Drawing Addict back at it!(I almost effed up, y'all XD)

[2DLenzy]

Hey, ya'll, or is it y'all?

I've recently locked my drawing pen and glove away inside a Chinese puzzle box to honor my promise to llobucervallince that I'll stop drawing for a few days to let my hand/shoulder heal.

Here's the box:

(lol, the width of the image is 666 pixels, wth!)

Anyways, since I won't be drawing for a few days, I'd thought it'd be fun, or weird to post my experiences in this thread and track my progress.

In order to not keep bumping this annoying topic up, I will only add to it at the end of the day, like a sort of diary. I am holding myself accountable, as are you all, readers, should you care to witness and hold me to my word. Feel free to take part in the endeavor in whatever suits you or your needs.

I will resume drawing on/after October 19th, 3 to 4 days.
Until then, behold my descent into madness...

[2DLenzy]

Previous Day:

3pm-ish: I locked my pen inside the box and put it on the shelf. I went outside my room and started pacing around the kitchen and hallway like some vulture looking for scraps...Scraps of stimulation that have since been voided by my careless actions...

4pm-ish: Helped Dad move a couch up stairs. B*tch was kinda heavy and hard to handle, like an ex...
Shoulder still fine, did some light stretching and light labor...

5pm: Made dinner. Starting to remember that cooking used to be my big creative endeavor before I took up drawing. Lost favor with it when I started publishing. Perhaps I can renew that passion in some way.

7pm: Watched True Grit with my parents. Not the original version, which sucks, but the newer with what's-his-face-on-RIPD-old-guy. Got the sudden idea to draw Rooster Cogburn as, well, a rooster...Rooster C*coburn. Would be a great incentive to draw him at the end of my detox...Feel free to draw him if you'd like, to satisfy my cravings...

11pm: Went to bed...Not sleeping...

[llobucervallince]

Make a list of all the things you want to draw after this break. Maybe that will help

[TheLemmaLlama]

I have the opposite problem, so hope this won't happen to me, but if it does, I'll probably try drawing with my non-dominant hand XD

[2DLenzy]

I forgot to update day 1, oops XD!

Day 1, or 2?(Oct 16th)

-815: alarm went off, slapped that b*tch. remembered weird dream of walking around kitchen in a delerium-like daze...Wait, I already did that yesterday. Did I sleepwalk? Lucid dream? Guess I'll never know for sure...

-830: second alarm went off, smack! Fell back asleep. Priorities...

-1030: Woke up to lateness. Dang, hate waking up late...What to do in the mornings? I usually make my coffee, sit on my bed, back and legs arched into a "G" posture, and begin to draw to wake myself up...But my pen is locked away...

-1230: Lurking on forums, participated in some "universal" jokes post. Abby and, Imma call them llou if that's alright, followed suit. They are looking after me, how sweet! Or creepy, eh, I like the attention. Keep on, friends!

-1240: typing this bullshit up in futile attempt to activate my dopamine rush...

-1pm-2pm: Took a "long break" from the screen, did [insert something interesting or funny here]

-Had a Hot Pocket for lunch. They really ought to change the name to "Molten" pockets, those scum! Maybe I can sue em like that one lady did Mcdonalds (joking, btw)
-Found a timer with an alarm that goes off the hour you set it, might use that in future drawing sessions...

-255pm: Thinking of working out-- legs, gut and butt only tho, don't want to damage what's already been done

-3pm: Butt now hurts...Rembember to stretch them hip flexors, folks!

-4pm: Cut up butternut squash for Mom. Electric knife go brrr.

-llobu had a good idea, to incentivize my counter-suffering: nothing set in stone here, so prepare for disappointment...

*Challenge Proposal: Chickens! Didney Villain Version?
-do more research, ask what is best way to promote without sounding like an attention wh*re
-present challenge to all via 'Mincey' (cursed mouse-chicken hybrid)
-Do I need incentive for all to participate?
-use random Disney generator to assign chars to all who wish to participate *Rememeber to tag them
-Color/render Captain Hook and Yzma (explain why she's swamphen)
-Draw Jafart as some kind of bird/chicken!*

Also,
*List of Fun things to draw: Chickens! Movies edition? (Later, after Disney thing)
-Rooster Cockbum(True Grit)
-Game of Roosts - that's a show, but it'll count
-Crouching __ Hidden __
-Darryl (my sister's oc flamingo, not the cursed Amogus version i drew up) as Daryl Dixon from TWD
-need to find something other than chicken/birds to draw...*

Note to Future Self: Don't try to do all that above in one go, you maniac!
-Limit self to 2-3 drawings per day, take Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays off for real life stuff.
-Plan uploads on Fridays(for comic and mirrors).

430pm: take nap? Nevermind, niece is here. Gonna look at bugs together!

6pm: Dinner, made pinto beans, cornbread and baked veggies.
(For the record, I am not vegan, but I am trying to go flexitarian in revelation to what I've been learning about the poultry and meat industries for my story, cause that stuff's rough. Ignorance is bliss, unless I force feed it to you in a comic, sorry!).
Threw in some pork chops.

730-830pm: watched Orville with parents, fun time.
No, I'm not gonna do a chicken/bird version. No way in heck...
...But I am a hypocrite, and that's not exactly a bad thing, lol!

9pm: back in room, fighting every urge to draw. Typed instead, a little too much...

Gonna meditate to clear my thoughts...Dang, this post was way too long, sorry XD gonna be shorter on next few.

10pm: bwok, bwok! Thanks for reading this mess!

[2DLenzy]

Day 2(Oct 17th)

8am: Good news, addictive urge to draw is dissipating, but its 8am. Might read some comics...or light exercise...

10am: modeling a lowpoly duck in Blender, for a rotoscoping experiment (drawing frames over live, or in my case, 3d footage...) We'll see how that turns out, or mostly just me. Have an idea for Friar Chicken next summer, but I can't tell you everything!

Been thinking about the word "genius" alot, and I don't think it always means what we think. Many assume it came from the word 'genie' or something like that.

But I have a broader theory. It came from the Latin root, "gen-", which means 'to beget, to produce'.

Often, genius is used to denote an intelligent individual or someone with some creative gift. But that assigns superiority to others, and I don't feel that's the way it should be.

My take on it: if you can generate, ie create something - aside from possessing intelligence or reason - you are by that definition, a genius. Kinda sounds like the prior def, but let's take it further.

The Masonic symbol contains a G at the center.

Every wonder what it means?

"The G in masonry stands for the generative principle. All living things follow this principle, whether aware of it or not. We generate offspring, en-Gen-eer buildings, machines, farmland. We beget and noursih generation upon generations of living beings. Genius minds are driven to think, create, conceptualize, vizualize, make into being. Art, music, logic, talent -- society values these, but there is a rise of the new type of genius that too contributes to the workings of society. Generosity. They generate kindness, love, empathy, in order that those they help will pass it along and generate more wellbeing...
Genius is not reserved for the brightest and most talented, we are all genius, workings parts of a tireless machine. Always spreading, multiplying on all planes of existence, because that is the definition of 'to be'
...The only ones who are not geniuses are those uncapable of productivity, the deceased, the forgotten...To forget is a blessing for the overly-generative mind...To forget, is to no longer remember, recall, cogitate...The forbidden fruit of knowledge rots into oblivion for all...It's as they say...Ignorance is bliss..."

That's a rambling quote from a character of mine who doesn't yet exist. A craaazy genius elitist architect called Dex Gecko, who will be featured in a distant future furry noir...

Ngl, reminds me of me a lot...except for stupid typpos...

Niece is awake, time for distraction!

It's 8pm, wth with that mason G crap? Maybe i should wean off coffee a little XD.
Had fun with the niece! We built castles and racetracks with foam blocks and drew on sidewalk with chalk. Dang, shoulda got a pic for proof.. making pizza from scratch.
Pen is still in box, but i did give into urge to draw up a rooster on paper...

If this counts as as relapsing, then i can add another day to my fast...

Y'all decide my fate, for now, i'm inhaling pizza and loggin out.
Goodnight!

Ps: new chicken, Mary Puffins!
Pps: next post will b much shorter. Actually have things to do tomorrow, thank god!

[Questionable_Liquid]

You really must like chickens. What's stopping me from thinking that you are a chicken in a human corpse? Hmm, confess!

Because I too am obsessed with chickens. Chickens are best birds in the whole world, change my mi- I changed my mind, pigeons comes first, chickens are second.

[2DLenzy]

Ah, I been meaning to get you into my coop...except you'd obviously prefer it on the roof, pidge!

I assure you, I am not a chicken...except when it comes to adult responsibilities, lol!

[morganicfoods]

Start learning how to draw with your non-dominant hand.

I did that when my right hand got all messed up. (And just when I was starting to get good I broke my left hand L) This is why those "haha draw with your non-dominant hand! so funny!" prompts don't quite work on me. It just takes me much longer to draw (left hand shakes and shimmies), but similar results.

[2DLenzy]

I tried XD

Sorry for red pen, hope its not bad luck...

[llobucervallince]

honestly it doesn't look as bad as one would hope from a non dominant hand.

[2DLenzy]

Thanks! Shoulder's not hurting anymore, but im just staying away from the digital tablet for a bit longer.
Kinda nice to sketch in pen.

[llobucervallince]

that's good, I usually sketch concepts on paper, I don't know why but I come with better ideas with a sketchbook, maybe it will work for you too.

[2DLenzy]

Final 24 hours(Oct 18th)

That last post was far too long
This one is shorter
I'm ROFLing on Mt Fuji

Indeterminate time: Had the niece all day long today, while my sis was at the dentist. It was actually very good for my "tablet" addiction, just occasionally drew on paper and rambled on forums via phone (seeking some attention, sorry if I was annoying, I'm learning about social spaces still).

My mind has calmed down tremendously, perhaps a little tuckered out from babysitting that little tornado, but it was all worth it in the end.

My shoulder is in no more pain, as of yesterday matter-of-fact, so I'll be back to drawing digitally tomorrow, and I will try not to get hooked and hurt myself like I did with that OC Chicken challenge. Let that be a lesson to all creators and my future self - DO NOT SIT AND DRAW FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT! It froze up my shoulder and it was painful for a couple of days. So, no...

Set a timer and take some breaks! Remember to eat, drink, stretch and nap to refresh the mind.

There will be a round 2 of the OC drawing thing-which I'll pace myself on, but feel free to leave requests, and I still wanna so some Disney Villain chicken thingy-maybe a Halloween special, in a few days. Maybe let anyone draw a Disney villain, human or chicken, whichever suits their style?

And after Halloween, I'll also be getting back to my comic for realsies. Procrastinated way too much, lol!

...And there's also that list of characters I'd like to convert to chickens...Might just do that at my own pace, either on forum or in my actual profile/comic extras...

Alright, this is my last update, just for this fast, so I hope I didn't waste anyone's time, I hope you got something out of it, even if it's me being a little--weird. Art gets me excited, and so does sharing, so forgive me if I trying too hard. First time doing it too, but I'll calm down eventually...

I'm actually looking forward to holding my Lenovo pen again. Soon, my sweet!

Maybe I'll update one last time with a pic of the box open and pen in hand, to wrap it all together.

This is 2DLenzy, the Crazy Chicken Chick, saying goodnight...

[2DLenzy]

Hehe, I almost f*cked up! Took me a few tries to get it back open, lol!

You have to slide that block in lower left corner upwards to unlock it, like that Unblock Me game. Best xmas present ever!

Thank you for reading!