<?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, 23 Apr 2026 08:21:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@marthejose/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[3 Reasons Why You Should NOT Trust Most Marketers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Ever wondered if the people behind those nice advertisements featuring Lamborghini cars and photos in Cancun are lying to you? Trust your gut on this one, because your suspicions are right. Most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marthejose/3-reasons-why-you-should-not-trust-most-marketers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marthejose/3-reasons-why-you-should-not-trust-most-marketers</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 22:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3Ce5j1KRF9ArLp5pgSfu9RkiXRWwkoLwsosuXWZ52rXcZrvyNuv8vXQ6VN249Y2T911p4EEynPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Pencil Art: Classic Skull]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know what is the good thing about human skull drawings? They never get old. This was my first attempt on drawing such an anatomical piece, which has been the center of several art niches in history.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--50919372--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-medicine--2019-05-02-16-51-16--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--50919372--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-medicine--2019-05-02-16-51-16--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 20:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCsk6ngSLyqKMyS81SFMpPtV9QgjLpSwFVFWgsMmMsxMmko3kbPuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Hard Truths I Learned From Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art can be the opportunity to get what you want in life or a big headache. People will usually tell you that this depends highly on how much effort you put to it, how much you network to get that precisely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/5-hard-truths-i-learned-from-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/5-hard-truths-i-learned-from-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 18:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovo5dncS7zk5i5MVyoDYt57MansE8ybQBZ1pf7chpaXgrj4JiQT47e7RCeS5L12WNcqKjR3z2TxTNjxfunsCWihxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Ink Art: Mountain City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my dear Steemit friends. In this opportunity I decided to take a chance on combining naive ink art with some color pencil elements to elaborate this artwork. Some of the buildings are depicted as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--77093220--ntopaz-artzone-art-original-life--2019-04-27-19-23-50--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--77093220--ntopaz-artzone-art-original-life--2019-04-27-19-23-50--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 23:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCsk9SF1oePcA5jCBCKTi1TywkgkniuqzTmC9i6xJebYFofetjAWp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Ink Art: Route Kanal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings dear nTopaz community! Today is Ink Monday, which means another artwork from my Ink Art series. This time a city channel is featured along with tall towers from a bird's eye, one-point perspective.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1959121302--ntopaz-art-artzone-ink-original--2019-04-22-19-21-41--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1959121302--ntopaz-art-artzone-ink-original--2019-04-22-19-21-41--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 23:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCskVgx62prwyAmwTTw552B8tBcxkuCvNKomGEb53Rqq7sf3qTjRD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some observations of Steem Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Introduction Hello my dear friends. In this opportunity, instead of an artwork, I brought you a small and very personal analysis about the changes that happened in Steemit and the STEEM Blockchain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@marthejose/some-observations-of-steem-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@marthejose/some-observations-of-steem-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9xAiNtPtm16cUrcgm92iRmhtZHmvMnHJPxxPJbuNKbzC22smbvjKeWRrgg4vg2haS5sXfQuYW7bA5zvsWUqJG6hFdN62gwQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Pencil Art: Modern City Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello again my dear friends! This time in my pencil art series, I illustrated the concept of a Modern City Hall with the use of technical drawing techniques. Although I'm not an architecture student, drawing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--215969916--ntopaz-art-original-design-architecture--2019-04-20-15-14-26--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--215969916--ntopaz-art-original-design-architecture--2019-04-20-15-14-26--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 19:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCsk9WSB29ZrUZF1BYRJ9kabEg1HG9Brnc3x5uc7YCdDS7uud5DPd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Ink Art: Classic Ink City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my dear friends! In this opportunity I challenged myself to draw as much detail as posible in simple shaped buildings, to form a small area of a city. One of the things that you got to have in mind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--94985461--ntopaz-art-original-pencil-architecture--2019-04-19-15-48-29--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--94985461--ntopaz-art-original-pencil-architecture--2019-04-19-15-48-29--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCskVKuAKj2psmREQx88ibpQzjhANjHv5YHRP9jHCYrreXwLb288k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Pencil Art: Strange Modern House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings my dear friends! This time I depicted a Modern House in a very architectural sort of way, with the help of some technical drawing techniques and some perspective points. From my point of view,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1148447974--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-design--2019-04-18-23-57-14--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1148447974--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-design--2019-04-18-23-57-14--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCsk9wybL5jdfKpStSrfyH8UKrzky37Li1Fs397mZcyTgrkUmjpmm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Pencil Art: A day on the street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings my dear friends. In this drawing a city street is depicted in one point perspective. It is amazing how many good ideas and concepts you can get by simply taking a walk through the town. Elaborated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1211538349--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-pencil--2019-04-17-14-13-01--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1211538349--ntopaz-art-artzone-original-pencil--2019-04-17-14-13-01--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:12:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCskU1gjPt7xGzb6jXwTnzxKiijeCDzGYc2hE5SjA3TwbfTq194PA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[CR] Ink art: City from Above]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my friends! I hope you're doing well. In this opportunity, a one point perspective drawing of a cityscape is depicted. Sometimes elaborating this kind of artwork can be very tedious, mostly because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1469212026--ntopaz-art-original--2019-04-16-19-21-28--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--1469212026--ntopaz-art-original--2019-04-16-19-21-28--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCsk6sPZuaYdMYKHnFhgShc3hpwtCZiRfoxHoUdeTSAqFLvgG8Mhr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic Ink Art: Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I usually don't like to work with ink due to more elevated cost if you compare it to pencils, and also because if you do a mistake the drawing is gone, unless you know how to make the proper corrections.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/basic-ink-art-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/basic-ink-art-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[artzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovdugTLEFXnWBQNCGBdnbUzimgmdCuiaCxSRxB5rPwQRRpp2AjgVP7F8QnvohrV2bUpYQRonPHu6uhfGjHFc9Vh7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cityscape: Two Point Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I learned how to make basic two point perspective drawings. This in particular took me around 3 hours to complete, with the help of the 3B and 5B pencils. After learning about perspective, you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/cityscape-two-point-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/cityscape-two-point-perspective</guid><category><![CDATA[artzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2019 22:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcTMeYngEEeDd3EzCfw4bg7DAYu1Kd8jc3Hw8biHgryFrr2QaX73zGQpZaUEQd3WTVTdT3JSVu1krUkrna7ENc8rLtguU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day on the coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time I decided to test a bit of extra shading and blending. Drawn with 3B and 5B pencils. Dedicated to Ambar, because she always reminds me of the beach. I would also like to thank Circle Art Drawing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/a-day-on-the-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/a-day-on-the-coast</guid><category><![CDATA[artzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcsWJTLGQNK5SwAeXwpQo5XGiNuQg649F4352iaCtYwsuHgc28PhvcNXi82pryH1YRtHLP1qhXuPWCfa6SwqEBPoSvu9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cell Drawing: Choroid Plexus]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this particular concept a cell from the choroid plexus is shown. These epithelial cells produce the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that circulates through the central nervous system. The brush like structures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@marthejose/cell-drawing-choroid-plexus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@marthejose/cell-drawing-choroid-plexus</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt3EzLAxtp93Yxa4cKgQounyStsiF92h2GkxE7U1xeyXkmKuvzMiHqBfLprg2wwcbYnwKJU8BdpzP1eqpQte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trilaminar Germ Disc ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key embryological structure, from which all tissues of human and mammal bodies develop. Nature can be amazing even at microscopical level.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--569331583--ntopaz-art-original--2019-04-07-18-13-32--artwork--none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ntopaz/@marthejose/ntopaz--marthejose--569331583--ntopaz-art-original--2019-04-07-18-13-32--artwork--none</guid><category><![CDATA[ntopaz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcPd8oMpjAo5KXjFJfa96tQCskUpP3WEq5BFrFsZmRfS1E8fbyfgtTs8jcB4nQsUkc412qA2o9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pyramidal Neuron]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the journey to obtain my MD degree, the histological study of the nervous system and its elements has been one of the most important experiences. This drawing features the morphology of a typical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/pyramidal-neuron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artzone/@marthejose/pyramidal-neuron</guid><category><![CDATA[artzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 04:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcWoY1JqHK3UK3drDawje6PbiGeiirfrKyFY6PDVRfdvJGdg7rgBx6f4TPRx7WXuaYfcwe2uymNX9KDLybEF1MnZPCoRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About Mountains...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I decided to take a chance on drawing a Mountain Landscape inside a small square. Shading can be a very tricky thing to do when you don't have a lot of experience drawing, but it is worth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/about-mountains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/about-mountains</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcqxHjjYmCuyiniMzxcDFPFzMotRw9WN1d4CTJjJrYQC5L6xG9mvXgUPYrpd7XvDDo2hhfombFmfSU1nJaN1Xa4jUBgUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[City on Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been recently working on refining my drawing skills. I spotted a technique to make a city from a top perspective and it didn't go so bad! However drawing awesome stuff requires way more practice.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/city-on-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marthejose/city-on-paper</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 04:07:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcLVwSMJXuWDZjGyU7dH7WRo8R6XJ6KCbboTHi36Stx6dZU1KfgW6CTrj9GFt67mNQGsYAsYLzmRS8VTFfQ3ch9JFBX5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain Background]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mérida, Venezuela.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@marthejose/mountain-background</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@marthejose/mountain-background</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marthejose]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VQJsMBHVfmyr3WDZa3dxDHSoXvNmYAja6QGV4AjXg9dbiXpfsATjZ1gi4HkzzyxfK38xGpSZQ3zsiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>