Lately, I've been creating art on my iPad using an app called ASKetch. I stumbled upon this drawing app one night and pretty much fell in love with it. It gives me the outcome I feel I'm missing in my regular work: spontaneity. Lately, I've been struggling with allowing "happy accidents" in my client work and fear that my illustrations are becoming stiff and overworked. This could be a result of becoming co-dependent on Photoshop and it's magical "Ctrl-Z" key combo. I'm know it's also a result of my artistic insecurities, as I spoke about in this recent blog post.
Using ASKetch completely takes me away from overdoing a drawing to the point of it being too slick and polished. For some, that's a great goal, but lately for me, experimentation and getting messy has been a real priority. It's time to branch out and let loose! The result I get from using this app is a sketchy, charcoal-y piece of art that is a lot more free than my usual work...and I LOVE it! There's a vibrancy,movement and spontaneity that I can only otherwise find using real, tactile media. My late-night iPad sketches are definitely helping me move in a new and exciting direction! Onward and upward! Give ASKetch a try--it's fun! ~christina
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