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Drawing · by Pieter Botha · 2026-10-09

A little texture study from this morning from the kitchen

A little texture study from this morning from the kitchen

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Grace Parker · 23 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. This pairs weirdly well with banana bread.

Ren Suzuki · 10 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. This is more useful on a tired lunch break than on a perfect day.

Lina Al Harbi · 5 likes

Big fan of this approach. The Melbourne example makes it feel concrete.

Chloe Davis · 4 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. This is more useful on a tired first week than on a perfect day. The small imperfections make it feel human.

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

What would you change if you started over? A little friction removed goes a long way.

Avery Johnson · 1 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Tomás Gómez · 1 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. I learned that one the expensive way.

Léa Bernard · 12 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Antonia Silva · 0 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Mango Coder · 6 likes

That is a good boundary.

Pieter Botha · 2 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Pieter Botha · 1 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Sofía Hernández · 1 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. I am curious whether practice still feels good next month.

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I would love to see a follow-up after 7 weeks.