How to Create Adventure Themed Vintage Retro Signs with Procreate
This is probably one of my favorite retro signs I’ve made so far, as it was almost “foreshadowing” our summer trip. I made the artwork a while back coming across this quote inspired me to connect it to our travel plans, which I knew would involve a lot of driving. What I didn’t know was that we were going to see those exact cacti! I mean - it is simply a classic cactus to draw but we actually got to see them in Saguaro National Park.
I am proud of how the car turned out. Shading and lights are still a big challenge for me and I feel like it turned out quite well on the car. I also love how the orange/yellow and blue on the retro sign pops and makes it glow!
On my last blogpost about retro signs you can see lots of tips on how to make such a sign on the iPad. Further down this post I’ll be sharing a lot of pictures of how the artwork looked throughout the process. I often try out lots of different colors and lights until I am happy about the looks, (you can see this in the time lapse) so I encourage you to do the same. The great part about art on the iPad is that you get so many chances of trying things out! Don’t hesitate to spend a lot of time on your artwork, don’t rush it! It took me 5 hours to finish this one!
Sketch
Basic shapes and colors
Shading
Adding the car
