KIRISHIMA sketches (Patreon)

(RANT. Skip to the bolded paragraph if you value your time!)

The past Wednesday was a strange day for me. My grandfather died of covid, and so I could visit my family, after months we had to be apart due to covid itself.

I took the train, and during the hours of travel, I thought I better sketch something traditionally (thing I'm not used to), so I would not lose the working day. I'm not good at taking pauses from work, especially when I'd need it the most. But I also needed to comfort myself somehow, because meeting my family is never easy. Not after moving away from them to live in another region with my partner, not after finally talking about my problems with them with a therapist. Not after all those months apart. And especially not after losing a member of said family.

So I sketched Kirishima, because he always puts me at ease. Maybe it's the fact that he also doubts himself sometimes, or maybe is the round butt, the buff arms and the big hair I like to give him. 😂 Whatever it is, it worked because I was so absorbed in him I ended up missing my stopping station. And mind you, I took the same train for 7 years to go see my partner when we were doing long-distance, so I should have known better.

Anyway. If you read my vent till this point, thank you. I just needed to put this out here, I guess. I'm not one to talk about my personal life, but for once, I don't care.

Moral of the story, I found that sketching my mind out is pretty useful and helps me to not obsess over perfectly clean lines. Who would have thought, duh? Surely not me, since I've never even used a sketchbook. But!! Spring brings new life, and so I will try this established-but-new-for-me method. 🌱 As always, I hope you'll enjoy it with me! 💗