Comment by nicbou

Comment by nicbou 5 days ago

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I was in the same boat and started drawing again at around 30.

Remember that paper is cheap and that experimentation is valuable. Make all the bad art you can. The cost of all the paper I wasted in the last 5 years is probably less than the cost of a pizza. There is a valuable life lesson in there about being okay with making mistakes so that you can learn from them.

Nowadays I always carry a notebook, and more often than not pens and watercolours. You can build a really tiny kit out of makeup palettes.

I also loved taking painting lessons and going to live nude drawing at one of my favourite pubs. Making art is such a pleasant disconnect from work and digital life.

smokel 5 days ago

> The cost of all the paper I wasted in the last 5 years is probably less than the cost of a pizza.

Once you get into it, there is an amazing assortment of papers that can cost up to a pizza per sheet. Especially if you're going for the larger formats.

https://arches-papers.com/arches-range-of-papers/watercolor-...

  • nicbou 4 days ago

    Yes, but let's not nitpick our way out of understanding the point. Don't be afraid to soil a notebook with bad drawings, and waste as much paper as it takes. Mistakes are part of the process, not something to avoid.

    • smokel 4 days ago

      Oh, I'm sorry, no nitpicking intended. Just wanted to share some enthousiasm :)