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I'd like to ask a question. At first, it may seem rather straight-to-the-point but the nuances can get pretty strong depending on your personal experience: " What is drawing to you? ". Don't you find it odd that we spent several hours of our spare time creating images on sheets of paper, canvases or on our monitors? I mean, we already have extremely advanced cameras and A.I. seems to be quite capable of generating both static and moving imagery. Why? Well, it comes down to our individuals motives. We all drew as small children because it was fun to doodle things on paper or use colored pencils. Yet, some of us keep this habit throughout their life. It becomes something more than a trivial activity such as checking your social media feed or brushing your teeth.

For me, personally, drawing is an escape from myself. I sometimes have dark thoughts and I tend to doubt my own value as a person. I feel as if everything that I'm trying to achieve will amount to nothing in the end and every effort is futile. But, when I'm drawing, things suddenly change. I feel empowered. I feel as if I gained a new ability, I have been enabled to create something. The fact that I can turn a completly blank sheet of paper into an image offers me a warm feeling on the inside. " I am not useless, I can actually do something! " . Skill is one thing, but I firmly belive that we all should focus on enjoying the process itself from time to time rather than obsessing over an unrealistic desire to be perfect from all points of view.

Sorry if I'm being groovy or dramatic right now, but I'm currently under some stress in my personal life and I needed to ease myself a bit with this drawing of Mimikyu. For what is to happen with my life, I'm both frightened and excited. To sum it up, I am to go to college and I have no clue how my life is going to be there. New locations, new peers and different subjects, that's something to unpackage. Anyway, a little message that I have for everybody who might need it: You started drawing because it was fun and it made you feel good, not to impress random people in real life or online! Keep on drawing no matter what! Why? Because this way, no matter what life throws at you, you will have a small safe spot where you can heal.

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I'd like to ask a question. At first, it may seem rather straight-to-the-point but the nuances can get pretty strong depending on your personal experience: " What is drawing to you? ". Don't you find it odd that we spent several hours of our spare time creating images on sheets of paper, canvases or on our monitors? I mean, we already have extremely advanced cameras and A.I. seems to be quite capable of generating both static and moving imagery. Why? Well, it comes down to our individuals motives. We all drew as small children because it was fun to doodle things on paper or use colored pencils. Yet, some of us keep this habit throughout their life. It becomes something more than a trivial activity such as checking your social media feed or brushing your teeth.

For me, personally, drawing is an escape from myself. I sometimes have dark thoughts and I tend to doubt my own value as a person. I feel as if everything that I'm trying to achieve will amount to nothing in the end and every effort is futile. But, when I'm drawing, things suddenly change. I feel empowered. I feel as if I gained a new ability, I have been enabled to create something. The fact that I can turn a completly blank sheet of paper into an image offers me a warm feeling on the inside. " I am not useless, I can actually do something! " . Skill is one thing, but I firmly belive that we all should focus on enjoying the process itself from time to time rather than obsessing over an unrealistic desire to be perfect from all points of view.

Sorry if I'm being groovy or dramatic right now, but I'm currently under some stress in my personal life and I needed to ease myself a bit with this drawing of Mimikyu. For what is to happen with my life, I'm both frightened and excited. To sum it up, I am to go to college and I have no clue how my life is going to be there. New locations, new peers and different subjects, that's something to unpackage. Anyway, a little message that I have for everybody who might need it: You started drawing because it was fun and it made you feel good, not to impress random people in real life or online! Keep on drawing no matter what! Why? Because this way, no matter what life throws at you, you will have a small safe spot where you can heal.