About 4 years ago, I started using a new technological device. It was my boyfriend’s present. I think it was a birthday present from him and our friends together. They gifted me, an iPad with an Apple Pencil. And it was such a blessing, to be honest, Um, the main idea that they had in mind presenting it to me was that I could start drawing digitally. And I could start creating some digital art because I had previously articulated that it was something that I could, um, that I could take up, actually. And I started using this device immediately after getting it. I think the next morning, um, instead of drinking a coffee or something, I rushed to this wonderful box unpacked it and, started downloading the programs that were necessary at that moment. And one of them was procreate, it is still one, if not the favorite program app that I am, uh, still using. Actually, it was a really, really simple thing for me. Um, so I think Apple had been investing a lot into the fact that any user could take their product and start using it. Just, you know, go with the flow immediately. And, um, after some days, I had, uh, grasp of doing it. I think I have developed a kind of a skill. And I have been using it up to now. It was a super easy thing. And thanks to this, I have created lots of great stuff. Actually, I can call it art. I don’t draw or sketch in the you know, typical, um, way I usually design things, and I love it so much. This is such a pleasurable experience.
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About four years ago, I started using a new technological device. It was a birthday present from my boyfriend and our friends. They gifted me an iPad with an Apple Pencil. It was such a blessing, to be honest. The main idea they had in mind was that I could start drawing digitally and create some digital art. I had previously mentioned that it was something I wanted to try. I started using the device immediately after getting it. The next morning, instead of having coffee, I rushed to unpack the wonderful box and started downloading the necessary programs. One of them was Procreate, which is still one of my favorite apps. It was really simple to use. Apple has invested a lot in making their products user-friendly. After a few days, I had a grasp of how to use it. I've developed a skill and have been using it ever since. It was super easy and thanks to it, I've created lots of great stuff. I can actually call it art. I don't draw or sketch in the traditional way, I usually design things, and I love it so much. It's such a pleasurable experience.
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