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Honestly, if it’s kept someplace where people can avoid and/or block it, I don’t care either way.

But much like the decision fatigue mentioned in Saturday’s class, the constant exposure to politics can be debilitating and can lead to burnout and apathy. There are very few places now where a person can take a step away and rest (which is healthy and lets people be strong enough to fight another day). And yes, it is a privilege to be able to rest. And that means that giving people a space to rest is a political action.

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Blank Page Syndrome is so hard! I still do so many of my doodles for my
junk journals on scrap paper and then cut and paste instead of doodling
directly in sketchbook. It has some practical reasons too, but I don’t
want to mess up!

I’ve grown fond of tiny art on scraps of paper when I’ve feeling stuck. That way if I hate, I can shove it in the recycling bin and pretend it never happened. But if I do like it, then I made random art!
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What type of art do you like to do?

I hope you can find something that works for you!

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I lover all the creases and folds in the clothes, it gives so much movement!

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Finished my doodles from Masha’s class! I added from the Christmas lights down to fill out the page. I always do 2 copies so I can color one set!

Sketchbook is an 8.5x11in, Artist’s Loft, Mixed Media, spiral-bound notebook. Outlines in a Sakura Figma Micron 05, colored pencils from a wide variety of brands.

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Only kinda sketches since they are abstract, but the start of a new collection mini art. They are all done on random bits of scrap paper and colored with my army of colored pencils. The left 2 used a Sharpie and Micron fineliner for the lines, the right 4 used Betem paint markers for the lines. I still have more of the monochromatic ones to do.

… Now to convince myself I don’t need to turn the monochromatic ones into full size paintings. While they would match my Chaos in Color collections, I only have so much wall!

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I haven’t figured out my favorite paper or brushes yet. But following my own trends, I have a pair of ancient kid’s watercolor sets that I picked up at an estate sale. The Crayola one has the prettiest blue to ever blue and the Prang set I have has a gorgeous colorway. The yellow/orange from the Prang set and the blue from the Crayola set is my favorite combo!

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For really fine lettering, I like the Figma Micron pens. I don’t do brush lettering or calligraphy, so for most of my lettering, I’m looking for the perfect sized tips.

I really like Crayola fine tips (not the Super Tips!) and Papermate Flair pens for my lettering projects. Fairly inexpensive, lots of colors, and easy to find. The Crayola tips do break down faster, but I still like them for practice. I also have collected some Marvy Art Director 1400 (discontinued I think) and Pentel Color Pen Fine Point markers from my thrifting adventures that I love!

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A weird and small one, but an addition for the hand lettering classes to include numbers (and maybe basic punctuation). I find I sometimes struggle to make my numbers ‘match’ my letters in style.

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I love the idea of prompts or challenges. I did Bloomtober this year and had a lot of fun, even if flowers are very outside my comfort zone!

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I tend towards print and script, but not brush lettering. I don’t love serifs (I love the look, but hate drawing the serifs!). I love sharp, harsh angles on letters but am enjoying adding flourishes to some letters. I did like the banner class to add something special!

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I shared a version of this in my intro, but I tend to hand letter while watching history shows. I letter the keywords, locations, and people. It’s a good way to experiment with color and letter shapes. I don’t love all of them all, but that’s half the fun! This one is the least bad, but I have a serious writing on a slope problem. The hazards on writing on my lap 😀

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Oh nice! I have a set of calligraphy markers I can seem to get rid of!

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I did good for the first few days…. and then I may have done 2 weeks worth in a day 😀

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Posca pens are on my list once the ones I have dry out. I have a habit of preferring ‘cheap’ art supplies over more expensive ones, so unless I can get the expensive ones used or discounted, I tend to start cheap and upgrade if needed. The paint pens are definitely one that I want to upgrade!

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I thought about using something with a reference, and likely will for some stuff moving forward, but otherwise I accept it as part of the charm! This page and a few like it are specifically to fill out the last few pages in my junk journal. I love the bound style of sketchbook, but they are a bit more limited in how chunky they can get. So handlettering and sketching it is!