Digital rainy day art

With plenty of rainy days I got some digital art completed on my cellphone using the Sketchbook app. In this one I used extensive stamping tools to create spheres and splatters in the background. It all lacked contrast so I overlaid a dark purple brush, creating variety by pausing and going back over... resulting in that 'banding' effect like a DNA test.  

DNA test, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000

Starting with a simple red line, I overlaid a stamp... you can draw stamps like a brush for a chain of patterns like legs on a red millipede. Filling in the background with a mustardy yellow, then stamping more red lines and a subtle texture you can see by zooming in, and the whole thing looks like a fossil. 

Fossilized red millipede, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000

Starting with a perspective tool to make various lines, I stamped over a texture mesh, spray painted the corners, then used a paint brush tool over top. The paint brush tools will smear colours like wet oil paint. It took a few tries to get the overlay looking good. Using the back arrow undoes the last actions. 

Minty swirl textures, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000

Done in the midst of a rain storm, this work uses the neon brush tool but set with pastel colours. It made white lines surrounded by pastel glow effect. Normally I apply neon on a dark background, this was my first try doing it on a white background. A few other stamps gave variety and a stormy effect. 

Pastel neon rain, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000

The background was done with a texture stamp brush, but I now forgot how to do the effect. It came out looking a little out of focus which was cool. Over top, I used the font tool to stamp my initials in various colours and 26. You can do a lot with fonts, including type, size, angle, rotation and even perspective. 

PJD29 shag rug, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000