I don't know about being always conscious of the time, but I do agree that you could probably be a lot faster. I don't know if you're doing a lot of pre-work that isn't in the final image, but I would place practising to get more time efficient as one of your priorities perhaps. I'd have to say, I'm very surprised at what I can get done in 40 minutes or so sometimes, and that was just from practice.
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Anyways, after getting home I always seemed to be short on time and/or motivation for the first few days. Thus the first half of this is all crap, and not really worth looking at. I am getting back into the swing of things a little though, which is good.
The scanner also doesn't seem to be attached to anything, and I can't find the cable anywhere, so I'm still taking photos with my phone. It does make the photos easier to upload, but quality suffers as you all know.
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Day 198:
I spent most of the day in moving vehicles and only got out my sketchbook after I arrived at home, having been up for over 24 hours at this point. Thanks to the magic of international travel however, I had a wonderful 32 hour day to work with, so the challenge was not failed. Nonetheless its only a barely visible quick sketch of a Mountie with a flag riding a bear. I felt I needed to post it anyways despite the fact you can't see anything.Spoiler
Day 199:
A baby husky, lying on a pillow.Spoiler
Day 200:
Worthless doodles, maybe like 5 minutes worth.Spoiler
Day 201:
A simple sailboat outline.Spoiler
Day 202:
The Rainbow Factory. My first time actually spending some time drawing since my return.Spoiler
Day 203:
The Travelocity gnome. Since he seems like a swell guy.Spoiler
Days 204, 205, 206:
Gestures, gestures, gestures.Spoiler
Day 207:
Abraham Lincoln.Spoiler
Day 208:
And today, a bulette from D&D.Spoiler
That feels better now that I've stopped being lazy and actually posted everything.
Now on to the second topic: tablets. I got reminded about them the other day when I found my work has a massive Wacom one (with a built in monitor and everything, I'm envious) for CAD work, and that I was going to look into acquiring one myself when I got back. So, any advice, suggestions, recommendations etc.? Or just a good place to start my research.