UnGlasierteGurkeDec 18

surely your hobby can't be that expensive

https://feddit.org/post/23139536

Show thread🍉 Albert 🍉Dec 18

there has to be a list of hobbies one can try that cost practically nothing:

Solving Rubik cubes (a high quality speedcube is about 20$)

Crocheting/stitching (needles and yarn after cheap)

Writing (free)

programming

… (please expand if you have any ideas)

Show thread𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁
Drawing (stop pretending you need expensive material do draw nice things, pencils and erasers are the only requirement, and a good sketch book can be found for less than 15 bucks)
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Show thread🍉 Albert 🍉Dec 18
who even says that drawing is expensive? it’s so obviously cheap thing to do. we did it so much as children. if it was expensive no kids would be allowed to draw
Show thread𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁Dec 18

I see some influencers bragging about why you’d need quality markers like posca to improve your drawing skills. My bros fell for it and beg me to buy some for them.

It’s like thoses ads telling you you need product to do thing better. Even if it’s quality, it doesn’t work this way.

I bought a 25$ set of 8 for them. They used it 2 times then stopped because they couldn’t make what they wanted. They are now asking for a light tablet to “draw better”. They will have to buy it themselves if they really want it.

People somehow always find a way to make the simplest thing expensive with half-useless material.

Show thread🍉 Albert 🍉Dec 18
That ain’t bragging that’s product placement. they ruin everything they touch.
Show threadCouldntCareBearDec 18

Amen. You have to stay away from that toxic commercialisation. It messes with your brain and stalls your progress in any hobby.

I think one of the best things about arts, crafts, sports, music and the like is that it has a built in resistance to that kind of commercial takeover. Having good pens will not make you better at art, good shoes won’t make you better at soccer, a fancier gym won’t give you bigger muscles. These things come from hard work, perseverance, dedication. You can’t buy skill no matter goes much money you have, I love that.

Show threadautriyoDec 18

I do like using nice tools though, although they are overkill for most hobbyist purposes.

I’d probably only buy quality tools if I could afford it, even if I wouldn’t need them necessarily.

Show threadhungryphrogDec 21
Just look into anything that professional artists use. I have had the privilege of using my mom’s coloring pencils ever since I was around 5, and the full package (120 pencils) of those is almost 500€. I don’t use fancy drawing papers, but those are expensive as well.
Show thread🍉 Albert 🍉Dec 21

every hobby can be as expensive as you want it to be. the cost ceiling is however much the richest person doing that hobby is willing to spend.

if 2 billionaires want to get into drawing as they are willing to spend a million for a box of fancy cryons, those products will appear in the market. even though they’ll be marginally better than those 500$ onces

but the question was about the cost of entry. and with drawing, the cost is negligible