take that time to learn something new! i've had salmonella for a month and it completely kicked my butt - but the down time allowed me time to experiment with my iPad 2 and it's become my latest passion.
i love using the different photography, drawing, sketching and watercolor apps and go back and forth between them until i'm happy with the results. i'm still learning the many different brushes and tools so i'm taking baby steps - but i'm a quick study when i'm motivated! this began as an abstract sketch which i added subtle watercolor to.
this photo (which i did not retouch or alter in any way) was taken with the iPad 2 camera which almost everyone except me says is crap, because of its low resolution. i personally love it and wouldn't change a thing and even entered it in our village photography contest.
this was also taken with the iPad 2 camera and then i had a blast experimenting with different apps, filters, layers, effects, etc. i can't wait until i actually understand exactly what i'm doing - but i will say that my new favorite app is Sketch Club and i LOVE being part of that creative community.
happily, my salmonella is gone as of aug 8th (YAY), but my passion for iPad-ography is here to stay and i will be posting lots more about it and the progress i'm making.
btw: i recently started a new series called: flowers re-imagined -- and it's all done on my iPad -- which i'll share with you in future posts.
your comments -critiques and posts are most welcome...
yay! so glad you're liking Sketch Club!! ^_^ great to have you in the community!
Posted by: blackpawn | August 10, 2011 at 07:09 PM
not liking - LOVING Sketch Club - and you - for creating this amazing app and artist community...
AND then taking the time to comment on this blog!!! happy happy joy joy ;-)
Posted by: linda & opie | August 10, 2011 at 07:58 PM
I have been having way too much fun with my iPhone and all the photography and graphic designs apps. I just bought an iPad this week and am just starting to play with it....Sketch Club sounds like something I need to check out!!!
Posted by: Dave | August 10, 2011 at 09:48 PM
now I knew I shoulda got an IPhone instead of the droid
Posted by: Deb Bee | August 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM
dave do check it out - you will LOVE EVERYTHING about it!
and deb are you sure there isn't a droid app for this. i know some apps have versions for both, but this is all very new to me so i really don't know.
Posted by: linda & opie | August 10, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Glad to hear you are salmonella free! Yay! whoopee!!!
Miss you both.
xoxo,
doris
Posted by: doris | August 12, 2011 at 06:07 PM
and we miss you too girl! just heard/read about atlas - soooo very sorry. sending huge hugs and oxoxoxoxoxoxoxo!
Posted by: linda & opie | August 12, 2011 at 08:36 PM
So sorry to read on your blog that you had such a tough bout with salmonella and am so glad you're better.
I have recently fallen in love with the IPad 2 and didn't even know about Sketchpad. I don't know anyone who has one to ask but wondered if the IPad could replace my laptop especially with the additional keyboard. My laptop is an old PC clunker.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Posted by: carolyne morrison | August 14, 2011 at 01:52 PM
hi carolyne, i'm not sure if it could replace your laptop entirely, especially if that's your main PC, but i do know that you can write/create presentations, articles, newsletters, etc. and even add pictures in an app called Pages and then transfer things back and forth, in another app called Dropbox to and from your PC.
i only use my iPad 2 for drawing and sketching and i actually love its low-resolution (aka crappy)camera, because i enjoy altering photos anyway, but i need my PC to manage our blog and etsy shop, resize photos taken with other cameras while traveling, and scanning artwork into it(so i personally could not live without my scanner and PC for those things) but i have friends not into sketching/drawing who use the additional keyboard and actually work from their iPad and create newsletters, presentations, articles, etc.
hope this little bit of info is helpful ~ l
Posted by: linda & opie | August 14, 2011 at 06:29 PM
I keep hoping that I could replace my PC laptop with an Ipad.....trying to force the IPad to be something more then it is! Looking hard for a good excuse to buy one. I love what you're doing with yours with the Sketch Club and I too like the low resolution photos. I think it makes them more interesting and allows room for more altering. I look forward to seeing more of what you do with your IPad on your blog.
Posted by: carolyne morrison | August 16, 2011 at 12:19 AM