro and learning how to use the different features that are offered. Join us for a look of what we have going on In the Sketchbook! Brought to you by Wendy Grossman of Couture Counsellor and Steph King from Siouxzeegirl Designs. Sketching garments on a personal croquis is a great way for the individual couture enthusiast to move beyond the use of commercial patterns and into a world of personalized design! It can be intimidating at first, but with a little bit of practice it becomes something you look forward to. Welcome to In the Sketchbook, a monthly look at fashion design sketches that we are working on for ourselves.