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November Art Diaries! Part-1

by Aejal D. Patel November 10, 2022

written by Aejal D. Patel

November winds gushed into my life with the enthusiasm and energy of vacations. And Vacation meant a lot of free time on my hand. After days of eating and sleeping without a routine or a limit, I made some time for making some art! And what an experience it has been

It’s very difficult to pick up a pencil after months and even more difficult to draw. I have a friend on Instagram, Kris, and she is an amazing artist. I have seen her grow, post after another, one painting after another, she beats her best each passing day. And what baffles me is her consistency with her art in spite being a working woman. She has inspired me a lot to pick up my pencil again. You would not want to miss her work, especially her florals @argaile.arts on Instagram.

So, I decided to take a leaf out of her book and started making art this November the experience has reignited my soul for the love of drawing and I find myself glued to procreate more than often. Here is what I worked on this holiday season and the experience has been delightful. Scroll below to take a peek at my artwork and watch out for the procreate tips at the end!

When I was trying to draw but everything came out ugly, I used these line drawings to ease my hand maple leaf Zentangle

Some pumpkins are a must this autumn season

And then I made a repeat pattern out of it.

And I am always overexcited about Christmas

I got addicted to patterns after some time

Also, Did you check out the updated gallery section on our blog? Check it out here! Do you want some beginner-friendly Procreate drawing ideas? Check out this blog here!

Do you know you can even pin my work on Pinterest? You can find the pin button at the left corner of the image.

Also here are some Procreate tricks and tips for you that I learned along the way. 1) You can activate the alpha lock just by swiping the layer with two fingers. 2)You can merge your layers just by selecting them and pinching them together. 3)Make use of the symmetry tool to draw whenever applicable, it makes so many things easier.

Comment below to share your views, I would love to hear what you have to say! Also, this was part one, for more such works subscribe to our newsletter, the next part will reach directly to your mailbox. Till the next one, Adios!

November 10, 2022 2 comments

DIYs Drawing Featured Journey Tutorials

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

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