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Scribe · 2026-03-20T16:59:49+0000

Really wish I had some combination of time, skill, money, to get all the art I have in my head, created.

zottel · 2026-03-20T17:03:54+0000

Scribe said:
Really wish I had some combination of time, skill, money, to get all the art I have in my head, created.

I am currently in the process of starting to learn to draw.
To summarize, I added another interest that takes a lot of time, where while you do not NEED to, you certainly CAN spend a lot of money, all the while feeling both good and self-conscious about what I produce.
At some point I must consider the possibility that this might be a kink.

philreed · 2026-03-20T17:10:25+0000

Scribe said:
Really wish I had some combination of time, skill, money, to get all the art I have in my head, created.

A friend and I were discussing exactly this earlier today. I keep wondering what I could do if I had the financial security to dedicate all year to a single book. I'd love to try, but the world appears to be opposed to that idea. (Somehow, I'm not independently wealthy.)

philreed · 2026-03-20T17:11:22+0000

zottel said:
I am currently in the process of starting to learn to draw.
To summarize, I added another interest that takes a lot of time, where while you do not NEED to, you certainly CAN spend a lot of money, all the while feeling both good and self-conscious about what I produce.
At some point I must consider the possibility that this might be a kink.

What are you using? I picked up Procreate about a year ago, and it (with the Apple pencil on the iPad) is the greatest digital drawing tool I've ever used.

Xenolith234 · 2026-03-20T18:16:27+0000

philreed said:
What are you using? I picked up Procreate about a year ago, and it (with the Apple pencil on the iPad) is the greatest digital drawing tool I've ever used.

Did you use it to learn to draw?

philreed · 2026-03-20T18:36:02+0000

Xenolith234 said:
Did you use it to learn to draw?

No, sorry. I used to draw a lot, and even did some game art in the 90s, but I hadn't really drawn anything since then. The entire package just amazed me (I'm so old). I'm still impressed with how my brain forgets it is a tablet when I'm working.

zottel · 2026-03-20T20:19:40+0000

philreed said:
What are you using? I picked up Procreate about a year ago, and it (with the Apple pencil on the iPad) is the greatest digital drawing tool I've ever used.

Currently, a variety of pencils and gel pencils or whatever they are called.
At my skill level, that should hold out for a while. I try to pace myself, but I would be lying if I said I hadn't considered buying something to digitally draw on...