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I love nature journaling . Over time I've developed a style and approach that I like for capturing sketches quickly, using a Pilot G2 pen in combination with a waterbrush. This lets me add linework and shading simultaneously (I dual wield with the brush in my left hand) and forces me not to be too precious about the final result - there will inevitably be smudges and imperfections, and there is no undo with pen!

This project began as a test of Anthropic's new model Claude Fable 5, and grew once I saw the potential to actually recreate that experience in a browser. I love the final result!

Example sketches from my notebooks, from fast flamingo figure-drawings to more finessed fan-art fun.

Of course, I'm left in a rather funny position: I've 'created' this app, but I haven't actually touched the code! I can read it (it's a rather nice, self-contained single HTML file ) since I have experience with the underlying technologies.…