Liberty Building, iPad Drawing

"Liberty Building" Buffalo NY
Drawn with Adobe Ideas
Chris Breier © 2013

Pine Cone Drawing

"Pine cone" Chris Breier © 2012

Prints and Greeting cards of this are available.

This was drawn with Adobe Ideas on an iPad. It started out as a "simple sketch" but I then I became engrossed in the coloring of it. 

iPad color management

When working with drawing and painting applications on the iPad, I have noticed that the colors sometimes appear different when I transfer the files to my iMac– they look more saturated or the color balance is inaccurate. I noticed that the files don't contain embedded color profiles and I wondered if I had overlooked a setting within the app or the iPad itself.

With some research I found  a statement from an Adobe Ideas engineer verified what I had suspected- that the iPad doesn't support color management. Frank Stokes-Guinan states that:

Gas Pump Drawing

"Diesel"  © Chris Breier 2012
Drawn with traditional pen and ink. Colored with Adobe Ideas and Illustrator.

THE SKETCH

I brought my sketchbook along with me to the mechanic so that I would have something to do while my car was being repaired. Once I handed over my keys, I rushed outside to look for interesting subject matter. I started a number of sketches before I settled on this diesel gas pump at vacant gas station near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. This was a challenging location to work in as there were airplanes flying overhead and cars racing by.

iPad Drawing of Niagara River

Niagara River. Drawn with Adobe Ideas.  © Chris Breier  2012

The riverwalk is a nice place to spend a day off from work! I drew this from a park bench that was strategically located underneath a tree.

One side note: Polarized sunglasses do not work well with an iPad. I turned it on and the screen was completely black–I thought I had forgot to charge it. Then I realized that the glass on the iPad must also be polarized. (If you look through two polarized pieces of glass and rotate them, they will appear to darken). I've experienced the same problem with the displays on digital cameras.



Below is a Google map of the location where I drew this.

If you like this you may be interested in more of my iPad Art

Green Pepper Halves

"Green Pepper Halves" Chris Breier © 2012

This is the second pepper drawing that I've created using Adobe Ideas. The first was a full color green pepper drawing. I thought I would try to mimic a traditional pen and ink drawing using Adobe Ideas, and I've found that it works rather well.

THE DRAWING TECHNIQUE

I began this drawing by making a quick and  loose sketch of the basic shapes using a fine line. I wasn't worried about making mistakes because I knew that I would be working back into it with heavier cross hatching that would hide these finer lines.

Pencil Sharpener Drawing

I've been working through some of the exercises from the Keys to Drawing on my ipad. This exercise is Project 1F – Mechanical Objects. He suggests drawing a sewing machine, egg beater or an old rotary pencil sharpener. I drew a vintage Boston 55 pencil sharpener, which is solid metal and will last a lifetime. The X-Acto Ranger 55, which is the current version, is solid black instead of chrome and beige.

The reflections were the fun part of this drawing and I like the sketchiness of the line work, especially around the crank.

If you like this you may be interested in more of my iPad Art

Still Life- Onion, Pear, Bottle

A fun still life drawn with Adobe Ideas, from direct observation without the use of photographs. There are subtle color variations that probably wouldn't show up in a photograph, but can easily be captured from direct observation. I especially enjoyed matching the colors for the pear and the onion.

Peanuts

Drawn with Adobe Ideas. The challenge of this drawing wasn't the shading, but finishing it without eating the subject matter! Fresh peanuts have a fantastic aroma!

Green Pepper Drawing

"Green Bell Pepper"
Drawn with Adobe Ideas on an iPad. If you like this you may be interested in more of my iPad Art