I think overcoming "my creativity must be productive, it must help others somehow" has been good for me

Like, I learn plenty about art from mini painting as much as I do from drawing/etc, and it's cross-applicable, but I still have an internal "it's not really valid tho" brainweasel.

It's also what my brain can focus on happily as well, and doesn't do in my wrists like drawing for the same amount of time can. Like, focus stuff is really annoying (doing more music! I'd like that not to be hugely effortful to get my brain to focus on. but it is :| ), but having something that isn't "ugh this is so much effort why" for my brain at all is something I'm grateful for.

Kinda wary of if I burn out on it, but I know myself well enough by now to know that won't be permanent.

If that happens, doubtless I'll bounce over to sewing or drawing or gamedev or something again for a bit, then bounce back to it in a year or two. 🤷 In the meantime, enjoy it.

In light of that, I should be less self-conscious about posting stuff here. So here's some playing with paints n skin tones on the Peak Conan Aesthetic gang from WarCry.