@Chip-Valecek Cool idea. Do the Midnight Monsters need the moonlight to spawn, like werewolf style? Great way to get kids involved by inventing the defenses.

Is it hot in here, or is it just me?

@LisaF Good news and bad news. I got the email, but the personal link is blank.

@lmrush Have you watched Marco Bucci's watercolor sketching video on here? He creates really vibrant scenes with watercolors (and a little gouache).

@LisaF Add me to that list of subscribers who didn't get an email yet.

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen Glad you figured it out, at least! I've heard good things about Krita despite never using it myself. Check out Ctrl+Paint for some tutorials on the basics of digital painting. Most programs use similar features that easily carry from one program to the next.

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@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen I did have to replace the pen for my old Huion once because it died, but luckily it was really cheap to get a replacement.

The Huion software called "PenTablet" has a box that says "Support Tablet PC". Try checking that one on and off to see if one of the settings works. You can also test the pen inside of that software. If it's not working there, and nothing else seems to fix it, the problem might be the pen.

@Susan-Marks I've started using CSP from start to finish for paintings. The brush engine is really solid in my opinion.

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen I'm quite experienced with Photoshop (since the 90's) and prefer CSP now (I have the Pro level too). I think you'll be fine using just that without paying into Adobe's subscription model. Everything you mentioned can be done easily in Clip Studio. I reformatted my work PC a little while ago and didn't bother to reinstall PS. Haven't missed it yet.