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Been a while
Oct. 31st, 2022 09:55 pmHow many times have I written such words here, I wonder. Been a bit busier of late, mostly thankfully. I continue to go to coffee shops several times a week and draw for an hour or so. After more than half a year of doing so, I am happy to note that I have improved quite a bit. Mostly in terms of speed, consistency, and general quality. I'm so much more proud of my work than I have ever been. I tend to vacillate between more comic book type drawings and more cartoon-y things. I've been told, and agree, that I have a gift/predilection for the cartoonish but, as with many of my interests, I can't settle down on just one thing.
I've been in my new place for several months now, but only just got around to setting up my digital drawing tablet this past week. Took a few days of pounding my head into the wall to figure out that I was plugging it into the wrong hdmi port, and then another few days tearing my room apart to find the location of the wireless pen, but am happy to report it is now working as intended. I even took it for a spin last night for an hour or so, testing various settings and doodling a few things. The only annoyance I have is that the tablet acts as a second screen, even when turned off, which wouldn't be an issue, except that when opening programs, the computer will occasionally choose to open them on the part I can't see. I've had this issue previously in Windows, and now in Linux, so it seems to sadly be a common problem that is not easily rectified.
I feel like the art thing is becoming more important to my general life, but I haven't the foggiest if that means anything. It may just be a hobby that I become particularly gifted at, but I think it could be cool to do something more with it too. I feel much the same desire to utilize my computer science degree for something. I did once consider video games as an occupation, and my disparate interests do align therein, but I haven't the foggiest where to start, or how.
I've been in my new place for several months now, but only just got around to setting up my digital drawing tablet this past week. Took a few days of pounding my head into the wall to figure out that I was plugging it into the wrong hdmi port, and then another few days tearing my room apart to find the location of the wireless pen, but am happy to report it is now working as intended. I even took it for a spin last night for an hour or so, testing various settings and doodling a few things. The only annoyance I have is that the tablet acts as a second screen, even when turned off, which wouldn't be an issue, except that when opening programs, the computer will occasionally choose to open them on the part I can't see. I've had this issue previously in Windows, and now in Linux, so it seems to sadly be a common problem that is not easily rectified.
I feel like the art thing is becoming more important to my general life, but I haven't the foggiest if that means anything. It may just be a hobby that I become particularly gifted at, but I think it could be cool to do something more with it too. I feel much the same desire to utilize my computer science degree for something. I did once consider video games as an occupation, and my disparate interests do align therein, but I haven't the foggiest where to start, or how.
