Life had been really busy this year with a cross-country move, which was something really important to me & maybe ill talk about that later. If it wasn't mission critical to the move it fell to the wayside. Part of this was about being practical in not wanting to start any projects, but the other part is that I really enjoy my sketchbook.
Working in my sketchbook free'd up my mind & got me thinking about who I am doing all this for, & if I am not doing it for me then who? If im not enjoying what I make, then why make it? Who knows, maybe I'll die & my kids will find a stack of sketchbooks & say "Holy shit, dad drew all this?", & somehow that seems what cooler than grinding for some mega-corp to grind this into AI slop & pay me with likes.
Long story short is that for a long time I was falling into this trap of feeling like I needed to draw digitally, post things, get some likes & that I should be chasing the algorithm. Conclusion is … what an absolute waste of time, effort, & joy for very little payoff. I might be getting older (in my early 40's), but there is no joy in social media & I actually have begun to despise it. Ill post occasionally some unfiltered shot from my sketchbook, but thats about it.
This is a start of something new & we will see if it sticks. A little extension from my sketchbook, when I feel like sharing a thought, some process, etc. Should you stumble on it, then wonderful, if not, well then no big deal right?
Working in my sketchbook free'd up my mind & got me thinking about who I am doing all this for, & if I am not doing it for me then who? If im not enjoying what I make, then why make it? Who knows, maybe I'll die & my kids will find a stack of sketchbooks & say "Holy shit, dad drew all this?", & somehow that seems what cooler than grinding for some mega-corp to grind this into AI slop & pay me with likes.
Long story short is that for a long time I was falling into this trap of feeling like I needed to draw digitally, post things, get some likes & that I should be chasing the algorithm. Conclusion is … what an absolute waste of time, effort, & joy for very little payoff. I might be getting older (in my early 40's), but there is no joy in social media & I actually have begun to despise it. Ill post occasionally some unfiltered shot from my sketchbook, but thats about it.
This is a start of something new & we will see if it sticks. A little extension from my sketchbook, when I feel like sharing a thought, some process, etc. Should you stumble on it, then wonderful, if not, well then no big deal right?
