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Girlie Glam Digital Canvas

My signature drawing is the Girlie Glam face. She has made her appearance in all of my books. With the advent of digital tablets like the iPad and amazing art apps, here is a project you can create by painting on a tablet using a stylus. The tablet is great to use as an extension to your art. It’s perfect for the times when you don’t want to pull out all the paints and brushes or when you are traveling on an airplane. Have fun experimenting and drawing a stylized face in ArtRage!

Creative Toolbox

digital tablet

ArtRage app

stylus

painted background

STEP 1

Open ArtRage for the iPad. Create a new canvas. Take a photo of a painted background. Create a new layer. Draw over photo using colored pencils. Airbrush the word “love.”

STEP 2

Import a stencil painted background and blend the layers.

STEP 3

Write words and draw circles with a white crayon. Trace the flower stencil with a marker.

STEP 4

Blend the layers. Draw a face with a pencil in another layer.

STEP 5

Paint details in the face, add hair, paint lips with the Airbrush tool. Write more words with the Airbrush tool.

Digital Canvas Tips

• Technology changes so fast; there are always cool new apps, programs and tools. My current favorite digital painting apps are ArtRage, Procreate, Noteshelf and PaperByFiftyThree.
• Use a stylus to control the line for detailed drawings.
• It’s easy to undo mistakes you don’t like.
• Try this project with traditional paints and art materials!