It’s that time again, everyone. Time I told you what’s been going on in the land of the Smug.

The biggest change these past few weeks is that I’ve been drawing more in my physical sketchbook than my computer. My computer’s become the thing I use to unwind, rather than an actual workstation.

One of the biggest reasons is because I don’t enjoy drawing on a computer as much as I do my sketchbook. If I need to render something, color something in, or give a sketch more fidelity, then I’ll boot the PC on and draw, then play a game or two and then shut it off.

When I drew art on my PC, it was mostly because I felt like I was obligated to keep up with other people. My brain was still working at a million miles an hour out of habit. Which is why the sketchbook is there. It’s more power-efficient, easier to access, and if an idea is bad, I can just move on knowing I didn’t commit an entire day’s time to rendering it out. 

Sometimes the best ideas are the ones you let go and let grow. You can cultivate them, give ‘em some support, but you can only do so much. Overdo it and you end up crushing them under your own anxieties and fears.

Anyways, that’s it from my end. I may not be posting more fanciful art in the near-future, but I don’t think Newgrounds cares about fancy. The people who care about my work just want to see me at my best. Hope you all learned something new from this. Smug out.