Hello steemit community. Help me decide how to spend some steem!!!! Your opinion matters to me
Hello steemit friends, I am writing this post because I am having a hard time deciding what to purchase with my steem funds. I have allocated enough steem to commit to a major purchase. I feel it is essential to upgrade your art materials with money earned from your art & steemit has provided that opportunity for me.
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I am an artist & I practice many arts. I have been practicing art since I was 7 yrs old & am now 38. Art to me is very relaxing and can lower my stress and anxiety levels. You see the thing is is that ever since I was young I have had bad anxiety & art has made it much easier to get through hard times that most of us fall victim to at times.
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I turned art into a career at the age of 18 when I became a professional Tattoo Artist. I love tattooing, it has brought me much joy. I have met so many great people & heard so many interesting stories but I have a ruptured disk in my back & also I have chronic rib issues that leave me in a fair amount of pain most days.
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I have been on the steemit platform for about 1 year & steemit has helped me in many ways. It has helped me communicate, share & appreciate more. I have made many friends & read many articles that have provided me with much useful information.
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I would like to become a full time steemit blogger & feel I am on my way. This is a great thing that I feel will help me with my pain levels. My chronic pain issues make it very difficult to maintain a steady income from my career of tattooing. I have already been able to take some time off which has helped a lot with my back health. Thanks for that steemit friends, it's all thanks to the community & that means you, Yes You! Thank You All So Much!
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I would like to keep giving back to the community by continuing to share my arts with the community. One way I am going to keep things fresh is by purchasing some art equipment with my steem holdings.
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I have narrowed it down to 2 items both about the same price and both will bring a new look to my current art. I will share the art I produce from this purchase & chat about it in the comments so we can all learn together.
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Wacom 13" hd Digital Drawing Pad
retail $799.99 usd
With this I can produce fine detail life like paintings digitally. I have always wanted to get into digital art and I think this is a great entry level product. With this item I will live stream art & post the stream on steemit. This way we can have a true back & forth about the art I am producing in real-time.
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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
retail $749.99 usd
With this item I will be able to take the finest detail photographs of insects, textures, small details of marijuana & so much more. This is a huge upgrade to my current lens collection and will bring many interesting photos to share and chat about.
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Please comment below which art tool you would like to see me produce some art for steemit with. If you would like to help fund this purchase all it takes is a simple upvote. All proceeds from this post & all steem donations will be used to purchase this product.
Donations are not necessary or expected but are excepted with appreciation and gratitude. To donate to this purchase send steem or sbd to @kiddarkoIf you would like to help simply Upvote this post
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Upvote this reply if you think I should get the Drawing Pad
I hope Every upvote helps. :-)
Thank you 😊
Upvote this reply if you think I should get the lens
Not saying you should go for the lens, but if you do, I would recommend getting a second hand one. I purchase all my lenses second hand now, it saves a lot of money.
Thanks for the feedback. Looks like the drawing pad is winning by a landslide though. Either way I will be very happy with either product. Second hand is a great idea :D
I think the camera and here is why. If you get the camera lens you will be able to release some great photos really quickly, those photos will earn you more money. Then use that money and get the drawing pad, it takes longer to create paintings than photos (for most anyway). And that way you have both...might take an extra month or two. Cheers
Great reasoning. I like it. Thanks!
I also want buy this Wacom Drawing Pad)))
It's really a nice tool
Only you can really decide, but I would go with the Cintiq. I have the same one myself, which I use for illustration and a lot of comic work. I really enjoy using it, you won't be disappointed. I have my eyes on getting an iPad Pro though. Portability means never needing a traditional sketch book again which is appealing.
Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.
I'm in drawing pad team :)
Thanks for your vote 😊
thank u for sharing~
Im totally for the wacom! :D Wish i had one! :)
All the best for your plans!
Thanks
May I recommend you add two replies to your own thread ...:
Then, we can upvote your post as well as the reply of our choice - giving you a little extra steem.
My vote would be for the Drawing pad.
cool idea!!
Drawing pad for sure!