I decided to sketch a few photos from past vacations, given it’s impossible to travel right now. I sketched used Procreate on my iPad.

My first sketch was from Mong Kok, Hong Kong. Sketching vacations - image 1 - student project Sketching vacations - image 2 - student project
My next sketch was of a square in Havana, Cuba Sketching vacations - image 3 - student project Sketching vacations - image 4 - student project

In this one I used more of the dot method to connect lines and preserve dimensions, and I find it worked really well. Though it is much tighter than the Hong Kong sketch.

Also, one thing I found really challenging sketching digitally vs on paper is not using undo/erase!

I used two different colouring/painting techniques, one more watercolour-like and one more solid illustration-style.

Thanks for guiding me through this Peggy! I’ve always loved this style and can’t wait to sketch more!

More sketches!

Photo of Akihabara, Tokyo:

Sketching vacations - image 5 - student project

Sketch in Procreate: Sketching vacations - image 6 - student project

Colour, vector blocks in Affinity Designer:

Sketching vacations - image 7 - student project

Final Sketch, with texture applied in Procreate:

Sketching vacations - image 8 - student project

Honest Eds, a Toronto Landmark that is no more:

Sketching vacations - image 9 - student project

Sketch in Procreate

Sketching vacations - image 10 - student project

Colour, vector blocks in Affinity Designer:

Sketching vacations - image 11 - student project

Final sketch, with texture applied in Procreate

Sketching vacations - image 12 - student project

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