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Back then, every line had weight. Now it's all pixels and undo buttons.
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kelly3852mo agoMost Upvoted
Figured digital tools were always better because they fixed mistakes. Honestly, I used to love how pixels let me change anything anytime. But this post really got to me. Tbh, now I see how a permanent line made you care more about each mark. Ngl, that undo button might make us lazy after all.
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wyatt_mitchell262mo ago
But like, is it really the undo button's fault? I messed up a watercolor sky last week and had to throw the whole thing out. It just felt wasteful, not some big lesson. Sometimes a mistake is just a mistake, and being able to fix it fast lets you practice the right way more often. Getting better is about putting in the hours, not about how mad you get at a ruined piece of paper.
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the_wyatt2mo ago
When I switched to a physical sketchbook last year, I had the exact same feeling! I used to rely on digital undo all the time, and my drawings felt kinda disposable. With pen and paper, every mark counts, so I started planning more. It made me slow down and really think about each line. Now I see how much that undo button was holding me back from learning. That permanence totally changed how I approach art now!
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the_wyatt2mo ago
My buddy Jason ruined a pen portrait last month with one shaky line across the forehead. He said staring at that permanent mistake for an hour taught him more than a year of digital erasing. He had to start the whole drawing over from scratch. Makes you wonder if easy fixes stop us from getting better, right?
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