Everything is expensive, then they break!

I Dropped my sketch pad in the puddle, but that's alright!
My Samsung tablet that I used for digitle artwork also broke. Lately, I have been doing my best with old school art supplies. Colored penciles, and crayons I've have senese I was little. Why are art pens so expensive?!? should a PEN be $10, ONE pen?!? It costs to be creative, people.
This is what I've accomplished with cheap-o pens!
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I've alwayd liked doing digitle art, (even when I just had a mouse)
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I used to do art for people on gaia for gold. ( I guess I haven't changed that much.) Which do you prefer?