06-27-2015, 02:02 PM
I'm pretty used to using English as first language now, and still it takes me a lot of time to think of something specific to say, and sometimes I can't think long enough and end up writing a short comment that really sounds generic.... <--guilty.
Commenting in sketchbook is - to me - a way of waving at fellow artist, letting them know that throughout all our struggles at each of our stages of learning, we're not alone! I don't know 'bout you all but I regularly feel lonely when things are hard - struggling with getting better in my art, or struggling to get to my art outside day job. When I see someone commenting in my sketchbook, I get reminded that I'm not alone, and it helps!
I know it takes a lot of time to write comments, so don't feel obliged to write in 10, 20 sketchbooks every week. Just do what you can, and when we each do our bits, they all add up to be a bustling Crimson Daggers!
Commenting in sketchbook is - to me - a way of waving at fellow artist, letting them know that throughout all our struggles at each of our stages of learning, we're not alone! I don't know 'bout you all but I regularly feel lonely when things are hard - struggling with getting better in my art, or struggling to get to my art outside day job. When I see someone commenting in my sketchbook, I get reminded that I'm not alone, and it helps!
I know it takes a lot of time to write comments, so don't feel obliged to write in 10, 20 sketchbooks every week. Just do what you can, and when we each do our bits, they all add up to be a bustling Crimson Daggers!