Art Journal : Week 1 - First Splinterlands Sketch

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Hello Everyone, I am back with another art journal update. This is an update on the progress I have made in my first week of sketching and making my art journal.

I am a complete beginner, so I am starting from zero here and need to learn the basics as best I can. Although I have only reached page 13 in my current book, I have ordered my next one already.

This book is about drawing different motives and says for kids aged 8 and up. I am still a kid at heart, so hopefully, the book will still be ok for me. It should arrive at the weekend so I can share the book with you next week.

This will give me some different things to draw and some new things to learn also. It seems to cover perspective type of things to consider when drawing which looks really interesting.

My daughter is great at sketching and drawing, so I may be able to borrow some of her colors for coloring at a later stage.

This week the book has been mostly about kitchen utensils.

As an extra bonus, I have been able to improve my spelling at the same time. When I first started to learn to write, me and my friend at the time were trying to write so neat and tidy and look stylish. I don't know what has happened since then.

At work I always still use a pen and paper for things, so my writing should be ok.

I have been doing a little bit of sketching each day and I have to say that it has become a little therapeutic. It is also good to have some time away from staring at a screen of one sort or another. I also gave a go at trying to draw something from just looking at it, but still need some more practice in this area.

Although I am quite far off from being able to do art pieces yet, I decided to give it a go to draw Nerissa Tridawn from Splinterlands. It is not the best one of her and was quite challenging to get the hair, face and neck right.

However, it was good fun attempting it and things can only get better from here. If I would add some colour it could be even better I think. I will see if I can find some colors and color it in before the weekend and include the finished piece in a post.

I am starting to notice that I need to use some of the basic methods they show when drawing and also look for shapes and shading. I am glad that I am keeping a journal to review and track my progress. I cannot believe that a week has already passed.

Thanks for reading/looking.

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All photos are my own.

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Ich mag deinen Stil! Den Teekessel zB finde ich genial :-) super dass du dran bleibst und es dir Freude macht.
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Danke! !ALIVE !LUV

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Keep going Steve! You are doing well!

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These looks absolutely great, I think I like the details, it must have been really great to borrow some of your daughter's sketching initiatives. How about papers? Do you ever run out of papers?

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Thanks for your feedback. I didn't run out of paper yet as I am well stocked up, but that is a good point. !CTP

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Nice work👍

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I feel like you did really well with that Splinterlands drawing. I would have to trace it to come up with anything close to that. Nice job. The stand mixer looks just like the one in my kitchen too! I found out what that game on Polygon was. https://www.pixels.xyz/

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Thanks, i hope I can draw a few more characters soon.

Thanks also for the game info. I will check it out! I don't know if I have any matic anywhere, it has really taken off recently too. !ALIVE

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I've got a pile of it I am sitting on, so I might check the game out today if I can get some free time.

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Only one week in to it? Your progress is fantastic. Especially the stripes serving as shade/shadow are quite good. Well placed and not overdone.

I noticed you switch between 2D and 3D. Your 2D have a certain style and quality to them that doesn't fit the 3D somehow.

Nerissa Tridawn is very recognizable, that's a very good starting point for further improvements.

If you keep that (pace) up, you'll be entering the Splinterlands Art Contest in two months. ;-)

Keep it going

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Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully I can enter in around 2 months if I am ready. !WINE 🍷

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I'm not sure if you've added the images in chronological order but your drawings, as ordered in the post, seem to become more confident. But most of all, I enjoyed reading the names of the items in another language: teekanne was one of my favourites.

#camefromlistnerds - I feel we should revive this a bit 😁

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Thanks, that was fun to write those out, it reminded me of learning to read and write german.
Good point about ListNerds. 😅 !CTP

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Wow, Steve, you are very talented.
Good job.

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Good work @mypathtofire
I use to love to draw and haven't been able to do it much since I quit many years ago.
I think I should as it may benefit me. I loved doing drawing, coloring as a child.
It's good to use a pencil in hand onto paper. It's good for the mind and body to work together. Using keys on a keyboard all the time isn't the same as pen or pencil to paper.
I think that is what's wrong with so much of society. I think the internet however is very good and is doing many wonderful things - like Hive and bringing the world together and beauty. We need to balance this all out as human beings.
Have fun!
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Thanks Barb, I feel the same way. Although computers are great tools, you can't beat using a pen and paper.

I also like that it's not an expensive hobby, just some pen and paper needed.

That would be cool if you start again.

Have the best weekend.

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Great to see you making progress!
You know what, just yesterday I was thinking about the artwork of Nerissa Tridawn, and to be completely honest, I think it's not that great compared to many others. Still, I think you did a great job. Keep 'em coming!

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Thanks 👍. I saw she was this week's challenge and gave it a go. !PIZZA !PGM

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Great job. My first impression was "O" the words are in German(not English). My world keeps expanding which is good.
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I still love your idea of a Hive art journal, and being able to follow your progress! Super cool Steve! You're getting better! 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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Thanks, I am enjoying it too.. I hope I find some time this week too. !ALIVE !CTP

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Absolutely! That's great! I hope that you're able! I'll keep my eye out! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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Practice is the key. Off to a great start! !PIZZA

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Thank you! I am finding the more often I draw, the easier it is. !PIZZA

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Great job my friend have the best day
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Dude, you are very talented my friend!
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