Recently, I created a series of images each with some important point about using Procreate, the premier drawing and painting app for iPads. After becoming - almost - a total convert to doing my sketching and watercolor painting on my iPad with this app…

I’m trying out ‘Drawing My Day!” My name is Bill Booz and I am a book-aholic! When I get interested in something new, I buy books about the topic, hobby, skill. I don’t seem to be able to help myself. Many of the books I buy, though good, aren’t great or, at least, aren’t inspiring to me. Many are…

Challenging times call for new approaches. I had a Sampler class scheduled for last week. Three folks were registered (I limit participants to four) for a 3-hour face-to-face class held in our dining room. Obviously, I needed to postpone that class. However…

I admit to being intimidated when I first set myself up on a public street and started to do a sketch. For my first time I went to a street in a remote area of my hometown where there were no pedestrians and only an occasional resident who came out, got in his/her car and drove away. The next time…

Borders for my sketches - I wrote recently that I like borders around my sketches/paintings. If I know I’m going to add watercolor to an ink sketch I will usually add a border of…

The items I’ve suggested in my previous articles leave you pretty well equipped to go anywhere and do a complete sketch from initial pencil (or ink) mark through to adding watercolor to finish your rendition of a scene. In addition to adding a water container, something on which to wipe your brushes, and something to sit on, however, there are a few things you might want to add to be comfortable and safe.