this is a strip i drew on a whim last night to cool down... it only took a couple of hours to do fully.
the hold on headshots, lack of coherent backgrounds, the rainbow and somewhat unrefined palette, and the hatching are all elements that made it not just easier to do, but more about the experience of making the art rather than making something that i would feel forever... although i always hope to not regret art i put time into.
anyway, those are just some things that mark differences between diary strips i do to seriously try to process an emotion versus strips i do to presently cope with an emotion. both very valuable skills, although people tend to look down on vents sometimes!