![[art_gallery_05_1920.jpg|banner]] ![[A00001_1920.png|banner|contain]] # A00001 > [!noteinfo] PROCREATE · 10h 55m · 4096px x 4096px (300 DPI) · 21256 STROKES · 2024-09-05 <iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o7U-arINJLo?si=3yo_cyiskiZ-tcw4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> Welp, I decided I needed an avatar for my socials. I was originally going to use my [[faces]] and update it daily... buuuut that's too much work. So, now we have this wolf dude. He doesn't have a name... I guess he's me? I don't know. I'm not sure where I plan on going with these type of "art" blog posts. Documenting my learning progress I suppose. Maybe it will be helpful to other artists out there. Anyway, created in [Procreate](https://procreate.com/) on an **iPad Air 4th gen** in **10 hours and 55 minutes**. **4096px by 4096px canvas at 300 DPI.** Brushes used: Initial Sketch: HB Pencil (Sketching) Line art: Peppermint (Sketching) Flat color: Technical Pen (Inking), Studio Pen (Inking) Gradient coloring: Round Brush (Painting), Soft Brush (Airbrushing) Due to the canvas size I was only able to get **28** layers, and I ran out a few times. I could also feel my iPad getting warm, and it even crashed at one point. Strokes were also a little laggy. I was definitely pushing my hardware to its limit. 11 hours is a bit long for a painting like this. I need to get that drawing time lower. Practice practice practice! I used a couple of reference photos, but mostly just to lay down a basic sketch. I always try to use references from free stock image sites just to avoid any potential copyright issues. Primary reference was this photo by [Aksinia Avelur on Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-wolf-on-green-grass-field-8583473/): ![[a00001_reference.jpg]] I also had a strange situation with this one. Frequently if I need inspiration or just a super quick reference of something I will search a term in Google Images. It's quick, and often I only need it for a few seconds. This time though I noticed that some of the images in my searches were AI generated, and this creates an interesting predicament as an artist. I suppose for inspiration AI art can work fine, but for any type of reference I feel like it can't be trusted. How do you know that the lighting, colors, or anatomy are correct? I guess if you're studying someone's art you have similar issues... but still. I eventually started adding "-ai" to my searches to thin out any AI images as it just felt wrong to reference them for an original piece. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the read. Peace. - [SEE IT ON INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/p/C_gowZvSWxM/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) - [SEE IT ON REDDIT](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProCreate/comments/1f9clba/decided_i_needed_a_profile_pic/) - [SEE IT ON PROCREATE](https://folio.procreate.com/znybo/artwork/725718) - [SEE IT ON KO-FI](https://ko-fi.com/i/IC0C412YAZ0) ![[about#SUPPORT ME|clean no-link]] --- ![[footer|clean no-link no-title]]