Noticed that the program I want to use for drawing in the future is 60% off, downloaded, tried to install, only to realize that my macbook hasn't been updated since I got it in 2017

Updated, everything works now! No idea how Clip Studio Paint functions, what features it has, or what to do with it atm... But I have it :D

Exams are finally over!
I can feel all the pressure slowly leaving my body. Came home after defending my research paper, laid on my couch and slept for 4 hours (I did not get much drawing done today).

Going to take a break, then come back and start putting the last touches on Sketchbook Journey. III + will slowly begin preparing the 10 planned builds for July and August


(also got an A+ on my research paper, very proud of myself for that one)

Good news!
I will be done writing and putting together Sketchbook Journey. III by sunday next week (23 June). So here is a little sneak peek showing one of my favorite drawings from this third entry in the series :D

Update on Sketchbook Journey. III:
Sketchbook Journey III is delayed by 2 weeks so I can focus on my last exam and start writing. The third sketchbook is almost done, as I am only a day behind. Expect the entry in 2-3 weeks after exams. Thanks for your patience!

Update on upcoming builds:
Thanks for your suggestions on my last forum post! I've gathered great reference photos and will be posting new builds every weekend from 7th July to 1st September. This is a challenge inspired by the recent PlanetMinecraft analytics update, showing high demand for my industrial builds, so I'll be adding 10 more of those. Hope you'll enjoy!

Me after completing a 30 page research paper in 2 weeks, realizing I have another 2 week 15 page exam with an defense to follow



(im going insane, i just want to draw and play minecraft at this point)

Finally got around to reading eagoy's new blog: Sketch-journey I : 40 days of sketching

If you need some amazing Saturday reading (and art inspiration), I can't recommend their blog enough! And even if you don't need something to read, go give the blog some love as there's been put a large amount of effort into it! That I can vouch for.

If I had to give praise to macbooks, I would point out that my own 7 year old macbook is still running quite fast and smooth with only minor hick-ups every now and then.

Then there's my stationary PC. Guess who just spent a full hour trying to open Minecraft :'D

This is actually super helpful (and interesting!) – Ignoring the top submission (since its the newest one), I'm actually surprised to see that a build I made 2 years ago, is still amoungst my top performing, even though I haven't updated it.

It seems that the content that the most amount of people favor on my profile is the smaller industrial stuff. This actually gives quite a relief, because I remember one of my main reasons for quitting building, was that nagging feeling of "I need to go bigger and better!" – but now I see, that I may instead need to develop and expand upon the industrial style :D



Though, my main goal is still to draw, so builds will still be a rarity on my profile haha :P

You can now access your analytics! Hope you find them interesting and useful for a number of reasons.
Read more about it in this announcement thread!

insert_chart Coming next week...

P.S. Happy 15th birthday MC!!

Alrighty, I'm no longer a moderator. I approached a few problems poorly years prior per long overcome inexperience, and it's come back to snatch me down - I won't dive into details, but I understand what's happened, and for anyone who wonders "Why did they step down?", it was an understandable result, with me lacking any way to properly reference or discuss something that happened five years prior, so it's completely reasonable. :) Not that I'm happy, sure, but it's reasonable, and I want that to be absolutely clear. It's been great contributing to the moderation team, and I hope those still present engage happily enough too.

Cyprezz is an excellent owner, and I want it to be known he really does support everyone getting along, mediating tensions, being friendly and such- Trying to (and rather successfully) fostering a community that's diverse and often clashing while still hopefully kind and supportive enough. A respectable, admirable challenge; he just wants everyone to get along, and that's great! I have no regrets from my time as a moderator, bar the fact it's over now - and that is what it is. Most who see this probably didn't see me often nowadays, but if you do know me, hey! It was great working in this position, helping to make the community a little happier along the way, and making my own fair share of accidental errors too (as moderation always has), while trying to overall have a good impact on the site. :) Thanks for the time.

I'm not going anywhere, though - I'll still be here, as a member. Just not moderating!

So, I'll use this opportunity as a bit of inspiration/advice for other people:

• Your actions matter. You may not think it, but a mistake, error, sin, making an enemy of someone- Anything like that has lasting repercussions, which go further than just a single month, week, or even day or hour of your life. Take care, and try to make choices you'll be happy with in the future. When you aren't sure what to do in a situation and all options look to be bad, think about the long term effects it may have on everyone involved. Yourself especially. Look after yourself, and remember that actions you make last.
• Seek peace with people you speak with. Even if you don't like someone much, aim to get along with them if possible. Find ways to ease tensions, to see eye to eye. To make friends, or at least to not be at odd's ends with someone. You may have wildly different views on how life works, or there may even be a major problem at hand, but it's never worth raising tensions with someone to make them an enemy. A huge part of looking after yourself and others is respecting the differences between people. This can be difficult, as a lot of walks of life clash inherently, but if you can find this kind of peace, you're already going to be better off for it.
• Be nice. Self-explanatory, with the other two above: Coldness of any sort can genuinely catch up to you. Try to be a kind person, even while you're still growing and learning. It's difficult, and mistakes will happen along the way, but so long as someone's trying, the mistakes shouldn't be too bad.
• Believe in yourself. Even if things look tough and you're starting to doubt how to move forwards with life, remember that you can still succeed. So long as life is continuing, there's still some hope to make it through and overcome the hurdles you face. Do not let anything take away from that confidence and determination to grow, persevere, and make life your own to be happy with.
• Mistakes happen. That doesn't mean to accept and ignore the weight of the mistakes, but it does mean to remember not to beat yourself up if you do something wrong. Try to mediate tensions with involved people, apologise, see what you can do to recover from the mistake, and overall just keep working to grow as a person. We aren't defined by our mistakes; we are more than just the small parts of what makes us people. Look out for yourselves, and try to accept your errors, while not dragging yourself down with them. They are not the shackles dragging you down; they are just parts of this walk of life. Some will even be pretty bad mistakes, but if life's still ongoing, you can still change, and you can still grow, and there's still hope for you.
• There's always hope. Like the above two points, even when something's still reaching for you after a long time, there's always hope to change and develop. There's always hope to find new friends, new communities, new job opportunities- Nothing is destined to fall apart entirely, purely based on the past. The present and future will be influenced by the past, but your own actions can change and influence them too. You're never hopeless. Never. There's always a future.
• Seek help and advice. This is perhaps the hardest thing to do when so few people know how to make it through their own lives, but the reality is we're all learning and trying to make our own journeys. It isn't easy, and it never will be. There's no-one who fully grasps everything they have in life, yeah? But, you can at least seek to hear what others think about life, comparing it with your own journeys, seeking for support and encouragement to try to make your own life better, and perhaps theirs too in the process. We all have thoughts worth sharing (and thoughts that aren't worth sharing, haha. We're all complex, after all).
• Never stop learning. As said, we'll never be perfect. Always keep trying to grow. I can't promise it'll matter in some situations, as sometimes regardless of how much you've done you'll still get into problems based on a lesser-capable version of you's choices, however you should still always try to grow, because while some situations are dead-ended, it will open the door to potential options which aren't. There's hope for you. For everyone. It may feel hard to find right now, but in this society, there's no point where someone has no possible way to hope, to care for themself, to hold up a job, friends, a community- There's always hope. Keep growing, keep taking care, and keep trying to work forwards with life.

There's a bit more I think I'd be interested in rambling about, but this is already quite long and the post is partly motivation for myself, and ideally, motivation for others too. :) Life's tough, but there's always a path forwards. Don't let the complexities of this world make you feel helpless; you can always grow.
Even if it feels really tough.

Take care. :)

Always seek to take care.

You may not know what for, but future you may well thank you for doing it. :)

Will most likely be a delay on posting Sketchbook Journey. III because my university decided it would be a good idea to place 2 major exams (15 pages each), directly on top of each other, meaning my next 3 weeks will be spent writing 30 pages of research >.<

I love my studies, but this feels a bit excessive

Just going to spread this ad a little
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And done! A weekend of work to recreate Børsen. Hope you enjoy :)
https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/b-rsen-k-benhavn-the-stock-exchange-copenhagen-denmark-2024/