Went searching for an old sketchbook I wanna reuse for my anatomy and gesture drawing practice and decided I'd go through ALL of my old sketchbooks and I'm so glad I did. It's honetly sweet to see how my OC babies have grown over the years and even being able to see an old drawing of them, even if they're name was different or their aesthetics are different, it's been heartwarming being able to know "this is when my brain baby was born!". There is so much gold in these books and I didn't even know it. I might even revive some of these concepts/sketches and jump into reworking them and making them into finished paintings! I've also come across some dialogue I wrote between my OCs and I'm cackling and their banter. Highly reccomend looking through your old sketches if you got em, especially if you're feeling down! I've been having a hard time mentally when it comes to art. I love my style and I'm ok with where my skills are at right now. It's just that my relationship with art have changed, the stress of trying to make a living from art, all this AI and NFT crap, the direspect artists get on the daily (both freelance and industry); it's been extremely emotionally taxing. It's so refreshing to looking through a bunch of sketches made with love during the years when I shamelessly loved drawing and making art. I hope I can find that feeling again.