art blog

I use Procreate but have only done so for the past year or two. My older work is done mostly in Clip Studio Paint.

As for brushes, I vastly prefer traditional mediums over digital, so I tend to use brushes that feel like my beloved pens (I tend to crank the stability wayyyyy down from the default on pretty much every brush I use as well).

- Joe's Brush Set 3 for Procreate <- My absolute favourite and most beloved brush set. It is about $10 for 23 brushes (fineliners, pencils, and bigger wash brushes). The textures are so good and natural and it is SO worth the purchase for the fineliners and pencils especially. - The Rusty Nib -- True Grit Texture Supply <- $24 for like 130 brushes. tons of great ink brushes. huge fan of The Crumb Pen specifically. A great pick for people who don't really know what they want but know they want a nice pen. - The stock Procreate Gel Pen brush <- my go-to doodling brush. If you are a Procreate user and want to know the adjustments I made to it, they are under the cut.

I don't use a screen protector, but I DO use this metal nib on my apple pencil [PenTips Ink]. It makes horribly loud clicking noises against the screen when you draw. The metal also makes it CRAZY slippery on the screen, which I absolutely hate. However, the tip comes to a much finer point than on the stock apple pencil nib and somehow this outweighs the cons to me. 10/10 five stars definitely should purchase if there is something wrong with you in the head as well.

Anyway thanks for the ask!

jon doodles from last night

[ID: Three uncoloured traditional sketches of Jon from TMA on dot grid paper. He is a thin person with short, curly hair, glasses, a moustache, and stubble. In the first sketch he wears a baggy cardigan over a checkered shirt, cuffed trousers, and lace-up business shoes. There is an ID badge clipped to the bottom of his cardigan and he stands with his hands by his sides with an unimpressed expression. Beside his head is a caption that says “S1 Jon”.

In the second sketch, he is shown side-on, in the same clothing minus the cardigan. His sleeves are rolled up and he is holding a document folder in one hand and a tape recorder in the other, which he is speaking into.

In the third sketch, his hair is messy and his stubble has grown out. He wears a half-tucked and rumpled white collared shirt, plain trousers, and the same shoes. His expression is angry and exhausted. He holds a tape recorder in one hand and a small pouch on a strap hangs from his other hand. There is a caption next to his head which says “S2 Jon”. End ID.]