<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:45:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hiddenblade/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Studying the masters: Edouard Manet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another way of practicing painting is to copy other artworks and study them. This way, you'll be able to go through the artist's steps, learn how they mix paint, and think about what their composition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@hiddenblade/studying-the-masters-edouard-manet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174301/@hiddenblade/studying-the-masters-edouard-manet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hiddenblade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmMNNDmJ6gXLgHaJrgAvbTzHA5WgGEtsAUBeZzw7tvgJ5UbA5tw9AS7o6DNa46W7Q2PwCu1DtE1kZTbbqBscEG4TxCaxBY57DGn7E7pBvm1DbbkVU8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll do it tomorrow...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the 2nd work for the series that I'm working on (which I don't have a name yet). The first one was Just Five More Minutes. This was the study that I did for this. I really love the crimson and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@hiddenblade/ill-do-it-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@hiddenblade/ill-do-it-tomorrow</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hiddenblade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmMNNDmJ6gXLgHaJrgoR4PfrhidPKwx2hvj66Ji2DrZyx4QFWbfYUea6EiQs4bC6EQ5CAg9ofVdh3ZyyZQFsUTYQKZaGG7TMRtPDEk6GLeQpQ3CZWhL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This book restored my confidence in painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since graduating art school, I didn't really have a lot of activity in the traditional art world. I learned about the blockchain shortly right after that and that's where all my activity went. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@hiddenblade/this-book-restored-my-confidence-in-painting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@hiddenblade/this-book-restored-my-confidence-in-painting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hiddenblade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmMNNDmJ6gXLgHaJrgB8uFYcmWkAjd8gtZwEJ1xzkdFjRKqVvd6FbQ1VsYL6FkE3rrKQPq9uUp9k9kzvTHu7zVb6UZQh5fmLDsqFfh56uqaNs7svZMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My sketchbook for cartoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from my sketchbook for film scenes, I also have a separate sketchbook for scenes from cartoons. 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