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aejal's drawing journey

5 fun and easy things to create in procreate when you are bored.

by Aejal D. Patel October 3, 2022

written by Aejal D. Patel

How often have you given up the idea of drawing due to indecisiveness? I am guilty of doing that for a hundred times at least . I open my iPad and I scribble for minute or two but I rarely finish something. I take up my phone to find inspiration and lol, within seconds my time for drawing has passed. So I always look for the easy and fun things that I can create. Ideas which are easy to implement, and can be finished within a short period of time.

Some things are too hard to even attempt, some are just to ambitious to think of, and some are just not so fun.So after I won my long battle with procrastination and detangled the web of what to draw, I have come up with this 5 fun and easy ideas that caught my interest. I have attached an example or two for each. Scroll up to see all of them.

1.Mandalas Mandalas are the easiest thing to create with the help of the symmetry tool. I love the patterns and how there is room to do more in each mandala. Each time I draw a mandala I feel rewarded and accomplished to be able to create something so magnificent with little patterns. Here are two which I created recently!

2.Sunflower Sunflowers are the easiest to draw. They are synonymous to happy flowers for me. They always bring me joy. Here also I used the symmetry tool to help me get it done faster. Use the symmetry tool to make this sunflower even more easier.

3. Mystical Forest I love drawing mystical forests. And they are the easiest to draw. Tip:Make use of layers and the opacity option.

Tell me which one do you like better?

4. Wreath. Ever since I began drawing wreaths have been my absolute favourite and guess what you are gonna see a lot of them now that festive season is round the corner. Easy to draw and fun to complete and adorable to look at. The symmetry tool will come in very handy here. And you can use the add text option to add your words and quotes!

5. Draw something random. My something random today is pillows and a rainbow and some florals. It could be anything though. Draw the first thing that comes to your mind when you say random.

So this is it my friends. I hope I have sparked a idea in your idea. I hope your idea make it to your IPad gallery. Comment below and tell me some of your easy and fun ideas that I should try. Do tell me if this was helpful. Share your thoughts below! Until the next post,Adios!

October 3, 2022 0 comments

Drawing Featured Journey Tales

My Vibrant Sketchbook Stories

by Aejal D. Patel April 5, 2021

written by Aejal D. Patel

Last month I bought my first ever sketchbook.

I debated a lot with myself before I bought one. And here are my arguments.

A sketchbook makes it easier to track my progress. I can easily compare and critique my work. I can even write notes for specific techniques and not have to go to the internet for every little thing.

I doodle a lot and it’s easy to use the old art to create new ones if I have them safe and saved in the sketchbook, especially if it is a character. I tend to lose the sheets of paper I use, a lot of them get ruined before they end up in a folder which has a probability of being lost in other folders, again!

And there is this new trend of creating reels and shorts. I could make one too, ie when and if I fill my sketchbook.

So I browsed the internet and settled for a drawing journal from the scholar store. It has good 300 gsm paper, acid-free, 100 percent cotton. The acid-free paper was recommended to me cos the paper does not turn yellow with time.

I was excited and I gave my sketchbook a whimsical beginning with this Pumpkin Chariot.

And it’s hard to stop when I have something too nice to experiment with. I filled it in, plants and flowers, quotes and words, and but then with new things come new problems.

The number one is spoiling the other side of the paper because I unintentionally closed the book before letting the art on another page dry. If you are an artist, you know what I am talking about!

The other problem being somehow I could not stop my paper from being torn because of the paper tape, with good paper I was so sure I was never going to spoil my art with torn tapes but alas I was wrong.

And one of the most important things I forgot while buying a sketchbook was, along with the good tales, it will also have a history of my failures. And come on, who likes to be reminded of failures?

Thank God a sketchbook is a lot more personal than Instagram and everything does not have to be tip-top or fancy.

Even after this, Each time I open my sketchbook, I feel a little bit of pride in coming this far and a lot of humility because I have a long way to go. Flipping through my sketchbook makes me feel so good, sometimes I just open it for the sheer pleasure of it.

The one thing I love about the sketchbook is that it makes my work look so professional, maybe it’s just me, tell me if you agree about this in the comment section.

Because it is small in size, I can carry it around easily but going out has been scarce ever since March 2020 but hey, I would hate to miss an opportunity to paint outdoors. So far this sketchbook has been a good purchase and I am thinking of buying at least one more! So the lesson learned was to Embrace the journey, as long as I am on the learning curve there are going to be some bad art instances as well. I am learning not to be frustrated with it.

To conclude, buy a sketchbook, or at least something that keeps your work in one place. And the people who just bought a watercolor sketchbook, don’t close it before it dries!

Tell me your thoughts in the comment section. All kinds of constructive criticism are welcome!

Also, we have a fantastic update coming up on our gallery section. And it is going to be very exciting. Until the next post, Adios!

April 5, 2021 5 comments

Tutorials

How to use moss rose or portulaca flower to paint?

by Aejal D. Patel July 28, 2020

written by Aejal D. Patel

One fine day I was looking at the flowers in our little garden.

A hanging bottle of pink portulaca flowers caught my eye. Hurriedly I took out my phone to take a picture and post it on Instagram.

I noticed that the flowers from yesterday were decreasing the beauty of today’s blossoms. So I hastily picked out the stale flowers. I noticed that there was a little pinkish glint on my hand, and blimey I said Eureka in my head.

Over the last few months, I had come across a coffee painting, I have seen people paint with Turmeric and beetroot too in the name of painting with natural ingredients. Oh, I was so excited to use the moss flowers.

There were two reasons for the excitement:

1. The color of portulaca was kind of pink which I was not able to make despite so much effort.

2. I did not have to spoiled my garden’s beauty for the color.

You can do it too in three simple steps:

1) Find a portulaca of any color. I used the ones in the picture.

2) Pluck the ones which bloomed yesterday.

3) Put them in a dish and add very little water.

4) Keep the dish tilted so that the colored water gets accumulated.

5) Take a brush and you are ready to use the natural and homemade color.

Isn’t our nature a big miracle?

Here are some of the ways I used the color.

1) I drew a simple skyline in my journal.

2) If the sky was white

and the clouds were pink and

they would taste sweet

So I would eat every bit

Like cotton candy on a stick

3) I also used this for creating a little background for a quote I like.

4) The one on the left is done with portulaca color and the one on right is done with colors from watercolors and poster colors left on my palette.

I did not want to waste it so I did a little basic shapes practice.

Although this works fine with fresh flowers too, it might take a while before you get the colored water. The more time you leave the flowers in water the better your shade will be.

This could be a good activity to do with your little one too. In spite of being way older than a child, I found it so fascinating.

The color changes with time so I would not recommend it for something you want to keep it for the long term but oh the joy of doing this even once is no match. I am brimming with joy as I write this.

You should totally try it too and you can share it with me on Instagram @aejalsdrawingjourney.

I would love to see your creations.

Also, what are your thoughts about this blog?

Tell us in the comment section. I would love to interact with you.

Adios till the next time.

July 28, 2020 2 comments

Books

9 Favorite quotes from the book Atomic Habits (Part 1)

by Aejal D. Patel July 26, 2020

written by Aejal D. Patel

Do you have a home fandom?

The one you always return to after watching all kinds of gripping shows and reading engrossing books.

Mine is Harry Potter, I can go raging on and on about a book or a show for a certain period of time but at the end of the day, I’ll remain a Potterhead. And now if you ask me After all this time, I’ll say Always!

Reading to me is like Harry Potter, no matter which hobbies and interest pick up on the way, I’ll always come back to the comfort of books after some time.

I have immense love for books and when I read a good book I want to recommend it to everyone I know.

I usually pick fiction over nonfiction, Atomic Habits was a rare choice.

I followed Kesh and Kesh inspired me to follow James on Instagram and his posts on Instagram made me pick the book.

Its a book about habits like it is titled and it has been an eye-opener for me.

The author begins with a personal story and I did not want to believe him at all in the beginning but as I read on he explained step by step as to why small habits make the biggest difference in our lives.

Not only did I read this book I also heard the audio version while I was doing other tasks so as to reinforce the ideas of the books.

In the first part of the book, it is explained as to why habits matter. I particularly like how one can choose to become 1% better each day and 37 %better in a year.

It took me almost a month to finish this book, as I choose to let the ideas sink in my behavior.

These have helped me keep on track as being at home has made my routine very indefinite.

I have tried to apply this technique into my regular days and now I can get a lot more done.

1) Whenever we do something we want to see how it has made a difference. This quote teaches us patience.

2) The following quote tells us how we need unlearning too. Edit and upgrade is the mantra!

3) Whatever we do piles up to create big results.

4) We move forward towards change one step at a time.

5) For the ones who think habits and routines might make their life bland and boring.

6) One more on patience for results.

7) This is my favorite in the book. I have heard and read so much about setting goals and all but this just made so much more sense. We improve one thing at a time and can eventually get better.

8) Focus more on the process than the results.

9) To sum it up all, our habits form us.

So this is all for today.

Tell me in the comment section if you like the quotes! Would you like to see more posts like this! I am awaiting your opinions! Adios!

July 26, 2020 2 comments

The Big Picture

by Aejal D. Patel July 20, 2020

written by Aejal D. Patel

Lately, I have been very disappointed with myself. I spend each day trying to learn something new in art, yet I find myself making no difference. I watch tutorials, I take classes, I participate in challenges, I try the tutorials, I practice on my own, and yet I made no difference. Whatsoever I did, it did not even come near to the ‘perfect’ I had in mind.

Feeling so down I turned to a friend who asked me who was I trying to impress and right there I saw my problem. I was trying to track my progress on the basis of Instagram likes even when I am in the learning phase. I paid heed to his words and decided to care less about Instagram (it is so tough not to).

Just as I was going on and on about what a tough road I was going on a notification popped up. Google memories told me what I was doing this day last year and it had a card of flowers. And there I could spot the progress. I have actually come a far way. I am better than a year ago and come next year I will surely be better than today. So I decided to put all of my art from the past few days in one place so that my progress is visible to me. My brother came to my aid like an angel and he made me an awesome video with quotes to go along.

Tell me if you liked the video.

I am all ears. So until the next post, adios!

July 20, 2020 2 comments