I recently bought a few sketchbooks from Amazon and Hobby Lobby. However, I found that I had this reluctance in using them because I knew that my work wasn't going to be great. I loved that Stan mentioned using cheaper paper. I ended up getting a pad of Newsprint paper and a few rolls of paper from Ikea. Just having some cheaper paper to practice on has made a difference in my confidence and less focused on "ruining" my sketchbooks.

It's crazy that I bought this course last year but it took this long for me to attempt this assignment. I have a long way to go, but I'm proud that I finally started!