03-16-2014, 06:23 AM
this is the 'first hand' dilemma as i like to call it. anything you buy (like a bike and a guitar in my case) will be so precious you dont want to scratch it, so you dont use it properly. the trick is: make it 'second hand'. ie if its your sketchbook, spill some coffee on some pages, splash some ink around to find some cool shapes and just generally stop caring about how it looks. as soon as it starts looking dog eared you will start using it properly i guarantee.