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When learning new digital tools creates unwanted creative obligations

I spent six months learning Blender and made one decent render but now I feel like I have to justify all that time by becoming a 3D artist when I just wanted to try something new

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The investment of time in acquiring skills can create false debts to future selves that constrain rather than liberate creative exploration.

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“Where Are You with Digital art and new media?”

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