Whenever possible, I like to take photos of the Reactions to my Caricatures. Delighted Guests. Happy Surprises. It helps me re-live the experience.

When I arrived at the venue/bar for this Party, I felt like it was going to be one of those Drawing in the Dark events oh. But no ~ as I walked in, I saw that they had an outdoor 'porch' on the water ~ oooh ~ uhoh about that too ~ do i have my sunscreen with me, or would i have to take the time to go back to my car to get it? It was like 100-degrees out there that day.

But no ~ not that either Yay. Turned out to be a great Event. My Client had arranged for a well-lit Indoor area for the Caricatures afterall ~ her Guests could easily see the Activity from outside on the porch as well as from inside in the bar. It was all open so meandering back and forth was natural. And my Client kindly arranged for a Big Fan to be directed towards me. I felt so comfortable. I felt like I was able to do my best work, and I felt like the Guests felt comfortable and welcome also. Easy-going.

Here are a few of the Caricatures that I drew. And the Reactions of the Guests. People having a Good Time at the Party:

Looking forward to tomorrow's Party (Grown-Ups Birthday), I drew 4 Caricatures here to warm up. They're just pictures of people that were in a documentary that I was watching.

My time was good ~ I was able to draw them well with No Predraw

Then I made up a face ~ to warm up my Colors. Nice.

I recommend Estimating 10 Faces per Hour. But I try to accommodate my Clients when they ask me to draw Faster. So here I am ~ practicing from photos before my next Really Big Party.

Obviously, I can't do what I can't do. But there are ways to get more people drawn (if they all sit for their Caricatures very quickly ~ I can't very well Rush the Guests). I can approach the Artwork very simply. I can just draw Lines without Shading. I can skip the Color. And I feel that the way to keep them Simple is to just draw what I see ~ with not much in the way of Artist's Interpretation.

Still, the Artwork takes on a Quality of its own. Not the Whole Symphony, but a Simple Beauty in its Simplicity. Kind of Classy.

Oh No! It happened! I finally did All the Updates on my IPad. And I LOST ALL MY CUSTOM-MADE COLOR PALLETTES IN PROCREATE! Gone. I had spent Hundreds of Hours creating them. (At least my Brushes and Templates are still here.)

Before attempting to redo my pallettes, I decided to give the Default Pallettes a try. They look pretty. The ones that automatically come with the new version of Procreate.

Aghk. NO Black. NO White. NO Dark Colors. And the Pallettes make no sense for a real Artist. No focus on the attributes of the Color Wheel. You just pick something that looks nice. Here's what I made. A Caricature based on the drawing that I did last night. I don't know if I'm going to redo my Procreate Pallettes or try a new app that my friend told me about recently.

At least the Smudge Tool at the Updated Procreate is working better than ever: