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5:11 AM, Tuesday May 10th 2022

Phrasing your question a different way may help - it seems to me what you're asking is, "is doing the lessons digitally better than not doing them at all?"

The answer to that is yes. Everything else is kind of irrelevant. You'll have an easier time avoiding rushing, staying on task, and generally sticking to the instructions using the recommended tools - but as you stated, that's not an option. So, the pitfalls you have to avoid will be larger, and you won't have access to official critique (which you don't anyway, given the budgetary concerns), but the information is still there for you to use.

At the end of the day, you know what limitations apply to you. The resources are available to you regardless of how you choose to use them.

6:39 PM, Wednesday May 11th 2022

I see thank you I saw another suggestion of using cheaper supplies so I'll try that along with drawing digitally and yeah I definately could've worded this better. I think it's pretty clear this was my first time asking in a forum lol

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Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.

Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.

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