I open ibisPaint on my phone and draw a little bit. While I started this habit after getting a Moto g stylus, I quickly upgraded to a higher end Meko capacitive

I open ibisPaint on my phone and draw a little bit. While I started this habit after getting a Moto g stylus, I quickly upgraded to a higher end Meko capacitive stylus for the task. The difference between phone drawing and going over to a dedicated workstation or opening a sketchbook is in the immediacy and casual feel. You can be browsing social media feeds in an idle moment and see a picture you like, download it on the spot and open it to do a little study. ibisPaint is designed for mobile and does a good job of getting out of the way(unlike some of the downported desktop apps that have their UI crammed into a tiny screen). Because it's digital, you have some important comfort features(undo, rulers, layers) which make it less of a tribulation to iterate on your work - you can trace over your photo in a layer, and then go back and try stylizing it in a second layer, or test your ability to recall the image by hiding the original and then showing it again to check. These experiments are easy and have real value - they don't need as much "warm-up time" as a programming problem. And you get to build some art skills.