And so it begins...

    Picking up my slightly worn down jet black tablet pen, I stroke my tablet, looking up at the computer screen. One, two, three perfect lines sketched, turning them into a long fluffy ear of my character. Smiling to myself, I continue on sketching out softly on my tablet pad. The minutes pass by quickly as I sketch the fluffy head, mask, red panda like body, and the fuzzy paws.

    Taking a short break, I look at the clock; 20 minutes have gone by.  Sketches tend to take the shortest time for me, since I just let my imagination overrun me. I put my legs up to my chest and lean over in my chair, observing the messy sketch that sits before me. After staring at that long enough, I put my legs down, grab my pen again, and mess with the art program. This time I take precise slower strokes, trying to darken the outline neatly and crisp.

     Another half hour later, I stretch back in my cozy blue chair. I was done with the line art, but not even close to be finished with the full art piece. I get up out of my chair and walk over to my sink, grabbing a glass of clear blue water and chug it down. Another half hour at least to finish this art piece.  Sitting back down, I yawn, glancing at the clock. 11:30 PM wasn't that bad for drawing art. Usually I stayed up much later to accomplish anything decent. I needed to finish this art piece before I went to bed or I'd lose inspiration for it. I hate when that happened.

    Picking the rainbows of colors, I carefully color between the lines, making it as clean as I could make it. I really liked the idea for this piece. Messing up was not an option. Finally, I shade it lightly, making it pop out, and then I hit save.  Done. All in all, this one drawing took me little over an hour, and I was proud of it. It was mine.

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