Presenting: Handwritten Blog Posts!
I realised that as a result of using my computer so much for even the simplest of note-taking, my handwriting has suffered. I've decided that I will go back to writing as much as I can, starting with this blog post. I'll write all of my blog posts by hand now before transcribing them into the computer.
As an artist, I do feel more connection to everything that I create when I use what artists refer to as "real media". For a visual artist this means using pencil or paint on paper or canvas, etc., rather than just creating a picture on the computer. I generally make a drawing and then import it into the computer for finishing. How much finishing I need to do depends on how rough or finished the real media version is. Sometimes I'll scan in a finished drawing and do some minor corrections like levels or color correction, but often the real media version is a finished line drawing in pencil or pen that I color using a graphics tablet in Photoshop.
I like the idea of creating real media blog posts. I think, like with my line drawings that if I focus on my pen as I create them, my handwriting will improve just like my drawing skills have.
Only time will tell. But I'm looking forward to seeing any improvement!
