Yeah the magnet pull to perform for likes can affect us all. I notice I have to make a conscious effort to keep my reasons centered around good things:)

This was me for a while, now I just draw for fun and relaxation. I like to say it’s a healthy hobby 😊 likes on social media don’t mean anything, and no matter what it never feels likes its enough, better to get away from all of that. Post and ghost.

Thank you for letting me know. thank you! And thank you for hearing me out:)

Welcome to the sketching community, David. I do think it is a healthy way to see it - enjoying the journey:) Btw, If you are interested in urban sketching, there might be an urban sketching chapter in your area: urbansketchers.org/where-we-sketch/

theres not. but im trying to start up a plein art group to go out and sketch or paint in a group Cross your fingers. @@Drewscape-art

Haha that’s great to hear. Well i did it for myself too to remind me and inspire me so I forget these reasons down the road😄

Thank you Marteite, so nice to hear from you. I was thinking, I’d make this video whether people watched it or not so I could always remind myself of my own good reasons to sketch, as I put more of my work out there. I’m so glad you found it useful too:)

Haha yes it is a great way to relax. I’ve got so many art supplies too. I’m presently thinking that mixed media is a good way to use all of them more often. Check out Victoria semykina’s work if u like loose styles : instagram.com/victoria_semykina?igsh=eHg1b2ZqdG5tZXlr

Thanks for watching:)

Thanks. Yes i feel it does help me process things to make sense of life too:)

I hope you do! Go for it:)

Thank you:)

Thanks Daniel. I know yours will be “why do I play the ukelele”!😄

Thank you for the encouraging note. I happy I got to inspire a fellow illustrator. Keep drawing:)

Thanks. There are many other ways to play and calm us. Sketching is just one of the ways that works for me. It think it has to do with finding activities that get us into a flow state. It could be sketching or even surfing!

@@Drewscape-art When I lived near the ocean, I tried to get into surfing, too. It’s great! Amazing! Fun! Tiring! Getting into the habit, and finding time despite other things I needed to do, was the real challenge. Sketching requires much less effort to habitualize-I should be able to do it! I’ll eventually do it! I have to let go of the disappointment of screwing up. Ink on paper; paint on paper reminds you of the failure. In my job, I have undo. I have redo. I have the ability to continuously revise programs. I can sketch digitally, and occasionally do, but I need to figure out how to let go… figure out other ways to revise and turn mistakes into something new. I’ve gotten a lot of ideas to try from your videos-hopefully, I can train my brain to let go, try some ideas to fix mistakes when truly necessary, and just enjoy it more. Thank you for engaging. I’ve come to look forward to your videos, which I discovered from Teoh’s studio tour! Cheers!

@@apgwoz Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Figuring out how to let go seems like not just a drawing thing but also a life thing, isn't it:) That's such an interesting area to look into. I have some answers for myself but they may not be the same answers for another person. But yes it's about a mindset training. If I were to observe myself, to overcome my fear of screwing up - 1. I draw smaller to force me to draw simpler. (note that I drew really small in this video). 2. I tell myself that leaving mistakes in my personal sketches is a good thing because it shows that it was done by a human rather than a robot. So when I have a wrong line, it is like "yeah cool, ok." haha. Or course, if it were for a client illustration project, I'd be cleaning it up:)

Thank you @bbbbunko Keeping it real and true:)

Thank you. I seem to be learning and clarifying my thoughts and processes as I'm sharing too. Thanks for watching and writing in:)

Thank you for the lovely comment. That in turn inspires me to journal today:)

Thank you for the appreciation:) I’m happy to be inspiring other artists:)

Welcome!! And hi-5:)

@@Drewscape-art 👋

Thanks! And thanks for sharing your reasons too. Sounds like we have similar reasons:)

Thank you so much!

Hi Ruben, finding a good flex fountain pen has put me on crazy hunts for the longest time! Teoh reviews this pen here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms52erWH0syrmas.htmlsi=9lducWOLw0PaTn-t if you don’t mind the slight railroading and drawing slower, can consider. If not there is www.desideratapens.com/ I’m not sure how these pens perform. But some think they are fine. I myself like restored vintage eyedropper pens that I get from gregminuskinpens.com/ I’d go for waterman or Mabie Todd eyedroppers models (not the ones with sacs) because vintage pen sacs become gooey with waterproof ink after some time. Modern pens like the one I use in the video flex but not very widely. Not as satisfying. And I had to buy a special ebonite feed somewhere else to get it flowing better.

One of the best and most economical option to get nice flex is using dip pens- gnib or hunt101 or hunt99 nibs will do nicely! Low maintainable and amazing flexing experience!

Thank you:)

Glad to hear it!

Thanks. Yeah I find that one way to experiment is going with a “what if” question:)

Oh the brown pen wrap? My wife sewed it for me years ago:)

@@Drewscape-art well that’s quite lovely, ima see if I can make one for myself! :D What exactly is it made out of?

I think it’s just two pieces of cotton canvas. The kind you make tote bags with. Or you could find old jeans or old bags as material:)

@@Drewscape-art Jeans might be a better idea to really encapsulate that home made type of look. Thanks you for the info!

Welcome. Yes jeans or old curtains 😄

I just used my usual home-made sketch book with ambassador wove 200gsm smooth yellow paper. drewscape.blogspot.com/2023/09/sketchbooks-for-sale.html?m=1 But sketches will these will work on pretty much any nice smooth paper that can take light washes:) And thanks for sharing your thoughts. So it is like your brainstorm idea generation room. I like that!

Eat less KitKats!