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2:34 PM, Saturday April 18th 2020

The problem with personal drawing is that i have a certain art block and at the moment i have other hobbies i take care of as for the time being i'm also focusing on writing material for tabletop roleplaying, for example. Considering i feel a little uncomfortable with drawing on traditional (but i sometimes draw when i feel the absolute need of doing it but few days ago i took about 3 hours to sketch a portrait of Atsuko Kagari while cleaning up a little so it didn't look like too messy) i'm trying to get an iPad.

Probably you'll say that i should continue drawing on Traditional EVEN if it ain't Drawabox-related because i've heard this suggestion several times, but i'm kind of better suited with the digital tools (i even was able to catch a Procreate course at Udemy when it had a limited time 100% coupon so i don't have to waste time finding free tutorials on how to comprehend it) due to them having the ability to undo, transform selections and also the use of pretty creative brushes.

10:40 AM, Sunday April 26th 2020

Hey,

from what you say I think you're more curious about drawing digitally than with a pen. So if you have troubles drawing for fun, then just try doing it on the tablet and start drawing whatever comes to your mind there. If you're writing for rpgs then maybe draw a character you have in mind. Or whatever you're drawing make up a story about it, or make a story beforehand and then draw it. Play with it.

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