Hello! ❄️💖
Hope you’re doing well! I’m back with the regular newsletter updates!
We’ve had lots of foggy days here, no sun for days, which made me grumpy without realizing it. I only noticed once the sun came out 😅 But even on those cold days, going for a walk with my little puppy feels nice. I don’t think I would go out in this cold without him. He’s such a lovely excuse 😇

✿ This week drawings

This week, I released the December wallpaper. It’s the last one of the year, but don’t worry, I’ll keep making them. I have so much fun doing them, so why not keep the tradition going?

This time, it’s a Legend of Zelda theme with Link and the Koroks enjoying a cozy campfire together!

Free December wallpaper

It took me many tries to get the colors right, because when there are lots of small details, it can get too messy and sometimes hard to manage. I usually do a first attempt and leave it until the next day, so I can look at it with fresh eyes. Sometimes I only need to change a few details because it was already good. But after spending so many hours on the same drawing, it can get quite tiring.
However, if I need to finish it the same day, I send it to my phone, because switching devices also helps to see it from another perspective.
Here are some of the sketches that didn't made the cut:

✿ My Japanese learning journey

My study schedule has changed a bit since last time. I started using Wanikani just to give it a try, and I ended up getting hooked 🤣. I guess that’s not a bad thing, since it means I’m starting to enjoy learning kanji.
I also finished the Anki deck I was studying aaand started it again! However, this time it’s in hardcore mode 🙈 no furigana or sentences on the front, just plain kanji vocabulary. That’s because now that I have a gist of that vocabulary, I really want to learn to read it without any help. I knew this would happen, but I still don’t think I wasted my time, I still learned a lot.

Additionally, I started a new N4 deck, which contains some words I haven’t studied yet. This one is sentence based, but unlike the last one, I have to read the whole sentence and understand its correct meaning (that’s a rule I made for myself).

That’s why I’m not studying grammar for now, too much is going on and I want to focus on vocabulary and kanjis. However, I’m trying my best with immersion, especially when drawing. I always have a video playing in the background to listen to ☺️ Once I finish this part I will came back to grammar!

Have a lovely week! ♥♥
Olga

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