Digital art surrealism, abstract neon

Here are some more digital artworks made while travelling, using my smartphone with the Sketchbook app. This one was meant to evoke Maud Lewis, the late Canadian folk painter, and inspired by the tree-lined walkway in Winnipeg.  

 

In the background, I experimented with perspective... these features lock the drawing on a specified point perspective that can be set in various ways. It was tricky and needs more practice. Overlay created a music-feel to the artwork. 

 

Sitting on the airplane I made digital sketches including this pop-art inspired view in front of me. Keeping the top of the design cloudy gives a surrealistic feel. 

 

A party pinata exploding with confetti, candy and ribbons. By setting the background to cyan, it gave the scene a bright pop of colour. When painting (for real), this cyan colour is not possible, nor is the magenta. The closest paints are cyan green shade (PB16) and quin magenta (PR122). 

 

A hybrid of styles, its Piet Mondrian meets graffiti art. Piet Mondrian was a dutch artist known for grid-like compositions and primary colours. 

 

Discovering the neon-brush tools, this version of my initials is electric! It works best to set the background to near-black, then the neon lines pop off the screen. I also figured out how to add text, along with warping features. Sketchbook app is a lot more powerful than I originally thought, with many dozens of tools that can be customized, and that's just on the free version of the app!